tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101Thu, 17 May 2012 03:34:56 +0000night"Yes We Can"videoPresidentphotographycouchichingskyBarak ObamastarsMy explorations and observations of my world. I share my image making and techniques that I have learned.http://blog.spirithands.net/noreply@blogger.com (spirithands)Blogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-4955449169412357940Thu, 17 May 2012 03:34:00 +00002012-05-16T23:34:56.878-04:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Summer Triangle, originally uploaded by Robert Snache - Spirithands.net. And so the comfort of the summer starry night comes as heralded by the Summer Triangle. I have staked out a couple of potential locations to http://blog.spirithands.net/2012/05/summer-triangle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-7086264910595940389Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:22:00 +00002012-02-26T01:32:09.674-05:00photographynightstarsFebruary and March night sky of 2012 has the marvelous Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus. The two planets are converging in the western twilight and currently are joined with the crescent moon. The scene will only get better in March. March the 12th Jupiter and Venus will be a double beacon less then 3 degrees apart. Also not to be missed onn March 25th the three celestial bodies will be 5 http://blog.spirithands.net/2012/02/february-and-march-night-sky-of-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Robert Snache)0Marina Rd, Orillia, ON L3V 6H6, Canada44.65664172674402 -79.3527460098266644.65522972674402 -79.35521350982665 44.65805372674402 -79.35027850982667tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-2431386228268448253Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:58:00 +00002011-04-23T11:13:00.403-04:00couchichingskyOn the eastern shores of Lake Couchiching is the community of Rama First Nation, my home. I have spent most of my life here on the "Rama Reserve" taking baby steps to reclaim my culture. The historical records says we settled here sometime after the Wendat left this region dispersed by the Iroquois. By my estimation we have been in this general area of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe for 7 http://blog.spirithands.net/2011/03/couchiching-sky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-4850756696321364035Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:11:00 +00002010-08-29T01:11:27.277-04:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Rama Ojibway Indian Council Hall 1928, originally uploaded by Robert Snache - Spirithands.net. A little piece of history from my community. Image from D.T. Pletthttp://blog.spirithands.net/2010/08/rama-ojibway-indian-council-hall-1928.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-4802667591593488427Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:56:00 +00002010-01-03T11:56:23.123-05:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Chicago Morning, originally uploaded by Robert Snache - Spirithands.net. Just over a month ago we packed up the kids and a few essential things and flew on a mission of mercy. We were on our way to see my gravely ill http://blog.spirithands.net/2010/01/chicago-morning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-5582962395250744716Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:38:00 +00002009-11-22T10:41:02.293-05:00Many people who I am connected with in social media know that I have a passion for long exposure and night photography. I have begun to take that a step further to create Time lapse videos. Below is a rough cut of where my photography passion is going.To create this I video I had amassed over 1000 frames of night shoots spread over 3 days. I was limited buy battery power and weather condition http://blog.spirithands.net/2009/11/stars-and-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-1810054656275698904Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:07:00 +00002009-09-24T23:15:17.040-04:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Just over a year ago I embarked on a photographic journey to improve my photographic abilities. I had been approached by a friend to do some photography for a magazine he was working on, providing several of my landscape photoshttp://blog.spirithands.net/2009/09/end-of-line.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-3278615404786144941Sat, 23 May 2009 03:59:00 +00002009-05-22T23:59:47.573-04:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 10 minutes of regret!, originally uploaded by Robert Snache - Spirithands.net. This location I had initially planned to photograph the milky way. Upon visiting this site after two o'clock in the morning I was disappointed http://blog.spirithands.net/2009/05/10-minutes-of-regret.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-7800359235297230916Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:52:00 +00002009-02-19T23:32:00.054-05:00http://flickr.com/photos/rbs/sets/72157609409001284/show/I have been playing around with ideas for a way of displaying my photography on my own website. I don't have an overall plan for it yet but I wanted to test out a few ways of displaying images without doubling my efforts. I post many of my experiences via flickr and was searching for a viable and simple way of exporting those images from http://blog.spirithands.net/2009/02/how-to-display-flickr-slideshows-into.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-1809094310325825549Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:46:00 +00002009-01-27T20:46:30.424-05:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Sixteen Things, originally uploaded by Robert Snache - Spirithands.net. I don't usually participate in those chain mail type of tag games, but I needed something to get my blog rolling again. This one was simple http://blog.spirithands.net/2009/01/sixteen-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-4537586841852556438Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:13:00 +00002008-11-18T01:13:52.297-05:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Snowflake Misses the North Wind, originally uploaded by Rob Snache - Spirithands.net. "I heard you have found a girlfriend""Yes I met my chat friend on my vacation.""Do you have a picture?"I had her a couple of http://blog.spirithands.net/2008/11/snowflake-misses-north-wind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-9100153396744526419Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:26:00 +00002008-11-04T00:26:22.614-05:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } RBS 4 BHO, originally uploaded by Rob Snache - Spirithands.net. Hoping every United States Citizen will cast their vote tomorrow. I can not vote (I am an Ojibway or Native Canadian) but if I