As my interest in photography grows I find myself advancing the necessary things required to make a possible career out of it. The first, obviously, is to take more pictures. The second, is to edit them. The third, is to display them.
While I can not exactly show my works in progress, as it would take up valuable space on the web, I can provide better access to the completed product.
The full gallery of images, at least the gallery of most of the completed images, is now steaming ahead. With the loose organization of categories finished, you may now browse some of the better pictures that I have taken.
Please take some time and head over there and tell me what you think.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
A word about trash
Trash disgusts me; along side the roads, in the parks, along the rivers, in the lakes, flying out some jerk's window headed toward my windshield, anywhere it doesn't 'belong'. Trash is also the perfect word for the deliverer. Also, trash includes everything that doesn't 'belong' where you put it. So, if you toss out your gum wrapper because you are too lazy to put it in your pocket and throw it away later, you are trash. It is that easy. This also include cigarettes... especially cigarettes.
Oh, look at me, I'm smoking, I'm so cool, I care nothing for anything or anyone else and *woop* there's my ash filled cancer stick flying at your windshield. I have nothing but anger for people who do that. Seriously, tossing a cigarette butt out of your car, or just on the ground proves only one thing: you are so damn lazy and useless that you don't have enough IQ points to find a garbage. This goes for your fast food people too.
Granted, things have been getting a lot better. I remember when most parks were nothing but secondary land fills. The sides of roads were covered with cans (mostly beer... surprise surprise), fast food bags and cups, and literally anything else that would fit out the window.
Anyway, rant done... only because I have to go to work. I took this shot at a small lake near my house and made the appropriate edits in Photoshop. I hope you get the point.
Oh, look at me, I'm smoking, I'm so cool, I care nothing for anything or anyone else and *woop* there's my ash filled cancer stick flying at your windshield. I have nothing but anger for people who do that. Seriously, tossing a cigarette butt out of your car, or just on the ground proves only one thing: you are so damn lazy and useless that you don't have enough IQ points to find a garbage. This goes for your fast food people too.
Granted, things have been getting a lot better. I remember when most parks were nothing but secondary land fills. The sides of roads were covered with cans (mostly beer... surprise surprise), fast food bags and cups, and literally anything else that would fit out the window.
Anyway, rant done... only because I have to go to work. I took this shot at a small lake near my house and made the appropriate edits in Photoshop. I hope you get the point.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Pere Marquette Lighthouse
I spent some time in Muskegon, once again, last weekend. While I was there, I took a visit to the Muskegon State Game Area and the lake. At the lake I saw an amazing sunset coupled with some truly ominous clouds. Words are completely ineffective in this situation so here is what I saw.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Wildlife Photography Contest results
Very exciting news! I just got a message from Elizabeth Brockwell-Tillman, Hoffmaster's Park Interpreter. She said I placed second!!!
I will be receiving a $50 gift certificate to the Camera Shop, in Muskegon.
This is the first photo contest I've ever entered so this certainly comes as a big surprise. I'm not quite sure what to think really. They also want to keep my print for their display collection. This is quite an honor.
It is really great that they hold these local contests and can offer such nice prizes. I'm not quite sure what I am going to do with the money... either a nice down payment on some binoculars or a new tripod. The tripod is a little more important to me right now as the one I currently have is pretty heavy.
In any case, I am elated. Starting a career in writing and photography is going to be very long and very tough. So far, I think I have a great start.
Tomorrow I'm going to be posting some shots that I took this weekend in Muskegon. Hopefully the sunset pictures of the lighthouse turn out well.
I will be receiving a $50 gift certificate to the Camera Shop, in Muskegon.
This is the first photo contest I've ever entered so this certainly comes as a big surprise. I'm not quite sure what to think really. They also want to keep my print for their display collection. This is quite an honor.
It is really great that they hold these local contests and can offer such nice prizes. I'm not quite sure what I am going to do with the money... either a nice down payment on some binoculars or a new tripod. The tripod is a little more important to me right now as the one I currently have is pretty heavy.
In any case, I am elated. Starting a career in writing and photography is going to be very long and very tough. So far, I think I have a great start.
Tomorrow I'm going to be posting some shots that I took this weekend in Muskegon. Hopefully the sunset pictures of the lighthouse turn out well.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Hoffmaster's Wildlife Photography Contest
I have been pretty busy working with my uncle but I had just enough time to take a trip to Ludington State Park with Miranda on May 21st. We had a nice time. Watching a guy catch a big walleye was pretty neat while admiring the water flow over the Hamlin Lake Dam. On our way back to the car I was stopped by a gentleman. He asked me if I took a picture of the fawn.
The picture of that fawn is now my entry into the first photography contest I've ever participated in. Hoffmaster State Park, in Muskegon Michigan, is hosting the contest. Contest information can be found here.
So far, one comment given stands out: "The photo you entered into the Wildlife Photography Contest at the Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center is top notch for quality."
While I absolutely love compliments like that (who wouldn't?), I can not take credit for such an amazing thing. One guy fishing was at the right place at the right time; then he decided to ask a guy with a camera if he had seen this great thing. Nature did the hard work. A few clicks of a button, a quick transfer to the computer, and a little touching up is hardly anything to take credit for.
The fawn:
The picture of that fawn is now my entry into the first photography contest I've ever participated in. Hoffmaster State Park, in Muskegon Michigan, is hosting the contest. Contest information can be found here.
So far, one comment given stands out: "The photo you entered into the Wildlife Photography Contest at the Gillette Sand Dune Visitor Center is top notch for quality."
While I absolutely love compliments like that (who wouldn't?), I can not take credit for such an amazing thing. One guy fishing was at the right place at the right time; then he decided to ask a guy with a camera if he had seen this great thing. Nature did the hard work. A few clicks of a button, a quick transfer to the computer, and a little touching up is hardly anything to take credit for.
The fawn:
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