Yesterday I went to the county fair. I have to say, I was very disappointed in not finding many baby animals to photograph, though I understand it was hot and the animals were probably in a cooler place. I did enjoy the butterfly tent though it was very, very hot in there and the number… Continue reading Day 20 – Butterfly
Category: Home Again Project
Day 19 – Pears
One of the principle crops in my home area is pears. I was out driving through the orchards near where my new house is going up yesterday and grabbed a couple of shots of pears growing on the trees. Then I got creative this morning and added a texture from one of the French Kiss… Continue reading Day 19 – Pears
Day 18 – Berries
Artfully arranged berries at the Farmer’s market always make for a compelling image. Diagonal lines will always help your composition. For the record this was shot at yesterday’s market, not a continuation from last week. I did my usual tricks in Color Efex Pro…. detail extractor, brilliance/warmth/ and darken/lighten center.
Day – 17 Tree with glass block windows
Here’s another entry in the downtown Ashland architectural detail project. One of the beauties of this project is that there are buildings from all eras downtown. Though much of downtown was built in the 19th century, this building has the art deco look of the 1930s. In post processing I had to do some perspective… Continue reading Day – 17 Tree with glass block windows
Day 16 – Lavender in Chest
This weekend was lavender festival all over Oregon. I took my Mom out to the Applegate Valley where we took in four lavender farms before we got too tired and hungry to continue. This particular farm had an antique store as well so I managed to capture the best of both worlds. The minute I… Continue reading Day 16 – Lavender in Chest
Day 15 – Cute Baby
Well, I’m not much of a people photographer but one of the reasons to be home again is to keep up with the great nieces and nephews. Yesterday was this girl’s big sister’s 4th birthday. But this one won the cuteness prize. The amazing thing about this picture is it was shot at 12800 ISO. … Continue reading Day 15 – Cute Baby
Day 14 – Retro Lawn Chairs
I’ve been eying these chairs in my parents backyard for awhile now. Actually there was just one when I got here but apparently my brother decided to group them all together for better garden gazing. I left them just as I found them. Compositionally, If was going to arrange it I think I would pull… Continue reading Day 14 – Retro Lawn Chairs
Day 13 – Garlic
Still grooving on the Farmer’s Market. I think these garlic bulbs are so pretty. Color, texture, shapes, it’s all here. I used the usual post processing formula, detail, brilliance/warmth, darken lighten center in Nik CEP. Then back in photoshop I added a smart sharpen filter to bring out the lines in those skins just a… Continue reading Day 13 – Garlic
Day 12 – Flowers at the Farmer’s Market
I got a little sidetracked yesterday but I still have plenty of material from the Farmer’s Market to process so look for a few more before I’m done. Just love the colors in this floral display. I did a basic post processing in color efex pro…. Detail extractor, brilliance warmth, darken/lighten center.
Day 11- Farmers Market
You just can’t beat a good Farmer’s Market for a variety of color and texture and interesting compositions. Ashland has a great one and I took alot of pictures I just picked the first one I like to share with you today so there may be more coming later in the week. For post processing… Continue reading Day 11- Farmers Market