
The first snow of 2020
Sure enough, 2020 is being itself again. We’re getting record setting snow on October 20th here in Minnesota. It’s amazing and wild to see 6 […]
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A little documentary work
My wife decided to do a tour of regional park reserves, and set about planning a 3 day, two night, bikepacking trip to visit them […]
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Fish Lake Trails at Cedar Creek Ecological Center
Haven’t done a photo post in a bit, and the other week we headed out to Fish Lake Trails at Cedar Creek. I decided to […]
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Itasca State Park photos
I just realized it’s been a while since I’ve done a simple photography post. I recently edited a handful of photos from Itasca State park […]
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New phones are a photographer’s dream
Last year I upgraded my iPhone 7 to an iPhone 11 Pro. One of the most compelling features of the 11 is the cameras. The […]
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International Wolf Center
I’ve always wanted to visit the northern Minnesota town of Ely. As a kid I knew plenty of people who went up north to the […]
Read moreA little canoe photography
I haven’t done a photo post on the blog in a while, so I thought tonight’s little adventure deserved one. We attended a fun event […]
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Savanna Portage Photos
I realized I haven’t posted this yet, so here’s my gallery of shots from Savanna Portage State Park. Unfortunately, the mosquitoes were so bad that […]
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Some north shore photography
I haven’t done a pure photo post in a while, so I decided now’s a good time. I was on my way back from volunteering […]
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Super Blood Wolf Moon
Sunday night we got to experience a lunar eclipse. This will be the only one we will be able to see this year, and so […]
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Hashtag Living My Best Life
A month or so ago, I was sitting in a small brewpub in rural Wisconsin, listening to some nice folk/bluegrass music on the PA, enjoying […]
Read moreSmokey morning sun
This morning I went out for a 15 mile run, and as I came around the corner of one of the turns on the single […]
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First Day of Spring
Officially, today is the beginning of Spring. So in Minnesota that means that it’s cold and we’re experiencing snow. That’s just how we roll here. […]
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Another post about something beautiful
Once again our world is ripped apart by the news of yet another school shooting. We’re back into the same pattern of talking about making […]
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The warm sound of dripping water
On my walk back from lunch today I took a path that brings me under a bridge. As I passed by this one pillar I […]
Read moreAn Ice Palace walk
Over lunch today I decided to finally head over and check out the Ice Palace at Rice Park. Growing up in Saint Paul in the […]
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Some Trooper Photos
Last night I had the honor of photographing my good friend Michael in his newly minted Stormtrooper outfit. He’s had a long standing ambition to […]
Read moreHummingbirds!
Down in Vegas there are lots of hummingbirds. Where we were staying had a hummingbird feeder right outside the patio. This afforded me the ability […]
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Plants of the desert
Over the past few days I’ve had the opportunity to shoot some pics of the various plant life in the desert outside Vegas. It’s still […]
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Bighorn Sheep in Boulder
The other day we were in Boulder City, NV, which is the town that was created to support to the building of the Hoover Dam. […]
Read moreHaze over Vegas
I’ve got some stories to share from our trip out west, and in particular a story about trying to climb Black Mountain. I’ll save that […]
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Testing the sled harness
On Sunday the temps rose in to the mid teens, and I was feeling antsy, so it was a perfect time to pull out my […]
Read moreMissing snow
So far this winter, the Twin Cities are down 18 inches of snow that we should have gotten. It’s made for a very dry year […]
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The beauty of winter
Last week the historic Grain Belt sign was due to be relit. I’ve been wanting to get down to take some pics of it, but […]
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2017 Photography Review
Photo posts on this blog are a common sight. I’ve put up 78 different posts tagged with “photography” in the past year alone. Sometimes it […]
Read moreCold morning sunrise
I went out for a run at Elm Creek Saturday morning and managed a really nice 8.8 mile loop of the singletrack. Since I was […]
Read moreA lonely, perfect, snowman
This morning I headed out for a 4 mile run nice and early. This route takes me past a big park and some ball fields […]
Read moreIowa at sunrise
I’m down in Iowa for a bit this weekend and got a chance to snap this sunrise shot. It was a cool crisp morning and […]
Read moreDam at Sunrise
This past Sunday on my bike ride I got to view a beautiful sunrise. I was biking over the Coon Rapids Dam and managed to […]
Read moreDreary rainy day
I had Friday off of work to get some work done on some personal projects. It’s a rainy and dreary day which means that there’s […]
Read morePlaying with some Panasonic cameras
This weekend my good friend Wes started talking about looking at a mirrorless camera setup. As someone who’s gone through that transition before I was […]
Read moreA beautiful snowy evening
Friday night I was out late marking the trail with friends, for a fun run on Saturday. As we finished up the evening we headed […]
Read moreAll these B&W photos going around
There’s a challenge on FB right now to post B&W photos for 7 days with no context. I don’t think I’m going to join in […]
Read moreA little mole
Saturday I ran the Icebox 480, and I have a wonderful race report coming soon. However, I’m tired and I decided to share a pic […]
Read moreDepot in the morning
Downtown areas can be beautiful in the early morning. Things are quiet and serene, and on a cool morning the air is crisp and clear. […]
Read moreLeaf drops
This past weekend we got our first real snow. It’s still in the mid-30s to 40s during the day, so it didn’t stick around too […]
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Another first snow
All week the weather has been hinting that we might see some snow on Friday. Sure enough, I woke up to find a slushy mess […]
Read moreA quick Lightroom check-in
So after my positive thoughts on the new Lightroom CC paradigm last week, I came across one little snag that has be stuck in no-man’s […]
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Frontenac State Park hiking
Sunday, the wife and I headed down to a beautiful State Park on the bluffs of the Mississippi. Frontenac State Park is just south of […]
Read moreRAW on a phone
Something that I’ve been meaning to try is shooting RAW on my phone. The Lightroom app allows you to shoot raw and then edit the […]
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Lightroom CC
Today Adobe announced their new Lightroom CC line, which is the next generation of Lightroom products. I’ve been a Lightroom user for many years, and […]
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