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So if I dropped my glasses and I need them to see, explain to me how I am to find them. I searched for hours and could not find them anywhere! Finally, I gave up, hopped in the car and drove to the Glasses shop. It took me eight stops to get the right blur ... I mean place. And could someone tell me where all the dents in my car came from? Nevermind, I don't think I want to know.
View on Black or I'll drive down your street.
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Montana de Oro, San Luis Obispo County, California. Captured Nov. 8, 2015. Captured with Canon EOS 5DIII, Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM at 67mm, f 16 @ 1 minutes, 56 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 also been honored with other local, national and international awards.
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Waves of Misty Water
One of my images on a photography outing with my good friend Bob Canepa at Montana de Oro.
I took this shot during a hike at Dolomites Natural Park (Italy). Here I was in Cornolade (Belluno) where there are these amazing waterfalls.
I used my Canon 6D and Canon 16-35mm f/4 L IS USM. I took 3 exposures (-2, 0, +2) combined within Lightroom CC using the new HDR Merge. Then I used Color Efex Pro 4 for contrast & details and the final touch with Exposure 7 for toning & vignetting.
... and the show started unfolding before me - or rather inside me...
My family and I were in Umbria, a beautiful region in central Italy extremely rich in beauty - art, history, and nature (including, regrettably, a propensity for earthquakes) - and the homeland of so many artists and saints - one among all, St. Francis of Assisi. It is one of those selected places where I really feel at home, so I could not miss the opportunity to try and capture at least a shadow of its beauty (incidentally, we stayed at a beautiful country house, L'olmo: I warmly recommend it to anyone who would like to spend some time in that region).
I had been scouting the surroundings for several early mornings, eagerly waiting for a sunrise with at least the legal minimum of clouds, studying viewpoints and interesting landscape features while pretending to wander about with our dog, Pepa*.
At last I opted for this spot (look at the map for details): the border of an olive grove on the left, some majestic oaks on the right - and, in between, the rolling hills, the mists rising from the unseen valley, and the blueish outline of mount Subasio in the distance. It had something definitely theatrical about it... - hope that you enjoy it!
* Well, I like to enjoy my rare, precious sunrise sessions in a peaceful mood, so Pepa was not with me when I actually captured this scene. Her presence used to stir quite a huge bit of a mess in a nearby farm - they keep some sixty (yes, 60) hounds who would start barking an endless cacophony in a myriad different canine idioms as soon as they sensed Pepa approaching (i.e. when we were still more than 200 meters away).
I have worked a lot on this photo in post-processing... The most difficult task has been to decently highlight the beautiful textures of the bark of the oak while not overdoing the whole thing, so spoiling its beauty.
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.3/0/+1.3 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.
it wasn't quite as dramatic as this at the time (NIK software is fairly cool), but it was the day after the biggest typhoon to hit japan in 10 years had passed.
Bandon, Oregon. Made on May 26, 2015. Captured with Canon EOS 5DIII, Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM at 45mm, f 11 @ 2 minutes, 20 seconds ISO 100. Tripod. B+W 10 stop Neutral Density Filter plus B+W 3 stop Neutral Density Filter. Post Processing with CS5, NikSoftware ColorEfexPro 4.0 (Image Borders), Viveza 2.0 and SilverEfexPro 2.0
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Many thanks for all your comments on my images. I very much appreciate your very kind attention to my art..!!!
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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 also been honored with other local, national and international awards.
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The Quartet
One of the many sea stacks of Bandon Beach, Oregon USA.
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Das Bergbauerndorf Habkern, urkundlich erstmals im Jahr 1275 erwähnt, liegt windgeschützt und nebelarm in einer weiten Talmulde hoch über dem Thunersee auf 1000 bis 2000 m ü.M. Das dichter besiedelte, ganzjährig bewohnte Gemeindegebiet steigt kaum über 1200 m (Kirche auf 1065 m.ü.M). Der höchste Gipfel aber, der Hohgant, erreicht eine Höhe von 2197 m.
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Brimham Rocks, North Yorks.
Converted Canon 40D Infrared 720nm
Lee 10 stop - Silver Efex
f11 - iso 100 - 40 secs
A day out to Wightwick Manor - (National Trust) - in Wolverhampton.
Please excuse the terrible quality of the interior images ... the Manor House is very dark inside and I had to push my ISO up to 6400 resulting in very noisy images ! :-(
When Theodore Mander commissioned the building of a new manor on Wightwick Bank in the Old English style in 1887 he started the Mander family's love for Victorian art & design which would unfold over a century of collecting and preservation.
My thanks as always to Jeff D. for the lift and opportunity to get some images today.
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Took a trip up to Blaenafon on Wed 16.May.2018 and here's the results of a great day out.
Thanks to Terry Donnelly for the lift and a cracking day out !
The windmill sits on the 180m high Windmill Hill and lies between two parishes, Tysoe and Compton Wynyates. Built in the early 18th century. The structure is a 12 sided, barrel shaped stone tower with batter. The conical cap is covered in aluminium with finial and tail projection for winding gear, two stones, and the windmill still contains all its machinery.
My friends own several acres of vineyards in Sonoma County. It's been awhile since we visited, so we escaped the Bakersfield heat in exchange for 65 degrees and an ocean breeze. Oh yeah, and sampling some wine ;-)
Strobist Info:,
SB-900 TTL - 3.0 E/V Handheld Camera right 90 degrees with 1/4 CTO Gel 17mm Zoom and Diffuser
Camera in Commander Mode and E/V -2.0
Sun: Camera Left Thanks to Gravity
The grass track at Dubai Meydan Race Course ready for the Dubai World Cup Festival, Race Day 1 Sunday 12th January
Haven't shot as much as i would like lately. Time change is coming, so my photos may come to a slow. Going to return to mostly night photography, got some new techniques to try!
Rock formation just off the trail on the beach hike.
~ "To the complaint, 'There are no people in these photographs,' I respond,
'There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer" ~ ansel adams
I love this quote, and this mans work
his shots of Yosemite and the other national parks are amazing....
Sorry for my late upload of my 52 weeks..should have been up on Friday..
Anyway I hope you all had a great weekend and heres to an even better week ahead for us all...
Thank you all so much for your time,Favs and comments I appreciate them all....
Be Safe...be Well...Be Creative.....
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