Orange Glow

Yet another sunset from Lake Vermilion, this viewpoint has been seen often. Taken July 3rd, the day before our Independence Day celebration. Nature provides the best light show that fireworks can not compete with.

In the center, behind the island, we see a glimpse of red. That red is actually where the sun has just set behind the the distant shore approximately 2.8 miles ( 4.5km) away.

Yellow Deere

Sarah requested I provide the original photo as an example as to what it looked like.

This first image is the original photo shot metered to what the camera metered to be correct. But the parking lot is too washed out, too bright, the chinks of blacktop in the foreground are too dark as are the trees in the background. Also, the scrapes and scratches on the bucket are not very visible. Not an interesting photo lightingwise. Well, actually, compositionwise, it's not a great photo in the first place.

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/50 - Autoexposure Bracketing 0

This photo is metered for the parking lot. The lot is no longer washed out, but everything is too dark.

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/200 - Autoexposure Bracketing -2

This photo everything is overly bright. Except for the edges of the crumbled blacktop in the foreground. The camera metered these areas well.

At the bottom of this post is the merged combination of the three photos. The process brought out the details of the scrapes in the bucket and grease and detail of the pi in the linkage. Which is what I was after in this photo in the first place. Again, the composition of this image is rather mediocre.

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/13 - Autoexposure Bracketing +2

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Toys I wish I could play with. Landscape work at the office.

Two examples of HDR, a third way is scheduled to post on Saturday. The first example is a classic HDR image over saturated and over tone mapped to create this all too bright unrealistic image that looks pretty interesting, but wears on some viewers. But this is a hoot to manipulate.

The second below is the realistic approach where details are emphasized in the dark areas. More pleasing to the eye in my opinion.

Cartoonwerks

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/50 - Autoexposure Bracketing 0

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/200 - Autoexposure Bracketing -2

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/13 - Autoexposure Bracketing +2

Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0

ISO Speed 100

Focal Length 26.0 mm

Realism at it's best.

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/60 - Autoexposure Bracketing 0

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250 - Autoexposure Bracketing -2

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/15 - Autoexposure Bracketing +2

Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1

ISO Speed 100

Focal Length 26.0 mm

Serenity Now

Deep in the shade garden amongst the hostas at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Serenity now! Follow the path to to the bench overlooking the hosta glade. Relax, take in the beauty of the shade garden, serenity now.

For more relaxing bench shots, please see this site; http://fortheloveofbenches.blogspot.com/
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Babooshka from RAMSEY DAILY PHOTO Sent me this Arte y pico award . Thank you Babooshka.

1. You have to pick five blogs that you consider ‘deserving of this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and which contribute to the blogging community, no matter what language they are in’.
2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his/her blog to be visited by everyone.
3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given him/her the award itself.
4. The award winner and the one who has given the prize has to show the Arte y Pico blog so that everyone will know the origin of the award.
5. To show these rules.

Maya Photography
Evry Daily Photo
Spatter
A Little Piece of Me
D.C. Confidential

Just copy and paste the rules above, copy, save, and paste the pic award above Ramsey Daily Photo on the right, go pick your five.

Garden Remix

I hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July weekend. We just returned home, Monday night, from a 5 day weekend at the lake. There are way too many photos to go through and post, maybe some fish pic portraits Mrs. Dusty Lens took.

Leather Ear

The hearty hosta, brilliant green and excellent patterns and texture.

Lavender Fields
Lavender colored tulips wave in the breeze.

New Wheels

My ride is fly. I finally upgraded from my old 15 year old mountain bike. It served me well over the years of recreational trail riding. But now I need a bit more comfort. I found it in my new GT comfort bike, front shocks and a shock absorbing seat post. See you on the trails.

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/30

Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0

ISO Speed 200

Focal Length 17.0 mm

White Balance Mode Shade

2 Things Challenge - Work / Book

This week's challenge is Work / Book.

We, along with everyone else, are preparing for the extended 4th of July weekend celebration. I decided to recycle a few photos that depict Work and Book.

I decided not to show you my fabric box where I work Monday thru Friday. It's depressing enough to reside in a cube Farm 5 days a week. Instead, here are some photos that represent the weekend work I enjoy when not bicycling and on photo shoots.

Putting in the docks.

At the cabin, putting in the lake equipment is actually fun work. We prepare for another summer of lakeside fun. Here we are back in May 2007. That's my Pop, standing on the dock supervising. That's me in the lake at the end of the dock in my chest waders. A beautiful sunny 65 degree, (18 degree C.), May afternoon. Yes, that white stuff you see on the lake is ice. It kept bumping into me as I try to level the dock.

The wood Pile.

Nothing like taking your week's worth of commuting aggravation out on a log pile with a splitting maul. Work. May sound silly, but there is satisfaction of reducing this pile of stove length cut logs into firewood. I have a lot of work to do here.

Ah, you read me like a book. After all that work of spending the day splitting wood, a Finnish style wood burning sauna is the perfect way to relax. The 200 degree heat, (approx. 94 degrees C.), is great on the sore aching back muscles.

'nuff said


The deck at home, a place to read a book.

Actually my cook book magazines. Right now, I am reading Bella Tuscany by Frances Mayes. Next up is either Canoeing with the Cree by Eric Sevareid or A Walk in the woods by Bill Bryson. But back to my photo; on the table is my stack of La Cucina Italiana magazine. Filled with excellent recipes. I'm looking for another variation of Chicken Saltimboca to cook. The other night, my wife made Chicken saltimboca from Giada De Laurentiis' cook book. Which was fabulous.

Our bookshelf in the spare room of favorite books. Missing is the complete works of William Shakespeare. I read that just for fun.

There is is, work and Book. Hope you had a fun weekend.

Cassette Drive

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/15

Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3

ISO Speed 400

Focal Length 66.0 mm

White Balance Mode Shade

Success

Six Sigma continuum. Different Pond, different tree, different bobber and fishing line; same result.

http://northmetro.blogspot.com/2008/06/six-sigma.html

Gone fishing - Enjoy your July 4th Celebration!

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/50

Av( Aperture Value ) 22.0

ISO Speed 100

Focal Length 180.0 mm

White Balance Mode Daylight

White Crown Reflection

Lillies on pond

Shooting Mode Manual - Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) - 1/640

Av( Aperture Value ) - f5.6

ISO Speed - 100

Focal Length - 300.0 mm

White Balance - Mode Daylight

Metering Gas

Parallel perspective

Gas meters at a local strip mall in Champlin. The symmetry caught my eye.

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/125

Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3

ISO Speed 100

Focal Length 73.0 mm

White Balance Mode Daylight

La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilique_du_Sacr%C3%A9-C%C5%93ur,_Paris
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Royal Chapel, Hôtel des Invalides

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Invalides
Exposure: 0.167 sec (1/6)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

There you have it, tourist destination photos from Paris. I hope you enjoyed the virtual visit from a tourist perspective. I will continue on with our 2 for Tuesday adventure, but will change it up a bit. Stay tuned, we may return to Paris in the future.

Forgotten Bench

A bench in the woods.

The bench, a place to relax and visit for a moment. We take these outdoor furnishings for granted not really noticing the designs and styles we view on a daily basis. To see more benches stop by and visit this blog;

http://fortheloveofbenches.blogspot.com/

Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 66 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

2 Things Challenge is Round / Square

Round and Square

Square display, round buttons in this Canon point and shoot camera. Square buttons on this round Canon EFS 18-85mm USM IS lens.

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 0.3

Av( Aperture Value ) 16.0

ISO Speed 1600

Focal Length 165.0 mm

White Balance Mode Tungsten

Round handle in a square print. This is the damper handle to our sauna stove.
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 0.3

Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3

ISO Speed 400
Focal Length 85.0 mm

To learn more about 2 Things Weekly Challenge, visit this site; http://2thingsphotochallenge.blogspot.com/

Flakey

Corrosive Power. How many years are left before rust renders this dock pipe useless?
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/9
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Summertime Blues

Banded clouds over Lake Vermilion. Summertime Blues.

On a photo shoot for an evening sunset. Setting up the tripod, I happened to look eastward and decided this was worthy of a shot. The intense blue sky and clouds reflect on the lake surface.

Close by, a lone loon breaks the silence with a mournful song. The answer is met from across the lake. They keep up this Loon Serenade bidding each other a pleasant night.

I have captured a quick moment of their serenade to each other.

Click here to listen to my "Loon-Serenade"

(I hope this works and I apologize for the external link to putfile.com. Blogger does not support .wav sound files.)
Exposure: 0.4 sec (2/5)
Aperture: f/22
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Gossling Party

" March of the baby geese", at a park near you.

These geese are growing up at Doris A kemp Park in Champlin.

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/50

Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6

ISO Speed 400

Focal Length 300.0 mm

White Balance Mode Cloudy

Run away!

I tried my hand at panning these shots. I wasn't all that pleased with them, but I like the expression on that one baby goose. He appears to be yelling "run away!"

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/80

Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6

Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6

Focal Length 300.0 mm

White Balance Mode Cloudy

Cold Stone Steps

Scenes from Lake Vermilion

Manmade stairs seeing minimal use.
Exposure: 0.167 sec (1/6)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Musee

11:30 AM

Clock at Musee D'Orsay

Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: -1 EV

Pyramid View

at the Louvre Paris, France.

Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Carbon Offset

Campfire!

Nothing is more enjoyable than sitting around a weekend campfire with cold refreshing adult beverages.

Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 85 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Two Things Challenge - Parallel / Perpendicular

Riding the Rail

The wheel flange rides parallel to the rail and perpendicular to the wheel hub.

Exposure: 0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Boat Cart

The cart is used to get a boat into a boathouse. Perpendicular supports keep the rails parallel to each other. Parallel wood bunks supports the boat. The cart is both in parallel and perpendicular to itself.
Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV