shutterBlue

Sushi Bar

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:35 -0500

I had this shot of five years ago in my archives and started on it awhile back but never finished it. Didn't have to do much with post work and so I left it mostly alone. This is one my great memories of my Japan visit.

Post proc: blk/wht, exp, vignette, brts/cntrt

Pistol

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:32 -0500

Loved the deep color if this other flower grown in the back. My focus was on the pistol that was so much lighter than the flower giving a great contrast. I knew from the time I snapped the shot that I wanted it to be a black and white but didn't know I was going to get such a contrast.

Sunflower in the Night

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:18 -0500

Tried an experiment on this sunflower growing out of control in the backyard. I inverted the picture but found the color of the petals again through hue/sat. I like the flare of the second one in the background.

post proc: hue/sat, invert, levels,

Gt. Russell Street

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:09 -0500

London's street signs have this interesting charm appeal and they brought my eye to them. Off of the subject I kind of like the reflections that were caught in the bus window. Kind of wish there were more reflections but oh well. I almost made this a black/white but enjoyed the red in the sign.

Post proc: vignette, sat, br/ctr, levels, curves, exp

Down The Path

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:37 -0500

When I was over in New Mexico for a week my wife and I stopped frequently up and down the Pecos basin. This is a mountain lake that had an interesting trail from where we parked. What I like about this photo is that it has a tunnel effect - your eyes go straight on down to the shimmer of the placid lake.

Post proc: blur, exp, black/white, brght/cntst

Three Stripes

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:11 -0500

This was a very random shot I took while in San Diego while waiting on the ferry. When I went back into my shots I noticed that this had an interesting foreground/background effect. Three natural stripes; the sand, sea foam and the blue tide, as a fore/background to this sea gull I was watching at the time. I had my trusty compact with me so it's not the best of clarity but alas, it makes for a neat look.

Post Proc: br/ctrst, vib/sat, levels, vigtt

Center Buck

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:53 -0500

I often go to this wildlife preserve nearby and it always has opportunities to snap. I was entirely uninterested in this shot until I captured an image in my head of where I wanted to take it. It's somewhat grainy and artifact-laden but I still like the abstractness of the shot.

Flash

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:34 -0500

Took this while in San Diego at the aboratorium. Not sure what flower it is but loved the shape of its petals. This turned out to be a nice color burned product. Also, its good to get something up w/ color now and then. The thumbnail reminded me of one of those firecrackers, "ground blooms", that spin on the ground and make this flash that looks like a flower.

Post proc: vignette, ch.mix, br/ct, exp., levels

Dark Rigging

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:41 -0500

I was crossing the Atlantic when the storm hit. Not really. But thought this was an interesting perspective on a docked ship I visited on the west coast. I like the mood this invokes. Dark, gloomy, cold, fear?

Post proc: black/white, hue/sat, exp

Hawaiian Beach

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:35 -0500

This beach shot was taken in the middle of the day which made for bad lighting. But I still love the perspective of the rocks and love the clouds. So I had to make some magic in order for it to be interesting to look at.

Post proc: gamma, exp, black/white, channel mixer, offset, vignette