Clinton Presidential Library and Bridge

Clinton Presidential Library viewed from the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge,  Little Rock, AR. Taken while riding my road bike.

Canon PowerShot S95  -  f/4.5 at 1/1000 sec.  6mm, ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.-, 0.0, -2.0 EV), processed from RAW by HDR Photo Pro.

Fall Colors Bike Ride

Boot Camp Trail, Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area, MN.  Trek Fuel EX7.  October, 2011.

Canon PowerShot S95 - f/4.0 at 1/250 sec.  6.0 mm, 100 ISO.  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV).  HDR processing by HDR Photo Pro.  Further processing in Photoshop Elements 9 using Topaz Labs "Simplify" filter.

10/17/11 -  Print on canvas arrived today.  Looks awesone!

Cuyuna Country

This is where I will be bicycling.  The view South from Miners Mountain,  Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area, Minnesota.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i with Tamron 10-24 mm wide angle lens.  f/9 at 1/160 sec.  Zoom at 16mm,  ISO 100, aperture priority.  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) processed by HRDPhotoPro.

2012 Calendar

The 2012 Bicycle Trails calendar is currently at the printer. I will have them for sale next week. You can reserve your copy by writing to: photos (at) TomWinfield (dot) com. Calendars are $15.00 plus $3.00 shipping (US Only). Iowa residents add 7% ($1.05) sales tax. PayPal accepted.

A PDF version of the calendar is available for viewing at my photography site: http://www.tomwinfieldphotography.com/sale/BicyclesTrails12.pdf

My photos are not the wide, sweeping views typical of calendars. They provide an intimate view of the trail I was riding at the time. All photos on the calendar were taken while riding one of my bicycles.

Brownstone Falls

Brownstone Falls at Copper Falls State Park, Mellen, Wisconsin.  June 6, 2011

Canon EOS Rebel T1i,  f/13 at 1/25 sec.  32mm,  ISO 100.  Three bracketed exposures (2.0. 0.0, -2.0EV) processed by HDR Photo Pro.

Refilled Toner Cartridges

I have a HP Color LaserJet 2605dn printer.  I like the printer except for the cost of replacement toner cartridges.  A full set of cartridges is about the same cost of the printer!

As a way of saving some money, I brought a full set of cartridges to Jiffy Laser in Omaha.  I had them clean my printer so knew they could refill my cartridges.  I was sure that refilled cartridges would be less expensive than new, OEM cartridges.

I was mildly shocked  when I picked up the cartridges and saw the invoice - $89.00 per cartridge!  My bill was $356.00 plus tax.

Lets do some comparison shopping.  Office Max in Council Bluffs sells the HP color cartridges for $91.99 and the black for $82.99.  That's a total of $358.96.  But wait, they also sell a package of the 3 color cartridges for $247.99.  Add in the black and that full set would cost $330.98!  All of these were new OEM cartridges.

Office Max also sells store brand cartridges.  Color cartridges are $74.99 each and the black cartridge is $69.99 for a total of $294.96!

I should have asked the price before I dropped off the cartridges for refilling. The "refilled" cartridges came in boxes marked as "Premium Compatible Cartridge".  There are no other supplier information on the box.

Finally, it took 2 1/2 weeks from the time I dropped off the spent cartridges to when refilled cartridges were back.  The bottom line is that refilled cartridges (at least for my HP 2605) from Jiffy Laser is not a bargain!

Lake Manawa Sunrise

This photo was taken during my early morning bicycle ride (before its too hot to ride).  Stopped along E. Manawa Drive  for the photo.  The land jutting into the lake is Boy Scout Island.

Canon PowerShot S95   f/4.5 at 1/500 sec.   Three bracketed exposures (2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV).  9.6 mm, ISO 100.  Processed with HDR Photo Pro.