Tyler Johnson

Tulip Leaves B + W

2011-04-05T11:41:00.001-05:00

D300s, 60mm f/2.8, Lightroom 3.

Macro Shots at Camden

2010-09-19T16:49:00.003-05:00

Both images were taken with a handheld Nikon D300s and an AF-S 60mm f/2.8 G Macro Lens

Deer at Shetek State Park

2010-06-14T15:29:00.002-05:00

Cherry Tree

2010-04-25T21:55:00.002-05:00

St. Patrick's Day

2010-03-17T20:55:00.003-05:00

This last Monday night Seth, Mary, Bryce, and Brennan came over for supper.

Brennan.

Trying to get Bryce to drive his truck.

Deer down by Lynd

2010-02-28T13:38:00.003-06:00

I took this one a few nights ago a couple miles southwest of Lynd.

Bryce and Brennan

2010-02-09T17:54:00.003-06:00

Here are some pictures I took of my nephews bryce and brennan.

Flower

2009-08-26T20:42:00.000-05:00

Itasca

2009-08-11T09:26:00.000-05:00

We just got back from our vacation at Itasca State Park.

Camden Waterfalls

2009-07-27T20:33:00.000-05:00

Some more camden waterfalls.

Flower

2009-07-19T17:27:00.001-05:00

1/160, f/8, ISO 400

This Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of my blog.

Flower Sunset

2009-07-07T22:01:00.000-05:00

There was a very nice sunset tonight.

I Combined 3 exposures in Photomatix to make a HDR photo.

Some blemishes and noise were taken out with photoshop.

Tripod-mounted Nikon D60 with an 18-55mm lens.

4th of July Weekend

2009-07-05T15:09:00.001-05:00

This last weekend we went up to Moose Lake, Minnesota for a family reunion.

HDR at Jay Cooke State Park.

The Duluth lift bridge in fog.

Close to Marshall on the way back.

Pop Can

2009-07-01T17:55:00.000-05:00

Here is a picture I took of Trevor shooting a can of diet cream soda.
(Nobody likes to drink it so we may as well have fun with it.)

1/1000, f/8, ISO 400

Nikon D60 and a 70-300mm Nikkor Lens.

Clouds and Corn

2009-06-27T22:19:00.000-05:00

Tonight when we came back from the Cities I stopped to take some photos.

1/50th, f/11, ISO 200

Slight adjusments were made to color and light in Photoshop Elements.

Stream

2009-06-14T21:07:00.000-05:00

2.5 sec. , f/11, ISO 200

Late Spring at Camden

2009-06-03T12:29:00.000-05:00

Yesterday we went to Camden State Park. They were fixing a bridge so all the other people went to the upper campground. We went in the back way so we got the whole lower park to ourselves.

1/160, f/5.6, ISO 400

1/40, f/4, ISO 400

1/1.3, f/11, ISO 100

Bryce and Brennan

2009-05-25T19:58:00.000-05:00

Soccer

2009-05-21T13:43:00.001-05:00

Trevor's soccer started last weekend.

More here.

Blade of Grass

2009-05-15T10:45:00.001-05:00

1/100, f/8, ISO 400.

Cherry Tree

2009-05-12T16:18:00.001-05:00

Our Cherry Tree is Blossoming!

1/500, f/11, ISO 400

1/250, f/11, ISO 400.

Nikon D60 and Tamron 80-210mm.

HDR

2009-05-04T20:22:00.000-05:00

I took this photo just East of Lake Marshall. It is an old rail line from Marshall to Tracy.

It was owned by Chicago Northwestern but was abandoned.

The photo was taken with a Nikon D60 using High Dynamic Range.

Fence

2009-04-30T21:55:00.000-05:00

Here is a photo I took west of Marshall this afternoon.

Tulip

2009-04-26T19:27:00.000-05:00

One of our first tulips of the season.

Tripod-mounted Nikon D60, 80-210 Tamron lens.

1/15, f/8, ISO 100.

494

2009-04-22T19:43:00.000-05:00

Here is a picture I took on our recent trip to the Twin Cities.

I took it on 494 just west of Pilot Knob Road.

Processed with Photomatix Pro 3.

Drip

2009-04-21T19:50:00.000-05:00

Here is a drip from a faucet.

