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Small Town MN

Caitlin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:40:33 +0000

A recent roadtrip took me through some small towns in Minnesota. Here are some of the shots from that journey:

Memories of Warmer Weather

Caitlin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:12:19 +0000

As a method for coping with the current sub-zero temperature and piles of snow, I decided to work on pictures I had taken during the summer, in order to remind myself that this frozen hell does not last forever. I continued my experiments with texturized landscapes, as well as a requisite flower. I am particularly fond of the coloring on the first lake image, a product of serendipity.

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Textured

Caitlin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:00:32 +0000

Lately I’ve been playing around with adding textures to my pictures. While I like the depth and color the textures add, I wonder if this is another one of my artistic phases that I will look back on and wonder why I thought it looked good. At least I can always go back to my original RAW file and redo it if I want; yay for Photoshop. Here are a few of my latest works. The self-portrait was taken at the Sherburne National Wildlife refuge (my adventure there is a story for another post) and the other two were taken of a farm in St. Bonaficious.

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St. Paul Brickyard

Caitlin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:42:54 +0000

I took advantage of my day off on Monday to explore the St. Paul Brickyards, a.k.a. Lilydale Regional Park. The park includes a nice (but short) hiking trail, a few waterfalls, and lots of fossils. While it is one of the least photogenic places ever, it did have more spiders in one location than I have ever seen! The skittish creatures were not used to company, however, and quickly dispearse; the extreme slope and soft soil added to the challenge (especially where changing lenses was concerned), but it was fun nonetheless.

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I did get quite a few sweeping panoramics of the St. Paul skyline, and will post those when I have the patience to deal with them.

A Rose from Any Other Angle

Caitlin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:59:29 +0000

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Field Trip

Caitlin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:39:16 +0000

This weekend, I took a trip to one of my favorite fields. What makes a field a favorite? Well, this one has a giant log pile that makes for a comfy, sunny reading spot, and is even better as a vantage point when deer come out to feed. While Bambi and friends were oddly absent that night (I’ve never before gone there without seeing at least one deer; usually there are upwards of twenty. Perhaps they too were up North for the holiday weekend), I found lots of bugs! When I leaned in to get a picture of a beetle, I looked up from my camera to find the giant spider inches from my face – good thing they’re docile. I did bring more ticks home with me though; boo urns on that account.