October 17 - Cheyenne

Cheyenne drove up to Cambridge with her parents to take advantage of our fall colors for her senior portraits:

We did some indoor studio shots too:

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All photos made with Canon 5D Mark II

Sept 30 - Multicolor walleye

These walleye were both taken from the same spot on the same lake within a few minutes of each other. We were amazed at the color variation. The lighter color one had a definite bluish tinge to it, especially in the fins.

The color didn't affect the flavor though....they were both delicious.

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EXIF: Canon 5D Mark II, EF 50mm/1.4 (both photos)
Exposure Date: September 30, 2009

September 26 - Quetico Flyover

Backtracking a bit from the previous 2 photos, this is from the first canoeing day of our Quetico Canoe trip. We caught a De Havilland Beaver float plane on Saganaga Lake, just over the US / Canada border and then flew to the northwest corner of Quetico, into Beaverhouse Lake.

Here is a shot I got from the co-pilot's seat. As you can see the fall colors were progressing nicely.

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EXIF: Canon 5D Mark II, EF 17-40mm f/4L @ 17mm, f/5.6, 1/200, ISO 400
Exposure Date: September 26, 2009

Oct 1 - Kawnipi Lake wakeup

Woke up on Kawnipi Lake in Quetico last week to a beautiful, though frosty morning. This was the last calm water we would see on the trip.

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EXIF: Canon 5D Mark II, EF 17-40mm f/4L @ 17mm, f/8, 1/15, ISO 400
Exposure Date: October 1, 2009

Lots more to come...

October 1 - Back from Quetico

Made the annual fall canoe trip last week. Tons of wind, waves, rain and a bit chilly (pretty hard frost a couple of nights), but still loads of fun. To quote a trip mate: "I can't understand why there aren't a thousand people up here." I think we saw 8 others during our 125 mile paddle.

This is a shot I made from camp one night when the moon was nearly full and the wind was howling. Long exposures in the full moon can be fun.

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EXIF: Canon 5D Mark II, EF 17-40mm f/4L @ 17mm, f/5.6, 30 sec, ISO 1600
Exposure Date: October 1, 2009

More to come, and some long overdue photos from the last month and a half will go up as time allows as well...

August 13 - Shy dog

I was at a colleague's house last week, and of course I had my camera with me. She had a dog there that kept wanting to check me out, but was skittish every time I put the camera up to my face to make a photo of her. Finally I just put the camera down near my knees and snapped this one when she came in close to give it a sniff:

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EXIF: Canon 5D Mark II, EF 17-40mm f/4L @ 40mm, f/4, 1/125, ISO 1600
Exposure Date: August 13, 2009

August 12 - Christian

Shot my friend Christian again. Outdoor portrait with backlight. Don't be afraid to shoot into the sun, as long as you can meter for it properly...

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EXIF: Canon 5D, TS-E 90mm f/2.8, f/2.8, 1/250, ISO 200
Exposure Date: August 12, 2009