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Equipment
Since June 2007 we have been using a Canon XTi Digital Rebel camera with a Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM zoom lens. Previous to June 2007 we used a Canon Powershot S30 3 megapixel point-and-shoot style digital camera. The Callaway Gardens, Carolina, Georgia, Bennett Spring State Park, Cook Forest State Park galleries were all shot with the Canon Powershot S30 camera.
Software
Every photograph requires some degree of photo-editing to maximize image quality. For photo-editing we rely upon Adobe software. Prior to 2007 we used the powerful, yet affordable, Adobe Photoshop Elements program. Now we rely on the full version of Adobe Photoshop; a part of the Adobe Creative Suite package of software.
To put it all together in the gallery form we make use of the fantastic JAlbum software. JAlbum is available as a free download (http://jalbum.net/). JAlbum simplifies and automates the otherwise tedious task of making a web photo gallery.
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Photo Galleries >
2008
Colorado
Our two-week summer vacation to Westcliffe, Ridgway, and Divide. Photos feature the Sangre de Cristo mountains, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, the Mount Sneffels wilderness, and more.
2007
Montana, Wyoming, & South Dakota
Our two-week summer vacation featuring photos from Glacier, Yellowstone, and Badlands National Parks, and scenery surrounding the National Parks. Also featuring photos from Devils Tower National Monument, the Bighorn and Beartooth Mountains.
2007
Lake of the Ozarks and
Ha Ha Tonka State Parks, Missouri
An extended weekend trip in June 2007.
2007
Callaway Gardens, Georgia
A 2007 trip to Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia at the Azaleas peak blooming.
2006
The Carolinas
Our June 2006 trip to some of the beautiful waterfalls of the Carolinas in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Featuring photos of Mingo Falls, Crabtree Falls, Whitewater Falls, and more.
2005
Hot Springs, Arkansas and Vicinity
A September vacation in the Ouachita region of Arkansas. We enjoyed a stay at a campground on Lake Ouachita (see video gallery) and at Lake Catherine State Park near Hot Springs, Arkansas. The photos in this gallery feature Bath House Row, the main attraction of Hot Springs National Park.
2004
The Mountains of Georgia
Photographs featuring Cloudland Canyon, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Unicoi State Park and nearby waterfalls taken September 2004.
2004
Bennett Spring State Park, Missouri
One of Missouri's largest springs feeds into the Niangua River. A trout hatchery ensures the waters are teeming with fish and fisherman.
2002
Cook Forest State Park, Pennsylvania
Beautiful ancient old-growth forest featuring some of the tallest trees east of the Rocky Mountains. Also includes photos of the Kinzua Bridge and the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon.