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Latest Photo – Poseidon’s Molar
The weather we have had in Northern MN lately has not been conducive to my winter shooting style. We have had 48 degree days in January and while this makes going from the house to the car to work more tolerable, it makes for boring winter photos. I want cold temperatures, I want arctic steam hovering over [...]
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How This Shot Was Made – Mixing City Lights With Ambient
There is a brief window, just before sunrise and just after sunset where city lights and ambient light mix together to make colorful and interesting images. In the case of this image, I wanted to shoot it after sunset when the huge Bentleyville Christmas display was completely lit up in front of the Duluth Aerial [...]
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2011 – A Photographic Year in Review
2011 was an amazing year for me. I had three trip opportunities arise and rather than worry that I didn’t have the money or that I could use the money for other things, like paying off bills sooner, I seized the opportunities. This year “tomorrow isn’t promised” really hit home when several people I knew [...]
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Bentleyville Sale
I am running a sale on 12×18 prints of these three Bentleyville photos from now until Christmas. Regular price is $75 but you can get them for $35 each (including shipping). jQuery.noConflict(); jQuery(“#gal_images_1415_1″).hide(); function iframe_1415_1_loaded() { var iframe = jQuery(“#g1415_1″) var height = iframe.contents().height(); iframe.height(height); } jQuery.noConflict(); jQuery(document).ready(function() { jQuery(“a.iframe”).fancybox({ ‘width’ : 650, ‘height’ : [...]
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December’s FREE Desktop Calendar is Ready. Grab it!
Please click on the pic below to go to the download page. Thanks and enjoy! – Shawn
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Pacific Northwest Trip 7/30/11 – 8/04/11
I have been putting off processing and sharing my images from my trip to the Pacific northwest with Jeff Swanson of http://interfacingnature.com but finally decided to process some and share them. This is a location that I have been dreaming of visiting for many, many years. The opportunity finally came when Jeff asked if I’d [...]
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My Photography Equipment List
Often I am asked “What gear do you use?” I thought I would compile a list with links here on my blog for others to use as a reference. If you have any questions, please let me know! Canon 5D Mark II Canon 17-40mm F/4 Ultra Wide Angle Lens Canon 70-200mm F/4 Telephoto Lens Canon [...]
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Fall Hiking in My Backyard
The other day I took a short hike behind my house up Kingsbury Creek to I-35 and back down. The water flow was really low so I decided to look for some detail shots and abstract images. Here are a couple shots I came home with.
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Embracing Bad Weather
Often times we see a bad weather system moving in, get bummed and sit inside wishing for better photographic conditions. More often than not, bad weather actually translates into great photo opportunities. This image was captured on a cloudy day. A 9 stop filter and polarizing filter were used to get a long exposure. The [...]
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Using Creative Filters to Capture Dynamic Scenes
I want to talk about using creative filters to achieve certain looks while photographing scenic landscapes. Creative filters are used in front of the lens to enhance an image or can help make the scene look very close to what you see with your eye. My favorite creative filters are 4×5 Graduated Neutral Density [...]
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