Photography Experiences

Ship Drone Photo 9/10/22

September 11, 2022  •  Leave a Comment
I got my first drone about a year and one-half ago, a DJI Mini 2. I loved it; however, I knew I could get better photos if I upgraded to a DJI Mini 3 Pro, since it has a bigger sensor. I bought the new drone and today used it to take one of my all-time favorite photos of a ship entering the Duluth, MN. shipping canal. I had the drone in the sky and...
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Minneapolis Storm Clouds 8/26/21

August 26, 2021  •  Leave a Comment
I saw low clouds moving fast through Minneapolis and immediately thought of doing a time-lapse. It was raining a bit, so I didn't want to carry my photo gear. I took my phone and walked onto the Franklin Ave bridge where I had a good view of the city. I took photos and a couple of time-lapse videos. I opened one of the photos in Photoshop, cloned...
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Mountain Bluebird Feb.2 2021

February 02, 2021  •  Leave a Comment
One of my favorite subjects to photograph is birds in snow.This past December there were reports of a Mountain bluebird four miles from where I live. I thought the vibrant blue color of the bird in the white snow would make a nice photo. I tried looking for the bird a number of times with no luck, when I returned home I saw others photos of the bir...
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Snowshoe Hare Nov. 22, 2020

November 26, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
I saw photos of snowshoe hares, but had never seen one. I wanted to photograph one in the winter, when it's fur is white. I pictured a scene where the snowshoe hare would be sitting in an open area that was covered in snow. It would be difficult to do. I would have to drive over three hours to a large desolate area in northern Minnesota with no gu...
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Common Merganser 9/08/20

September 12, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
It was cold- in the 30's (F) and very windy- when I went to the shore of Lake Superior to look for buff-breasted sandpipers. After I arrived and scanned the area with no luck, I decided to take photos of the Common Mergansers swimming close to shore. It was shortly after sunrise and the birds would be front lit with low light. I planned to hide beh...
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