Jared and Alicia Ortner

2011-10-30T18:32:00.002-05:00

I don't have time to post here nearly as often as I would like - or to take photos...or much of anything else. Museum in Chicago from earlier this year.

How did this happen

2011-06-21T01:06:00.002-05:00

Mama Juana + hot tub = ?

Don't Post-Process While Drinking

2011-06-21T01:02:00.002-05:00

Or your picture ends up like this. Hey, let's HDR some junk together!

2011-06-21T00:43:00.002-05:00

almost lost all these pics - storm took out the power and computer went on the fritz. Took about an hour to get it all figured out (boot manager kaboom and BIOS actually reordered boot sequence...weird). So I backed them all up, but it reminded me I haven't posted. So here we are, on the beach, not a care in the world.

2011-04-10T00:09:00.002-05:00

another shot from the beach

2011-04-06T22:31:00.003-05:00

Dominican Wal Mart - the shops next to the resort. Bartering is so tiresome, but you can sure get good deals.

2011-04-01T14:43:00.002-05:00

not sure what the sign says, but this is where our driver stopped for us to grab a beer on the way to the resort.

2011-03-31T19:09:00.002-05:00

I'll be uploading pictures from the Dominican Republic over the next few weeks - hope you like them. Here is the beach from the first day - taken with my new lens.

2011-01-31T22:07:00.004-06:00

Well it is difficult to post pictures with my flaky computer. reinstalling Windows, good thing I keep backups. I did just order my new lens, so when that gets in I will have to play - it's a Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X116 Pro DX

2011-01-18T00:05:00.003-06:00

regular job + contract work means no time for pictures. Here is one from Jamaica last year. Counting down the days until Dominican Republic this year :)

By the way we weren't on a cruise, this was taken from a shopping area where the ships make port for a day or two.

2010-12-20T19:33:00.002-06:00

I am going to bet this thing never sees mud!

2010-12-11T14:25:00.003-06:00

Picture from the fall out by Big Creek...nothing much to photograph now, 'Blizzard Warning'

Christmas Cards

2010-11-29T19:36:00.003-06:00

Put together the pics for our card this year and ordered them via shutterfly. These are the ones that made the cut. Our picture was taken in a photo booth at a friend's wedding - though I wish the hat was mine!

2010-11-14T12:28:00.003-06:00

Amber was showing a cow at ISU a few weeks ago. She did pretty good, but the cow was not very cooperative.

2010-11-10T21:28:00.002-06:00

The base of the Dunn's River Falls in Jamaica, looking out to the ocean

2010-11-04T21:01:00.001-05:00

From at the horse barn at ISU

2010-10-27T21:50:00.002-05:00

Looking out from the lobby of our resort this past march. Getting into the time of the year where is sucks to take pics. cold....windy...

2010-10-25T20:48:00.002-05:00

There were some huge houses in the hills in Jamaica - I heard Mick Jagger owns some property out there. Here's one example - HUGE

2010-09-28T20:54:00.001-05:00

Here's one from the Mecum auction that was held at the fairgrounds

2010-09-20T21:45:00.004-05:00

Another from the zoo - I had quite a few good looks from animals, but I tried to pick the ones where it wasn't as obvious that they were stuck in an enclosure. It was a really large place, but still.

2010-09-19T12:02:00.003-05:00

Visited the Omaha Zoo this summer - the jellyfish tank was neat, really reallly blue.

2010-09-14T20:42:00.002-05:00

Another picture from Snus Hill Winery - season is wrapping up for hanging out and listening to music at the winery. Too bad.

2010-09-10T16:42:00.003-05:00

Another flooded field..expect USDA to be dropping their estimates because the yields are going to be below average per acre.

2010-09-07T20:08:00.003-05:00

I have found that the summer time is not the blogging time for me. That and the computer crashed. Now up on Windows 7 - which is great for those of you that haven't yet tried it. Here's a photo I took a while back, I think it was a century farm - and it was for sale at the time.

2010-07-24T01:08:00.003-05:00

Not really any pictures here, just can't quite fall asleep. Got called out to a car accident, driver ran a stop sign coming onto a county highway and pulled out in front of some scouts coming back(?) from camping. Maybe it was too stormy. 3 to the hospital.

