Category: Photography
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Father’s and Sons Campout 2013
This past weekend was our annual Father’s and Son’s campout. On the way out-of-town we got stuck when they closed highway 21 due to a wildfire. Rather than waiting the 3 hours the state patrol said the road would be closed, we found another way to get over the mountains and re-join highway 21 close…
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Water
Water is fascinating. Especially when photographed. At high speed. I’ve always wanted to create some shots of water droplets as they hit the surface of a pool of water. I’ve seen many similar shots over the years, and wondered how it was done. A water drop hitting the surface, creating a splash, and dissipating into the…
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Frozen Fog
The last few weeks have been very cold here in Idaho. The highs have been in the low 20’s or teens, and it has dipped below zero several nights. This morning we awoke to discover that a thick fog had rolled through in the night, blanketing everything with nearly an inch of frost. I grabbed…
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Fire In The Sky
I’ve been improving my timelapse photography skills, and this evening’s sky provided a wonderful opportunity to practice a little more. This sunset is somewhat deceptive, as it appeared that the sun would just hide behind some clouds as it set. However, just as it crossed the horizon, a gap opened in the clouds and almost…
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Just Another Boise Sunset
I don’t believe I’ve ever lived anywhere that provided such gorgeous sunsets nearly every day. This evening I missed the best part of the sun setting, but managed to grab a timelapse of just after the sun went down and the sky began to fade. I created this using the built-in intervalometer provided by Magic…
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The Sun
The wildfires in surrounding areas have blanketed my city in a dense, thick smog. It was so thick this morning on my way to work I could not see the sun at all, though there were no clouds in the sky. Shortly after I arrived at work, the sun barely started to peek through the…
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10 Tips To Capture What You See
So you have an artistic eye. You see the world in ways that are unique, interesting, and different. You want to share this world view through your photography… but one of the greatest frustrations new photographers encounter is that when they get back to their computer and pull images off the camera, the results are…