It doesn’t necessarily feel like spring here in the Pacific Northwest, but there are signs it’s inevitable. Flowers are sprouting, the snow is melting faster…

For a very limited time I’m offering 50% off any photograph that has snow in it! Below is a small selection. View even more WINTER PHOTOGRAPHS here

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Some abnormally pleasant days in Seattle offer splendid days for sea kayaking off West Seattle.

Kayak for two

Beached on Beach Drive in West Seattle

To see more sea kayaking photos from Seattle, British Columbia and beyond, click HERE

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I just posted a quick update on our trip up to Whistler on backcountryskiphotos.com. No ski touring was had, but we did manage to spend a bit of time skate skiing at the new Olympic Park nordic center. And, I was able to capture this one shot before the weather turned, again.

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Last Chance! Two More Days To Order. This is it folks. I’m shutting the doors on any and all orders at the end of this week. Sure the economy sucks, but your gifts don’t have to.Have a question about a print or print size? Shoot me an email. - All prints up to 24″ mounted on canvas for only $135*. After the holidays these will go back up to $200. Two mounting options to choose from. 3/4″ stretcher frames that do not require ANY framing, or canvas mounted on matte board that can be framed - Want a framed photo instead? All photos are printed on museum quality luster or matte paper using archival inks. - A 5 x 7 double-matted print is only $25. Or, any 8 x 10 print for just $30! - You can also purchase just about any print to use as greeting and/or thank you cards. A set of 24 costs only $49. Stock up now and say thank you with style. - Another inexpensive card option is a one-sided 4×8″ card with vertical or horizontal orientation. A set of 12 for only $20! Can’t decide what print to give? Let them choose! Send a gift certificate for any size print or dollar amount! Watch a Slideshow! I just moved a large number of images into this slideshow, making it significantly easier to browse photos. Check them out now! This really is your last chance to get print orders in for the holidays.

Panoramic Prints Mt Rainier Photographs Backcountry Skiing Photos *not all print sizes available on canvas

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It’s December 1st…are you ready for the holidays?

I’m changing the way I do things…for a very short time. Browse through ANY of my landscape and adventure photographs and if you find one you want a print of (canvas included), email me what you are willing to pay for it, along with the size you are interested in. I can’t guarantee I’ll accept all offers, but if it’s reasonable I’ll consider it and will have the print ready before the holidays. (Shipping costs are separate.)

NOTE: not all images are available in all sizes. Contact me if you have any questions about a certain size. Framing is available for Seattle-area folks at an additional cost. I will consider shipping photos without glass out of the Seattle area.

We’re all running out of time though, so start browsing and let me know what you want! More photos are being added daily so keep checking back. Inexpensive shipping rates will stop after Dec 10th.

www.mackieimages.com

Why I am doing this? Am I that desperate? Not at all. It’s simple: I love photography, I love capturing that ‘moment’ and feel everyone should be able to enjoy the same thing.

Panoramic Prints
Mt Rainier Photographs
Backcountry Skiing Photos

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There’s something special about black and white photographs. This one is no exception. Taken on a backcountry ski tour in the Oregon Cascades, it captures the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

For a short time I am offering 12 x 24 prints for only $100. Just in time for the holidays.

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I’ve always been a huge fan of panoramic photos, especially as someone who is often outdoors trying to capture the immense landscapes here in the Pacific Northwest. Unfortunately, because I’m often backcountry skiing or cycling or in a sea kayak, I often can’t afford to carry my tripod or simply don’t have the time to set it up. (I have to keep up with my friends you know!) Which means, if I want to capture a panoramic photograph, I really need to consider the landscape I’m in and how I’m going to photograph it without having to crop the hell out of it when I get home (and thereby reducing the quality of the photo.)

But this post isn’t necessarily about how to shoot a panoramic shot per se (I’m far from perfecting the skill of stitching multiple photos) but my experience with printing panoramic photographs using an 8-megapixel Canon Rebel XT digital camera and Epson R2400 photo printer. I’ve had no issues printing smaller panoramic images, such as 5×15 or 9×18. Despite only 8 megapixels and having to crop some of the image to get the panoramic look, any image noise has been pretty much undetectable.

As nice as these smaller prints are and look, I wanted to go larger. The reality is though, 8 megapixels isn’t a lot, especially when you start to think about printing something that is 24 inches or larger on the long side. I’ve printed a poster-size print of this skiing photograph and it came out great, but what was going to happen with a 12×36 panoramic image?

I’m happy to report the sea kayaking image below, printed at 12×36 using roll paper on my Epson R2400, came out pretty well, well enough to hang in a local coffee shop and one that I would feel comfortable selling.

So, the moral of the story is, don’t let the number of megapixels in your camera limit the size of your photograph prints. There are a couple Photoshop techniques to use to help salvage image quality when printing photos that are larger than the original size, the main being the use of the ‘bicubic smoother’, which I can touch on in a future post.

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