1/250th sec. , f/11, ISO 100

Nikon D60, 18-55mm lens, sb-22 speedlight.

Brennan Richard Johnson

2009-04-14T20:19:00.001-05:00

Well, today Brennan Richard Johnson was born at 3 O'clock in the afternoon.

The whole family.

Bryce

2009-04-13T11:03:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures of Bryce. Today is his last day before he has a little brother.

A really fake smile.

Oh, Yeah!!

Moonrise 2

2009-04-08T17:24:00.000-05:00

This is the Original photo from the moonrise post.

More Black and White

2009-04-08T17:21:00.000-05:00

Nikon D60, 18-55mm lens, Tiffen Circular Polorizer.

Moonrise

2009-04-07T20:22:00.001-05:00

The moon was really big tonight!

I came home from work and I was like "Whoa!".

(I love Photoshop)

Nikon D60, 18-55mm and 80-210mm lenses used.

1/60 sec. , f/11, ISO 100

Clouds

2009-03-29T20:05:00.000-05:00

Crocuses

2009-03-25T17:04:00.000-05:00

1/40 sec. , f/11, ISO 200

Spring is finally here!

Maple Syrup

2009-03-20T20:56:00.001-05:00

Here is all the sap we got when we went to our land to pick it up.

About 31 gallons for 19 taps on 10 trees.

Orange

2009-03-20T12:23:00.001-05:00

Here is a picture I took of an Orange.

3.6 sec., f/14, ISO 100.

Black and White

2009-03-18T19:12:00.001-05:00

Here are some black and white pictures I took this afternoon.
Taken with a Nikon D60, 18-55mm lens, and a Tiffen circular polorizer.

1/60, f/8, ISO 100

1/250, f/8, ISO 100

Maple Syrup Sunset

2009-03-14T08:44:00.000-05:00

Last night we went out to tap the maple trees at our land.

(If you look close you can see a star above the top of the biggest tree.)

Icy Branches

2009-03-11T11:05:00.000-05:00

We had blizzard yesterday and the day before that we had freezing rain.
So today, even though it was -5 degrees, I went to go take some photos.

Nikon D60 f/4, 1/250 sec. , ISO 100.

Where's (Grand) Pa?

2009-03-10T14:21:00.000-05:00

Marshall

2009-03-03T21:20:00.002-06:00

Today Brad and I took our cameras and walked around town and took pictures.

Here are some gables on the old museum.

Here is the bandshell. This one was actually four pictures taken vertically, then stiched with photoshop.

Here is a stoplight.

All taken with a Nikon D60, 18-55mm lens, and a Circular Polorizer Filter.

Camden State Park.....Again

2009-03-02T17:31:00.002-06:00

I know...this is like the fifth time i've had a post about Camden; But it's still one of my favorite places to take photos.

HDR through Photomatix

B + W

Waterfall; I used a Neutral Density Filter.

Here's the woods, (If you look close you can see the lookout in the top left hand corner).

All were taken with a Nikon D60 with a 18-55mm lens.

Edited in Photoshop Elements 7 unless noted otherwise.

Guitar Playing

2009-03-02T11:37:00.000-06:00

Squirrel

2009-02-27T14:17:00.001-06:00

Here is a Squirrel in our backyard. It's kind of hard to get close to them because sometimes we shoot them with the airsoft gun instead of a camera. It was at 210mm, 1/800 sec., ISO 800, at f/5.6.Nikon D60 with a Tamron 80-210 f/3.8-4.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu

2009-02-16T13:20:00.006-06:00

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu is the name of a hill in

New Zealand. It has one of the longest place-names in the whole world.

Waterfalls

2009-02-14T14:30:00.001-06:00

Nikon D60, 18-55mm f/3.5-5-6 Lens, Tiffen 0.9 ND Filter.

Pictures

2009-02-13T11:37:00.000-06:00

These are some photos I took in the last week.

The melted ice on our sidewalk.

This is on top of a hill near Chandler, MN.

This is in Blue Mounds State Park. (HDR)

This is on the same hill as the second one.

Tulips

2009-02-06T16:32:00.000-06:00

Taken with a Nikon D60 and a 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Around the Yard

2009-02-05T16:04:00.000-06:00

Here are some pictures I took outside in the warm(er) weather.