2010-07-18T09:35:00.003-05:00

A couple shots from our once-a-month car show in small town Iowa

2010-07-12T20:57:00.004-05:00

Well I haven't posted in some time now. I just got around to working on more pictures. Summer is always such a busy season. Here are a few from Jamaica I still haven't posted. Both of these came off of the Panasonic point-and-shoot, and then I messed with em

2010-05-17T21:36:00.001-05:00

This was part of a set that I mushed together with autostitch

2010-05-08T13:13:00.002-05:00

Another farm at sunset...I never get tired of taking pictures of farms

2010-05-05T20:00:00.001-05:00

Stupid horse moved while I was shooting...

2010-05-03T19:56:00.003-05:00

There was entertainment every night in Jamaica - this is from a variety show.

2010-05-02T21:49:00.002-05:00

Been busy getting things done around the house, but here are some Jamaica photos I had a chance to get processed. A couple from our room (with some sort of cool towel sculpture).

2010-04-17T08:38:00.002-05:00

another non-jamaica one for you. don't have any of those ready right now.

2010-04-15T21:14:00.002-05:00

The guide from the resort pulled that thing off the ocean floor and let people hold it. Pretty neat!

2010-04-11T18:27:00.003-05:00

A couple photos taken underwater. I was interested to se how these would turn out. Not too bad!

2010-04-10T12:15:00.003-05:00

Went snorkeling just out from the resort - just before we left on this trip I bought a Panasonic Lumix TS1. Shockproof/waterproof/dustproof. Good backup camera.

2010-04-08T22:20:00.002-05:00

And there we were drinkin in the pool. Swim-up bars are sweet, but I didn't notice too many people getting out to use the bathroom....

gross. but hey, enough Jamaican Rum and it's all good

2010-04-07T16:42:00.002-05:00

Out the window in the morning before breakfast - they turn the waterfall off at night so it isn't noisy. Here it is still turned off.

2010-04-05T20:31:00.002-05:00

Sneaking in a non-Jamaica picture. This is the first set that I have put together with autostitch to create a panorama shot. It was really calm yesterday and the reflections were neat.

2010-04-05T00:27:00.001-05:00

Only place I really set up the tripod was the room, and we took a picture every night.

2010-04-04T16:16:00.002-05:00

Been busy and neglected getting photos up here, but here is a view from our room the first night there.

2010-03-28T15:04:00.003-05:00

This is from our room overlooking the pool/ocean. Definitely spring for the concierge room - stocked bar, so we had champagne, wine, beer, juice, water, and hard alcohol all at our fingertips. They had a fruit and cheese plate waiting for us in our room, and we cracked open a bottle of champagne and enjoyed the weather.

2010-03-27T11:00:00.004-05:00

Sun finally up, in route to Atlanta at the time.

2010-03-24T20:00:00.003-05:00

Okay, a few more days of sun rising pictures....funny that I got them from the plane but never quite woke up early enough to get them from the ground! Sun is just peaking over the clouds here.

2010-03-22T21:10:00.003-05:00

Starting some Jamaica photos ... this one is from the plane window as the sun is starting to rise.

2010-02-26T17:10:00.004-06:00

Pepe is pretty protective of his bone, and also enjoys them starting in the middle for some reason. 4lb doggie thinks he's tough

2010-02-15T19:14:00.003-06:00

This was a mug - the head comes off and there is a handle on the back.

2010-02-14T15:06:00.002-06:00

I always found medieval warfare interesting

2010-02-10T20:35:00.001-06:00

Which makes this one 'The Moon'

2010-02-09T21:37:00.001-06:00

I call this one 'The Chest'

2010-01-31T11:01:00.002-06:00

Still going through the art gallery pics. Here is a table...don't remember why I liked it

2010-01-26T22:04:00.001-06:00

I only took this picture because I liked the woodwork in the background

2010-01-24T16:05:00.002-06:00

Went to the Nelson while I was in KC.

