Mackie Images » outdoor photography http://mackieimages.com/photoblog Art. Adventure. Advocacy. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:41:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Cycling & Bike Tour Photos http://mackieimages.com/photoblog/2009/01/28/cycling-and-bike-tour-photos/ http://mackieimages.com/photoblog/2009/01/28/cycling-and-bike-tour-photos/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:57:01 +0000 Mackie Images http://mackieimages.com/photoblog/?p=508 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

I’m not sure I could survive without my bike. From short rides along the shore of West Seattle, to epic month-long bike tours in Chile, I love to ride. Here are some photos I took along the way.

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Watch a slideshow of these and additional mountain bike & cycling tours photos HERE

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Below you’ll find a growing selection of backcountry skiing photos, all of which are available as fine art photography prints.

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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

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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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Time for something new. A new look. A new blog. New posts. New reviews. New news. Fortunately the photographs are going to stay the same…well sort of. All photographs from Mackie Images are going to hosted at Photoshelter.com. Why? Because over the years I’ve often found myself at a bit of loss while trying to maintain and update where and how images are going to be posted. If I can’t figure out where my own photographs are, how is someone else going to find them?!?!

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I was approached recently by someone interested in a sailing picture of mine. She was convinced she had found the perfect photograph for her boss and now all she had to do was call me up and order it. "Why yes, I can definitely get you that photograph ma’am…what size are you looking for?" Her answer was a bit unexpected; she was looking for a large print, a size had yet to print. Matter of fact, she was looking for a digital print of four feet on the long end.

So this got me thinking, and asking, just what are the print size limitations of my Canon Rebel XT digital camera? I instantly posed the question on two of my favorite photography forums: dpreview.com and fredmiranda.com about printing up to, and beyond, a 24×36 photograph. The responses were quite surprising. Below is a shortened list of what others who had the same or similar Canon digital camera said:


  • "No problem going that large from an 8mp image."
  • "It
    absolutely depends on the quality of the image itself. If it is truly
    sharp where it is supposed to be sharp, you can go even bigger than
    that. If it’s marginal, you can make great-looking 4×6 prints all day
    long but you won’t be happy with posters."
  • "I have sold about 40 24 x 36 prints, most taken with a 6mp camera (d60)"
  • "I have printed 36" x 44" on several occasions and the result is great.
    Keep in mind that a nice Wide format inkjet printer will only need/use
    150dpi. There will be very little enlarging/interpolating going on when
    shooting at max res. As for The Bicubic Smoothing, that is a setting in
    the prefs, set it to Bicubic Interpolation as default for best
    enlargements. Canvas will also hide any digital noise introduced by low
    light."

But the most surprising response was:

24X36 is easy for the 350D.  As with any picture size, it needs to be a sharp image.
I am getting 42" X 6X" prints on glossy paper that are just great.

So needless to say I was quite happy to hear the printing capabilities of my 8 megapixel Canon digital camera. As soon as I make the print I’ll be sure to let everyone know how it turns out.

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It was a quick trip but a trip none the less. Every time I visit Whitefish, Montana, I’m immediately captivated by the rising peaks to the east that provide the first glimpse of the rocky mountains and Glacier National Park. I’ll post some additional photographs from a short day hike up to the Sperry Chalet, but in the meantime, here’s a reminder that winter is on its way.

Swan_range

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