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Photographing Purple Coneflowers, Editing in Color Efex 4
I don't make as much time for personal photos as I'd like, so I'm posting a quick study of purple coneflowers at the Horicon Marsh. My...
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Aug 14, 20143 min read
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Light Painting Moulton Barns on Mormon Row
Photographing, let alone light painting, the Moulton Barns on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park is one of the holy grails of...
hirejn
Jul 27, 20143 min read
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Winter Snow Texture Study
This is one of maybe a dozen shots I took at sunset in Horicon January 7, 2013. Nothing fancy and not much editing. Just a quick study of...
hirejn
Jan 14, 20141 min read
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Grand Prismatic Hot Spring Yellowstone National Park
The rainbow of colors around Grand Prismatic hot spring is one of the most attractive landscapes in in Yellowstone National park. From...
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Aug 14, 20131 min read
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Preserving Moulton Barns in Grand Teton National Park
After photographing the Moulton barns in Grand Teton National Park this July, I became fascinated with these iconic pieces of American...
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Aug 14, 20134 min read
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Hiking and Photographing Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park
One of the best things to do in Glacier National Park is the Hidden Lake trail, which leads 1.5 miles into the wilderness to a hidden...
hirejn
Aug 14, 20133 min read
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Grand Tetons and Snake River Revealed
The wait is over. Here is my newest image of the Grand Tetons and Snake River. While no image can compare to Ansel Adams' famous...
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Aug 14, 20131 min read
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Photographing Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone National Park
This is also the perfect place to use a spot meter. I used the Sekonic L-758DR to spot meter off of the brink of the falls and open up...
hirejn
Jul 27, 20132 min read
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Snowy Woods in Horicon, Wisconsin
In this snowy woods is a nice example of how color and texture can be found in a fairly monochromatic scene. This is a snow-covered...
hirejn
Feb 14, 20131 min read
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How to Create a Sun Star Effect in Photography
When I met George Lepp, Canon Explorer of Light, many years ago at a seminar, one of the questions I had then as an amateur was how to...
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Feb 12, 20132 min read
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Photographing White Snowy Landscapes
Photographing bright white snowy landscapes is one of the trickiest tasks in  photography, if you're a beginner using reflective...
hirejn
Feb 7, 20132 min read
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Color Gels Can Add Impact to Your Landscape Photography
Using color gels on a flash can add interest and impact to any scene, like what I did in a recent snow storm. It's easy to play with...
hirejn
Jan 27, 20132 min read
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Lake Michigan Waves at Sunset in Sheboygan
Golden light spills onto grass and clouds as waves roll toward shore on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The secret to this...
hirejn
Jan 1, 20131 min read
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Photographing South Dakota Badlands
A vacation for me isn't like a vacation for everyone else. While most people think of theme parks, beaches, resorts, and lounging, I'm...
hirejn
Sep 12, 20124 min read
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