Mendenhall Glacier

This is the pride of Juneau. The mighty Mendenhall. The second photo is a panoramic photo merge of the amazing Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau Alaska. I took these photos in Juneau while I was waiting to pick up a tour group. The Glacier sits in front of the stoic Mendenhall Towers, very reminiscent to the Tetons in Wyoming. The clouds are low and block most of the view of those mountains, but the real view here is the green Alaskan valley. I really think the accent of the pinkish purple Fire Weed is my favorite. Enjoy the blueish hue of the glacier and the freedom of AlasssKA!

I'm back... Like sequels that are good.

This is just a quick update to all my followers. (I don't have any) I will be posting some photos and writing that I will be working on. Hopefully you guys will see some things that you like and can give me some feedback.
I am currently sitting at the Boise Airport waiting to bored my flight to Seattle and eventually on up to Alaska the last frontier. I will make some updates on Facebook and Twitter. (As you read that last sentence read it as though it were a cutting snobby remark)
I will catch you later.

My Fine Art Template

1. Mesa Falls, Island Park, ID. 07-24-09 4 p.m. F/4.6. 1/640 Coolpix

2. American Flag. Dubois, ID. 03-03-10. F/4.5. 1/25. Nikon D3000

I wanted to try some different things with this assignment, so i put a colored background of white on the second and made the first a transparent background. Looking at them I feel that with only 4 squares it would have worked better with the American flag.
I shot the first one last summer at mesa falls with a metal fence in the way to add contrast, in this shot it might just detract.

HDR Friendo's

One Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/9 1/50 Nikon D3000

Two Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/6.3 1/25 Nikon D3000

Three Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/5.6 1/10 Nikon D3000

The Final HDR

One Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/9 1/50 Nikon D3000
Two Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/6.3 1/25 Nikon D3000
Three Bannack, MT. 03-03-10F/5.6 1/10 Nikon D3000

This HDR thing is amazing. I really liked all this wacky stuff. One photo didnt work out very well because the wind blew and moved the bush in the front and made the image look a little blurry. Other than that i think the 3 different HDR images were fun. I like the extreme on and also the halo one as well. It was pretty fun.

Bannack's best

1.The Chair. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/10 1/60 Nikon D3000

2. The Room. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/9 1/100 Nikon D3000

3.The Mustache. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/5.6 1/25 Nikon D3000

4. The Kathryn. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/5.6 1/50 Nikon D3000

5. The Road. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10 F/29, 1/60. Nikon D3000

6. The Ghost. Bannack, MT. 03-03-10. F/3.5, 6.0. Nikon D3000

7.The Doorknob- Duboise, ID. 03-03-10. F/5, 1/15. Nikon D3000

I loved the trip I thought it was fun and I managed to get some good shots. I messed around with the saturation on most of them because I really wanted to push the natural colors of the rust and the sky. I couldn't decide on only six photos so I threw in an extra. I had a ton of others that surprisingly were really good. I must be a prodigy. I think my favorite though is "The Road" or "The Mustache" because everyone loves a mustache.

Photo Illusions edit, the ode to the movie Aliens.

1.Sponsored by Snickers-3-2-10 Kitchen, Rexburg, Idaho F5.3 1/15 Nikon D3000
2.Living Dustin- 3-2-10 My Apartment, Rexburg, Idaho.F 5.0 1/20 Nikon D3000
3.Dying Dustin- 3-2-10 My Apartment, Rexburg, Idaho. F 5.6 1/15 Nikon D3000
4.Ode to Aliens- 3-2-10 My Apartment, Rexburg, Idaho. F 5.6 1/15 Nikon D3000

This was fun, I hope its not too morbid. My roommate made this face and I could only think of the movie Aliens sooo... I added the snickers because I thought it lightened the mood. One problem is i couldnt get rid of the white line on his under arm. I added a shadow and cut each photo out individually.

Photo Illusions...spooky

1. Tyson's smile- My Apartment, Rexburg Idaho, F 5.6 1/10. Nikon D3000
2. Nice lungs- My Apartment, Rexburg Idaho, F 5.6 1/13. Nikon D3000


This was by far the hardest assignment yet for me. I couldn't think of anything good or new to do. I also was having trouble following through once I had the idea. I guess I have a lot to learn. In these photos I dropped the saturation a lot just so it would blend better with the images used in front. I found it difficult to line them up correctly. Its kind of fun, I want to try some more.