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Fuji 60mm F/2.4 Arrival

I received my lens today and quickly started putting it through it’s paces. I captured the above shot at f/2.4, added a little texture to it using OnOne Software and Flypaper Textures. It doesn’t really demonstrate what this lens is capable of, but it turned out pretty nice. I’ll have more later as I start…

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Craft: We had a prairie wedding. There was a preacher and a neighbour or two

  It has been said many places to carry a camera everywhere.  I put alot of thought in what camera to take each time I travel, workout, vacation or whatever.  Due to a recent injury I haven’t been able to log the miles running that I normally do so I have taken to biking.  With…

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Craft: There goes an angel and there goes a steeple

There goes an angel and there goes a steeple, a photo by BCMielke on Flickr. I grew up in the perennial small town. I have made a yearly pilgrimage home for the July 4 holiday each of the last 5 years. The main reason I like going home is how close everything is. Nothing is…

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Craft: Looking at Portraiture

I have been spending some time recently listening to Chris Orwig talk about portraits.  I have watched a couple of his classes on Lynda.Com. I have even participated in a phone conversation with him some months back.  In each of those training classes he keeps bringing home the same principals and they are essential wisdom…

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