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Stephen Hadeen Photography I’m a severely hearing-impaired photography nut. I love to make images in all seasons and weather

Don’t be so focused on the grand that you miss the small pleasures…
09/28/2026

Don’t be so focused on the grand that you miss the small pleasures…

I've always loved clouds invading the moon's domain...
09/27/2026

I've always loved clouds invading the moon's domain...

I'm experimenting with adding a new creative output for me in photography that leans more toward minimalism stylisticall...
09/07/2026

I'm experimenting with adding a new creative output for me in photography that leans more toward minimalism stylistically. I know it's not everyone's "cup of tea" but, so far anyways, I am enjoying it. If I don't enjoy it first and foremost, why even bother?

I'm tackling it slowly. It may look easy but it's not. It requires patience; yet at the same time, it can require a quicker efficient workflow depending on the conditions. It requires a mental shift in creating images of this type; a different way of looking at a scene. It will usually require more adoption of various filters on the camera lens and some appropriate editing techniques. If you have followed me for a length of time, you know that I say there are almost zero unedited images whether taken with a dedicated camera or a smartphone with a camera. Even the old masters in the darkroom used editing techniques. Minimalism requires some different editing techniques that might not be utilized in landscape or cityscape photography. One term that defines it is Fine Art. Fine Art encompasses more than just minimalism but minimalism can fall in that category.

It's a new learning curve for me. We will see how it all pans out over the longer term. I've got a long ways to go to become better at it. Having said that, I hope you like it. I'd really be interested in hearing your thoughts about it and whether it resonates with you or not. This particular image was created using a 10 ND filter over my lens and a long exposure to blend in and smooth out the sky and water. In the editing process, I basically just increased (using masking) the white points of the image to blend and smooth out the sky and water even more. This was taken at the mouth of the Split Rock River spilling into Lake Superior.

I was stopped by the fog hovering on Lake Orono in Elk River. As I approached with my iPhone, 3 ducks were the main char...
09/01/2026

I was stopped by the fog hovering on Lake Orono in Elk River. As I approached with my iPhone, 3 ducks were the main characters of the lake that morning. I love minimalism in photography even though I don't do a lot of it...at least for now.

A couple of months ago, I was privileged to watch a sunset unfold that was one of the better ones I've seen during my ti...
09/01/2026

A couple of months ago, I was privileged to watch a sunset unfold that was one of the better ones I've seen during my time living here in MN.

It was amazing watching the colors grow ever more vibrant and the sky morph ever so more dramatic . This is actually a 2 minute long exposure to smooth out the river and give it that glassy look. The longer exposure also helps to bring out the rich colors of the sky and the colors reflected in the river. Yet the clouds are still mostly crisp. That tells you how still they were in the sky.

Feeling a little overwhelmed by the world today? Just take a few minutes; click on this image and take in the view as I did in real time. Let the stresses of the world disappear and enjoy the painting skills of the One behind it all.

This was the night after the second full moon of May. Still looks full to me though. Blue Moon Micro Moon from the Centr...
06/30/2026

This was the night after the second full moon of May. Still looks full to me though. Blue Moon Micro Moon from the Central Avenue Bridge or 3rd Avenue Bridge. Caught the moon peeking onto someone's patio. You never know who's watching you!

The second was a fantastic experience (for me at least) of seeing the moon glow as it took cover behind the Eleven on the River condo.

Up on the north shore of MN, a gnome has his cap hung up on last year's makeshift hat stand. His home is a lovely mixtur...
05/18/2026

Up on the north shore of MN, a gnome has his cap hung up on last year's makeshift hat stand. His home is a lovely mixture of craggy wood logs and luxurious moss with two front entrances; which one he uses depends on how clean he is after a day's shift at the Keebler tree.

He allowed me to capture the exterior of his home but would not grant me permission to capture "his self" (his words) or the interior. I'm not sure he understood I would not have fit inside but I wasn't going to quibble.

As far as capturing his likeness, he did not want to ruin the mystique of what gnomes look like. In real life, I daresay they are quite adorable looking. Kind of like me...

I meant to replace the "Glow On The Mississippi" image from my last post. I always forget how bad FB compresses and the ...
05/03/2026

I meant to replace the "Glow On The Mississippi" image from my last post. I always forget how bad FB compresses and the shadows were way darker than what was actually composed in camera. If you are one that looks at my images on a phone instead of a computer, then it is even worse. But, time got away from me and I forgot to do so.

So I opened up the shadows (made the shadows lighter) to get it closer as to what was created in camera. So here is the image again with the shadows closer to what they should have been.

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