Saturday morning…

 …after fueling on the Marriott’s continental breakfast;
and watching two fellows have breakfast with their phones.

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…and after brewing locally roasted (by Emy J’s) Ethiopian coffee,
in my decades old Morentina mocha pot, over the old butane camp stove, in the Marriott parking lot;
we headed out on the country roads, in and around bits of the Ice Age Trail,
in search of the 8 studio locations making up the Hidden Studio Art Tour.

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The roads provided photogenic subjects.

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Smiles

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And local, vocal harmony.

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Some did the tour on bicycles and tricycles.

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The aesthetics and craftsmanship of the participating artists qualified as top shelf.

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Only one studio offered demonstrations.
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Country store front porch pick’n and sing’n.

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On a door inside the old Rising Star grain mill, in Nelsonville;
where they sold THE MOST delicious home made bakery;
to support the Mill’s historical restoration; and events.
Think sour cream cinnamon coffee cake, tart lemon square, peanut butter cookie, and chocolate brownie;
in the sizes that your grandma would serve you if you were her favorite.

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The water turbine that once produced electricity from the Tomorrow River; and I was told, “still could.”

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Near the pickers and singers.

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Outside one of the studios.

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And back home on Sunday.

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After Jurustic Park…

we drove back to Stevens Point and strolled the streets;
“shopping” an antique/consignment mall, boutiques, finding single source locally roasted coffee;
drinking malted milks; eating burgers;
and photographing these decorations in the windows of the pet supply store.

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Ending up back at the Marriott; fairly sore from walking throughout the day.

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Yesterday… cycling in the rain…

For the first time, in over 50 years, I left home without a Leica within arms reach.
I decided to take the lightest possible bag:
the iPhone, 3 iPro lenses, a tiny tripod, ID, headphones, post it note pad and two pens.
Never travelled this light before. 15 mile ride. 7 of them soaking wet.
Sense satiating.

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Tree frog and rainbow

The tree frog seemed to find great comfort in the plastic tub containing the deck furniture cushions.
I continue to marvel at the view from my front door;
as well as the very human scale architecture of Cedarburg (after the rain).

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Leica M, 100 mm Apo Macro Elmarit – R

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iPhone Camera and Schneider iPro Lenses

Every photographer, artist, musician, crafts person asks themselves, either consciously or subconsciously, “What can my tools do? What marks, or sounds, or tones can they produce; in my hands?” The iPhone camera qualifies as a photographic tool; a camera; which fits in your pocket, and includes a built in digital darkroom; as well as a publishing and distribution house. Remarkable to say the least.

Scheider Optics saw fit to provide iPhone photographers with a set of lenses which widens the optical choices and expressive possibilities of an already remarkable photographic tool. The iPhone and these add on lenses do not replace your so-called professional full frame, and/or medium format digital cameras. Though they do make for an extremely compact kit; which serves as one hell of a fine photographic, grab it, sketch book, tool.

The photographs seen below were all post processed in Lightroom on the desktop computer. The rainbow photographs simply used the camera sans auxiliary lenses. The flowers and dead bug made use of the iPro Macro Lens Series 2. Over the next few days I will put the 2x Tele and .45x Super Wide Lenses to some testing. Stay tuned.

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iPhone 6S, Using built in Panning Feature

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Last day of “summer vacation”

Yesterday… cycled to the Out ‘n’ Out to meet Tanya and Sophia… Last day of summer vacation for Sophia… After her mac’n’cheese and chocolate malt… Sophia waded in Cedar Creek… below the rapids… attempted to capture micro minnows… swimming upstream… in a tiny school… as I experimented further with the iPhone 6S and the “Slow Shutter” app… attempting to capture a sense of moving water.

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