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.

Buds

[singlepic id=1253 w=320 float=left][singlepic id=1252 w=320] Because it was asked… left/top as posted yesterday, right/bottom slight adjustment to the reds.  I think it does look better slightly desaturated – but that also might be because I’m viewing it on a monitor that washes out details once it gets to a… Continue reading

Tiger Lilly

[singlepic id=1243 w=480 float=left] A tiger lilly… I think it suffers the same saturation degradation as the bulb from yesterday.  Probably could be solved if I had the picture in RAW format… but alas. Picture taken with Canon Rebel XT (300D), EF 70-300mm lens @ 140mm, f/5.0, 1/80 sec, ISO… Continue reading

Lorikeet

[singlepic id=1240 w=480 float=left] Older picture from Busch Gardens in Florida from back in the day of the C-2040z.  I probably have a dozen pictures of these guys that turned out quite good given the megapixel limitations of the camera being used.  Granted, they’re of birds that naturally look very… Continue reading

Hancock Building

[singlepic id=1239 w=480 float=left] The Hancock Building in Chicago, good only for it’s interesting perspective.  Taken with my favorite camera to gripe about, the SX130.  I can’t complain too much, as this was taken in the dark, handheld. Picture taken with Canon SX130 IS, lens at 5mm (36mm equiv), f/3.4,… Continue reading