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Flickr Increases Their Upload Limits

Photo sharing site Flickr just increased their file size limits for photo uploads. Pro users will see upload limits jump from 20mb per photo to 50mb per photo while free account users will see an increase from 15mb per photo to 30mb. This stems from the need for Flickr to stay relevant with Other sites like 500px annoucning that they will be increasing their limits to 60mb and Smugmug raising their cap to 50mb. With a slew of new high megapixel cameras hitting the market that often spit out Jpeg files in excess of 20mb, this is a welcome and needed change.

Canon Throws Us A Curveball, Announces 60Da

I woke up this morning to an announcement that has been nowhere on my radar, that announcement was for the Canon 60Da. The 60Da is a specialized version of the popular Canon 60D, tailored to Astrophotography enthusiasts. The 60Da features all the same great features many of us have come to love, but also boasts from additional features to aid in Astrophotography pursuits. Some added benefits include increased IR sensitivity (IR cut filter modified to view hydrogen Alpha light) and an RA-E3 remote adaptor to use with the optional Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 to better control long exposures and time lapse photography. The Canon 60Da is available now for pre-order and will retail for $1499.00.

Revisiting Film Photography

Over the past few months I have been revisiting the world of film photography. It all started when I purchased a Diana F+ camera in a Lomography store in Austin Texas. After that, I became fixated on this romantic art form of years past. More recently, I have revived my fathers Minolta Maxxum 5000 35mm camera and have been playing with it quite a bit. But what is the draw to this analog form of creating images you might ask, well there are a few reasons.

Want A New Facebook Cover Photo?

With the new Timeline setup on Facebook, there is a wonderful big cover photo that goes along with it. With so many photos out there, what should you put as your cover photo, and more importantly, is the photo you plan to use the right size? Well you have come to the right place, I have started creating perfectly sized versions of some of my photographs for you to use as cover photos for your Facebook page.

Instructions: Right click on the one you want to use and click save as. Then upload it to Facebook as you normally would. Enjoy!

Mike and Stephanie

Last weekend I had the pleasure of photographing two wonderful individuals. They recently got Engaged and wanted simple photos that they could share with family and friends to celebrate the occasion. This shoot was simple, it was shot on location at the bride to be’s family property. This provided a beautiful rural setting for the shoot. The fresh coat of snow made it easy to decide on a theme, and that was winter. Both out of necessity and keeping with the theme, our couple bundled up and we headed out to shoot. Here is just a few of the photos.