I’ve been watching these Bluejay’s dance around in my parents yard all summer. I finally got out the big lens and started chasing them around yesterday. I think the score was Bluejay’s 10 and Jeanne 1 but I finally got one to hold still long enough to get a pictures. My research indicates that this… Continue reading Day 59 – Bluejay
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Day 58 – Strawberries
I happened into the garden the other day when my brother had gotten up from picking strawberries to move the irrigation water. I thought the bowl of freshly picked berries and the colorful knee pad made for a nice image. In post processing I went all the way with detail extraction, then added saturation and… Continue reading Day 58 – Strawberries
Day 57 – Pinwheel
My Brother has these colorful pinwheels in his garden to scare away the birds. The trick is to capture them in a way that you can detect motion but the colors aren’t all blurred together. I might not have noticed them if the wind hadn’t been messing with my flower photography. Serendipity. Post processing was… Continue reading Day 57 – Pinwheel
Day 56 – Sunflower with Bee
The Sunflowers are so pretty this time of year. And despite concerns about colony collapse the bees were a buzzing so I didn’t have to wait long for one to show up. Post processing was a light detail extraction and a slight darken/lighten center. The flower was already saturated and warm enough.
Day 51 – Grunge Abstract with Mirror
Here’s another one from the rusty grunge of my brother’s car collection. I loved the shadow of the mirror so made that the focus but also wanted to include the lines and colors. On this one I edited out some trees in the sky that didn’t really add anything to the composition. Then I was… Continue reading Day 51 – Grunge Abstract with Mirror
Day 50 – Rose
This Rose was part of a bouquet of flowers. I did the usual basic processing in Nik CEP. Love the colors but it was shot indoors at high ISO so there is a bit of noise.
Day 49 – Peppers
Yep, I’m really milking that last trip to the Grower’s Market this week. But if you know what’s been going on around here you’ll understand. I did the usual processing on this one. Mostly I just love the colors in this one.
Day 48 – Heirloom Tomatoes
Yep, I squeezed one more out of this week’s trip to the Grower’s Market. I just fell in love with these beautiful heirloom tomatoes. I thought I didn’t get the shot but with a little cropping and post processing I’m liking how it turned out.
Day 47 – Rasperries
Here’s another keeper from the Farmer’s Market. The usual processing with appropriate tweaks.
Day 46 – Dahlias
I keep thinking I am going to run out of things to shoot at the Grower’s Market. But every week there is something new, like these amazingly beautiful Dahlias. A light touch on the detail extraction, a little brilliance warmth to bring out the colors and the yellows in the main flower, and a darken/lighten… Continue reading Day 46 – Dahlias