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2011: The Year in Pictures

Each year, I like to perform a retrospective on my photography from the last twelve months. Because of my geeky nature, I like to perform a cursory statistical analysis of what I shot and contrast that to what has gone before. The pictures chosen are...

Published Thu, Dec 22 2011 8:17 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Photography, Pretty Pictures, The Year in Pictures

Behind the Shot: White Sands Blustery Morning

A shot like this doesn’t come along without some post processing help. Even with the best slide film of the day and ideal conditions a shot like this straight out of camera is difficult if not impossible to achieve. I thought for this edition...

Published Thu, Nov 10 2011 8:45 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Behind the Shot, Software, Travel, Pretty Pictures, before and after

Before & After: My Favorite JPEG

Sometimes, either because of deliberate choice, forgetfulness, or the constraints of our camera mode, even us dedicated RAW shooters fire of a JPEG or two. That is what happened here. The full-auto mode of my Canon G10 only shoots JPEG files and...

Published Thu, Sep 16 2010 9:23 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Photography, Image Editing, raw, Pretty Pictures, jpeg, before and after, Costa Rica, point and shoot, cropping, crop, grab shots

6 Favorite Hummingbird Images

One Bird, One Office Window, One Week and Six Great Images! In Minnesota, Hummingbird Season is winding down. The migration is beginning. Today, a taste of fall blustered into our region bringing high temperatures in the low 60s and winds in the 40s. ...

Published Tue, Sep 7 2010 12:12 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Photography, Pretty Pictures, Prints, Fine Art, Hummingbirds

Better Sunrise Pictures By “Waiting For It”

One Sunrise-One Location-Many Different Pictures Sometimes, just anchoring on a location and letting light happen is the best way to get several amazing shots. I was shooting in rural North Dakota over the July 4th weekend. Sunrise, being one of...

Published Fri, Aug 27 2010 11:29 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Photography, Pretty Pictures, Opinions and Musings, dawn, sunrise, Barn, Farm, Rural North Dakota

Fallen Arches: Nine Amazing Images before the Stone Collapsed

In the days prior to August 22, 2010 the Arch Rock formation at Tettegouche State Park on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior fell into the water. The Duluth Tribune reports the story here. Here are nine of my favorite images which I captured in...

Published Mon, Aug 23 2010 10:15 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Travel, Pretty Pictures, Opinions and Musings, arches, Lake Superior, minnesota, North Shore, Gallery, Images, fallen, Pillar, Tettegouche State Park, Keyhole Rock

Behind the Shot: Wheat at Sunset

Chasing the sunset across the sky can be daunting. It is a race you can never win. I sped down the back roads of western North Dakota in July, my eyes desperately scanning for a suitable foreground element, as the sun receded in defiance. I am going to...

Published Wed, Aug 18 2010 10:36 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Photography, Technique, Behind the Shot, Pretty Pictures, lightroom, hdr, sunset, bracketing, Photomatix, North Dakota, Wheat

15 Images of Sunrise to Get You Out of Bed!

I have included some of my favorite sunrise images from my last few seasons of photography. Sometimes it is hard to drag myself out of bed-especially in the summer months when sunrise is before five am. I am usually rewarded for my efforts-as you can...

Published Thu, Jul 22 2010 9:00 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Photography, photoshop, Pretty Pictures, lightroom, dawn, PhotoPaint, sunrise, Photomatix

Top 10 Point & Shoot Images

I hear the mutters as they walk by on the trail, glancing in envy, or perhaps disgust at my giant white lenses dangling around my neck. The comments are sometimes gentle and at other times not so gentle. The impression rendered is that anyone with gear...

Published Mon, Jul 5 2010 8:30 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Gear Tips, Pretty Pictures, point and shoot, top ten

Ooh! Aah! Firework Photo Season is Here!

6 Images with secret camera-setting info to get your blood pumping Ok, I am spilling the beans. Here are six of my firework images with information about the exposure/equipment used. Hopefully, dissecting this information will give you some insight into...

Published Thu, Jul 1 2010 8:15 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Technique, Behind the Shot, Pretty Pictures, settings, fireworks

The Crop Dictionary is Online at Holy Crop!

Published Tue, Apr 27 2010 15:42 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Photography, Image Editing, Pretty Pictures, cropping

1000 Words: Palouse Barn and Truck

Published Mon, Feb 8 2010 8:56 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Travel, Pretty Pictures, Palouse, 1000 Words, tinted, Truck, Barn

1000 Words: Arenal Cloud Forest

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 9:47 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Pretty Pictures, Costa Rica, blur, impressionism, camera motion

1000 Words: Costa Rican Basilisk

Published Tue, Jan 12 2010 11:13 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Pretty Pictures, Costa Rica, Lizard, Basilisk, Photo Tour

What Metadata Reveals the Photographer Inside

Using the metadata filters on your photograph library can tell you a lot about the type of shooter you are and the subjects you tend to prefer. The amazing feature about metadata and programs which wrangle metadata is that they allow for analysis in minutia...

Published Tue, Dec 29 2009 10:23 by Fleeting Glimpse Images Weblog

Filed under: Photography, Pretty Pictures, Opinions and Musings, lightroom, metadata, full-frame, wide-angle

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