2016 Northern Magic Calendar

November 20, 2015Year 2richardhoeg@gmail.com

My 2016 Calendar, Northern Magic, is on sale for $12 through Sunday night, November 22nd at 8 pm Central Time. Send me an email with your United States mailing address and the number of calendars you wish to order. Payment will made via PayPal.

Each page is approximately 8.5 x 11 inches. The images will be slightly smaller because of the black border. The last image, December, shows a sample layout of a typical month …

Jan: Northern Hawk Owl

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Feb: Lake Superior Ice Caves

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Mar: Lake Superior Sunrise

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Apr: Ice Out!

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May: Wildflower Explosion!

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Jun: Lupine Sunrise

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Jul: Summer Love
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Aug: The Alpena
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Sep: Boulder Lake Aurora
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Oct: Fall Reflections
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Nov: Peace

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Dec: Christmas Creek

Presenting Two Free Seminars in the Twin Cities

November 18, 2015Backgroundrichardhoeg@gmail.com

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.

Morning Reflections … Duck Days!

November 16, 2015Year 2MN North: Duluth Harborrichardhoeg@gmail.com

Yesterday morning I realized after my trip north from Duluth the prior morning that the final duck migration had to be starting now! North of Isabella all the ponds were iced over, and the lakes were rapidly losing their open water to ice. Frozen water meant all remaining ducks had to push south. Thus, at sunrise I drove down to Minnesota Point and the Duluth harbor did not disappoint. All my favorite ducks were present, with the first HUGE movement of goldeneyes into our area. Here are a few sunrise photo reflections.