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A clickin' image of the tiny town of Troutdale. The town reinvented itself from a one gas station, biker bar, and a few rundown old buildings, to this now quaint facade. I think it's on par with what the townspeople of Bend, Oregon did to rejuvenate their town, by turning it into a tourist destination. A community of forward thinking; well done!
I have no clue as to what happened to the top of this image (tilted), must of happened during the upload. Oh well...
Have a great week, my friends : )
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The Haunted Mansion has to be my favorite all time Disney attraction. A complete classic in every sense of Disney story telling and show design. This is a shot after we got off of our first ride of the trip. The first of many in our trip as always. :) Please let me know what you think and as always, Enjoy!
Leica M-P & Elmarit-M 28mm
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Leica M-P & Elmarit-M 28mm
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Leica M-P & Elmarit-M 28mm @ ISO5000
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The world is awakening after a long wintry sleep - spring is blooming, a reviving radiance is in the air.
The trees are burgeoning - up to the tip of their thinnest twigs they are putting forth innumerable buds, weaving anew their new beautiful, energy-producing dresses.
The slow flow of the river is telling tales of distant snows, memories of an alien, wild winter - and I know that even up there, on the sides of a small lake nestled between high peaks, the saxifrages are starting their slow work again - grinding the bare stones down to more hospitable soil.
This enchanted little world is awakening from a serene night, at last, as the sun is peering down the ridge of the hill. And my soul is awakening too, singing a speechless song.
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.7/0/+1.7 EV] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4.
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Leica M-P & Elmarit-M 28mm
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The main avenue within the gardens of Chatsworth House.
Chatsworth is home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, and has been passed down through 16 generations of the Cavendish family.
Taken with Cmeraphone and edited with Nik and Topaz software to add glow and impessionist effect.
Taken at the Rolling Stones concert at Du Arena in Abu Dhabi. the lights were focussed on the crowd i captured this from behind the crowd, bottom left the guy holds his beer as if to say "cheers" to the Band.
Arroyo Hondo Cove.San Luis Obispo County, California. Captured May 3, 2016. Captured with Canon EOS 5DIII, Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x at 190mm, f 11 @ 1 minutes, 51 seconds ISO 100. Tripod. B+W 10 stop Neutral Density Filter plus B+W 3 stop Neutral Density Filter. Post Processing with CCLR2015, CCPS2015, NikSoftware ColorEfexPro 4.0 (Image Borders), Viveza 2.0 and SilverEfexPro 2.0
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My previous work has won a Merit Award in Black and White Magazine 2013 Portfolio Contest, Single Image Award in Black and White Magazine 2014 and Excellence Award in Black and White Magazine 2014 Portfolio Contest. I have received a 2nd place and (6) Honorable Mentions in the 2016 Moscow International Foto Awards and (3) 2016 Fine Arts Photography Awards nominee from London. I have also been honored with other local, national and international awards.
I have also been published in the May, 2016 issue of MonoPix Magazine with a 7 page spread.
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And the May, 2016 issue of SHOT! Magazine.
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ABOUT THIS IMAGE
The Solitude of Spooner’s Cove
On May 3, 2016 I had a great day with my very good friend and great photographer Bob Canepa. We started out in a gem of a cove that is in between Breaker Point and Ragged Point and then moved north up the California Central Coast to Pacific Valley.
The river Adda unfolds her beauty meandering at the feet of the hills; here the river widens and creates a series of coves (one of them lays just at the dead center of the frame, beyond the leftmost trees on the bank).
The postprocessing of this exposure bracketing has been rather longish and difficult, since the single shots looked pretty dull - but I knew that there should be more than met the eye, so I struggled hard to bring to life the real view, or, if you prefer, my memories of that moment.
(Almost) every shot has a story to tell - a soul of her own, if you like -, this is not breaking news for a photographer. But I am sometimes struck by the awareness that every shot holds back many more untold tales. They lay in an alien space and time, possibilities still to be actualized - or in the past, like already told tales which you have simply missed. I have taken photos at this same spot, but today is a fresh story - and I can feel the untold tales waiting their turn in the secret bowels of the river. Some of them are almost surfacing to light - like the pebbles just under the surface of the water - and I can feel them whispering in the peaceful silence of the morning. Soon I will be gone, taking with me - in my camera and in my very soul - today's tale. My own tale. Then a fresh one will begin unfolding.
