About norconkm

I'm a person. I live in Grand Rapids, MI and work as an Electrical Engineer. My hobbies at the time of this writing are kayaking, skiing, archery, photography and maybe biking. As this is my personal blog, my hobbies are likely the primary topics about which you will be reading.

Smoky Mountain Sunset

[singlepic id=1292 w=480 float=left] New picture from the recent weekend in the Smoky Mountains.  Specifically tried to get some sunrise and sunset pictures this time, which was helped by staying closer to the park than the last time we were there.  The downside of trying to practice photography more is… Continue reading

Badlands Sunset

[singlepic id=1285 w=480 float=left] I posted a similar Badlands sunset picture back in the Badlands – norconk.com.  I think this one has a slightly better foreground and a little lighter touch on the HDR compilation. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 18-135mm lens @ 45mm, 1/10 – 1/160 shutter, f/16,… Continue reading

Black Bear

[singlepic id=1284 w=480 float=left] Sticking with the animal theme for one more picture, this is one of the better shots I got of a bear while in Yellowstone, even though it’s a black bear and not the more impressive Grizzly.  Hung around watching this one forage for about an hour… Continue reading

Mammoth Hot Springs

[singlepic id=1282 w=480 float=left] Looking up at the Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone – kind of the opposite view of the previous tree picture.  Had to climb on the railing to get high enough to just barely see into the pool in the middle there. Picture taken with Canon 60D,… Continue reading