So, I know that everyone reading this has fallen on hard times at one point or another, whether we are having a dip in our finances, a car breaking down or having a child and need to adjust our expenses accordingly, we have all been through it.

Having said that, I have a friend who needs a bit of help. It is not one of those sad, sappy stories, it is one that just flat out sucks a bunch. This weekend his brother’s car was stolen, which is just lame, however, about six thousand dollars worth of miscellaneous photography and other gear were in it when it was stolen. So, think of your most cherished ten items, and their value, then think about how much it would suck to just not have them and they are gone.

Now, this is where you come in, most of you that read this have sent me emails claiming my photos are awesome and want to know how much they cost to purchase. My response is always, “Nothing, they are free.”, much in the same way my computer work for most people is free, I have a talent, and I really enjoy sharing it with others. Most of you do not know the medical situation I have been going through for the last couple years, and the inability to have a steady income that has come along with it, still, I do not ask for money for my work, but now, I am, though it is not my work.

My friend Corry is an awesome guy, and this sort of thing is something that he just does not deserve. I am not at all asking for a donation, but I am simply imploring you, requesting, begging and petitioning you to buy at least one print from him. For those of you that have a facebook account, you can find his photos by clicking HERE, they can also be purchased HERE, they are very reasonably priced. For those of you that do not have a facebook account, you can contact me, as per usual at: MY EMAIL.

I will hopefully be getting his permission and photos to post here and on my flickr page for easier viewing at some point this week.

Again, I seriously think you should at least consider helping a fellow photographer. Thanks.

I am only able to surmise an artificial glimpse of what may be the story behind this photograph.

This photograph was captured during a session of getting myself and my girlfriend lost on a four wheeler. It was awesome, I found this place, and parked the four wheeler atop the hill, which is much steeper and difficult to traverse than it might seem.

I have been wanting a good example of HDR that was more on the subtle side, because it is very, very easy to get some blown out mess that makes you wonder what was in the sushi you ate for dinner. I have been going back through my collection and decided this was a perfect example of what I needed. This photo perfectly accentuates what GOOD HDR is capable of doing with your photographs.

So here we have a normal photograph that 90% of cameras on a tripod would take, and below it, we have a processed version of the same image. Please understand that there are two additional photographs that go with this. One of them is at -2 EV and the other is at +2 EV, which I find to be great for 97% of my HDR, there are times I will go -3 to +1, but that is only for the brightest of suns to be captured…

No story for this one, just stopped on the side of the road and took it… Although, It did take some thorough convincing on my part, since I had driven by the area about a thousand times for work and I had never stopped, I suppose the clouds were just right on this particular day…

Though I am generally considered a “Master” and “Amazing” and “Awesome” at fixing things and figuring things out, I ran into a problem I just could not solve. My new theme on my website has been a mess for some time now, as such, I finally had to resort to asking my friend, Eric. Who is the master of all things, including fixing my mess… So, now that photos and the general layout of the website is proper.

So I extend a Thank You to my repair man, Eric.

I know I know, I need to fix the sidebar… I forgot about it, and I am working on a fix now…

I have discovered the glory that is BlackBerry. I have been using these devices on and off for over four years. I was always disappointed by the general lack of software for these devices. But now here I sit, posting from my 8530 to my website using an app I downloaded. I am also able to listen to police scanners, control the audio/video on my MacBook and control my Ubuntu Linux server. Happy about the current state of apps on the BlackBerry? Yes, however, I am still going to make the switch to an android based device.