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My education; These are pointers & clues I use in making the particular image captures

Of Making “Pregnant” Images…

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ShareLori, our daughter-in-law, and Matthew are getting very close to the minute of welcoming a little boy into their lives and about a month ago she allowed me to take some “pregnant” photographs (it was approximately the beginning of month … Continue reading

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Steam Locomotives Up Close….

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Share     This past Saturday I joined a photoshoot meet-up at the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association’s soon-to-be-demolished roundhouse in SE Portland.  A “Roundhouse” is a huge lazy susan used to turn around (180 degrees) train locomotives. P.R.P.A. is a … Continue reading

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A little bit about Changing Skies….

ShareWith my last post I talked about changing a photograph from the actual image capture to that of adding a different sky.  To many of us the issue is a lot about making the image as interesting as possible and … Continue reading

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Sometimes you just “have to do it” change the sky….

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ShareMy friend Milt made a comment five or six years ago when I first began “messing with photograph pixels” that he’s “going to hire me to do the pictures the next time he runs for political office”.  His comment makes … Continue reading

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HDR again….. the Grand Canyon, and the need for a tri-pod

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ShareHigh Dynamic Range…    In an earlier blog I’d made comments about the post processing technique of “hdr” and now I want to show how using it allowed me to make this more expressive panorama during our recent visit to Grand … Continue reading

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My, what a year!!

ShareAgain… and maybe it’s because of the way I tend to see things, but I looked back last week (last of October) and was just about blown out by all the photo opportunities I’ve been given this year.  I say … Continue reading

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hdr; what is it and why?

ShareHDR is an acronym for High Dynamic Range, a post-production process (a computer thing) that is gaining popularity rapidly the past few years.  I’ll try to explain some of the concept. What happens is…  many of the sights we observe … Continue reading

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Wedding Shoot; Some basic lessons for us…

ShareWell… Carlene and I had the pleasure of capturing wedding moments as they happened this past Saturday evening.  The marriage took place at the bride’s parents’ home and was filled with much excitement and energy.  We truly enjoyed the experience.  … Continue reading

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the light, the light, the light…

ShareI finally, after three visits got the images I wanted.  The first one failed in the morning, second one failed in the evening a half hour before sunset;  This visit, the 3rd was earlier in the morning at just a … Continue reading

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My dreamwish goes way back…

Share“I’m lucky”, is the way I see it…   Lucky in life, Lucky with many friends, Lucky with a large and loving family, Lucky with a fantastic wife – my life partner, Lucky with a great son, and Lucky with important … Continue reading

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