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May 23

by Scott Glime in Nature, Photography 0 comments tags: Iceland

Return to Iceland – November 2018

After my wife and I experienced Iceland together in April of 2018, I needed to go back. Our trip was cut short by 2 days thanks to a blizzard in Minnesota and our itinerary had to change. We missed many of the locations I really wanted to visit. So, when we returned I started planning a solo return trip. I made it safely to Keflavík International Airport and got a shuttle to Rent.is to pick up my home on wheels for the week. My goals this trip were to make it back to the Black Sand Beach near Vik and explore the northern regions of the country. Although I was exhausted from the overnight flight from Minneapolis, I drove the southwest coast to Selfoss where I got a campsite at Gesthús Selfoss. After a nap, I made the plan to head to Vik for sunset. Reynisfjara Beach was a place we missed out on during our last trip. It was busy with tourists, but I was still able to get some decent shots of the famous sea stacks. I drove around the mountain to Víkurfjara Black Sand Beach and there was no one there. The sun was starting to set […]

Sep 18

by Scott Glime in Nature, Photography 2 comments tags: Búðakirkja, Búðardalur, Diamond Beach, Garðar BA 64, Grundarfjörður, Iceland, Jökulsárlón, Skógafoss, Snæfellsnes, Stokksnes, Travel Log, Vatnajökull, Vestrahorn

Iceland – April 2018

Ever since I took a serious interest in photography in 2014, a visit to Iceland was at the top of my wishlist. The photos I’ve seen of the magnificent landscapes there were simply amazing. I needed to get there and capture my vision of Iceland. My wife cheerfully agreed to join me on the trip, and her dad was generous enough to fly to Minnesota to care for our four kids while we were gone. Alas, months of careful planning couldn’t anticipate the worst snowstorm Minnesota had seen in nearly thirty years. Our flight out was canceled, and a second wave of snow the following day seriously threatened us losing another day in the Land of Fire and Ice. We made it to the airport thanks to the epic winter driving skills of a close family friend. We got to the airport and boarded the plane. After some intensive plane deicing, we were finally in the air and on our way. Skip to the Iceland Gallery Keflavík, Reykjavík and the Blue Lagoon We landed safely at KEF Airport and made our way to Happy Campers rentals to pick up our ride. Our plan was to spend a day on the Reykjanes Peninsula, experience […]

Jul 22

by Scott Glime in Nature, Photography 0 comments tags: dehaze, Lightroom

Lightroom’s New Dehaze Feature

Fog-B-Gone I had a few questions about the Sturgeon Bay Pierhead Light photo that I posted on Facebook. I mentioned in the comment on the photo that I’d used the new “Dehaze” feature/slider in the most recent version of Lightroom CC 2015. Here’s the before and after: Thoughts… As you can see, the results are pretty amazing. The “before” image is right out of the camera. The only thing I did to the “after” shot was move the “Dehaze” slider in the Develop Module all the way to the right (+100). The photo does have more grain and artifacts, and the colors are a little overdone and false, but almost all of the fog from the scene has been removed! Amazing. What do you think? Have you had the chance to use this yet? Please let me know in the comments below! Here’s where you can find the slider:

May 13

by Scott Glime in Nature, Photography 0 comments tags: Composition

Building the Scene

This shot won’t win any awards, but I am proud of it. I took this image on the Fall Minnesota North Shore trip in 2014. I had heard that a good photo should tell a story, but for some reason I couldn’t really grasp that concept. When I found out that we were going to visit a historic Maple Syrup Farm, I thought it would be great to challenge myself to tell a story with a photograph. I tasked myself with focusing on using this opportunity to tell a story with a photo. However, I got there and didn’t know where to begin. I wandered around aimlessly and hoped inspiration would hit me in the face. It didn’t. Then I spotted this log pile. (Inspiration?) Something about the elements in the scene caught my attention. It wasn’t like I got a profound creative idea and went with it; but I saw something that I could work with, and I knew it would take some hard work to get the elements right. I started thinking about the log splitter and how someone used it to create that nice pile of logs behind it. I also realized that the gas can had […]

Jan 10

by Scott Glime in Cities, Nature, Photography 2 comments tags: arches, Lake Phalen, Lightroom

The Magic of Lightroom

I can’t believe that only 6 short months ago I was using iPhoto to manage and edit all of my photos. Since then, I’ve switched to Lightroom and don’t think I can ever go back. Lightroom makes it so easy to get incredible results in a very short period of time. I’m amazed at how a seemingly boring photo can be salvaged and become a work of art. Take this photo I took while walking around north of Lake Phalen in Saint Paul. It was a dreary, cold day and I was walking back to my car and liked how the Gateway Trail bridge was framing the one behind it (Frost Ave.). I thought it might make a good grayscale photo when I got it back on my computer. The before is pretty drab, eh? I think if I had opened this photo in iPhoto, I would have passed it up. But in Lightroom you can quickly hover over certain presets and immediately see a preview of what the image would look like with that preset applied. I did just that with some of the black and white presets I had installed and really liked this one. A little bump in […]

Sep 29

by Scott Glime in Nature, Photography 0 comments

MN North Shore Trip

I got to go up to the North Shore for a Photography Workshop offered through Dakota County Technical College. I went up there hoping for a few good shots, and ended up coming back with that and then some; but most importantly, I learned so much about landscape photography and developed some confidence in myself and my abilities. Over the past year or two, I’ve learned a lot about photo theory, but have had little time to practice. This trip really immersed me in photography for the entire weekend! Enjoy the photos!