Ghost Tree

Taken today in Carmel, Ca. along the 17-mile-drive.   Processed in Photoshop Elements by adjusting levels, burning and dodging and cloning out some fence line.  What a gorgeous day to be in Carmel and Monterey!  I thought about publishing this in b/w but decided the blue ocean set the tree off best.  Thanks for stopping by [...]

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Blue – 2

Beach flower shot on 17-mile drive in Carmel, CA.  Topaz Simplify buz sim, adjusted levels, cloned out sign and person on beach and burned. Camera settings: F/10, 1/125 sec., ISO 100, focal length 44 mm.  No flash.

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Morro Bay Panorama

Similar to a photo I posted last week, this photo is a composite panorama of Morro Bay in the evening. I adjusted levels and hand stitched the two photos together in Photoshop Elements (PE) and smoothed over any joining marks.  I added about 3 layers of pink and peach colored gradient to the clouds.  I [...]

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Sycamore

Happy New Year everyone!  This photo is of a sycamore tree that I took on our ride to the Central Coast on Wednesday.  I love trees.  Especially trees in the winter as their true shape is really evident without leaves.  Branches and trunks are so naturally artistic.  It is hard to take a bad photo [...]

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Beginning the Year – Meditative

I am starting the new year and the new blog a little early.  Seems like a good theme to begin with – Meditative.  I took this shot yesterday as we drove by Morro Bay on the central coast of California.  The single person, the trail of birds and the late afternoon light gave a moody [...]

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