http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:31:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-2-bottling/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-2-bottling/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:36:56 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7658 A look inside a mobile wine bottling facility. Hard work, fascinating process, lots of fun. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-2-bottling/feed/ 5 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-1-filtering/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-1-filtering/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:18:56 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7647 Before wine can be bottled, it must be filtered. Here's how it works at one winery. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/04/18/bottling-wine-day-1-filtering/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/19/snow-covered-mountains/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/19/snow-covered-mountains/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:10:40 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7612 Late winter storm leaves Weaver Mountains blanketed with snow. Just thought I'd share a quick photo taken from the upstairs window at my house in Wickenburg. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/19/snow-covered-mountains/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/03/hovering-with-the-balloons/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/03/hovering-with-the-balloons/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:40:10 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7502 Just a quick post after an unusual photo flight. I'm the odd bird in this flock. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/03/hovering-with-the-balloons/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/29/the-fruits-of-my-labor/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/29/the-fruits-of-my-labor/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:00:40 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7498 …or why I love my work as an aerial photography pilot. I'm part of the equipment. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/29/the-fruits-of-my-labor/feed/ 4 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/16/more-gopro-camera-tests-more-aerial-photos-and-videos/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/16/more-gopro-camera-tests-more-aerial-photos-and-videos/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:49:45 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7481 Another chapter in my never ending saga: any excuse to fly. There's nothing I like more than to go flying over the desert right after a good rainstorm. So on Wednesday, as the storm clouds moved north and blue sky started to appear again, I loaded up my GoPro cameras and mounts, and went flying. Here are the details and photos. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/16/more-gopro-camera-tests-more-aerial-photos-and-videos/feed/ 7 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/23/a-few-aerial-views-from-todays-flight/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/23/a-few-aerial-views-from-todays-flight/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:05:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/23/a-few-aerial-views-from-todays-flight/ Any excuse to fly. This blog post lets the pictures and captions tell the story. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/23/a-few-aerial-views-from-todays-flight/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/13/photos-from-facebook/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/13/photos-from-facebook/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:00:18 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7303 I discover a great plugin for easily sharing Facebook photos on a WordPress site. See for yourself. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/13/photos-from-facebook/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/13/a-trip-around-the-peninsula/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/13/a-trip-around-the-peninsula/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:00:40 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/13/a-trip-around-the-peninsula/ The start of our five-day vacation. A stop for road food, a drive on and off pavement, big trees, traffic, detours, ice cream, a boat ride, great seafood, and a good night's sleep. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/13/a-trip-around-the-peninsula/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/22/with-photography-it-pays-to-experiment/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/22/with-photography-it-pays-to-experiment/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:00:37 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/22/with-photography-it-pays-to-experiment/ You never really know what shot is going to turn out to be your favorite. I discover that sometimes the best shots are the ones you didn't think were going to be any good at all. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/22/with-photography-it-pays-to-experiment/feed/ 15 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/18/silver-falls/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/18/silver-falls/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:30:17 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/18/silver-falls/ A motorcycle ride and a hike. Shaking the rust off my motorcycling skills, getting a workout on a steep hike in the forest, photographing waterfalls, enjoying nature. Best way to spend a Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/18/silver-falls/feed/ 3 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/08/wildlife-photography-is-about-perseverance/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/08/wildlife-photography-is-about-perseverance/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:00:49 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/08/wildlife-photography-is-about-perseverance/ Stick with it until you get the shot. If you're serious about getting good photographs of wildlife, you need to be willing to try repeatedly and/or wait to get the shot. With perseverance, you may be rewarded for your efforts. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/08/wildlife-photography-is-about-perseverance/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/07/04/washington-state-slide-show/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/07/04/washington-state-slide-show/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:59:15 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7069 Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/07/04/washington-state-slide-show/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/29/pelicans/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/29/pelicans/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 03:40:27 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/29/pelicans/ Absolutely prehistoric looking. Some photographs of pelicans -- and the backstory that goes with them. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/29/pelicans/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/03/the-arizona-cardinals/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/03/the-arizona-cardinals/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 14:30:35 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/03/the-arizona-cardinals/ No, not those Arizona Cardinals. The birds in my backyard. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/05/03/the-arizona-cardinals/feed/ 0