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2020 Calendars Cover Finalist
May 15, 2019
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I am working on the 2020 Twpatt Photography calendars and so far have orders for about 15 Head Frames calendars!
I have selected the cover photo for Head Frames. I liked this photo because the flag was looking good and the sky was partly cloudy. The flag was flying strong in just the right way.
The Head Frames calendar is at the printers and I sh...
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2020 Calendars Cover Candidate
May 06, 2019
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I am working on the 2020 Twpatt Photography calendars and so far have orders for about 15 Head Frames calendars!
My next chore is to select cover photos for all of the 2020 calendars. For Head Frames, I have several photos to choose from, including this sunset view of the Orphan Girl. A translucent flag stretched out by a gentle wind is backlit by...
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2020 Calendars are coming!
April 27, 2019
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I am working on the 2020 Twpatt Photography calendars and have orders for about 15 Head Frames calendars so far! My next chore is to select cover photos for the 2020 calendars. For Head Frames, I have several photos to choose from including this sunset view of the Travona Mine. I like the dark blue sky, pink-red sunlit clouds, and the frame's silho...
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Z6 and the DX lens?
April 23, 2019
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The new Nikon Z6 has been in hand for a few weeks now. I am getting used to the controls and really like how it handles. However, I have been struggling a little with my 18-140 mm DX lens on the Z6 body. It seems to work fine, but apparently I did not understand that cramming a full landscape image into the "cropped" part of an FX sensor with its l...
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Spring 2019: Good Friday Full Moon
April 20, 2019
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Websites such as Time and Date are handy if you want to know when the moon or sun is to come over the horizon where you might be. However, in Butte, Montana, you must add about 40 minutes (depending on the time of year) if you want to observe moon- or sunrise. Why? Butte sits in a relatively deep valley only a few miles west of the East Ridge (the...
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