Category: Photography

Vacation part 1 – Philadelphia

Julia and I left for our vacation on Friday, September 25th. It certainly didn’t start out well: due to a light mist falling and runway construction, our flight to Milwaukee was canceled before we even arrived at the airport. Fortunately, we were rebooked onto a direct flight to Philadelphia, but it wouldn’t be leaving for… Continue reading Vacation part 1 – Philadelphia

HDR photos

I’ve been playing around with Qtpfsgui, the freeware HDR generator. I’ve tried Photomatix but didn’t care for it, plus it costs money. I’m all about free and open source. Through my experimentation, I’ve discovered an important revelation: 16-bit TIFF files are far, far better source images than 8-bit JPG. I was using 8-bit JPG files… Continue reading HDR photos

Photos of Minneapolis and the Mississippi River

I took last Friday off, and instead of sleeping in like a normal person would do, I decided to get up as usual and instead take some photos just after daybreak. A couple hours after sunrise and a couple hours after sunset are the best times to take photographs, and Friday morning was no exception.… Continue reading Photos of Minneapolis and the Mississippi River

Irish Fest 2009 Photos

I took a few photos at Irish fest a couple of days ago at Harriet Island in Saint Paul. Not nearly as many as last year, as we were only there for a little bit. Plus, I just wasn’t feeling very inspired by what I saw. A couple photos after the jump.

New photos: Cats

Now that I have internet again, I added a few pictures of the cats to my online gallery. A couple selections below the break.

Grand Old Day 2009

Julia and I went to Grand Old Day on Sunday, 7 June 2009, with my brother and his girlfriend. Julia conveniently lives two blocks from Grand so it’s an easy place to get to. I took my camera and snapped a few shots here. Samples after the jump…