http://www.photoexploration.com Photography with an open mind... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:56:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.photoexploration.com/2012/02/new-beginnings/ http://www.photoexploration.com/2012/02/new-beginnings/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:56:09 +0000 Mike Herel http://www.photoexploration.com/?p=645 This image was my submission to a casual photo contest that a few friends at work participate in. We pick a theme, New Beginnings, in this case and submit our photos anonymously.  The contest has gotten surprisingly competitive yet still friendly with … Continue reading →]]> http://www.photoexploration.com/2012/02/new-beginnings/feed/ 0 http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/11/cabbing-downtown/ http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/11/cabbing-downtown/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:03:37 +0000 Mike Herel http://www.photoexploration.com/?p=625 Things take on a different appearance at night and more certainly so, after a few drinks. After a recent cab ride, I thought I could maybe recapture some of that experience in photos. This in-turn has rekindled an interest in … Continue reading →]]> http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/11/cabbing-downtown/feed/ 0 http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/11/gallery-saturday-afternoon/ http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/11/gallery-saturday-afternoon/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:32:19 +0000 Mike Herel http://www.photoexploration.com/?p=610 Another walk through High Park. It was a beautiful day but a mostly uninspired photo outing. Sometimes you take what you can get and try to make the most of it.]]> http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/11/gallery-saturday-afternoon/feed/ 0 http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/sunrise/ http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/sunrise/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:49:28 +0000 Mike Herel http://www.photoexploration.com/?p=602 This is why I wanted a point-and-shoot camera, for those images that present themselves in day-to-day life. This was the view on my way to work this morning.]]> http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/sunrise/feed/ 0 http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/ducks/ http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/ducks/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:47:28 +0000 Mike Herel http://www.photoexploration.com/?p=589 Another trip to High Park. This time I had in mind, birds of prey, maybe an Osprey or Red-Tailed Hawk but it ended up being ducks. Bird photography is quite new for me, so I am quite happy to photograph … Continue reading →]]> http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/ducks/feed/ 0 http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/hula-girl/ http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/hula-girl/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:34:41 +0000 Mike Herel http://www.photoexploration.com/?p=574 Hula Girl Espresso Bar at night. This was mostly a test of the new point-and-shoot at night. After shooting exclusively with a DSLR for many years, this is definitely going to take some getting used to. I think a little … Continue reading →]]> http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/hula-girl/feed/ 0 http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/leaf-prints/ http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/leaf-prints/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:30:46 +0000 Mike Herel http://www.photoexploration.com/?p=566 I picked up a new point-and-shoot camera this weekend. For a long time I have wanted buy a pocketable camera to carry when I am not out specifically to take pictures or do not want to carry an SLR and … Continue reading →]]> http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/leaf-prints/feed/ 0 http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/thanksgiving-weekend/ http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/thanksgiving-weekend/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:38:46 +0000 Mike Herel http://www.photoexploration.com/?p=556 The weather was so beautiful, I decided to head out to High Park. I was looking for birds of prey but with none to be found, I looked to see if the the Heron was still around. It was and … Continue reading →]]> http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/thanksgiving-weekend/feed/ 0 http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/new-site-design/ http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/new-site-design/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:05:11 +0000 Mike Herel http://dev2.photoexploration.com/?p=516 Continue reading →]]> http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/10/new-site-design/feed/ 0 http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/09/welcome-to-photoexploration/ http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/09/welcome-to-photoexploration/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:54:23 +0000 Mike Herel http://dev2.photoexploration.com/?p=465 Continue reading →]]> http://www.photoexploration.com/2011/09/welcome-to-photoexploration/feed/ 0