Before After One of my retirement resolutions was that I would visit all the museums in Santa Fe. Nearly two years on I thought it was about time I got started. Plus, I needed somewhere more interesting than my neighborhood to test drive the new Canon EOS M. So when I learned the International… Continue reading Japanese Kokeshi Dolls
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Icicles
Before After Santa brought my Christmas present a little early this year. It is a Canon EOS M, Canon’s nod to the mirrorless phenomena. What I love about the camera is that it weighs practically nothing and I can walk around all day without getting a neck ache from carrying the 5 lb monster around… Continue reading Icicles
Snowflake
Before After The other day someone posted a link on facebook to some really amazing snowflake pictures. I thought to myself, “Hey, I’m a macro photographer, I can do this.” Well let me tell you it is not as easy as it looks. Out of about 100 images, this is the only one that came… Continue reading Snowflake
Decadence
After Before Much of what I have been doing these days is about post processing. So I decided to start something new and show the before and after pictures in the blog. We’ll see how it goes. This week I was experimenting with a new plug-in from NIK called Analog Efex Pro. As nearly as… Continue reading Decadence
Buttons
Taking a page from Mike Moats’ book this week I went out and bought a package of buttons for the express purpose of photographing them. Finding the right combination of colors and arrangement is not as easy as it might seem. I also found I am not too happy with the look of the back… Continue reading Buttons
More Autumn Leaves
With Fall Color season coming to a close I thought I would give it one more shot and headed up the Pecos River this week. I love the variety of shapes and colors I found here at the edge of the water as well as the rocks framing the leaves. Once again post processing made… Continue reading More Autumn Leaves
Jackrabbit
It has been another week of culling the files and looking for keepers that I could apply new post processing skills to. I came across this handsome fellow at Arches National Park a few years back and was taken by the morning light shining through his ears. The raw image was pretty bland and didn’t… Continue reading Jackrabbit
Turtle
I found this turtle at the Albuquerque Botanic Gardens back in May. I have begun the process of culling this year’s photos in order to free up more disc space. For post processing I had to do a little cropping to focus attention on this turtle on not the one behind him. The image also… Continue reading Turtle
TX Ranch Truck
Gotta love the old trucks you find on New Mexico’s back roads. I found this one in a little wide spot in the road called Farley which I fear is destined for a future as a ghost town if it is not there already. Definitely off the beaten track! This truck had been there so… Continue reading TX Ranch Truck
Heron
In trying to discover whether this was an egret or a heron I learned that egrets are part of the larger heron family. So it might be an egret but I am sure it is a heron! This is just a grab shot that turned out well. I had been to the Mad River Beach… Continue reading Heron