Being Level or Looking Level?
When I started posting my landscape pictures on the internet, I would occasionally hear, “It’s not level” or the “Horizon isn’t level”. That was fine in most cases because I didn’t have a level on my camera or tripod. Fixed in post (Photoshop). I finally bought a level that attaches to the hot-shoe on the [...]
New Blog Framework
About a year ago I changed my blog framework form the default WordPress theme to one of Justin Tadlock’s parent themes called “Hybrid“. It allowed me to add more “SEO Stuff” then the original default theme….and it’s free. Since I know just enough HTML/CSS to be dangerous, I also downloaded Justin’s child theme “Leviathan” and [...]
Google Plus (Google+): Keeping Up With The Jones’
I guess I have too much time to “waste”! I accepted an invite to set up an account with Google +. What does that mean? Good question, honestly! Right now I’m just testing the waters, but at first glance it similar to Facebook….with more features. Hopefully this will help with my online presence. Unlike Facebook, [...]
Merced Sun-Star: Insight
It’s been a long in coming project, almost a year, but I was just informed that my episode of “Insight” from the Merced Sun-Star is now running. It was a rocky start for sure. I was supposed to have an audio interview with a slide show presentation. After two separate tries, the audio just wasn’t [...]
The New Backyard DIY Photography Blind, Pond and Waterfall
Last year I wanted to build a small DIY photography blind in my backyard. I had an old play house that my kids used to play in. It worked, but I had to sit sideways and shoot. Not very comfortable. I need something larger and I also wanted to add a small water feature. I [...]
For the Birds: Recipe for Peanut Butter Suet
Here’s a simple and easy recipe for Peanut Butter Suet that birds just love. Ingredients 1 cup Lard 1 cup Chunky Peanut Butter 4 cup Yellow Cornmeal 1 cup Flour 1 cup Bird Seed Crushed Egg Shells Directions Bake shells in the Microwave for a 1-2 minutes. Crush the egg shells. I used a plastic [...]
I post all of my new nature pictures, random thoughts, and even my family pictures here. Some of those pictures never get posted to my 