could I would cast it for Barackhttp://blog.spirithands.net/2008/11/rob-snache-endores-barack-obama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-6222292122213540433Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:10:00 +00002008-10-16T23:14:48.585-04:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } October Sky (BW), originally uploaded by Rob Snache - Spirithands.net. I have been on a long hiatus from updating my blog. As a short update, I have been keeping busy learning to process HDR (High Dynamic Range) images. http://blog.spirithands.net/2008/10/october-sky-bw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-3509966004413149463Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:06:00 +00002008-08-06T14:17:45.333-04:00On this particular night I had the chance to take some photos at my brother's fastball game. It was taking place on Nomination night (for the 2008 Chief & Council election). On this night I learned that a faster lens and a camera with and extended ISO range with low noise would make a big improvement on this photo. Other than those two expensive options, I could shoot in daylight or I can readhttp://blog.spirithands.net/2008/08/night-at-ballpark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-81984668121482412Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:28:00 +00002008-08-01T01:28:43.985-04:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Path of Souls, originally uploaded by Rob Snache - Spirithands.net. It's now August and I have spent much of the past few weeks chasing Noctilucent Clouds that never appeared in the sky in my area. Lately I have http://blog.spirithands.net/2008/08/path-of-souls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-8612883661382177969Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:31:00 +00002008-04-30T10:31:57.786-04:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Under the Watch of the Stars, originally uploaded by Rob Snache - Spirithands.net. This was the best night for shooting startrails that I have experienced so far! I just wanted to share my result! Please visit my posting http://blog.spirithands.net/2008/04/under-watch-of-stars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-4264228704333783036Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:46:00 +00002008-03-11T01:46:51.349-04:00If  you have taken long exposures you might have noticed annoying characteristics of your camera.  I shoot with a Sony DSLR and noticed with my long exposures the camera would take a long time to process an image once I had released the shutter.  It was always exactly the same amount of time as the initial shutter speed.  For example, if I shot an image for 1 minute it would take an additional http://blog.spirithands.net/2008/03/what-is-dark-frame-extraction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-5123739038725522533Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:02:00 +00002008-02-25T23:02:54.544-05:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Flickr(ed) Through the Darkness, originally uploaded by Rob Snache - Spirithands.net. One Hour on a Night of ClaritySo far it's been a cautious year. I never really got off to a great start in 2008. We remembered my uncle'shttp://blog.spirithands.net/2008/02/flickred-through-darkness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-8879417468295705279Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:51:00 +00002008-02-11T01:05:55.341-05:00videoPresident"Yes We Can"Barak ObamaI have an interest in following the politics of our times. Living in Canada it is impossible not to know what is going on with our neighbors to the south. I remember staying up late to watch Gore and Bush on election night openly believing Gore was going to the White House. Then weeks later after much fighting Bush had somehow taken America off course. We are now into Bush's last year. http://blog.spirithands.net/2008/02/yes-we-can.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-8652505860014178578Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:48:00 +00002008-01-02T01:48:05.366-05:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } For Eric, originally uploaded by Rob Snache - Spirithands.net. I had posted the edited version of this without realizing this was a gift (message) from the spirit. I was soon touched to realize that Eric's spirit is soaringhttp://blog.spirithands.net/2008/01/for-eric.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-4810248715245894886Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:08:00 +00002007-12-05T00:08:44.139-05:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Copper Thunderbird Tribute, originally uploaded by Rob Snache - Spirithands.net. I recall when First Nation students in Orillia schools were given the option to attend Native studies classes. These classes usually happenedhttp://blog.spirithands.net/2007/12/copper-thunderbird-tribute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-5963758155031197970Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:25:00 +00002007-11-04T11:25:40.745-05:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } My Running Gear, originally uploaded by Rob Snache - Spirithands.net. Last week I was enjoying my running because after 7 months I had reached my goal. Way back in March I realized I need to be more active to fight off thehttp://blog.spirithands.net/2007/11/my-running-gear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-2477887932412440501Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:03:00 +00002007-09-05T01:03:40.225-04:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Summer is Over, originally uploaded by Rob Snache - Spirithands.net. http://blog.spirithands.net/2007/09/summer-is-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-4141472952194295991Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:42:00 +00002007-08-19T01:42:39.235-04:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Petroglyphs, Valley of Fire, originally uploaded by Ms. Abitibi. A fascinating and brilliant capture that speaks to me on several levels. The shadow of a person who is covering the petroglyphs, is she hiding them or http://blog.spirithands.net/2007/08/petroglyphs-valley-of-fire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540189758596968101.post-5032679222603823658Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:06:00 +00002007-08-15T00:06:13.650-04:00.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Community, originally uploaded by Rob Snache - Spirithands.net. The question comes to mind "What is a community?" Driving home this afternoon I had to stop and watch as the local Fire Department put together a makeshift http://blog.spirithands.net/2007/08/community.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (spirithands)0