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“House on Haunted Hill”  This image reminded me of my childhood in California.  My parents were divorced and my mother worked nights. My brother being older than me would make me stay up and watch this horror show and then he would run around the house scaring me.  You know how older brothers are.

One pseudo HDR processed in Photomatix Pro, Adobe Lightroom, and Nikon Capture NX.

Nikon D80 with Nikkor 50mm 1.8 lense.

“One Way Out” I took this image from inside a old water treatment plant.  It’s a spooky place and this door is supposed to be welded shut. Wait! What’s that I hear foot steps? Run! I think the welders have come early!

One exposure HDR processed in Photomatix Pro, Adobe Lightroom and Nikon Capture NX.

Nikon D50 with Nikkor 50mm 1.8 Lense

“Cruise Night”  This image was capture on cruise night downtown Fargo North Dakota. 1956 Chevy 4dr post.  Many great 50’s 60’s and 70’s era cars were on display!

One pseudo HDR processed in Photomatix Pro, Adobe Lightroom, and Nikon Capture NX.

Nikon D80 with Nikkor 50mm 1.8 lense.

“Along the Red River” I took this image during the 2009 record flood in Fargo, North Dakota.  You can see that the home in the background has water in the basement.

In 2009 the Red River reached 40.78 ft and surpassed the record set in 1897 of 40.1 feet 

I chose this image for today as the weather service just announced the Red River had reached flood stage of 18 ft and there is a 50 percent chance we may exceed the 2009 record level.  Volunteers from the community have bagged 3 million sandbags which are at the ready and being distributed as I write this.

We hope for the best but prepare for the worst but hey don’t worry this is Fargo.. United we sand.

One exposure pseudo HDR processed in Photomatix Pro, Adobe Lightroom, and Nikon Capture NX.

Nikon D80 with Nikkor 50mm 1.8 Lense.

Hey Dude it’s Sunny Brook from Kentucky. This old image is painted on a building in downtown Fargo, North Dakota.  I traced the history of this whiskey to around 1914.

I do not know when this mural was made but I would guess in the 1950’s

One exposure pseudo HDR processed in Photomatix Pro, Adobe Lightroom and Nikon Capture NX.

Nikon D50 with Nikkor 50mm 1.8 Lense

Fishing the “Flat Head River” in Glacier Montana. Taken on a recent vacation.  The water is so clear and the scenery breathtaking! I tell everyone God lives here..

One exposure pseudo HDR processed in Photomatix Pro, Adobe Ligthroom and Nikon Capture NX.

Nikon D80 with Nikkor 50mm lense.

I call this image “Forgotten”  

I spied this truck one day while driving around.  It looked so sad don’t you think?

One exposure pseudo HDR processed in Photomatix Pro, Adobe Lightroom and Nikon Capture NX.

Nikon D80 with Nikkor 50mm Lense

I call this image “Before Computers”

I took this image of a old underwood typewriter at a local tourist attraction.

One exposure pseudo HDR processed in Photomatix Pro, Adobe Lightroom, and Nikon Capture NX.

Nikon D80 with Nikkor 50mm 1.8 Lense

“SURF CITY”

I bought a ‘30 Ford wagon and we call it a woody
Surf City, here we come
You know it’s not very cherry, it’s an oldie but a goodie
Surf City, here we come
Well, it ain’t got a back set or a rear window
But it still gets me where I wanna go

Taken at a parade in Detroit Lakes Minnesota.

One exposure pseudo HDR processed in Photomatix Pro, Adobe Lightroom, and Nikon Capture NX.

Nikon D80 with Nikkor 50mm 1.8 Lense

Driving the back roads of Minnesota I came upon this tree.  Shadows were falling all over and I thought it would make for a interesting capture.  I’m not happy with the sky as the sun was breaking through and well you can see the result.  

One exposer pseudo HDR processed in Photomatix Pro, Adobe Lightroom, and Nikon Capture NX.

Nikkon D80 with Nikkor 50mm 1.8 lense.