Portrait

One portrait in two different looks.  Subject is my wonderful daughter, Sara.  Color portrait is processed in Photoshop Elements with one layer of Gaussian blur overlaid over original after it was adjusted for levels.   B/w is just the color photo transformed to b/w.   I used natural window light.   Thanks, Sara!!

Camera settings for both photos: Canon T1i, F/5.6, 1/60 sec., ISO 1600, focal length 55 mm.  No flash.

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Blossom

Single rose blossom taken from the underside.  Cloned out some branches, dodged and burned, used some Topaz Detail and Adjust.  Adjusted some blending modes.  All done in Photoshop Elements.

Camera settings: F/8, 1/200 sec., ISO 400,  focal length 49 mm.  No flash.

Fixed holes. . . my bad!!

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The Sporting Life (or Bits)

One of my old show bits from our horse showing days!  Did it in color and in sepia tone just for something different.  It’s amazing what you can find in your garage to take photos of!!  Color photo processed in Elements with adjustments and Topaz Adjust (figures!).  Sepia tone was processed in Elements with tone added to sharpened photo.

Camera settings: F/8, 1/25 sec., ISO 800, focal length 53 mm.  No flash.

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Surface

The top of this eucalyptus stump caught my eye.  Processed with adjusted levels and sharpening.  The different textures from both man and nature has an impact on the final product.

Camera settings: F/5.6, 1/200 sec., ISO 100, focal length 55 mm.   No flash.

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Light

Early evening light on a rust colored iris.  Processed in Photoshop Elements by adjusting levels, burning and running through Topaz Simplify buz sim.

Camera settings: F/8, 1/80 sec., ISO 160, focal length 165 mm.  No flash.

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Action

Dawson doing his best to find the rope I threw for him!  It’s hard to throw and take a photo right after!  We had to do this many times and he was thrilled.  Supposed to rain tonight and tomorrow so wanted to get this done if I could.  Processed in Photoshop Elements with High Pass filter on his head only.  Then burned.

Camera settings: F/5.6, 1/200 sec., ISO 320, focal length 194 mm.  No flash.

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One

One yellow rose.  New for spring!  Processed only with High Pass filter.

Camera settings: F/6.3, 1/200 sec., ISO 400, focal length 55 mm.  No flash.

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Four

Four yellow Dutch iris.  Processed in Photoshop Elements with color sketch from OnOne Photo Essentials 3 and a 35% sketch filter on Overlay.

Camera settings: F/5.6, 1/320 sec., ISO 400, focal length 55 mm.  No flash.

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Beverage

Cartoon effect Pepsi can.  Processed with Topaz Simplify.  Used my own adjusted preset.  Placed the can on my black office chair and shot from there.  I usually fuss and fume about my blog photos.  This one took about 10 minutes.  I also used quite a bit of burning on this one.

Camera settings: F/5.6, 1/60 sec., ISO 400, focal length 53 mm.  Flash fired.

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Patriotic Barn

This barn sits near hiway 41 which goes up to Yosemite.  It is about 6 miles from our house and I see people taking photos of it often.  This photo was processed by adjusting levels and running through Topaz Adjust.   Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

Camera settings: F/5.6, 1/340 sec., ISO 64, focal length 15.1 mm.

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