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Behind the Lens: Different accessories allow you to use flash off-camera: By Mike Yoder; April 13, 2008; Last week I wrote about on-camera flash lighting techniques with 35-millimeter single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras. In this column I’ll introduce some equipment and techniques for using flash and lighting equipment off-camera.
Behind the Lens: Compatible external flashes help with light: By Mike Yoder; April 6, 2008; In my March 9 Behind the Lens column, I wrote about techniques owners of point-and-shoot cameras can use to alter their on-camera flash and diffuse the light. In this column I want to discuss similar techniques for owners of 35-millimeter single-lens reflex cameras who have or are looking to purchase an external flash for their camera.
Behind the Lens: Sometimes direct flash is unflattering, harsh: By Mike Yoder; March 9, 2008; Photography is largely about light. In fact, the success of most images depends on having the right amount of light for a correct exposure. But what defines good photography is often measured not only by the quantity of light but also by the quality. I want to offer a few suggestions this week, geared for point-and-shoot camera owners, for ways to improve the quality of light in their photography.
Behind the Lens: Self-publish your photos: Online software makes it easy to create a lasting album; By Mike Yoder; February 10, 2008; I recently returned from a trip to South Dakota. I had a point-and-shoot digital camera and took dozens of photographs. Now I’m deciding what to do with the images.
Back into focus: Photography tips kick off return of Journal-World feature; By Mike Yoder; January 6, 2008; Editor’s note: The Journal-World is bringing back a feature called “Behind the Lens,” in which staff photographers will tell how they captured the images you see in the paper and offer other photo advice. The feature will appear Sundays in the Pulse section. To kick things off, photographer Mike Yoder gives his top 10 tips for using a digital camera.
Festival of Lights: Holiday helps the light shine on; By Ron Knox & Mike Yoder; December 13, 2006; For once, Zalman Tiechtel feels like “singing in the streets.” It doesn’t happen on most Jewish holidays: Most are quiet, private celebrations.
Ottawa salutes veterans: By Mike Yoder; November 6, 2005; A crowd gathered in Ottawa on Saturday to view the annual Veterans Day Parade, which is considered one of the state’s largest.
6,000-acre redevelopment kicks off: By Mike Yoder; October 14, 2005;  
Going to Winfield: By Mike Yoder; September 26, 2005; For the past 34 years, thousands of musicians, campers and fans of acoustic music have set aside the third weekend in September and crowded into the Cowley County Fairgrounds in Winfield for the Walnut Valley Festival.
Border Raiders on last leg of historic bike tour: By Mike Yoder; July 2, 2005; “Fun, fun, fun,” says Jim Turner of Lawrence, describing the Border Raiders tour this week as he sits in back of the U-Haul truck he uses to transport the cyclists’ luggage to each overnight stop.

Recent photos

Chris Edmonds greets some of her family’s horses in the pasture below their home, located northwest of Clinton Lake.

A background of redbud trees frames a metal windsock at the home of Chris and Steve Edmonds.

Chris (pictured above) and Steve Edmonds live on the northwest side of Clinton Lake. Their property blends into the landscape with its unique design and use of native limestone pulled from the construction site. The limestone was also used to create flowerbeds, steps and numerous retaining walls on the south side of the home.

Lawrence High golfer Spencer Scott, left, and Free State’s Seth McCauley visit on the No. 8 hole during the Lawrence Invitational. Scott won the individual title at the event Wednesday at Alvamar Public.

Valerie Switzler, left, and her daughter MayAnne Mitchell, right, will graduate together on Friday from Haskell Indian Nations University. Switzler will be getting a bachelor’s degree in American Indian studies, and Mitchell will earn her associate’s degree in business administration. At center is Mitchell’s daughter and Switzler’s granddaughter Alena Mitchell, 4.

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