This is water off our roof splashing on the sidewalk.

For this one I used my pop-up flash to balance the exposure.

Lolipop!

2009-02-02T11:23:00.000-06:00

East College Drive

2009-01-30T20:09:00.003-06:00

This is East College Drive outside our house.

Nikon D60 with a 18mm focal length, ISO 100, 8 seconds, at f/22.

I took this in .NEF (RAW) and converted/processed it with Photomatix Pro 3.

Wal-Mart Parking Lot

2009-01-18T15:07:00.002-06:00

(click for bigger veiw)

Here is a 8 shot panorama I took from the top of the snow pile in the Wal-Mart parking lot.

To see more photos go here.

Song

2009-01-16T17:13:00.003-06:00

Today Trevor and I have been recording.

Here is a song I made with my sister's keybord/computer.

Basketball

2009-01-09T13:12:00.000-06:00

Yesterday the Coyotes Basketball Teams all had games.

Here is the 3rd and 4th grade team during a timeout.

To see more pictures go here.

Christmas

2008-12-25T17:09:00.000-06:00

Today our family went to camden state park to go sledding.

After we went sledding I went to go take some pictures, including this one.

Bryce

2008-12-19T11:35:00.000-06:00

Here is Bryce's biggest tower of blocks.

To see more pictures click here.

Cold

2008-12-15T10:22:00.000-06:00

This is what our thermometer looked like this morning.

Yes, that is Fahrenheit; No that is not wind chill.

Frost

2008-12-14T16:30:00.000-06:00

Here is some frost on our window.

Taken with a tripod mounted Nikon D60, 80-210mm Tamron lens, 1/3 sec. , ISO 100, f/16 at 210mm.

Sausage Factory Tour

2008-12-10T18:09:00.001-06:00

Here are Robert and Spencer in our sausage factory tour attire. Complete with aprons, hairnets, and even shoe covers.

To see more pictures go to click here.

Fort Snelling Cemetery

2008-12-06T19:37:00.000-06:00

This afternoon we went to Fort Snelling Cemetery to put a wreath on my Grandpa's grave.

Pictures taken with a Nikon D60 with a 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Ice

2008-12-03T14:32:00.002-06:00

Here is a picture I took of a huge icicle.

Taken with a Nikon D60, 1/15 sec. , f/11, ISO 100, at 55mm in RAW.

Processed with Photomatix Pro 3.

Palisades State Park

2008-11-30T13:11:00.000-06:00

Here are some pictures i took at Palisades State Park near Garretson, SD.

To see more pictures click here.

The Icy River.

Cedar Trees Above the Greenish River.

The River and the Cliffs.

Bryce is Two

2008-11-19T10:10:00.000-06:00

Bryce's birthday party was last night. He insisted on eating ice cream with his knife and tearing the wrapping paper in to tiny bits.
Every time he opened a gift he said "oooooooohhhhhhhhhhh".
To see more pictures go to http://picasaweb.google.com/tdjjohnson/BryceSBirthdayParty#

Hunting '08

2008-11-16T13:37:00.000-06:00

Last night we came home from deer hunting. We got a total of 7 deer.
The biggest was this monster that my cousin Zach shot.
He had actually shot it the weekend before but didn't have a good enough shot. The neighbors had seen a limping deer during the week. He finally got another shot yesterday afternoon and "finished it off".
It had a nice eight point rack and probably weighed close to 200 pounds.
(We found the first bullet hole too).

Waterfall

2008-11-03T17:54:00.000-06:00

Here is a picture of a little waterfall at Ramsey Park, in Redwood Falls.

I took this shot at f/22, 2.5 sec. exposure, ISO 100, and a 18mm focal length.

ADM Sunset

2008-11-02T20:14:00.000-06:00

Here is the ADM corn plant in Marshall in HDR.

Grouse Hunting

2008-10-26T19:17:00.000-05:00

Here are some pictures I took on our annual grouse hunting trip.
All of them were taken near Moose Lake, Minnesota.

Pine Trees.

Minnesota Highways 27 and 73.

The back field on Nightmare.

Trevor and his grouse.

