The Tall Ships celebration in Bay City, Michigan. (Part 1, watching the ships arrive.)
Every three years in the city of Bay City, Michigan, a very special nautical event happens. "Tall ships," are defined as large, traditional
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Mike
Jun 3, 20193 min read
Visiting the Wheels Across the Prairie Museum in Tracy, Minnesota.
the Wheels Across the Prairie Museum in Tracy, Minnesota is a very interesting place. It's got a lot of historical significance from the...
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Mike
May 21, 20192 min read
Exploring and photographing the Market Street Mall in Marshall Minnesota.
As you can see, a few business still cling to this place. Customers were almost nonexistent. Music echoed through the building as if it...
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Mike
May 14, 20193 min read
Urban exploring in Rock Rapids.
It's not very often that you can do urban exploration legally. Most people who are into exploring old buildings do so illegally. I've...
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Mike
Apr 23, 20193 min read
Why paying to enter the zoo is the right thing to do.
This post is the result of having heard several small time photographers and Instagram "influencers" (they were under 1000 subs) complain...
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Mike
Apr 20, 20193 min read
Jumping into skydiving photography at Skydive Adventures in Luverne Minnesota.
Luverne Minnesota sits at the very southwestern corner of the state. Slightly further southwest is the Luverne municipal airport, known as...
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Mike
Apr 17, 20197 min read
How to choose the right camera for your child so they can learn photography.
When I use the term ‘young child’, what I mean is child under about the age of 14. Anyone from about 14-19 I’d define as being clearly a...
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Mike
Apr 13, 20192 min read
We are now(again) trained weather spotters.
On April 9th Caitlyn and I(Mike). Attended a weather spotting class at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon, Iowa. This class is...
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Mike
Apr 9, 20193 min read
Film isn't forever! why you need to digitize and how to protect your memories.
You've heard it said, "take a picture, it'll last longer." For a long time that was true, in fact we have photos well over a hundred...
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Mike
Apr 1, 20192 min read
Hunting peeps the way God intended.
Peeps Rabbits are some of the most bloodthirsty and viscous creatures in existence. They hunt in packs and use sheer numbers to overwhelm...
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Mike
Mar 31, 20193 min read
We attended the Gitchie Girl Uncovered book signing and pie social in Inwood.
On March 21st we attended a presentation and book signing at Our Saviours Lutheran Church near Inwood, Iowa. This was accompanied by an...
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Mike
Mar 25, 20196 min read
Review of the Minolta Maxxum Qtsi 35mm camera.
The Minolta Maxxum Qtsi is an interesting specimen of SLR goodness. Now if you remember our review of the Olympus IS-10 you would also...
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Mike
Mar 22, 20192 min read
Setting up for the Greater Sioux Falls Model Train Show
There's stuff happening at the Multi-cultural Center of Sioux Falls this weekend. The Greater Sioux Falls Model Train Show happens on the...
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Mike
Mar 14, 20192 min read
Flooding starts for Rock Rapids, Iowa
As of march 14th 2019 this article is current. A perfect storm of sorts is brewing over the Tristate area. Heavy snows fell and were...
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Mike
Mar 13, 20191 min read
Slade's Drive in of Rock Rapids, Iowa opens for their 2019 season, and we were customer #1
Slade's Drive in opened their 2019 season to a rainy and dreary day. That weather didn't stop us from going to photograph the event. If...
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Mike
Mar 9, 20197 min read
What the rule of thirds is and when to break it.
The rule of thirds is a very important element of good composition not just in photography but in all visual arts. The idea behind this...
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Mike
Feb 26, 20194 min read
An honest review of the Altura Photo Fisheye Wide Angle Lens and macro lens.
Note: We are not affiliated in any way with Altura Photo. We paid full price for this product to test it and are not being paid for this...
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Mike
Feb 25, 20195 min read
Review of the Altura AP-UNV1 Flash
Note. We are not in any way affiliated or sponsored by Altura for this review. We paid full price for this flash on Amazon. You may have...
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Mike
Feb 24, 20193 min read
How to back up your Lightroom Classic catalog.
Backing up your work in Lightroom is really simple. You can move your work in Lightroom from one computer to another pretty seamlessly...
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Mike
Feb 24, 20192 min read
Magnaimages contributes to photography history.
It's kind of amazing that we've only been at this for a few months and yet we are making some pretty cool friends and contributions to...
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