Category Archive: Outdoors

Outdoor stuff.

Greenville College Campus

Greenville College Campus

Here’s another HDR from my recent trip to Greenville, Illinois to the campus where Austin is now attending.  Standard fare here, too, with tripod, 12-24mm …

 

Greenville College

Greenville College

*sniff* Just took my eldest son, Austin, to college this weekend.  15 hours one way of drive time from Denver, Colorado to Greenville, Illinois.  After …

 

Wary Mantis

Wary Mantis

Yesterday, you saw my first attempt at a wide-angle “macro” shot.  Today is my first outdoor wide-angle “macro” shot…  This mantis was on the sidewalk …

 

In the “Driver’s” Seat

In the “Driver’s” Seat

I’m surprised that this one turned out.  Palmero (that’s the horse’s name) always seemed to veer towards the breakers.  And the closer she got, the …

 

50MP Pano in Mazatlan, Mexico

50MP Pano in Mazatlan, Mexico

Whew!  OK. This is fun!  This one is 10x10MP images stitched together (with about 50% total overlap each–25% on each side) into a 50MP panorama. …

 

Beach Cowpokes

Beach Cowpokes

Here’s proof we rode horses on the beach in Mazatlan!  Neener neener.

 

Back From the Cruise

Back From the Cruise

Haven’t posted in a bit and just returned (this evening) from our family Mexico Cruise.  Haven’t had time to process the images yet, but I …

 

Slant West

Slant West

High contrast shot in early afternoon.  Sun was kinda bright.  Used a polarizer and the histogram to expose as far to the right as possible. …

 

Rock Portrait

Rock Portrait

Seeing what it’s like to take some landscapes with my 80-200mm f/2.8 lens at f/2.8.  Kind-of fun for a change.

 

Texture at Mid Day

Texture at Mid Day

I tried this in black and white, but the rocks and the foliage turn out to be the same medium gray.

 
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