a well lived bland life
I downloaded a new iPhone app called HDR Fusion which takes nice HDR photos. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. To take an HDR photo you need to take multiple photos of the same scene at varying exposures;...
April, 2 2011 • 2 Comments • 0 Faves
I took a trip out to Ada Hayden Park tonight and tried some new night photography shots. I had some issues getting the photos in focus, but here's a few of them that turned out fairly well. Enjoy...
September, 14 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
This afternoon we met some friends and their two children at the Berry Patch Farm just south of Nevada, the small rurual town not the state. We have already arranged a marriage between Nora and their...
September, 11 2010 • 2 Comments • 0 Faves
I tried my hand at Photoshop tonight trying to remove/darken the background of a photo from this weekend and thought I would share my attempts. I'm not professional by any means and anyone who is Photoshop...
September, 8 2010 • 2 Comments • 0 Faves
Ever since I purchased a camera tripod I've wanted to catch a specific night scene. I've haven't had a chance to catch the shot for the past year and a half. Until tonight. Anna hosted a Usborne...
July, 27 2010 • 2 Comments • 0 Faves
We've spent the past two days visiting my aunt, uncle, and cousin George in Wisconsin with most of our family from Iowa. My aunt and uncle own about 60 acres of grasslands and pasture lands with a...
July, 18 2010 • 1 Comment • 0 Faves
Nora experienced two birthday parties for her birthday. Yesterday was Nora's party with family. This being her second cupcake she's become a pro now. (download...
March, 7 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
With the little one on the way I've been contemplating our photographical capabilities and decided even with our nice Canon SD700 point-and-shoot the photographer in me wouldn't be happy. A friend of mine happened to be selling the very camera I wanted and since it appeared it was meant-to-be I pulled the trigger and bought our new Nikon D40. I've now had the camera over about a week and half and can't seem to pry the camera from my hands. For those of you who know me, this shouldn't come as a surprise. I think...
November, 22 2008 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Way back in January I lost my digital camera in a large pile of snow on the side of a mountain. Since then I've been relatively photo-free only grabbing a few photos here and there from friends. Life without my camera was hard. It wasn't a fancy or even good camera by any means. I overpaid for it by today's standards, it had no features, and took moderate and mostly blurring photos, but it enabled me to capture people and places and that was sufficient. Well I finally piled enough funds together to buy a replacement...
May, 31 2007 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves