Posted on August 22nd, 2009 by John at 11:34 |
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If you haven’t visited stuckincustoms.com and looked at the beautiful photos taken by Trey Ratcliff, you are missing out. But, not one to be content merely to observe, the “Father of HDR” has inspired me to attempt my own pictures. You have to have some fairly high-end equipment, and specialized software in order to do HDR. Trey explains the process in detail in his HDR Tutorial. However, it essentially involves taking multiple photographs at different exposures and then using software to combine them into one amazing image.
I had the privilege of going to Estes Park a few weeks past, and there I made my first legitimate foray into HDR:
There were a lot of these bluffs around, but I was enamored with this one. I took this shot outside of our cabin sometime in the afternoon.
On the other side of the valley, looking North, I took a few more shots:
On the whole I’m very pleased with these shots. I really wanted to take a picture of the historic Stanley Hotel, but it didn’t work out. Next time!
Posted on August 5th, 2009 by John at 11:31 |
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I am subscribed to President Obama’s Twitter feed, and his office recently made the following tweet: “Lots of disinformation on health insurance reform out there. Learn/share the facts: http://bit.ly/191Bzz #hc09.” So agreeing that I should learn and share the facts, I decided to find out for myself what the facts are. In addition to some telling Gallup Polls; an associate of mine pointed me towards an AP article: “FACT CHECK: Obama’s health care claims adrift?” It seems as though President Obama is carefully sifting his words and relating information that is somewhat true, but fails to tell the whole story.
Most Americans are lukewarm at best regarding Obama’s healthcare reform, according to a recent Gallup poll: “Americans on Healthcare Reform: Top 10 Takeaways.” Of note: 84% of adult American’s have health insurance, and most are satisfied with it; additionally, there is “No Groundswell of Support for Healthcare Reform.” We should focus on the 16% without health insurance, and not break a system that is working for 84%.
So what are some alternatives to ensuring that all American’s have health insurance? In the Wall Street Journal, Arthur B. Laffer outlines a viable alternative to “Obamacare,” “How to Fix the Health-Care ‘Wedge’.”
Congress needs to focus on reform that promotes what Americans want most: immediate, measurable ways to make health care more accessible and affordable without jeopardizing quality, individual choice, or personalized care.
No American wants the Government to make their healthcare decisions for them, the elderly do not want to be refused expensive treatments because they are “too old,” we should reform healthcare, but Obama’s plan will leave us worse off.
