Sunday, December 30, 2012
X-skiing,,,that's a first...
Had an awesome weekend with Katina at Maplelag, a really neat cross-country ski resort in Detroit Lakes area. There was a huge hot tub, great meals, bottomless cookie jars and, oh yeah, skiing! We had a blast!
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Happy Holidays...
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Thanksgiving 2012...
The challenge was brought to the table again in 2012 and no one left hungry! Pumpkin was the secret ingredient and not surprisingly every contender mixed a little sugar into their recipe. Scroll down if you can't wait to see who the winner was...
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| Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls - entered by Karen |
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| Pumpkin French Toast Bake - entered by 2011 Champion Kari |
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| Pumpkin Pancakes - entered by Katina |
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| Two-time World Champion (2011 Lefse and 2012 Pumpkin Divisions) Kari Mortensen |
Friday, November 9, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Connections...
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| Touring the Grounds Copyright 2012 Matt Mortensen Photography
It was a wonderful 10 days in Germany and Denmark! We had an action packed four days in Copenhagen and the surrounding area. It wouldn't have been half as fun it wasn't for the generosity of my relatives, Lars and Jytta Mortensen. Everything from touring the king's former hunting grounds (as seen in this photo) to convincing us that we SHOULD go to Tivoli, they made the trip extra special.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Katina und die cousine
What a super family the Meyers in Germany are! We had a great time playing in the Olympics (family) and eating 'super lecker' food! Here is Oscar, Ferdi, Jasse, Bjarne und Katina!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Walker views...
Beautiful night viewing the aquatennial celebration from the garden terrace at the Walker Art Center in downtown Minneapolis. Katina and I send our best wishes to the wedding couple.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
MN or der Schweiz...
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| Kickin' It
The most previous weekend outing to Grand Marais included a stop in beautiful Lutsen Mountin ski area. It is a place I used to think of as where only rich kids went to blow a bunch of money skiing in the winter. While that still may be true for winter, in the summer it appears to be quite empty. We took the gondola or Mountain Tram from the ski lodge up to the restaurant on top. The ride was amazing but nothing could have prepared me for the view we were about to take in. We were so enamored we spend a few hours just sitting here. Get out and explore, because the exotic is sometimes right around the corner!
Camera spec's: Nikon D3100, 35mm f1.8 set at f10, 1/400, ISO 400
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Monday, July 9, 2012
Grand Marais kind of day...
It is absolutely amazing when you can spend even a few hours out of town relaxing with your wife! This weekend katina and I spent 36 hours driving to, enjoying, and relaxing in Grand Marais, MN. It is a scenic little town up north that many people have heard of but few go. All the better in my eyes! We don't want more crowds...come to think of it, Grand Marais is horrible. You wouldn't like it all :-)
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Okoboji Relaxing...
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| View from a Second Home
Sometimes you find yourself in far away places... that is what I thought when I was snapping this shot at 6am in Iowa at the newly renovated cabin on my wife's family's land on Okoboji. It is a simple one floor carriage house style cabin above the woodshop and garage that serves the other 3 cabins. It was nice. That TV and air conditioner you see were so perfectly relaxing that I just couldn't believe it. Maybe it was something about the direct AC that reminded me of being a kid but it just was great. I hope anyone reading this can find themselves everyone now and then having the same feeling.
Happy 4th of July!
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Monday, July 2, 2012
More from the Future...
This one is the actual "Synth" type of file. Amazing how image-making is being given tools like never before!
The Future of Photography?...
Monday, June 4, 2012
Tastes like Turkey...
Katina makes the best dishes from all over the world! She is the only person I know who bites into a beef and naan sandwich and says, "mmm, tastes like Turkey!"
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Witchs hat tower open...
Katina and I took in the view from the once a year opened Witch's Hat Tower in Prospect Park this weekend. Check it out but you'll have to wait a year!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Video and iphoneography...
Having a great time helping a friend out with some wedding videography and took a small opening to make another great iPhone image. This image was captured using pro HDR and modified with big lens app. 
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Summer taco truck!
Katina and I were rolling down lake street and found one of the new taco trucks in town! I am not sure what kind of meat I ordered so I felt a little Bourdain-esque!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Family Reunion, California Style...
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| Gathering We didn't just sit around posing for the camera, either. We also packed up the van and went to wine country! More on that later, including some ridiculous pictures... |
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Honeymoon brought back to life...
This is the film from the video I took on our honeymoon back in December and January. It is my first shot at a rough cut and I haven't done much video before. It definitely brings back the feelings we had when we were there! I hope you enjoy it. - Matt
Sunday, April 8, 2012
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
What a great wife...
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| Katina
What an amazing wife! We had a great weekend with nieces, nephews, hipsters and good friends! Couldn't ask for anything better.
This shot was made in our beautiful living room right in front of the fireplace that we used for the first time.
Nikon D3, 24-70 f2.8, ISO 200, natural lighting (window camera left)
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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