The Theme of the Month is Landscapes and Seaweed. We went to Death Valley and
Red Rocks Canyon in Nevada after our tradeshow. Early in the month we took a day
on San Diego Bay with friends of Rebecca and Oliver Maxwell so there are a few
nautical photos, too.
Nothing special except this is so heavily Photoshop'd that I like it.
It is a news photo for the paper. (S2)
The original photo. How many Photoshop tricks
can you find?
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One of two boat photos. PShop sky. Just something I wanted to try.
(S2) |
Straight photo except for contrast boost. Boats on San Diego Bay are
very pretty when the light is right. (S2) |
More Photoshop than I care to admit except that I didn't know I knew
how to do these things! Death Valley from Hwy 160 at day's end. (S2) |
Yet another sail boat on the Bay. No augmentation except a little
contrast. It seems that the S2 has to get a little "zetz" on
most photos. I can add it in the camera but it looks fake. (S2) |
Lion Rock in Red Rocks Canyon, outside Lost Wages. A little contrast
boost. Ok, a lot of contrast boost. Perhaps some color correction, too. I
don't remember. (S2) |
A fast moving Navy boat. Really fast. Here one second, gone the next.
Lots of guns, too. (S2) |
Plants at Red Rocks Canyon. No Pshop except for contrast boost and
sharpening. A polarizer on camera gives it the drama. (S2) |
I absolutely love this shot. It was Pshopped within an inch of its
life. Color correction, contrast, sharpening, you name it and I tried it.
My 70-300 is a little soft or I was a little shaky since we were motoring
along at 12 knots in rolling seas. I don't know what the hell any of that
means but that's what Skipper Chris said, I think. (S2) |
Speaking of Skipper Chris, here he is. With this dramatic angle and
the sunset glow in his face you might expect to see (or sea) him vying for
a rose on the Batchlorette, right? (S2) |
Zabriski Point in Death Valley. Perhaps one of the most photographed
places on the planet. A very nice photo is available by clicking on this
link. It isn't mine. It is very cool. (S2)
Z-point
photo |
All the Z-point photos were goosed with contrast and sharpening but
that's all. The drama was added with a polarizer. (S2) |
Me. (S2) |
"Hey, wanna was a window?" Find the window washer. Or,
perhaps he's Spiderman. (S2) |
Pensive grandchild. He was very well behaved. Go to his page and see
the photos of him driving the boat. Really! No kidding! He drove for ten
minutes! Got to sit in the lap of a hot blond, too! (S2) |
Sky. No story. Just sky. (S2) |
The first Southern Pacific steam locomotive at the California Train
Museum in Sacramento. ISO 1600 in available light with the S2. No noise,
no Pshop, "Nothin' but photo." |
Just because I love them. During our Neen Wedding Dress Shopping
Excursion in San Francisco over New Years. (G2) |
