It’s that time of year when it is hard to find a good weather window to go out and shoot and the over 5000 images I have in my files from this year are nagging at me. So, this week I started the process of sifting through and deleting those with no redeeming value and… Continue reading Summer Flowers
Category: Macro
Autumn Leaves
I had to take another trip to Lithia Park this week and it was still stunning though perhaps past peak. I wanted to share a macro image in contrast to last week’s landscape though I again had many beautiful images of both genres to choose from. Beautiful as these leaves were they were a little… Continue reading Autumn Leaves
Acorn
I have been up to my ears in unpacking and feathering my new nest this week. So, I came up empty on the image of the week front. So, this morning I decided to put everything else on hold and go for a camera walk. I had in mind an old barn I had seen… Continue reading Acorn
Autumn Leaf
Another week of moving with little time for photography. I did pause for a few minutes to photograph this beautiful leaf. I like the color of the moss it was sitting on but the detail was just too distracting so I ended up adding a texture to soften the background. I think I could have… Continue reading Autumn Leaf
Poppy Impression
Well, photography has been about the furthest thing from my mind this week as I have been busy closing on my new house and working out all the last minute bugs. So, I had to pull something out of the archives to process at the last minute. This poppy was shot in April at the… Continue reading Poppy Impression
Day 98 – Vitus Vinifera
I took a little drive through the Applegate wine country this week hoping to get a chance to photograph some grapes. This image or something similar has been in my mind every since I was in Italy and too sick to get off the bus when we stopped at a vinyard. I’m hoping there will… Continue reading Day 98 – Vitus Vinifera
Day 95 – Milkweed seeds
On my camera walk in North Mountain Park the other day I found bunches of milkweed seeds. I may have to go back with the big girl camera as it was hard to get the degree of sharpness required for these beauties with the little one. Standard processing and yes I forced myself to forgo… Continue reading Day 95 – Milkweed seeds
Day 94 – Morning Glory
I took a stroll in the park yesterday and found some amazingly beautiful Morning Glories. Still fascinated with Topaz Impression. This one got the Cezanne treatment
Day 93 – Lock
I’m still having fun processing earlier images in Topaz Impression. this is a lock on the side of a barn door out in the orchard country.
Day 92 – Leaf
Here’s another leaf. I processed this one in the usual way in Nik CEP, then I added a texture from the French Kiss Collection and did some blending and masking. Finally, I took it into Topaz Impression where I selected the Cave Dweller II preset and did some tweaking. I’m not completely happy with it… Continue reading Day 92 – Leaf