High Dynamic Range Images   10:21 PM | Comments (0)

Learning all about High Dynamic Range images (HDR). Here are some test shots I did this weekend. Above are some images of my brother's living room and the girl is my sister. The top images are the HDR versions of the normal images below.

I really like this group - The Mike and Amy Finders Band   09:08 PM | Comments (0)

Ok, so I haven't posted in nearly a year. I've been kinda busy. I don't normally like country music but this group call themselves Folk / Americana / Bluegrass. All of their songs do a good job telling stories. I liked their album "Where you Are" so much I bought the whole thing from iTunes. I was turned on to this group by the second song on the album is called Muscatine, which is where I grew up. I have to tell you every time I listen to that song it takes me back in my mind to my childhood along the river.

They have a new album coming out called "Keep Your Suitcase Packed" with another couple (Aaron & Erin Youngberg). They have formed a new band called Finders and Youngberg.

You can check them out at:
http://www.mikeandamyfinders.com

http://www.findersandyoungberg.com

NHRA from Norwalk Ohio   11:27 PM | Comments (0)

This is some pretty cool video I took of one of the top fuel funny cars at the NHRA drag race in Norwalk, Ohio on June 30th 2007. Watch as Dale Worsham's car explodes on its way to the finish line.

Gem City Rollergirls Musical Chairs   02:43 AM | Comments (0)

The Gem City Rollergirls held a full-contact musical chairs event Saturday July 22, 2006 in Dayton, Ohio. Watch these girls beat the crap out of each other. The GCRG will be holding their inaugural bout on Saturday July 12th at 6pm at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Beware this is a large download nearly 43MB.

Cassie is a Roller Girl   10:31 PM | Comments (0)

Cassie has joined the Gem City Rollergirls. Here is some video from a recent practice.

Click here to view Videos.

Claiming My Feed with Feedster   10:26 PM | Comments (0)

No Need to Click Here - I'm just claiming my feed at Feedster

Megan Elizabeth Pohl   10:31 PM | Comments (0)

Here she is, the newest addition to our family. Megan Elizabeth was born on Thursday October 28th. She weighs 7lbs 12oz and is 20 inches long. She like her brother had some trouble after coming into the world. Except she got to take an exciting trip to Children's Medical Center in Dayton on Halloween, she was trying to scare us. You may notice she has a bit of an odd shaped head, which she inherited from her mother. She has a genetic condition that has caused the plates in her head to fuse together prematurly. She will be having corrective surgury when she gets a bit older. Mom and baby are both doing very well and are now at home. Her big brother is already very protective of her.

Second Lunar Eclipse of 2003 Composite Image   10:37 PM | Comments (3)

Ok, so it took me an extra week to get this image completed. I really enjoy creating these composite images. All of these images were taken using a Nikon D100 camera body using an Orion Apex 90mm Maksutov-Cassagrain telescope as a lens on an equatorial mount and tripod. These photos were taken in increments of 10 to 30 minute intervals starting around 6:30 p.m. and ending just before 10 p.m. As you can see when the moon was near totality it turned a really neat looking red color. All of the other images I took using a faster shutter speed to show the bright detail of the moon so there is no red coloring in those images.

Moon Behind Clouds   03:57 PM | Comments (1)

I took this photo Sunday night. As the clouds were moving in the moon took on an erie glow popping through the clouds. Cassie was not very happy when I woke her up to show off the pictures I had been taking. This was a 3 second exposure using a 20mm lens and no tripod.

Second Lunar Eclipse of 2003   09:43 AM | Comments (1)

I just wanted to post this picture real quick. This is of the second Lunar Eclipse of this year. I will be adding more photos later. This time you can see that the moon turned a beautiful red. Much better then the eclipse from earlier this year. Also I will be posting some pics of my new telescope. I bought a new larger Schmidt-Cassagrain telescope. Actually Cassie bought it for me as an early Christmas present.

Lunar Eclipse   09:41 PM | Comments (3)

I took this series of photos Thursday May 15, 2003 between 10:30 p.m. and 11:50 p.m about 3 miles north of Troy, Ohio (At home). I attached my Nikon F4 to my 90mm Orion Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope. The viewing conditions started out pretty good, but at the time of total eclipse the moon was barely visable. I.E. no photos of the total part of the eclipse. I assembled all of these images together using Adobe Photoshop and adjusted the tones to match, since each of the photos were taken using a little different exposure.

Tulips from the front yard   05:06 AM | Comments (5)

Here are some pictures of tulips the sprouted at the end of the driveway. Funny story about these flowers. It's a good thing I got a picture of them, since I accidently mowed one of them over the day after I took these pictures. And the other flower got killed a week later after mowing I went a little crazy with the weed wacker trying to get some of the tall grass that was surounding the garden. At least the second time I mowed I didn't hit the flower with the lawn mower.Click here to view a thumbnail page.

New Photos of Neil   02:04 AM | Comments (2)

Everyone has been asking to see some new pictures of Neil. Here they are!! We have been trying to get a really good picture of him smiling, but he seems a bit afraid of the camera. Click here to view a thumbnail page.

Lots of Photos   10:04 PM | Comments (6)

Five days old an more than 500 photos taken :) just kidding. Here are a bunch of photos everyone has been waiting for. Click on the numbers to view the images.


Photos: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Click here to view a thumbnail page.

Neil Andrew Pohl   05:04 PM | Comments (4)

Pictures: 1 2 3


Neil joined us Monday March 4th at 6:34 p.m. with a little help from the doctors.
He weighs 8lbs 0oz and is 21.25" long.

Here are a few pictures from Monday night. In some (actually most) of the
pictures you will see a funny looking plastic dome over his head. He was
having some problems breathing to start out but he is doing fine now.
Mom (Cassie) is doing great.

Andy's Blog   01:22 PM | Comments (3)

This is Andy's blog ... I'm going to remove him from my blog so he can't SCREW it UP!