I hope everyone’s had a good week and has plans to get out and shoot over the weekend! For me, this week has brought a few additions to my site, a new tripod and some experiments in HDR that seemed to work out really well. Welding Glass ND Filter I’ll start by finally finishing up an experiment that I tried again this week using a piece of welding glass as a deep ND filter. My first attempts at this were less than successful but I...

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This is the second installment of my Weekend Roundup series and I’m still working to find the right format. While I don’t want to fill it with the mundane details of my everyday I do want to bring you a glimpse into what I’m up to and the things that I may have learned or experienced during the week. Updates From Last Week School Photos I took my son out one evening this week to shoot some portraits instead of buying the...

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This past week has been a busy one and while I haven’t been able to post an image everyday I have been able to shoot almost every afternoon or evening. I also picked up a few wonderful ideas from the people and groups that I follow around the world. Site Additions A number of the people that I interact with throughout the week post some kind of article sharing interesting items that they’ve picked up or highlighting the wonderful...

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This is a very off-topic posting for a photography blog and you will not typically see such a post here but due to recent events in our area I could not let the opportunity pass to bring this to the attention of a broader community. On the night of April 27, 2011 our region was rocked by an uncommonly strong line of storms. While most of us escaped with only hail damage to our vehicles and homes many were left without either. When we awoke on...

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When I first moved into the world of DSLR shooting a little over 18 months ago my camera of choice was the entry level Canon Rebel XS. At the time there were a couple of key reasons for choosing an entry level DSLR: I was new to serious digital photography and I felt that it was a quality camera for my experience level Price was definitely a concern and the XS retailed at $599 with 2 kit lens (18-55mm & 70-300mm EF) Since bringing home the...

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While I continue to be impressed by the new site theme I have encountered an incompatibility issue with the WPTouch plugin. The theme uses the TimThumb script and WordPress Custom Fields to generate images for posts but the current free version of WPTouch doesn’t support Custom Fields. Some research found that the new WPTouch Pro version (2.0) does support this and other advanced features however the Pro version is not free, its $39. The...

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