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The Mac Experience - Part 3 2008-02-17 00:01:48 Wow, my first post from a MacPro… I am kinda teary eyed. :) I am still in the process of migrating data and files from my PC and am quite happy with my decision thus far. There are some statements from Mac users on various things where it ultimately comes down to “It [...]
The Mac Experience - part 2 2008-02-14 12:23:12 It is finally here, and Valentine’s Day is probably one of the worst days to receive a new computer, especially one like this. The packaging is rather obvious at what’s inside, probably like little moving billboards for Apple. Not that it is much different than say Dell or a cow-like box [...]
The most commonly taken bird photo 2008-02-09 21:47:53 Yes, perhaps you have seen it here first, and the mystery is now revealed. The question that has lingered in your mind, the answer always elusive. I am here to spill the answer. Below is one of the most commonly taken bird photographs (or something very similar), amateurs and professionals [...]
Outsourcing 2008-03-15 18:42:27 I have been pretty much a do-it-yourself’er when it comes to my photography, website, and my photo business. I did the website from the ground up, make my own prints up to a reasonable size, do matting, mounting, and framing if needed, and make feeble attempts at all the accounting, marketing, submissions and tracking [...] Read more:Outsourcing
A pocket full of rulers 2008-03-17 21:36:45 Listening to Brooks Jensen’s podcast (LW0412 - Which ruler should we use?) brought to mind all sorts of concepts that I think about often when evaluating images. He brings forth the question of how we measure the quality of photographs. Is it against the historical masters or perhaps the pictures we see in a [...]
What’s in a name? 2008-03-26 22:21:35 Sometimes everything. Being a nature photographer, sometimes I question whether it is better to be literal about the subject matter in labeling an image, or try to be a bit more creative and give it a unique ‘figurative’ name. Especially with my rock abstracts, I wonder if a figurative name would impose too [...]
Inspired by Stone project continues 2008-03-29 12:28:35 Photos of my rock abstracts added to my gallery;
Blue Sky Biggs Picture Jasper
Feather Agate
Indian Paint Rock
TeePee Agate
Dendritic Jasper
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New look 2008-03-29 11:40:38 I am sure if you are a return visitor, you just thought - “Did I click on the right site?” :-) Yes, I have finally changed my Wordpress theme after a long and hard search. For you Wordpress users, I am sure you can relate to the feeling of hunting and searching until [...]
Monochrome Birds and Lightroom Presets 2008-03-30 07:50:18 I wrote a post last year about black and white bird photography (or any other wildlife for that matter) and how we don’t see it that much. I have always wondered why that is, so I continue to explore various takes on it. Greg posted a comment on that post that it really depended [...] Read more:Birds
Pictured Rocks photos 2008-04-06 19:26:02 While processing some images for a print job of Pictured Rocks
National Lakeshore in Northern Michigan, I found quite a few raw files that I never processed from a great shoot a couple years ago. I find this happens to me quite often - I try to edit as much as I can from a [...] Read more:photos
Great Blue herons building nest 2008-04-08 21:24:24 This is something I really enjoy watching - the behavior of Great
Blue Herons building a nest in a rookery. The entire ritual they go through - from the courtship displays to the very critical ’stick presentation’ to the female - is just fascinating. And it happens stick by stick by [...]
The Light in the Air 2008-04-09 21:21:53 I was listening to a story on NPR the other day - and there was a guy being interviewed who referred to some early photography training he had by the well known depression era photographer Walker Evans. A quote came out of this conversation that I just had to write down. I suppose this [...]
Color Explosions and Rock Habits 2008-04-12 17:55:15 Well it finally happened - I now have more rocks than I have time to photograph them! Having a rock habit is a tough thing to kick, but I am trying. You see so many with potential you just have to have them. I think there may be some [...] Read more:Color
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Large Prints 2008-04-18 07:10:01 As much as I agree with much of Brooks Jensen’s commentary on print size, I can’t deny there is some unmatched excitement when seeing some of your images printed very large. By large, I am referring to 20×30, 24×36, 30×45 (inches) and up.
Now and then, I get requests for prints at these sizes. [...]
Bloodroot pictures 2008-04-20 19:21:26 Last year, I completely missed the bloom of bloodroot. While walking my dog this morning, I noticed it was already springing up on the side of “Wildflower Ridge.” This ridge is a small section of Clinton River Park in Sterling Heights that has an abundance of spring wildflowers. There is a complete progression [...]
