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Changing Moods

Monochrome on the Brain I’ve had monochrome on my mind lately. Not really sure why, I suppose it’s like anything else that floats through your muse’s consciousness for consideration. I’ll be honest and say that I did shoot this auto bracketed, imagining it might end up as a color HDR image. I shot a whole…

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Color or Monochrome?

Plan A, Hijacked I was heading elsewhere this day; intending to shoot sunset (if there was one) at another location. But when I looked over and espied this scene, all other plans went out the proverbial window! I love matching reflections… strong cloud formations… and an almost surreal/abstract arrangement of elements when they happen naturally.…

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My Big Fat Fine Art Photo Print

The Assignment & Challenge I needed to get a fine art photo of mine printed recently. Biggish. 4’x3′. It needed special treatment… and on awesome paper. This is the image:

Forgiveness: An Everyday Miracle

I’m being very philosophical this week! But you can handle it, yes? I’ve been thinking about things. In counting miracles everyday, there seems to be those formed around certain actions we take. One of those is forgiveness… Unexpected Wisdom It was brought home again recently when Vic Gundotra answered my final question on a recent episode…

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To Restore Order, Instill Hope

Saving Mr. Banks The hubs and I saw “Saving Mr. Banks” the other day. LOOOOOOVED it. Bawled through about a third of it, truth to tell – which we didn’t expect AT ALL! But when something rings true in music, film, theatre, art… well, turn on the waterworks! I’ve always been like that. There was…

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How To Tell If You've Got Sensor Dust

Sensor Dust; Or Viewfinder Schmoo? Ever see lint, specs, spots, schmoo in your viewfinder and wonder if it’s on your sensor or just in your viewfinder? Well, here’s a way to tell fershures… explained by my very own camera guru, Steve Sweringen of Camera Clinic in Reno, Nevada.

The Chat with Karen Hutton: Vic Gundotra

Chatting with Vic at Google HQ In this week’s episode of The Chat, I visit with Vic Gundotra; Senior Vice President of Social at Google. He and his team are also the creators of Google+… the social network that literally changed everything for me. I was so excited to sit down with him – the…

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