Update: Fall 2019: The Minnesota Birding News App has been replaced with the Minnesota Birding News Service which upon its roll out on October 19, 2019 automatically tracks content updates from 38 birding organizations with a primary focus upon Minnesota. The service is free and has no advertising.
Category Archives: Background
Minnesota Bird News App
The Minnesota Bird News App, which I first announced on Thanksgiving morning, has been tested on both the IOS and Android platforms and is performing well. If you would like to install it on your smartphone or tablet, please follow this link for more information and access. The app is provided free of charge and there are no advertisements within the app.
Two screenshots are published here in order to give you more information.
Minnesota Bird New App Interface (Google Nexus 10 tablet screenshot)
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Minnesota Bird News App Reading Mode (Google Nexus 10 tablet screenshot)
Presenting Two Free Seminars in the Twin Cities
I will presenting two outdoor photography / birding seminars in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area during the next week. The title of each seminar is: Outdoor Photography on a Budget. Both events are free, open to the public, and do not require any advance registration!
Midwest Mountaineering’s Fall 2016 Outdoor Adventure Expo includes some fantastic well known explorers, outdoorsmen and women … and me!
- Saturday, November 21st at 2:15 pm
- University of Minnesota – 102 Hanson Hall
- More details.
Minnesota Rovers Club Weekly Program: The club is one of the oldest, most active outing clubs in the Upper Midwest.
- Tuesday, November 24th from 7:00 to 8:30 pm
- Macalester College – Olin Rice Science Center – Room 350
- More details.
Here are my presentation and support materials.
- Presentation: Rich Hoeg’s Outdoor Photography On a Budget
- Camera Technique Manuals: Basic Photography| Camera-Exposure-Settings
- Camera Manuals: Canon SX50 | Canon SX60 | Sony NEX-5T
- CHDK: Canon SX50 Instructions | Instructional Video
The Basic Photography Manual was created by NHisLight.com while the Camera Exposure Settings Manual was created by Darlene Hildebrandt of the Digital Photography School. My “exposure triangle” image in my presentation was created by Kruger-2-Kalahari.
