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.

Half Dome at Sunset

[singlepic id=1147 w=480 float=left] Here’s a second shot of Half Dome taken at Sunset on our first day in Yosemite taken from Glacier Point.  I believe there was a hike that we could have done ending at the point, but we had been doing other things throughout the day, so… Continue reading

Half Dome

[singlepic id=1145 w=480 float=left] I’ve posted one similar to this before, but it was not this one, so I’m not breaking my rules.  Of course, in some cases that means I could post what appeared to be the same picture for a month straight without truly repeating. This is a… Continue reading

Eindhoven Sunrise

[singlepic id=1143 w=480 float=left] This one’s an obvious HDR – but in defense of unnatural post-processing, it looks better than any of the individual shots, regardless of how much processing is done to them.  I’ve shared the picture before, here & here because apparently when we’ve stayed in Eindhoven, Netherlands… Continue reading

Bois Blanc Sunset

[singlepic id=1139 w=480 float=center] This picture of the remnants of a sunset over the Western end of Bois Blanc remains one of my favorite pictures.  From a strict picture file standpoint, it’s probably barely shrugworthy, but I thought it was really cool how there was just enough area of cloud-free… Continue reading

Bois Blanc Lighthouse

[singlepic id=1137 h=480 float=left] The lighthouse on the North side of Bois Blanc.  This is from an long past trip that Steve and I took to Bois Blanc.  For anyone who doesn’t know, Bois Blanc is a moderately sized island just east of Mackinac in Lake Huron.  There are two… Continue reading

Bois Blanc North Point

[singlepic id=1138 w=480 float=left] A little panorama capturing the North point of the Bois Blanc Island.  This was one of my first ever uses of Autostitch to combine pictures into a single shot.  I believe cameras were just starting to come with software which would help do this, but most… Continue reading

Giraffe

[singlepic id=1136 h=480 float=left] This one’s part of the “I’ve spent way too much time wandering around Lincoln Park Zoo” collection.  It’s of the zoo’s prized camel.  I felt I should include a picture to offset the number of panoramas I will inevitably post.  I’ve seen rationalizations as to why… Continue reading