Have you ever wished you had a scanner that could copy your entire wall - just the way it is - without ever removing a photo frame or anything in them? Want to copy a quilt? Scrapbook images of medals, merits, awards and youth art into a standard scrapbook without hassle? If so, then you are going to LOVE this! Click on the Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner icon and learn about the Flip-Pal Scanner. It is the most amazing scanner I have ever seen. It stiches, it flips and flops, it crops, it slices and dices and does everything you wish your scanner would do and more. It's so EASY and VERSITILE you will wonder what the world did before these existed!!

What the heck is ISO?

Are you confused about the ISO button on your camera?

ISO simply stands for International Standards Organization... yes, even on your camera, that's what it means. So basically it is referring to the fact that whatever it does - it does it so that everyone all around the world will do it the same way.
In the days of film cameras, ISO (also called ASA and DIN back then - which meant American Standards Association and DIN was German for the same thing in Germany) referred to the speed of your film. Film Speed allowed you to get better results in differnt lighting conditions. It controlled how sensitive the film was to light.
In our now digital world, it does very much the same job, just not the same exact way. So what DOES it do, you ask? It allows your camera to adapt to bright sun and dark of night so that it can still come up with an evenly lit exposure.
ISO numbers can range anywhere from 25 (usually named ISO LOW #1) to as high as 25,000 (referred to HIGH #2 and only found the most expensive cameras).
How to use it:
Photography is all about opposites; the lower numbers are for use with more light - bright sunny days on snow or frozen lakes are great for the lowest of your ISO numbers, and dark places will require the higher numbers.
It seems simple enough but there is a catch. The higher ISO numbers will have some quality loss in the form of pixels. Some cameras handle this better than others, but the trick is to use the lowest ISO number you can get away with and still have a decent exposure.
If you have never bothered to use it before, I suggest you play with it and find out how it can help your images. Just remember that you will have to take it off of AUTO to be able to adjust it. PROGRAM should allow you to change your ISO among other things. Happy Shooting!

A word about Frogs

Frogs are such a wonderful and important part of our eco-system that when researchers need to check the quality of life in a certain area, the first thing they will check is the frog population.  The unique thing about frogs is that they live both on land and in the water, therefore, a healthy frog population will indicate a healthy eco-system. Mutant frogs and a weak population will indicate toxins and other problems that will eventually affect all of us.

A quick photography tip for point n shoot cameras!

Learn how to turn your flash off... then do so. Most of the cameras today work better without a flash. If you are shooting in the green mode or the full auto, the camera will not allow you to turn it off. It will pick and choose when you are allowed to use the flash. If you put it in the "P" mode (Program), however, you will be able to make a few changes while still giving most of the control to the camera. In Program, you can turn your flash on and off when you want to. This isn't to say that you will never need a flash, but my suggestion is to try it without first, and then, if needed, add it back in to the mix. Happy shooting :D

The Back Road Ambler

    
The Back Road Ambler is more than a
weekly planner. It is a stroll through a
flower garden. It is a Sunday afternoon
eagle watching on the Mississippi, or a hike
in one of our great state parks. It is a
drive through the hills or a ride on the bike
path. It is the whiff of spring in the air and
the spotting of the first robin.
It is designed to take your hectic schedule
and unravel it down some local gravel lane.
It is a tribute to the back roads, the back
woods and the back forty of our provincial
Coulee Region. Contained within are over 55
photos from seven different photographers
who call this place home. These folks live,
work and play on both sides of the Upper
Mississippi.
The stunning imagery in this planner en-
compasses an entire year of seasonal
diversity. Throughout, it features both the
common and the unexpected; demonstrating
the beauty of our landscape and capturing
an essence that is more than passing through.
The planner covers the calendar year of 2012.

Interested in obtaining one or more copies of this local treasure?

Contact me at 608.582.4663 via text or call.
You can also email me at  veraguth@triwest.net.

Single copies will be $42 and will keep your money local in more than one way!