I know, I know, if there is one thing the world doesn’t need it is another picture of the Grand Canyon. This one has no sunrise or sunset, no rain shower or rainbow, no dramatic light so it isn’t going to win any prizes. I know all that. I think at this point you would… Continue reading Grand Canyon
Category: Landscape
Colors of New Mexico
When the weather interferes with my plans, as it did this week, I find myself trolling through the files looking for images that I might process differently based on new skills or new software. This one was shot at Ghost Ranch in Northern New Mexico back in November of 2006. Out of the camera the… Continue reading Colors of New Mexico
Cottonwood Tree
Before After I originally planned to post my favorite image from 2013 as the first image of the year but I am getting bored with best ofs and recaps and 2013 in general so I decided to move forward and start with something new. (If you really want to see my pick for best… Continue reading Cottonwood Tree
Coquille River Lighthouse
Before After This week I spent some time honing up my black and white conversion skills. This image is one where I always liked the composition but it just didn’t work for me. When I was cruising through the files looking for something to convert to black and white I saw this… Continue reading Coquille River Lighthouse
Fall Color Colorado
I kicked off the fall color season with a trip to the San Juan Mountains in SW Colorado. Things were not quite as far along this year as in years past but still plenty of color. I used to always go the first week of October but found too many bare trees in the high country… Continue reading Fall Color Colorado
Cape Blanco Light
I spent most of my photography time this week working on updating my portfolio…not quite finished but stay tuned. This is one I added from a few years ago. I had gotten up at the crack of dawn to arrive at the lighthouse to photograph it in early morning light only to find myself at… Continue reading Cape Blanco Light
Northern New Mexico Village
I’m still experimenting in the digital darkroom. I stumbled on this village in Rio Arriba County back in 2007. The original photo seemed kind of bland and boring but when I added a painting filter from Topaz simplify it really brought out the colors and perhaps erased some of the harshness of poverty. I was… Continue reading Northern New Mexico Village
Color Splash
This week I learned a new trick in Photoshop called color splash. It allows you to convert an image to black and white while still retaining a splash of color. In this case there is nothing quite as dramatic as a black and white landscape. But in this image the flowers fade out in the… Continue reading Color Splash