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.7/0/+1.7 EV] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4.
This week's Macro Monday theme was 'Black and White' for which I submitted a pair of sea shells processed in Silver Efex Pro. However, this shell was my alternate submission but I thought it looked better in colour to highlight the gorgeous hues that nature had bestowed upon the creature that once inhabited this shell.
Holding this small shell (5 cm - or 2 inches from front to back) in my hand one fails to notice the exquisite details in the pattern and structure of the shell. It's only once it's been photographed as a macro image and processed can we see all these features.
Many thanks to all who view, fave and comment on this image and the others in my photostream.
Model Mayhem Model: Jenna Sherrill
Buh-bum.. buh-bum...
Santa baby, just slip a sable under the tree, for me
Been an awful good girl
Santa baby so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa baby, a '54 convertible too, light blue,
I'll wait up for you dear
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Think of all the fun I've missed,
Think of all the fellows that I haven't kissed
Next year I could be just as good
If you check off my christmas list
Santa baby, I want a yacht and really thats not a lot
Been an angel all year
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa honey, one little thing I really need, the deed
To a platinum mine,
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with a duplex and cheques,
Sign your x on the line
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Come and trim my chirstmas tree,
With some decorations bought at Tiffany's
I really do believe in you,
Let's see if you believe in me
Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, a ring,
I don't mean on the phone,
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry, tonight.
One of my cosplay buddies, Becky-Taka, in her version of Pennywise from "IT." I used a MagMod "MagBeam" with a cyan gel and "orb" light stencils on my flash to create the light pattern around her. Image also processed with Nik Software's Analog Efex Pro - Classic Camera and Color Efex Pro filters to really bump up the creep factor in this image.
I have another version of this image that has been run through Color Efex Pro's Infrared filter that I will be posting a bit later. Becky has seen both versions and loved them!!
UPDATE: Wow!! Nice surprise to wake up to. Becky's photo made it on to Flickr's Explore page. Thank you for all the likes and kind words. Danke et Merci Beaucoup!!
A model locomotive by Hornby entitled 'Queen Elizabeth II'. This was a Hornby Collectors' Club special edition model from a few years ago. I chose this to be a little different as I suspect there will be a large number of chess pieces, playing cards, coins and stamps this week. The portion of the locomotive shown is exactly 3" long.
A focus stack of 23 images lit by natural window light and processed in Helicon Focus. Global adjustments in Lightroom. Dust and speck removal in Photoshop. Conversion to mono using Silver Efex Pro.
Many thanks to everyone who views, faves and comments on this image and the others in my photostream. HMM to everyone!
Thanks to all who view my stream, and thanks to all who continue to inspire me everyday with your images..!
For those reading this.. i have a question. What is YOUR personally favorite shot of yours? I want too see it!
A wonderful place for a bench to watch the sunrise over the Illinois River - Stratton State Park. Happy Bench Monday! Five exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2
Happy Slider Sunday - A tug heads up the Illinois causing a disturbance in the river. Five exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2. Further processing with Nik Color Efex Pro 4
I noticed with every Resort hotel we visited on our trip, Jenea and I would usually be allowed time to explore and shoot photos by our large group of understanding family members. ;) We would disappear and then randomly catch up with members of our party along the way to head somewhere else. This was from my shooting after our wonderful breakfast at Whispering Canyon Cafe. This is the top section of one of the totem poles in the Wilderness Lodge's lobby. This was taken from the highest point we could be without having a reservation for a club level room. lol. I shot a bracket of this and tried my best to tone the HDR effect down and get the colors under control. This resort is pretty tough, as I found out, to shoot. The lighting is difficult and varying, but alas here it for your viewing pleasure. Please let me know what you think and all suggestions are welcome. Enjoy!
Exploration is Curiosity
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EXPLORE #73. Thank you to everyone who comments and fave's this image. Very much appreciated.
Happy Slider Sunday! - The sun tries to breakthrough heavy cloud cover on Saturday but will fail at doing so. The rain held off till mid-day. Five exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2. Further processing with Nik Color Efex Pro 4
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Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that - one stitch at a time taken patiently and the pattern will come out all right like the embroidery. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes
Thanks to Kim Klassen for the use of your beautiful textures.
Leica M-P & Elmarit-M 28mm
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Happy Fence Friday - A late Summer Sunrise at the Barn and Crib - Five exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2