Spring Wildflowers in bloom 2008-04-24 19:14:01 Spring wildflowers are popping up everywhere in Southeast Michigan finally. With all the snow we had this winter, hopefully it will be a great year. Through the rest of the season, I will be posting new images in my wildflower photography gallery. Latest editions include Hepatica and Bloodroot.
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Better than the real thing 2008-04-27 12:49:10
Perhaps not completely photography related, but I wanted to make a post about a recent experience in seeing the IMAX U2 3D film. This is concert footage of perhaps one of the most well known bands on the planet. What made this particular film so unique, so special was that it was actually [...]
A Photo Editor’s dream? 2008-04-30 17:44:32 I read this article recently about a new algorithm at Google that takes their image search capabilities a huge leap forward by enabling visual recognition. If you have ever tried to search for images on Google or any other search engine, you know of the huge variety that can come up as results. [...] Read more:Photo
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Do what you say you will do 2008-05-08 20:13:42 Sorry folks for the lull in content around here lately. I have been quite busy on several fronts and haven’t had much that trilled me in shooting over the past couple of weeks. A trip I took to Magee Marsh in Ohio for warblers was a total bust. I have a backup on [...]
Dry Mounting 2008-05-17 12:26:13 Mounting methods for artwork are usually an interesting topic because people always seem to be asking what is the best way, or best method, etc, etc. While I don’t claim to know the best way, I can tell you that I have experimented with quite a few and ultimately decided upon dry mounting [...] Read more:Mounting
Human spamming scum 2008-05-21 16:56:59 Sorry folks if you have seen the occasional strange comment post get in the blog lately. It seems over the past 6 months there is a new type of spammer emerging - actual humans set on getting some type of advertising link into my post comments vs. some other type of automated spam. [...]
Association with the familiar 2008-05-23 15:52:51 While photographing this particular piece of pietersite, I couldn’t help notice a section of it that resembled a waterfall. It seems to happen that way when we view abstracts. Our minds try to make sense of it by trying to associate what we are seeing with something familiar
. Normally just some interesting patterns are enough [...]
Green photographic papers 2008-05-25 09:02:49 Quite often when you read about new inkjet papers
, most of the discussion is centered around characteristics such as DMax, gamut, archivalness, optical brighteners, feel, weight, durability, etc, etc. It is disappointing that you don’t read a lot about sustainability. Afterall, it seems to be one of the key environmental buzzwords of the time. “Recycled” [...] Read more:Green
New rock abstract pictures 2008-05-25 06:50:57 I have uploaded some new rock images to my stone abstracts gallery:
New rock
pictures include:
Picasso Marble
Namibia Pietersite
Red Mushroom Jasper
Amethyst Sage (with dendrites that resemble trees)
All are available as fine art prints, canvas, and for rock stock!
Picasso Marble 2008-05-30 22:36:44 I am a bit of a loss for words lately and also running frantic gathering things together before I leave town. My ‘day job’ is sending me off to Germany and the Czech Republic for a week. Probably no time for pictures though. Always interesting experiencing other cultures and lands - though I absolutely hate [...] Read more:Picasso
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Words of wisdom on creativity 2008-06-12 20:45:49 I was catching up on my blog reading and I saw a reference to an Ira Glass video series over on YouTube. They are wonderful segments on storytelling and creativity - told in a way that probably all artists can gain some inspiration from no matter what medium you work with. Insert “photography” for story [...] Read more:Words
Fill the frame - down the drain 2008-06-11 20:45:36 One of the commonly mentioned suggestions by photo editors if you intend to publish your work is to always leave room for copy. Copy being printed text, titles, introductions to articles, etc, etc. Quite often, myself included, we are composing full frame in the field - with the last thing on our mind being some [...]
Playing with HDR 2008-06-16 20:58:24 I know, I know, perhaps I am very late in the game to start playing with HDR - but after reading Royce Howland’s excellent article (even though originally published in 2006) - I decided to give Photomatix Pro a try. I have never spent much time with HDR other than some quick trials using Photoshop’s [...]
More playing with HDR 2008-07-04 09:51:50 Going back through my archives I found a few images where I took a series of exposures because of a severe dynamic range issue. I knew that this particular shot was going to be a little problematic for me because I really wanted the details to pop in the driftwood. To get the driftwood [...]
Embracing failure 2008-06-29 20:31:01 failure |ˈfālyər|
noun
1 lack of success : an economic policy that is doomed to failure | the failures of his policies.
• an unsuccessful person, enterprise, or thing : bad weather had resulted in crop failures.
• lack of success in passing an examination or test : exam failure.
• a grade that is not high enough to pass [...] Read more:Embracing
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