Was visiting our daughter and family today. On the back of their garage is this old shed. This just caught my eye.
All Stories
Simple Window
Santa Fe Renaissance Faire Performers
The belly dancers (my last post) were my favorite, but these also caught my eye:
Magic Hour
Arizona Aspens in the fall
Went hiking yesterday up 1,200 feet to capture these aspens here in our montains. aspens_oo4 aspens_003 aspens_oo2
I know there are sun spots on this picture I did have a hood on the lens but liked the picture so I took it anyway aspens_001
Practice Makes Perfect
Since the age of 4 until about 14 or so I was obsessed with Futbol. I refused to call it Soccer for years when I found out that everywhere else in the world it was known as Futbol. Between Futbol, Martial Arts and Skateboarding I was always outside or on the go. The two shots below, 'Practice' and 'Empty Futbol Field' was where I used to play and practice when I lived in Durham. I spent many hours there working on drills and conditioning.
You gotta have something to replenish your energy.
DINING, PELICAN STYLE
Pelicans hunt food like Kamikaze pilots, but somehow they seem to survive without breaking bones and with their huge wing spans intact.
This series of images begin with cruising high above the water in search of fish, the near stall before diving, the dive, impact, the capture, and finally flying away with what appears to be a smug, satisfied look, in search of their next victim.
Searching: FF1
Target spotted: FF2
Dive: FF3
Impact: FF4
Meal acquired: FF5
Back to the hunt: FF6
Hmmm, think I'll settle for soup and salad tonight.
Autumn is in Norway
DSC04471 this week the changing colors of fall is well on it's way.
DSC04422 my house the green one.
DSC04385 neighbors bjørk tree in golden hues.
DSC04403 my backyard mountain,I have been to the top.
sorry it has been awhile,just as I was feeling better from the flu a second round came through.seems like forever since i felt good:( still not completely over it.but , just well enough to get out and go for a little walk and get some photos in. plus, not the best of weather out.
Grant's Pass in Tucson, AZ
I was in Tucson back in August. I went out to an area that is called Grant's Pass in which is basically a road from Tucson to Old Tucson. It is short scenic ride with a parking area that overlooks Old Tucson (lower left).
The first picture is a composite image of two different pictures taken at different exposures. They are overlayed and the unwanted area is erased. Even though I used split neutral density (ND) filters, it is impossible to get the sky and the foreground to be both properly exposed. If I shoot the sky then the land and mountains are a silhouette. If I shoot for the land then the sky is blown out.
I have recently tried the photomerge feature in CS3 but prefer the two exposures, whether done in camera or double processed Raw files. It is much easier to control the aspects of each photo that I like.
In all photos the camera was tripod mounted, especially important if doing a HDR (High Dynamic Range) composite.
The next photo I used the long zoom to capture the mountains in the background.
The storm that was coming in was pretty active with lightening. Below are a couple of pics taken after leaving Grant's Pass. For some reason I didn't like being so high up with so much lightening. I was taking long exposures of 20 seconds to try and capture a strike.
Belly Dancers
These dancers performed at a Renaissance Faire in Santa Fe - I was fascinated with the costumes and makeup as well as the dances.
Belly_Dancer_1 (The blur is intentional - to capture the swirl of the scarf.)
Big_Mama (Old belly dancers never die, they just......)
Afternoon Walk
I have been laid up sick in this house too damned long...........cabin fever......wife went shopping, I sneaked out to the lake today and loved it. What she don't know won't hurt her.
Spectacular Sunset
Nature put on an amazing show a couple days ago, and luckily I had a front seat. XD I did a bajillion photos, but here are four of the best ones, showing the sun passing through the cloud from beginning to end:
Hiding, breaking through, almost there, made it!
I appreciate any comments/opinions/critique/tips as always!
More B&W film shots from the west
Just a few for today. I've finally finished scanning all my negatives. Well... not all. I've finished reviewing all my negatives and selectively scanning and being even more selective after that as to which ones I finished processing. So out of 288 frames, I scanned 50. Out of 50 I only edited about 20.
So today, I'll bring you three from Arches National Park that I liked. And I would like your opinion on which is the best out of the two Arch shots (one's just a shot of the fins I got to walk across).
Sometime next week I'll conclude my southwest trip with one last post. Thanks for looking and have a great weekend everyone!
Aspen Gold at Santa Fe Ski Area
Carnation
DOWN THE ROAD I GO
SOMETIMES THE ROADS OF LIFE ARE NOT BRIGHT AND SUNNY. IMG_9645B2 IMG_9649 AND THEN SOMETIMES IT RAINS. IMG_9682BJPG SEE THE FLASH REFLECTION IN THE RAIN DROPS ?
Boathouses
Been a long time since my last visit here in Photographica.
This shot is taken at a place called "Öland" "Öland" is an island just outside Sweden and the island is famous for its landscape and some part of the island is marked as a World Heritage.
Best wishes all.
essentially untouched
i forgot that i'd had to load up a second memory card at the car show last weekend. that's where i found this white on_white shot. it is essentially untouched, with the exception of bumping up the level on the red, to make it pop. well, and writing my name on it. (and i finally managed to hold the camera level)
Roads
Canola This pic I took whilst we driving 100 km/hr on a bumpy road headed for a camping weekend in the mountains of the Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa. The yellow field is a Canola Field in full bloom with the build up to evening showers in the distance. I thought it came out okay, considering the potholes and speed. What do you think?
Oquirrh Mountains - Lion Hill ATV Trail
About a week ago, I strapped on the hiking boots and headed for the Oquirrh Mountains, near Ophir, Utah. DSCF1988 I hiked up the ATV trail that leads to Lion Hill, and to say that it was steep would be an understatement. There were areas where I could only walk about 50 steps before I had to stop and catch my breath. The aspens were spectacular both ahead DSCF2008 and behind DSCF2011 me on the trail. Prospectors in the late 1800s were looking for silver, yet I sometimes wonder if they also enjoyed the gold DSCF2021_B of the aspens each fall. As it was, the silver mining was most likely a risky business DSCF2024 as they would dig deep into the mountain in search of elusive riches. After two and a half miles and a little over 1,800 vertical feet, I reached the plateau near the top of Lion Hill, and in the distance storm clouds were building DSCF2035_B .
On my way back down to the truck, I took one final shot looking back up the canyon toward where I had been DSCF2082 .
