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Happy Memorial Photo Day

24th May 2010

Happy Memorial Photo Day

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Update: Oops, I’m confused. Guess Memorial Day is next week. Oh well, enjoy the photos.

Today is a day when we are supposed to remember fallen heroes, but most people just consider it the first holiday of the summer. Instead of ranting about transit or land-use plannng, I thought I would show off a few photos from my own recent travels. Click any picture for a larger view.

Here is a stone arch bridge in New Hampshire, built entirely without mortar and dating back to before the Civil War.

Garden of the Gods in Colorado. This land was given to the city of Colorado Springs by the president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.

Phoenix Mountain City Park in Phoenix, Arizona. This photo is actually a merger of nine different exposures.

Smith Rocks State Park in Oregon.

I hope you enjoy the day.

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  1. 1 On May 24th, 2010, the highwayman said:

    Memorial Day is next week, May 31st.

    posted on May 24th, 2010 at 2:49 am

  2. 2 On May 24th, 2010, C. P. Zilliacus said:

    The Antiplanner posted:

    > Oops, I’m confused. Guess Memorial Day is next week.

    Not a problem.

    > Oh well, enjoy the photos.

    I did! Excellent. I especially love that bridge from New Hampshire.

    Thanks for sharing.

    posted on May 24th, 2010 at 8:09 am

  3. 3 On May 24th, 2010, bennett said:

    What kind of camera do you use? These are great!

    posted on May 24th, 2010 at 8:20 am

  4. 4 On May 24th, 2010, The Antiplanner said:

    Bennett,

    The first three photos were taken with a Canon point-and-shoot, the last one with a Canon 500D SLR. The secret behind the photos (except the third one) is HDR, in which I take multiple exposures and combine them with Photomatix software. With the point-and-shoot, I just took two exposures: one auto and one overexposed. With the SLR, I auto bracketed, taking one auto, one over, and one underexposed.

    This method allows the final image to be optimally exposed even in shadows. The results can look a little surreal, but if it is done right, it can actually be closer to what the eye sees because the eye can take in a wider range of brightness than a single camera image. For some really good examples of HDR, see Stuck in Customs.

    posted on May 24th, 2010 at 10:55 am

  5. 5 On May 24th, 2010, craig said:

    I visited the Garden of the Gods last year and it is one of the prettiest places I have ever seen. The first day it was covered in snow, the next day it was nearly all melted and very warm.
    Well worth the two trips to see it.

    posted on May 24th, 2010 at 5:35 pm

  6. 6 On May 25th, 2010, Dan said:

    the Garden of the Gods … is one of the prettiest places I have ever seen.

    Me too. Roxboruough not too far north is less trammeled and just as pretty. Might be doing some naturalist work there soon. Next time out, check out Rox and Dinosaur Ridge a few miles north of that. I’ll take you on a hawk watch if the time is right.

    DS

    posted on May 25th, 2010 at 7:03 pm

  7. 7 On May 25th, 2010, Borealis said:

    I am glad you see the beauty of the desert. Many people from less arid areas see the desert as a big void. There is beauty there, especially when you think of it as a place where the vegetation is competing for water and not light. Likewise the Pacific NW has beauty as a place where the vegetation has a great deal of water, and the competition is for light and nutrients.

    posted on May 25th, 2010 at 7:35 pm

  8. 8 On May 25th, 2010, craig said:

    I think we went to Rox and Dinosaur Ridge too.
    Is that where the amphitheater is? The one cut into the side of the mountain.

    posted on May 25th, 2010 at 7:48 pm

  9. 9 On May 25th, 2010, craig said:

    Borealis once you drive past Mt hood,
    you are in the Oregon desert

    posted on May 25th, 2010 at 8:00 pm

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