Tuesday December 6, 2011

Stuck in Customs 2012 Calendar

Just in! I took a quick photo here... it's still warm!

Limited Quantity! Stuck in Customs 2012 Calendar Now on Sale!

When they’re gone, they’re gone.

We’ve decided to do something new this year and put together a monthly calendar! This is an 11 x 8 1/2″ saddle-stitched calendar featuring 12 of my favorite images from the U.S. and around the world. We’re very excited to offer this … it’s very different for us to offer something in a physical medium. I mean, we do sell prints of the photos (just click through any photo on the blog to go to the SmugMug gallery and click “Buy” ) but we’re mostly into the digital goods. Nothing beats a nice wall calendar though, yes?

It’s a great gift for you, for your family, and for your friends.  Oh heck, get a few! :)

Add to Cart $19.99 (U.S. and Canada)* Stuck in Customs 2012 Wall Calendar

  • Full calendar with high-quality-saddle-stitched page
  • High-quality glossy one-hundred-pound cover with eighty-pound pages inside
  • 12 beautiful images from around the world

 

Here are some of the images that are included:

The Bay at PortofinoThis isn’t really Portofino, but it sure does look like it, eh? We might even make the case that it is more pretty than the real Portofino! This is a beautiful resort in Orlando, over at Universal Studios.from Trey Ratcliff at www.stuckincustoms.com

Fourth on Lake Austin - Trey RatcliffIt was a tough night because I was on the edge of a bridge that was rumbling as cars went across. The evening was very windy, and there was a light driving rain right into my lens. I had to wipe down the lens after every few exposures and try to cup my hands over the top during the shot. This ended up being the first HDR photo to hang in the Smithsonian, and it made my mom very proud.

The Bamboo Forest - Trey RatcliffWhile exploring Kyoto, I eventually found my way to this fanciful bamboo forest. There had been a light rain most of the morning and everything was quite lovely. The rain does strange things as it moves its way through these sorts of trees. I waited and waited, and that was nice too. In the early afternoon, the rain stopped while the sun peeked through the top. It shone down while the earlier rain misted down from the tops of the trees.

The Open Road - Trey RatcliffI had a long lonely weekend in Iceland, so I took my rental Jeep out into the wild. I drove all over the country from dawn till dusk seeing what I could find. The sky and landscape was an ever changing palette of colors and clouds.The sun is so low on the horizon during the winter that it is almost like a 5-hour sunrise followed by a 5-hour sunset. I drove up and down one of these highways to the next, listening to all kinds of strange and eclectic music on my iPod, occasionally jumping out to take a shot of something like this... it was a perfect weekend.In the distance, you can see the snowy mountains which always seem to be just a few songs away.from my daily photo blog at www.stuckincustoms.com

A Sunset on a Texas Farm - Trey RatcliffThis photo was shot about two hours outside of Austin in a little town called Brady. You'd like it. They have a Sonic there. This was a 5-exposure HDR shot at f/16. This kept everything in focus and kept the shutter open long enough to let the clouds drag across the sensor. In these conditions, you don’t have a lot of time to fool around because the sun is bookin’ it towards the horizon.

Upcoming Chicago PartyOn January 2nd, we have our Chicago Book Party. You can see more information there or sign up on the Facebook Event Page.Free talk in New York on Dec 15th at B&H Photo - A Firehose of HDRSee the photo below? One of the most common questions I get is "How do you make an HDR out of a single photo?" Well, I'll go over that and more on Dec 15th at noon at the Incredible B&H Photo in New York. You can get more New York B&H event info here.Also, you may know that B&H is a partner of Stuck in Customs -- I recommend you buy from them on my Digital SLR recommendations page. Daily Photo - Chicago from a ChopperChicago is an awesome city and I always have a good time there. This time of year, it gets a bit cold... and if you don't have a good coat pre-buttoned before you go outside, well, that's a big mistake.I have a good friend there that arranged a helicopter for me in Chicago and took the door off! I hung out for a few hours battling the backwash as we circled the city and flew in and out of the buildings. This is one of the shots from that series, and I hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I did shooting it!

These are printed on super high-quality glossy paper and ships shrink-wrapped with a cardboard insert for protection.

Limited Quantity

Because we’re doing everything ourselves, we’re just ordering a few batches. When they’re gone, they’re gone!

*International customers can inquire at support at stuckincustoms.com, and we’ll do our best to accommodate. Shipping for US and Canada is just a flat $5.00 and will be added when you checkout.

Add to Cart $19.99 (U.S. and Canada)* Stuck in Customs 2012 Wall Calendar

  • Full calendar with high-quality-saddle-stitched page
  • High-quality glossy one-hundred-pound cover with eighty-pound pages inside
  • 12 beautiful images from around the world
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  • Jeanine

    Any chance of getting my calendar autographed? I would hugely appreciate it!!

