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In this issue:
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what's new at MPS
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photo "quick tip" of the month ...
Night
Photography tips
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safarian "image galleries"
• our current safaris
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history tidbits will return in our July/August
Issue
WHAT'S NEW AT MPS?
We
are now in the busy season! Our newsletter will be bi-monthly for the rest
of the season. The popular heritage trail safari now has 2 versions... In
the morning we cover the south half of the trail visiting the Stone Arch
Bridge, Mill Ruins Park, The Mill City Museum, and the Guthrie. Our
afternoon sessions take us on the north part of the trail, visiting Our
Lady of Lourdes, Nicollet Island, First Bridge Park, The Federal Reserve
Bank Plaza, The Gateway Fountain and Water Power Park.
OUR CURRENT SAFARIS NOW INCLUDE:
On another note, For those of you doing the morning
Heritage Trail Safari, please note that the start time is now 8:30 AM
instead of 8:00 AM.
All of these safaris run Tuesdays thru Saturdays.
for complete schedules, visit our
Web Site
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Handy
Tips for your Night Sessions
1. Necessary Items to bring along!
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A: A Sturdy Tripod
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B: Remote Shutter Cable or release, (prefer wired)
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C: A Lens hood to minimize lens flare from lights
outside your frame.
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D: One or two good flashlights
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E: An open mind
2. Miscellaneous Night Tips
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A: Keep your ISO settings at 100-200 for the least
amount of "Grain".
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B: Be sure to enable any "noise reduction" settings
on your camera if available
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C: Read up on "Bracketing" in your manual.
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D: Turn off
any VR or IS stabilizers on your lens, on some makes of lenses
these features can actually introduce vibrations when tripod mounted.
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E: Bear in mind that auto focus may be impossible
in darkness, you may have to manually focus some scenes.
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F: Use the Mirror Lockup feature of your SLR to
prevent mirror slap from introducing vibration.
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SAFARIAN
IMAGE GALLERY - MAY 2010
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Our MayImage of the month Ryan and Katie K. from the Twin Cities. Ryan
and Katie did the FIRST heritage trail tour of the season this year
and captured this great image at the Mill City Museum Courtyard. Nice job
Guys!
and thanks for sharing your image with us!
By the way... congrats on your recent marriage! |
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SAFARIAN
IMAGE GALLERY - JUNE 2010
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Our June Image of the month Was taken by Scott B. on our St. Paul
Summit Ave Tour. This image was taken on the back side of the St Paul
Cathedral. Very Nice Scott! Thanks for sharing this image with us! |
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