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1/20/11

"Open Water"

I wandered around today down by the lake and found that though there were quite a few people out with their kites learning how to control for some kite-skiing or kite surfing later this year, there was also some open water right along the shore with some interesting... things sticking out of the water.

Day 32

8/11/10

"Love Birds"

This photo from Vilas Beach appears exactly as shot. No processing for tone or anything, just a pure photo from RAW turned into a high quality jpeg. Not much to say today. I'm packing for the first of two moves in the coming week or so, so I'll just leave you with this image.

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Day 31

8/10/10

"Flowers and the Fountains"

Today I decided to use some free time I had while it was still early in the day, so I wasn't scrambling like I sometimes am. I wandered down Randall St. leaving behind my tripod and just shooting whatever looked interesting. I had the idea in the back of my mind to take some "abstract" photos, for a photo contest that the website Gizmodo runs weekly, which this week focused on the abstract. However, I quickly lost interest in that and fell back to the usual for me, landscapes, this time, of the urban variety. The more interesting fountain by Engineering Hall wasn't working but the flowers, colors of the buildings, and the glass of Engineering Hall combined with the "less interesting" of the two fountains made for the most interesting of the many great shots I got today.

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Bonus Shots: Door County Photos 8/3

Today, a day after spending the day in Door County, I decided to post some more photos that I took that didn't make the cut for the photo of the day. I hope you enjoy.


The following three photos are taken from or of Anderson Dock, Ephraim, WI.

These next three photos are taken of downtown Ephraim, WI, from the Ephraim Public Beach.

The next two photos are taken from the deck of our family friends' (the Petersons).

The sun setting over Sturgeon Bay, WI, taken from my car as we drove over the bridge.

Bonus Shots: Algoma Shoot 8/2

Hey. I decided, after some processing, to share some more shots from Algoma on the August 2nd, 2010. Not much to say, as they all vary. If you have any questions, just ask via comment, otherwise, click for a nice big picture, and enjoy!

"Field of Dreams"

"Bell Flowers"

"Guiding in the Clouds"

"The Long Walk to the Light"

"Guide Light Redux"

"Guide Light Redux #2"

"The Ahnapee Meets Lake Michigan"

Regarding this photo, I would just like to say, this is exactly how the photo came out with a polarizer filter. This fantastic photo shows how the oxidized water from the Ahnapee River (with its decomposed materials and tanning, giving it the brown color) spills out and mixes with the blue-green water of Lake Michigan. No photoshop magic, just a polarizer filter which cancels out the reflection of the water, giving you its pure colors.

Hope you enjoyed. More photo dumps to come tomorrow!

Day 24

8/3/10

"The Churches over Ephraim"

I had a great day again with the family. I got to spend time with our artist friend Charles Peterson and his wife Sue and look out over their beautiful view of Ephraim. We also visited other artist friends of our family, David and Jean Aurelius, from Clay Bay Pottery. Along the way, good food was had and good pictures taken as well. This is my favorite out of the group, a picture of the quaint downtown Ephraim, WI as taken from the public beach. Its quite beautiful, which just goes to show why Door County is often called the Cape Cod of the Midwest.

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Day 23

8/2/10

"Abandoned"

Today was a great day, all around. I got to spend time with my family in Algoma, eat some great food, talk and have fun. I also got to drive around Algoma with my uncle and take some photographs of different scenes around Algoma, from the waterfront to an old cemetary with tombstones over 120 years old.

Today's one pick is an HDR image of a burned and abandoned house in an overgrown field in Algoma. I took 5 images that came out as great HDRs, which I might end up posting later, as well as some other shots from the day, however, I think this in itself is a fantastic shot, though it had to be cropped because of the effect of wind on the trees around the house. Others had issues with focus or weren't as eye-catching. I'll keep working on my focusing and when a tripod is a possibility, then I'll make sure to lower my f stop from now on. This photo had to be cropped slightly 1/250, f4/5.6/6.5, ISO 100, 18mm with a polarizer.

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