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New amateur photo competition
Published on 2012-02-03 02:05:33
Kodak Automatic (vectorized image) I was recently contacted by Lavenderworld about a new landscape themed amateur photography competition they're doing. The prizes sound great and landscape photography is always a fun subject to shoot. I would encourage anyone interested to check out their entry form and details page here. Photography contests have always pushed me to work a bit harder on my photography, might as well go give it a try. An added bonus: they've mentioned they would like to sp [..] > read more
climbing shoes
Published on 2012-02-02 22:07:10
This Friday I have a bit of film photography for you. This is a shot of my rock climbing shoes attached to a carabiner. I took this picture with a Pentax K1000: La Sportiva Tarantula I've always found outdoor gear fascinating. The designs are evolving and changing continuously and technology is becoming more and more involved with the simple act of going outside. These shoes are a fantastic all day trad/sport multipitch shoe. They perform reasonably well on technical climbs as well. > read more
FotoFlexer Review
Published on 2012-01-27 10:47:13
a photo I took at the RedBull crashed ice event recently, edited with the cartoon effect on FotoFlexer If you're looking for a free online photo editor, then try FotoFlexer. It's an extremely powerful and free digital image manipulator. You can upload a photo straight from your computer. This website makes editing Facebook photos easy too, just grab the URL. There's even the option to sign in through Facebook. Other services offer integration as well: photobucket myspace flickr Picasa Smugm [..] > read more
bus
Published on 2012-01-19 23:06:19
greyhound Here's a photo of an older greyhound bus in St. Paul Minnesota. I have been using GIMP a lot lately to edit photos since I have started transitioning to the Linux Mint operating system. Read more » > read more
unknown route
Published on 2012-01-02 10:37:50
This is an image of a friend of mine climbing a route in the South Seas area, just past Mount Rushmore National Monument in South Dakota. South Dakota Climbing This is one of my favorite places to climb, based solely on aesthetics. The spires are scattered all over and many have multiple routes to the top. Too much fun :) > read more
sandstone ice festival 2011
Published on 2011-12-13 11:32:07
Just got back from another great ice fest in Sandstone, Minnesota. We had some decent farmed ice, thanks to Jeff Engel, James Loveridge, and the MCA (Minnesota Climbers Association). unknown climber at Robinson Park Read more » > read more
gift basket winner
Published on 2011-12-05 16:04:33
..and the photographer's gift basket goes to Tracey, check out her blog: A New Beginning Her winning photo "Praying Mantis Perspective" was shot with a Nikon D60 and she will receive a gift basket containing some handy tools, and even some Nikon camera specific items. Praying Mantis Perspective I will post up a list of the items included after all details have been finalized. Thanks for the entries, don't forget to subscribe to photography exposure in the side bar - you don't want to [..] > read more
Fallen Arch
Published on 2011-06-21 21:17:49
Not the flat foot type, but the rock type. My girlfriend and I went up to Tettegouche State Park to do some climbing on Shovel Point and saw that the arch had fallen. Sad stuff, here is what it looked like before and after: > read more
Picasa Review
Published on 2011-05-22 18:01:34
Your computer is full of photos, they're everywhere. Some are accidentally nestled deep in strange folders, and some are on your desktop. Picasa can search your whole system and organize everything in an easy to browse format. Picasa follows with al > read more
Pioneer Plaza
Published on 2011-04-27 23:23:07
While checking out the sites in Dallas not too long ago I got this picture of a cowboy. Fort Worth has their real life cattle drive down the streets, so Dallas decided to go for an artistic take on the longhorns. If you're looking for things to do > read more
Dino Print
Published on 2011-04-15 00:26:50
Recently stopped by Dinosaur Valley State Park and was trying to get some pictures of the Acrocanthosaurus tracks clearly visible just below the surface of the paluxy river. After having problems with glare and reflection on the > read more
Easy Canvas Prints
Published on 2011-04-03 16:35:36
I was recently given the opportunity to try out a new canvas printing service, easycanvasprints.com. One of my favorite things to do with my digital photographs is to have them printed, framed or used in a unique way. It was a difficult choice&nbs > read more
Published on 2011-03-25 02:37:35
The hike up the dome at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is really fun. The large biolith is cool to hike around on and the views from up there are great. We hiked over the saddle area dividing two of the largest domes and worked our way back to on > read more
Back Home
Published on 2011-03-13 08:50:17
Just got back home to Minnesota after a trip to the southern United States. Here is one of my favorite pictures from the trip: I saw this carved in a cactus while we were hiking towards our climbing destination in Enchanted Rock State Natural Area > read more
Rockaway Cabin
Published on 2011-01-20 15:54:20
Got a chance to visit my cabin recently in Iron River Wisconsin. The cabin is in the middle of the Chequamegon National Forest. I love going up there and roughing it in the old cabin, even though my grandma built a house near by it is still fun to g > read more
Robinson Park Ice Climbing
Published on 2011-01-07 13:09:23
A few weeks ago I went to an ice climbing seminar for the Minneapolis area. They had a giveaway for a one day lesson in the Sandstone, MN ice quarry/park and I won. I had done a little ice climbing previously, but this was a great learning opportuni > read more
artesian well water
Published on 2010-12-27 12:45:25
This artesian well in northern Wisconsin is really cool to visit in the winter. It creates a little green oasis around its path. Here's a photo of the trout stream it feeds into. Hope everyone had a great Christmas. > read more
HDR Macro
Published on 2010-12-23 02:53:15
I've been trying out some different macro techniques lately and had the idea to try high dynamic range imaging with some macro shots. After some cropping and processing I got the result above. Does anyone know what these growths are on this tree bra > read more
GIMP Review
Published on 2010-12-22 02:52:47
GIMP layout Can't afford an expensive digital image editor? No problem - just get GIMP. Gimp (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free, open source image editing tool, similar to photo shop. Since it's free, you would think the user interface > read more
Top 7 Photography Tips
Published on 2010-12-21 03:56:43
Top 7?! I know the standard is top 10 photo tips, but these are really good. 1. Use a tripod whenever possible: A tripod is your best friend. If you don't have one, then breathe like a sniper and steady yourself on something. Tripods can be expensiv > read more
blizzard
Published on 2010-12-15 10:39:07
We got some snow (~18"), so my friend said "lets go for a drive." About a block away we were stuck in a snowbank. This was the biggest blizzard I have ever seen, it even collapsed the Minneapolis Metrodome - you can watch the video here. Speaking o > read more
Photo Funny
Published on 2010-12-10 18:48:21
bottoms up Bottoms up (circa 2008) is a throwback to the early days of my photo blog. When I was trying to photograph these mallards, all I wanted was for them to stop diving under the water. After many failed attempts, I just started lau > read more
Qtpfsgui Review
Published on 2010-12-10 10:37:46
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing luminance. No this isn't a test post, I really am reviewing Qtpfsgui. Please ignore the lorem ipsum. Qtpfsgui is an open source HDR imaging tool that, with some experimentation, can > read more
flexible tripod giveaway!
Published on 2010-12-09 22:42:54
*TRIPOD GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED TO NEW ENTRIES* The winner of the flexible tripod was Aldon Hynes The giveaway item is a flexible tripod (camera not included). Pictures taken from a tripod always turn out a lot better. I love mine and bring it > read more