2010-01-08T10:22:00.002-06:00

Well there is another truck, but this one wasn't for sale. Same farm though. Looks like there is a broken down bus back there too

2009-12-27T14:32:00.003-06:00

Trees are holding a lot of weight right now - some branches aren't going to make it.

2009-12-21T19:41:00.002-06:00

South of Cambridge off the gravel.

2009-12-19T11:11:00.002-06:00

Random old picture

2009-12-12T10:42:00.002-06:00

Haven't been taking as many pictures since it got soooo cold.

2009-12-07T21:36:00.001-06:00

Ice is really getting settled in.

2009-12-03T18:00:00.001-06:00

Anybody need an old farm truck?

2009-12-02T20:01:00.003-06:00

From Sheldahl, big ol shed with no one ever doing anything around it

2009-12-01T21:20:00.002-06:00

One more from the wedding.

2009-12-01T07:43:00.002-06:00

Ugly is ugly.

2009-11-29T22:10:00.001-06:00

Some stuff from the wedding

2009-11-24T22:16:00.002-06:00

I think this was Ryan's mom's dog...don't remember - at Halloween.

2009-11-23T18:53:00.001-06:00

Another barn, don't remember where.

2009-11-21T18:33:00.002-06:00

Governor's mansion....I guess this used to be the swimming pool. the columns held a wooden roof, and you can kind of see where the diving board would have been. They filled it in with sand and grass a while back.

2009-11-19T18:11:00.002-06:00

Running out of pictures again...have to go play with my new lens this weekend

2009-11-18T19:45:00.001-06:00

Same barn from before, from a different angle. There's a squirrel trying to hide in the leafless tree.

2009-11-17T19:24:00.002-06:00

Pepe did not like our new wok

2009-11-16T08:20:00.003-06:00

I haven't decided what picture to put up...how bout this one?

2009-11-12T19:35:00.001-06:00

More older stuff

2009-11-11T22:04:00.002-06:00

Another one from weeks ago with the ISO off the charts. Grainy if you look.

2009-11-10T20:58:00.002-06:00

Another John Deere...probably some HMT action up in that sucker...added the original

2009-11-09T22:15:00.003-06:00

Old building out in Madrid...minus the window a/c units and the utility pole. Pain in the butt.

Edited at home, it looked okay - but I can tell where I took things out on my monitors at work....time to build a new computer?

2009-11-09T10:36:00.002-06:00

Doggy and kitty are friends

2009-11-06T10:46:00.001-06:00

Running out of pictures laying around here, need to get out this weekend! Also of note - some of the grainy-er pictures on here were taken when I had my ISO setting cranked to the max - some will seem dirty but I am still learning so it's cool.

2009-11-04T20:19:00.003-06:00

Not that much going on here, might be neat to go back and get a pana here.

2009-11-03T14:15:00.003-06:00

Some trees a few weeks back....can't see any around like this anymore

2009-11-01T16:11:00.001-06:00

A barn out west of town, one of my favorites

2009-10-31T11:09:00.000-05:00

Pepe ... not sure what he is doing

2009-10-30T07:07:00.000-05:00

This one is over by Snus Hill Winery.

2009-10-28T20:23:00.000-05:00

I can see through the water! Only on the edge though...Big Creek is dirty.

2009-10-27T22:00:00.000-05:00

Over-done? Filter party.

2009-10-26T21:57:00.001-05:00

Tractors are still cool, even though I have nothing to do with making them anymore

2009-10-26T00:38:00.001-05:00

Still learning how to use the camera....light on lake looks a bit odd.

Added a re-touched version.

2009-10-25T11:40:00.001-05:00

This one looks like it should be a postcard

2009-10-24T14:50:00.001-05:00

Can you tell it was a sunny day?

2009-10-23T07:27:00.001-05:00

The puppy dog (not mine though!) I had been looking for this one, thought I lost it.

2009-10-22T07:18:00.000-05:00

Don't remember where this was....need another sunny day - these are mostly gray and dull.

2009-10-21T13:54:00.000-05:00

Another older picture...yay for old gross field corn!

2009-10-21T07:23:00.001-05:00

This is one of the first pictures I took with my D80, but I like it so it is going up!

2009-10-20T11:54:00.000-05:00