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365:2011 Picture Project

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Alvin Trusty

In October of 2005 I purchased my first digital single lens reflect (DSLR) camera.  It was an original model of the Canon Rebel, an XT.  That year (mostly at Christmas) we took 3274 pictures.  That was up from 1324 in … Continue reading →

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Aspect Ratio

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Alvin Trusty

We often deal with digital pictures when creating documents and online content.  Depending on the size and shape of your original picture, there is a good chance it will need to be resized to work in the space available. It … Continue reading →

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Summer of HDR

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Alvin Trusty

Not wanting to miss the latest fad in photography, I explored high dynamic range (HDR) this summer.  We took our family vacation in the middle of August, so I had a little time to play around with the settings in … Continue reading →

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Easy Photography

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Alvin Trusty

My students are working on a PowerPoint file in class.  I give them all the text.  They come up with the pictures.  All the pictures must be licensed with a Creative Commons license and several of the pictures must actually … Continue reading →

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Architecture Field Trip

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Alvin Trusty

Many early settlers of Findlay, Ohio built homes along two east-west streets. Front Street was next to the river and Back Street was the next street south, away from the noise and smoke generated by local factories. Later, Back Street … Continue reading →

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