Wide Angle Take One
Here a few photos I took with my new Canon 10-22 super wide-angle lens. On a 1.6 crop camera that works out to 16-35. It's the widest lens I've ever used, certainly not applicable for all circumstances, but very nice in certain cases.
As I often do, I went down to Maxwell Lake to try things out and am pretty pleased with the results my first time out. (Actually, the last photo is due east of Lindsborg.) There are a few more images on Flickr.
I didn't shoot the requisite 3 images per "take" as I usually do so I can perform HDR processing. I just wanted to focus on using the camera, and not do anything extra. Well, of course when I got home I wanted to see these shots in HDR; I think Photomatix did a reasonable job of faking it with just one source image! There was a bit more noise compared to the 3-image versions, but overall, I like these shots (especially the middle one.)
Kansas City in HDR
We came up to Kansas City on Saturday to spend time with family and friends. I had the opportunity to take some photos from way up high at the Hyatt Regency hotel and am pretty happy with how they turned out. You can click each image below to see a larger version, or view the whole KC HDR set on Flickr.
A Picture Today: Moneka on a Horse
I admire my friend J5uliana for posting a picture a day. I did that once, for over a year, and it's hard! She did motivate me to at least post a picture today. Below is a photo of Moneka from about 9 years ago. It needs no further explanation (click to see larger version.)
Dad's Grandma
Dad was very close to his grandmother. Not surprising since she raised him for most of his life. I met her once, back in 1963, and found these photos over the weekend.
I scanned the images below from the original slides. I'm sure we saw these as kids, but they've probably been packed away for at least 20-30 years.
Built to Last
In June of 1995 we took our first trip to Maui. Here's a pleasant reminder of those happy days. Also, in keeping with the spirit of the day, recall that Jerry loved to go scuba diving in Hawaii. Here's a link to a photo of Garcia up close and personal with an octopus: Jerry & Octopus.
And also I'm evaluating a new scanner that can slide negatives and slides as well as prints. I forgot how rich and luscious slides can be!
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