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Photos: Cross-stitch camaraderie brings people together from around region – West Central Tribune

15/09/2024kivalina

WILLMAR — In a secluded corner of the Willmar Community Center, a group of passionate cross-stitch enthusiasts spent the better part of the afternoon Wednesday meticulously working on their various projects.

One might think the idea of a group getting together to cross-stitch would be a relatively common occurrence throughout west central Minnesota. However, many have spent years traveling long distances if they wanted to be a part of a larger cross-stitch gathering.

With that, Rose Newhouse and Michele Draves began looking around to see what kind of options they had for such a meeting place in Willmar. They approached Willmar Community Center Manager Britta Diem, who was more than happy to help out the cause.

“Britta promised we would always have a space here,” Newhouse said. “They are very welcoming here.”

The first gathering drew in folks from as far away as Sauk Center and Sacred Heart.

Sandra DeMichael, of Willmar, focuses while cross-stitching a piece at the Willmar Community Center on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

Macy Moore/West Central Tribune

For no fee, the group of cross-stitch enthusiasts now has a permanent meeting place at the community center, where they plan to meet every third Wednesday of the month

13 tips for photographing snow

04/09/2024kivalina

by Nick Kelsh

posted Saturday, December 27, 2014 at 10:49 AM EDT

The difference between snow that is actually in the air and falling and snow that’s on the ground is huge. When the snow is coming down, drop everything, grab your camera, and go shoot some pictures.

[Editor’s note: This piece is a few years old now, but the tips are timeless. Snow season is definitely upon us here in the northern hemisphere, so help yourself to some tried and true snow photography tips, grab your gear and get our there in it! And, here’s to a safe and Happy New Year from your trusty review team here at IR!]

If there were only one country in the world that had rain, wind, clouds, or fall color it would have the number one tourist numbers in the world. But the marque event would be snow; there’s nothing like it. A brown, gray world becomes gleaming white in a matter of hours. Miraculous! No wonder it’s a photographer’s dream come true. It is not without, however, things to consider.

1. Use a relatively fast shutter speed for falling snow. If you really want those big juicy snowflakes to show

Beach Photos Confuse People About How COVID-19 Spreads

22/08/2024kivalina

During a pandemic, public-health messaging is essential to saving lives. Media organizations have played a major role in that messaging over the past year, and not always for the better.

Across the English-speaking world, many news stories about the spread of COVID-19 have been accompanied by photographs of people in outdoor settings, particularly beaches. “Many news organizations have seized upon beaches, and scenes of beachgoers, as a sign of why things are so bad in the United States,” Zeynep Tufekci wrote in The Atlantic last summer. She has compiled many examples of the phenomenon in an ongoing Twitter thread.

Why publications keep using these photos are hard to pinpoint. In a health crisis, many people may feel provoked by the sight of others cavorting in the sun—even though one of the best ways to avoid COVID-19, which spreads easiest to individuals when inhale particles exhaled by others, is to avoid public indoor spaces in favor of outdoor spaces. Or perhaps beach pictures, which have a somewhat aspirational quality and typically feature attractive people wearing bathing suits, just attract lots of readers.

Regardless, our research indicates that these news articles with beach photos actually leave some readers with a false sense

Diwali 2021: Top iPhone 13 photography tips for you; get the best snaps

15/08/2024kivalina

iPhone 13 Diwali photography tips: A few weeks ago, we screened the iPhone 13 Mini and the iPhone 13 Pro Max, and both of them left us impressed with their camera prowess. In fact, the iPhone 13 Pro Max with its bigger camera sensors was trading blows with our crop-sensor DSLR camera in terms of quality. Hence, this Diwali, it would be wise to give those cameras on your iPhone 13/iPhone 13 Pro some workout.

Diwali 2021 photography on iPhone 13/iPhone 12

Here are some tips from professional photographers, all explaining how you can get the best snaps from your iPhone 13 or iPhone 12 during the festival of lights.

Making the camera comfortable in tricky low light situations

Diwali photography is all about dealing with challenging low light situations and this is where you need to nail the angles as well as managing exposures. Gursimran Basra, an artist who uses the iPhone 13 Pro Max for his point-n-shoot photography shares the following tips.

– To capture beautiful low light photos, it is extremely important to keep your iPhone stable to get the maximum sharpness out of the phone.

– Its also important to look for light angles which make