Whiskey Creek Fly Fishing

High Dynamic Range Photography is a technique that allows greater flexibility and range in taking photos of scenes we encounter while fishing.

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YellowstoneRiverHeadWaters, originally uploaded by WhiskeyCreek.
The Yellowstone River as it starts out of Yellowstone lake.

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GibbonRiver, originally uploaded by WhiskeyCreek.
Here is a shot of the Gibbon river in Yellowstone. This area will soon be much more difficult to reach, the road is being relocated higher up on the ridge (on the right in this photo).

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HenrysLakeHDR, originally uploaded by WhiskeyCreek.
Henry’s Lake in Idaho, as viewed from the dam. To more fully experience Henry’s Lake, grab a needle and poke yourself every 10 seconds to simulate the mosquitos.

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My family wanted to visit a new (to us) area of Yellowstone this year. We made the trek to the Cave Falls area, in the south west corner of the park. This is the corner actually in Idaho, and is known as the Cascade Corner because it features many falls and cascades.
We did some hiking [...]

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What do you get with a digital camera with macro lens, a google account, and a passion for the creepy-crawlies of your neighborhood?  You get a great blog.

Walks with My Camera shares some outstanding photographs of creeping, crawling, buzzing, and flying creatures.

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I ran into something interesting while at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, which illustrates the way white balance works in a digital camera. If you are asking your-self “what the hell is white balance?”, don’t worry about it.
In the optical section, there was a room illuminated in strong yellow lights. My daughter took a rest [...]

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Last fall, my buddy and I were fishing the Madison in the park.  We were fishing about half a mile from the road, for several hours.  The afternoon was getting late, and we we wanted to move to a different part of the river.
All during the afternoon, an Elk was bugling his song, and it [...]

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The Panasonic DMC-TS1 looks like a very promising camera for fly fishing:

Waterproof to 10 ft
Shockproof from vest high (5 ft)
12.1 megapixel, 4.6x optical zoom
Records HD video in a vest friendly form-factor

Coming soon to a market near you for about $400. Look for it in April, just in time for the trout opener.
This follows Canon’s [...]

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