Weather

I fished the Weber River recently and while I didn't catch any fish, I did manage to get this photograph that I feel captured the day well.  It was an early October day and we experienced a number of different types of weather from rain, to snow to seasonally warm temperatures to seasonally cold temperatures.

While I have fished the Weber before, I hadn't fished this particular section, so I enjoyed  fishing this new section.

Brian

More panos

I have been using my 6x12 HolgaPan camera a lot lately and so I thought I'd post a couple of more photographs from it.
These were both on the same six exposure roll, but were made about about a month apart on the Provo River.

And this one, which was done in early August..

I really like the format of this camera, I think the images I have done so for will make for a great next book.

Variation

When I first got my 6x12 Pan, one of the things I wanted to do was to continue with the double exposure "trout dreams" theme, so on a recent outing to my favorite river, I was able to make one such photograph.

I like it and am going to continue to explore this variation on the "trout dreams" theme. My next book might even be compromised entirely of photographs using the new camera.

In some ways I think this panoramic format is really more like my dreams, because when I close my eyes, my dreams tend to span across the inside of both of my eyes. 

When you dream, what do you dream about?
Brian

Trout Dreams - A Review

Looks like I have had my first ever review of my book, it comes from a fly fishing blog that you may or may not know The Uncommon Angler, it was written by a FaceBook friend and photographer Austin Green,.
He bought the book a month or so ago, and while I asked him to do it, I am pretty sure he would he would have done it had I not asked.
So without further ado, here is the first ever review of my book, Trout Dreams, as written by Austin Green.

Trout Dreams: A Book By Brian L. Schiele

Thanks again Austin!

Brian

Color

Unless you've followed my photography for more than the past five years or so, you'd probably think that I only shoot black and film.  If I could estimate the ratio of the number of rolls of black and white film I have shot  versus the number of rolls of color film I have shot over the course of my nearly 29 year photographic experience, I'd probably put it right around 50/50.  I have even shot some fishing stuff in color, it's just that the black and white seemed to be more successful.
On a recent occasion where my family and I took a little road trip I took at least three Holga cameras, the one that I actually used was trusty my red Holga, that I run color slide film in, Fujichrome 100 Velvia  to be precise. It's a great film that works very well in a Holga. 

I have made a few photographs like this one in the past, but I think this one is the most successful because of the warm light and the texture on the bottom of the pool.

I don't usually post photographs of my daughter, but this one is so cute I thought I'd post it, which was from the same roll of Velvia.

Next post will be more fishing!
Brian

And the winner is...

The "Random Number Generator" has randomly generated the number 40, which means that "DJ" is the winner.
So "DJ" please contact me and I can send you the book.  I don't know if you saw it n Facebook or not, but I decided to throw in a photograph that appears in the book as well.
If you know "DJ" please let him know.
Please contact me by using my email listed to the right and please do so within 10 days.  If I don't hear from you in that time, I will draw another person.
I am grateful for all of the comments that this giveaway received, and  wish I could give a book to everyone that entered, especially those of you who I actually know.
If any of you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book, you can purchase by checking out my Blurb store HERE. 

Brian

Win this book!

It's hard to believe, but June 2013 marks the 10 year anniversary of mtbbrian.com. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was learning HTML and DreamWeaver with my foot propped up in a cast, just a few weeks from my wedding day. My photography has changed and so has my site, but I am  happy to say that I am still married to the same woman I married 10 years ago.  You can see a few pics of my wife that I have taken over the past 10 years and other photographs by checking out The Internet Archives " Wayback Machine", by plugging in mtbbrian.com.
In celebration of this monumental occasion I thought I'd giveaway a signed  copy of my book, "Trout Dreams", the very one pictured below a 10"x8" standard landscape hardcover with dustcover.

"THE RULES"
*All you have to do is comment on this post  and you will be entered for the giveaway  The entry period begins today and ends at 11:59 PM MST on the 10th of June 2013. 
*Then on or about the 11th, I will pick a winner using the random number generator on random.org.
*If you must comment using the Anonymous,Open ID or Name/URL options, please leave a name and email so I know who you are are and how to contact you.
*You can share this post if you like, and please do, but the only way to enter this giveaway is to comment on this post.
*Due to shipping costs, I have to limit this giveaway to readers in the United States and Canada only.

If you aren't the lucky winner, and you still want a copy of the my book "Trout Dreams", you can check out my Blurb.com store and buy one.
Good Luck and thanks for entering!
Brian