Click here to see more pictures

O, Porcupine

2008-10-25T21:21:00.000-05:00

We just got back from our annual grouse hunting trip.
Altogether we got one grouse and one porcupine [pictured].
More pictures to come.

2008-10-20T15:29:00.000-05:00

Here's this thing in our backyard. [I don't really know what it is.]

Processed with Photomatix Pro 3; Taken with Nikon D60.

House

2008-10-03T10:26:00.000-05:00

HDR of our house. Processed with Photomatix Pro 3.

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Camden

2008-09-29T15:45:00.000-05:00

These are pictures I took with my new camera at Camden State Park.

Indian Creek Waterfall.

The Dakota Valley Trail.

Redwood River.

Jet Stream Reflection.

9.26.08

2008-09-26T15:38:00.000-05:00

Last night we had a soccer game in Willmar. Varsity lost 0-3 and JV lost 0-4. It was the last away game of the season. Tomorrow we have a home game in Marshall against Owatonna. They have a very good record and we've never played them before, so i have no idea how we're going to do. Tuesday is our last game of the season before the playoffs. We play in the REC against Southwest Minnesota Christian. Deer Season starts six weeks from tomorrow and pheasant only two.

Bryce

2008-09-24T13:54:00.000-05:00

Bryce playing cars.

It has arrived!

2008-09-22T21:05:00.000-05:00

Its Finally Here! HOORAY!!!

Apples

2008-09-19T17:04:00.000-05:00

Here are some apples we picked last week.

Nikon D60

2008-09-12T17:21:00.000-05:00

Today I orderd a Nikon D60 with a 18-55mm VR lens!

It should be here in less then two weeks!

Fun With Guns

2008-09-12T09:39:00.000-05:00

.270 Winchester 90 gr. Speer TNT with 52 gr. Varget Powder out of a Tikka T3 Lite with a Nikon Prostaff 3x9x40 scope on top. Object was shot at a distance of 50 yards.

This Experiment was under close adult supervision with Minnesota DNR Personnel Observing.

9.5.08

2008-09-05T17:24:00.000-05:00

We're currently in the middle of the High School Soccer season. We've had at least two games a week for the last three weeks. We practice every school day we don't have a game. It's a pretty busy schedule but it only lasts for another month. Varsity is currently 2-3 in the regular season and JV is the same.

Camden Park

2008-08-24T20:23:00.000-05:00

Tonight we had the last church picnic of the summer at Camden State Park.

To see more pictures go to http://picasaweb.google.com/tdjjohnson/CamdenStatePark

Coffee Beans

2008-08-09T18:36:00.000-05:00

This afternoon i did a coffee bean photo shoot.
[It was Starbuck's Gazebo Blend]

Bike Trip

2008-08-08T12:18:00.000-05:00

Wednesday morning our family drove to Fergus Falls for a Bike Trip. We camped a Alexandria and rode the rest of the way on Thursday. Trevor and I went a total of 105.9 Miles.

To see more pictures go to http://picasaweb.google.com/tdjjohnson/BikeTrip

Sprinkler

2008-08-04T13:21:00.000-05:00

Trevor and I were Bored.

[There was a pillow under his shirt].

8.3.08

2008-08-03T19:12:00.000-05:00

Today was the last Sunday Annie will be home. She, Trevor, and I did worship today at Church. That was the first time we had all three done that, but everything went well. Annie leaves for Germany on Tuesday.

State Tournament

2008-07-28T12:32:00.000-05:00

We spent the weekend up in Blaine, Minnesota at the National Sports Center. Our soccer team made it through districs last weekend so we got a spot at the State Tournement. We went 1-1-1. We tied Urban Stars 2-2, lost to Austin 1-4, and beat Chisago Lakes 6-1.

Bryce

2008-07-23T14:20:00.000-05:00

Bryce and Trevor were jumping on the tramp today.
to see more pics go to
http://picasaweb.google.com/tdjjohnson

7.22.08

2008-07-22T16:08:00.000-05:00

Today we did alot of yard work. We trimmed hedges, trimmed vines, raked leaves, picked up garbage, and went to the dump. It didn't take too long though: about 4 hours; all afternoon. Tonight we have soccer practice from 7-9. We're going to state this weekend and we need alot of practice but it will still be good to go.