Category Archives: Photography

Aug
22
2010

Summer Vacation - Hike and Bike!

We set out to see parts of the Eastern US we’d never been to. [photo gallery] Our secondary goal was to find hiking and bicycle trails along the way. It turned out to be very difficult to identify acceptable cycling trails on the Web. The various “trails” websites, etc. are frequently misleading. For example, we were looking [...]

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Jul
28
2010

Green Tree Frog on My Window

This Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea) chose to wait out the hotter part of the day on my window. The first point of interest is how he attached himself to the glass (first two photos). Notice how his belly and legs form a seal, almost like a suction cup (although there is no actual suction [...]

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Jul
25
2010

My First Tilt-Shift “Mini-World” Photo

I was surprised to find how easy it was to produce the mini-world effect in Photoshop. Half the battle is choosing the right photo to work with (look for directional lighting and a view from above as if you are looking down on a model). I followed the procedure and voila! The original shown below seems [...]

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Jul
15
2010

Nocturnal Beauty - Luna Moth

After a very long delay due to weather, I recently returned to the Jacksonville airport around 2am. When I found my car in the brightly lit parking lot, there was a large Luna Moth lying on the pavement. It moved very little and appeared to be stunned or dying. So I put it in a [...]

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Jul
12
2010

Iowa Sunrise HDR Scenes

On a recent visit to Iowa I happened to be up early and driving along the Maquoketa Caves road just after sunrise. The photo above is my first attempt at building a panorama from separate HDR images (each of which is built from three separate exposures). It was spur of the moment and hand held. I’m very pleased [...]

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Jun
09
2010

Stemmed Water Lilies

I came across these large stemmed water lilies the other day. Not sure if they are native or introduced? Also caught a spider and a funny winged insect hanging out on a seed pod.

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May
31
2010

Trip to Washington DC

Photo Gallery
Cathy and I recently had a nice break in Washington DC. Above is a gallery of general photographs on and around the National Mall. By pure coincidence, we got to see my brother-in-law Doug Pray.

There are several other galleries described elsewhere and summarized here…
Air and Space Museum
National Gallery of [...]

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May
31
2010

Korean War Memorial

Photo Gallery

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May
29
2010

Mega Moth vs B2 Bomber

Found this 5 inch moth resting near the door of our local post office the other day. I was struck by how much it resembled a B2 bomber. Do you agree?

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May
28
2010

HDR Photos from the National Mall

HDR Gallery

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