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Stephen and the Slide (leave a comment)

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Posted on January 19th, 2012 at 8:44 pm

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We went to a park near S&S's house a few times during our visit. The first day we went, Stephen went down the biggest slide there (a 12' high tube with a few spin-arounds in it) about fifty times. It seemed like he came down it a different way every time, too.

December 24, 2011



Getting the Shot You Want (leave a comment)

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Posted on November 7th, 2011 at 11:38 am

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This is just a close-up, indoor shot of a stargazer lily in a vase, but it can be used as a miniature lesson. Getting the shot you want is what can separate you as a photographer from "people who have have DSLRs." As a photographer, luck is a good thing to have, but it's not a good thing to rely on. Getting this photo to turn out the way I wanted required a tripod, a remote trigger, and an 8.0s exposure.

I wanted a darker background, so I just set this up on the stove top because both the stove and the microwave are black (black appliances were still cool before the stainless steel trend came along) and and the microwave casts a large shadow on the wall behind the stove. I wanted every portion of it to be in focus from the front to the back. This was the part that required a very high f-number (f/22 in this case) and consequently a very long exposure time--that's where the tripod and remote trigger comes in. Normally what happens when someone takes a picture like this is either a) the flower pedals themselves are in focus and the protruding parts (stigma, filament, anther) are out of focus or b) just the opposite, where the filament, stigma, and anther of the flower are in focus and the pedals of the flower are out of focus. Both of those can have an impact when used correctly, but that was not what I wanted this time.

November 04, 2011

By the way, these are the flowers I bought Jaime for our tenth anniversary of us dating. Ten years later, we have four years of marriage and two kids under our belt. Look at us go!



Henry the Fat Dinosaur (leave a comment)

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Posted on November 4th, 2011 at 7:31 pm

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Poor Henry was pretty well zonked by the time we got to the mall.
October 31, 2011



Halloween Costumes 2011 (leave a comment)

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Posted on November 1st, 2011 at 6:51 am

October 31, 2011



Praying Mantis Head (leave a comment)

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Posted on October 24th, 2011 at 2:54 pm

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Click for large image.
October 06, 2011

Finally got something good with my macro extension tubes. This was the biggest praying mantis I've ever seen, and she was on our screen door all morning that day. I took the time to set it up correctly, which involved a stool, a tripod, my macro extension tubes, and a remote trigger. No matter how many times I disturbed her, she just stayed on the front door.



Headed Down (with 1 comment)

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Posted on October 18th, 2011 at 8:19 am

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October 04, 2011



Ready to Slide (leave a comment)

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Posted on October 14th, 2011 at 11:20 pm

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October 04, 2011



Feeding Frenzy (leave a comment)

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Posted on October 4th, 2011 at 10:13 am

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September 10, 2011



Feeding the Ducks (leave a comment)

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Posted on September 28th, 2011 at 7:49 pm

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Trying out a new technique for editing pictures that I just read about. It gives the image an almost painted quality without being too obvious or cheap. Before I applied these changes, the trees in the background were so dark they were almost pure black.

September 10, 2011



Pond Scum on the Fence (leave a comment)

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Posted on September 25th, 2011 at 9:52 pm

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Looks like the beginning of a horror movie on SyFy.
September 10, 2011



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