When I first got into DSLR photography in 2010, HDR (High Dynamic Range) was relatively new and a creative way to harness the power of digital photography. It does not, however, come without its detractors and challenges of its own. This particular photo was one that I made with the specific purpose in mind of […]
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Architecture and Outdoor Art in Red Lodge
To celebrate my lovely wife’s birthday I secured the use of a friend’s cabin in Red Lodge as well as having the kids stay at my brother’s house for the weekend. After a filling breakfast at Cafe Regis we took the opportunity to walk around and take in some of the beautiful and unique architecture […]
Grateful 365 Day Sixty-Five
It has been many, many days since I last posted a Grateful photo but as I mentioned i previous posts, it is my project to do (or not do). I made this shot on Highway 87 north of Billings when I was coming home from picking up my kids from their grandparents’ home. I like […]
Grateful 365 Day Fifty-two
As I mentioned in my previous post, I have been attending Spanish Peaks Men’s Clinic near Delmoe Lake recreation area just north of Pipestone, Montana. It is a beautiful spot nestled in a large bowl-shaped valley with a reservoir surrounded by granite peaks and acres of lodge pole pines. The area we use is on […]
Grateful 365 Day Forty-nine
Day forty-eight was a photo of the night sky from the Westin Dallas Fort Worth Hotel where I stayed during a conference for work. Day forty-nine is of the same sky from the same place but during sunrise at around 5:15 a.m. Billings, MT is situated in the Yellowstone River valley and is hedged by […]
Grateful 365 Day Forty-eight
I have been away from my site and away from “normal” life for the last week or so. Things at work have gotten rather hectic and to top it off, I spent three days this week at a conference in Dallas, so I had to get as much done before the conference as I could. […]
Grateful 365 Day Forty-five
While waiting for our 4 kids (plus 2 more girls that are having a sleep over with Emma) to load up in the van after church so we could go home, I made a few shots of the waxing moon. Due to the fact that I was without my tripod, none of the ones I […]
Grateful Day Forty-one
On the way home from church Wednesday night Lilly saw the sunset and suggested that I should take a photo of it. Being that it was during the “Golden Hour” I was more than happy to oblige and I have been itching to make another HDR (click for my first “published” attempt). This photo was […]
Grateful 365 Day Thirty-five
Today marked the first day of summer and the summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere and for once it actually felt a little like summer with a temperature of 82° F (which, by the way, is our average temperature for this day according to WeatherUnderground.com). With the warmer temps came the desire to be outside […]
Grateful 365 Day Thirty-four
Sundays are typically my most difficult days to get motivated to make new photos – and today was no different. I think part of the reason it is so difficult is because we are generally so busy on Sundays. We “go to church” in the morning and are nearly always the last to leave before […]