This one fits into my Route 66 project, my In Search of New Mexico Project and my nostalgia theme. The Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, NM is an iconic and lovingly restored motor court dating to the early 1940’s. I myself was too slow in getting my reservation request in for one of their 12… Continue reading Blue Swallow Motel
Category: Nik
Typewriter Keys
I’m still on the nostalgia kick. I photographed this typewriter at a museum in Deming, NM back in March. Once again the original was not that interesting but once I processed it in Nik Color Efex Pro it really started to pop. I love how the S key is turned slightly and all the little… Continue reading Typewriter Keys
Wagon Wheel
Here’s another one from El Rancho. I added a solarization filter in Color Efex Pro along with a film effects vintage. It looked too faded to me so I went back and added a brilliance warmth filter which brought in some nice color while keeping the solarized look. Then I added a border effect which… Continue reading Wagon Wheel
Wine Bottles
These wine bottles were found sitting on the window sill of an old adobe building used as a winery at El Rancho de los Golondorinos, now a living history museum. I wanted to highlight the glow of the sun through the bottles. That required opening up a stop or two in the dark room but… Continue reading Wine Bottles
Dutch Iris
Well, school is over and I have no one to answer to but myself this week. Everyone seems to like my flower pictures best so I headed back down to the Botanic Gardens in Albuquerque to see what was in bloom. The Irises definitely had center stage but I also found some poppies and columbines… Continue reading Dutch Iris
Koi Pond
I spent most of this week working on video and time lapse so I didn’t have much to share again. Then this morning I read Mike Moats’ blog about using bi-color filters on his fish pond photos and had an ah-ha moment. I love photographing the Koi at the botanic gardens in Albuquerque but they… Continue reading Koi Pond
Tulip after rain
This week found me thinking wistfully of my trip to Oregon last year about this time. My one tulip here in Santa Fe was brutalized by the wind this year. During last year’s trip it rained nearly every day but the flowers in my parents garden were just beautiful. This image I have processed before… Continue reading Tulip after rain
Saguaro
Well, it’s been a slow week for photography so I thought I might as well reach back into the Tucson file since I have so much good material there. This closeup of a saguaro cactus was shot…where else?…at Saguaro National Monument. It was early Sunday morning and I really felt like I was worshiping at… Continue reading Saguaro
Typewriter
So this week I’ve been battling a cold, the weather has continued to be snarfy, I have midterm projects due in two weeks and I am a tad over committed on the volunteer front. Bottom line is now new photography which is putting me in a bad news. This typewriter was runner up for last… Continue reading Typewriter
Tulip
I stopped by Walmart to pick up a few things a few days before Valentine’s Day and this potted Tulip in the entry area caught my eye. As I had no plans for a field excursion this week I thought I might as well take it home to pose for me. I wasn’t that excited… Continue reading Tulip