  • http://www.YourGolfMoment.com Keith Cuddeback

    What a nice surprise! I did a calendar this year for the first time too, but mine is strictly a HDR Golf Calendar, so there’s no competition ;) Happy Holidays!

  • Hanns J. Koehler

    Hi Trey, sad x-mas where all the guys in the us and canada can have your calendar and we krauts don´t. HOW CAN I GET MY CANLENDAR DELIVERED TO EUROPE??

  • Hanns J. Koehler

    Heck, I tried to order after having wiped off my tears (see previous mail) – and the order has been accepted!! HURRAY!! Can´t wait to have it in my office to see what pics i would like to do myself!

  • Carmela Yap

    How much is shipping to California zip code 91104?

  • http://www.stuckincustoms.com/support/ Luke Lakatosh (Stuck in Customs Support)

    Hanns,

    I will have to check back and get a shipping quote for you. It is quite expensive and we’re shipping these all ourselves – it will probably be quite a bit more than $5! I will send you an email.

    Carmela,

    Shipping is flat $5 for US and Canada and automatically gets added when you checkout.

  • Pads

    Hey, what about making a desk calendar version for this? Just a thought.

    Happy holidays everyone!

  • http://www.stuckincustoms.com Trey Ratcliff

    Thanks!

    Jeanine – well I’d be happy to sign it when I come to your area for a photowalk!

  • http://natureimaging.com Johnny

    Trey,

    Can I pick up a calendar some place in Austin.

    I’ll try to make the Christmas walk.

  • John O’Dell

    I just found my new favorite Christmas Gift to myself, can’t wait to open it.. thanks for the inspiration.. will pay extra for that autograph mentioned above..??

  • http://www.stuckincustoms.com Trey Ratcliff

    Johnny – I don’t have them here in Austin… I only have a few, but I will give one away at the PhotoWalk for sure :)

  • Jeanine

    I’ll put that on my radar!

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/bernardwei Bernard

    Just ordered two copies, one for gift and the other for myself :D

  • Dave

    Darn that is one heavy calendar. 100 lb cover and 12 pictures at 80 lbs apiece adds another 960 lbs. shipping must be outta signt.

  • Michael

    I want one ! Am in Hong Kong can’t figure out from the cart how to add the right shipping please help

  • http://www.stuckincustoms.com/support/ Luke Lakatosh (Stuck in Customs Support)

    Hi Michael,

    Currently the regular orders are for the US and Canada only. If you’d like, you can email a full address to support at stuckincustoms.com and I’ll get you a quote. It’s really quite expensive to ship them overseas!

  • Antonio J.

    Hi guys! I’d like to get one 2012 calendar, but I’m from Europe. Can you mail me and tell me about the shipping rates? Thaaaank you!!

  • http://www.stuckincustoms.com/support/ Luke Lakatosh (Stuck in Customs Support)

    Antonio (and anyone else interested in this), please send an email to support at stuckincustoms.com with your full address, and I’ll get you a quote.

  • http://www.intertubesolutions.com Caroline

    Hey Guys,

    Just wondering when I could expect the calendar? Its been almost 3 weeks and I haven’t received it yet. Just wondered when you would be shipping it out.

    Thanks!
    Caroline

  • http://www.stuckincustoms.com/support/ Luke Lakatosh (Stuck in Customs Support)

    Caroline,

    Calendars have shipped with expected delivery between today and Friday. If you need further help, best and quickest is to email me at support at stuckincustoms.com.

  • John Potter

    Hmm, just thinking if Europe shipping is very expensive it might work out cheaper to ship 10 or so together and then reship around Europe. Inter Europe post isn’t that cheap either but it shouldn’t be more then €5

    John

  • http://www.stuckincustoms.com/support/ Luke Lakatosh (Stuck in Customs Support)

    Hi John,

    This is something we looked into, but we’re just not going to have the volume to really get any cost benefit that way. Part of the issue is the customs requirement. We’d actually need a few hundred orders from EU to make it feasible.

  • Jim Price

    What up? When I click “Add” button which says $19.95 US, it takes me to a page that lists $24.99. What gives with that?

  • http://www.stuckincustoms.com/support/ Luke Lakatosh (Stuck in Customs Support)

    Hi Jim,

    That’s the shipping charge – just above the cart button above it states $5 flat shipping for US and Canada.

  • http://Titera.com Michael J. Titera

    Thanks, Trey!

    Loved watching your Google+ Hangout last night. Can’t wait to get your beautiful 2012 Calendar!

    Merry Christmas!

  • Brian

    Very happy I was able to get mine! Always a supporter Trey! Please keep up the inspiration!

    B

  • http://www.magcloud.com/about Lauren

    Trey,
    You should do a second run through MagCloud! They have worldwide shipping and handle the distribution…

  • don rexroad

    started to order and then it asked for my discount code? could not find the code? where to look? Don

  • Luke Lakatosh (Stuck in Customs Support)

    Hi Don,

    Just don’t fill anything in the discount code field. It appears there always by default, but there aren’t any discount codes for the calendar.