As I have been walking my Mother’s dog each morning I have been fascinated by the bark on the Madrone trees along one stretch of the walk. So, I decided to bring the little camera along yesterday. What I learned was that dog walks and camera walks don’t mix. He expects me to stop and… Continue reading Day 24 – Curly Bark
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Day 22 – Japanese Maple
I took a camera walk with the EOS-M through Litha Park yesterday, the first of many I hope. I was especially fascinated by the backlighting on the leaves and seedpods of the Japanese Maples in the Japanese gardens. I’m also going to have to make the trip with the “big girl” camera one of these… Continue reading Day 22 – Japanese Maple
Day 20 – Butterfly
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
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 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 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
Day 10 – Strawberry
Back in creative mode. I didn’t really like the dirt in the background of this strawberry so I opted for a texture instead. Then it seemed to cry out for a botanical label. I also added quite a bit of sharpening and detail to bring out the seeds on the berry.
Day 3 – Blueberries
Here’s another one from the garden. Trying to buy a house so I haven’t ventured too far afield yet but soon. Just added a little saturation and detail on this one and cleaned up a few blemishes.
Rose center
I’m deep in the moving process now so this is another image from last week’s trip to the rose garden. I’m planning to make up for it with a new 100 days project when I get back to Oregon. I have been debating whether to start a separate blog for that or just post the… Continue reading Rose center