Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
HDR Photography
I must admit right up front that the bulk of this post is lifted directly from another blog of mine Autopartstomorrow...but I really love this type of photography that much!
Most of us are aware of how quickly the pixel count on cameras is increasing, but how many acknowledge the new techniques and after processing that are producing truly stunning results? One such improvement can be seen on the website of Trey Ratcliff, my new favorite photographer...
HDR photography uses a special technique that combines multiple exposures of the same image, taken at different settings, and then combines the very best elements of each (much like our natural brain and eyes do naturally). I think you will agree, the results are breathtaking. I don't believe I have seen a breakthrough of this magnitude since Ansel Adams secret black and white processing techniques. You may not agree it is that revolutionary, but I promise you will feel drawn to these photos unlike any you have seen recently.
Little by little the scales are falling from our eyes as the true glory of our Earth becomes revealed...
Friday, September 9, 2011
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
How Do You Relax?
Matthew 6:26 NIV
"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?"
It is that time of the year again when there begins to be a small break in the oppressive heat of Summer. It almost seems that I can "smell" Fall in the air, especially in the dim blue light of pre-dawn. I cannot wait for that first day when the thermometer breaks that magical threshold and shows 59 degrees.
Part of the reason I like Fall is that it harbors my favorite pastime, hunting. While in my younger days it was all about the harvest, these days it seems it is becoming more about the reconnection with the countryside. Just looking down this country road towards the treeline seems to ease me back from the precipice of self induced stress.
As I step into nature, and move away from the ever increasing speed of daily life, I begin to understand that God has everything under control. His plan just seems so much more complete and logical. Where we place importance these days is fleeting. Take some time to remove yourself from the hurry. Find a place deep in the woods, in the back forty of a pasture somewhere, or on top of a mountain... and just stop to listen to the deafening silence of the perfection He has created for us. Relax.
Friday, August 19, 2011
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