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Dappled 2

Posted in 1, tagged California, flowers, iris, irises, photography, purple, Simplify, Topaz, violet on April 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Dappled evening light on my irises on the side of our house. Processed by adjusting levels, applying Topaz Simplify buz sim (and adjusting the simplify level) and dodging and burning.

Camera settings: F/4, 1/200 sec., ISO 400, focal length 55 mm. No flash.

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Delicate

Posted in 1, tagged California, cosmos, flower, nature, photography, pink, Simplify, Topaz, white on April 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »

One of my favorite flowers, cosmos. I love their translucence and their tissue paper look. Photo taken at local garden center. This photo was processed with adjusting levels, applying Topaz Simplify watercolor adjusted and dodging and burning the result.

Camera settings: F/3.5, 1/75 sec., ISO 54, focal length 6.3 mm. No flash.

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Foothill Barn

Posted in 1, tagged barn, California, foothills, horse, Simplify, Topaz on April 4, 2010 | 8 Comments »

Here’s a nice old barn in the Sierra foothills. We went for a drive today and I loved this. There is a bay horse grazing in the background. I did replace the sky as it was heavily overcast. Topaz Simplify buz sim was used, but I toned down the simplify component when processing. I then did a lot of dodging and burning. Hope your day was a great one!

Camera settings: F/5, 1/320 sec., ISO 64, focal length 10.1 mm. No flash.

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Violet

Posted in 1, tagged bloom, blossom, flower, iris, nature, photography, Simplify, Topaz, violet on April 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »

This is one of my first irises to bloom this year. I processed this by adjusting levels, highlights and burning. Vignette was formed with the lasso tool with a 40 pixel feather. I then ran it through Topaz Simplify buz sim and adjusted the settings there as well. It was finished with a violet stroke outline. Happy Easter everyone!

Camera settings: F/10, 1/800 sec., ISO 800, focal length 36 mm. No flash.

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Carousel Horse

Posted in 1, tagged carousel, horse, photography, Simplify, sketch, Topaz on March 31, 2010 | 7 Comments »

Topaz Simplify Dark Pencil Sketch. This layer was burned and then Multiplied over the original. Oval marquee tool and white fill was used for the vignette. I really kind of liked this one.

Camera settings: F/5.6, 1/320 sec., ISO 64, focal length 12.7 mm. No flash.

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Lone Cypress

Posted in 1, tagged 17-mile-drive, bird, California, Carmel, cypress, lone, ocean, Pacific, photography, shore, Simplify, Topaz on March 28, 2010 | 8 Comments »

Taken yesterday along 17-mile drive in Carmel, CA. Adjusted levels, highlights and cropped. Applied Topaz Simplify watercolor adjusted for contrast. Extensively dodged and burned.

Camera settings: F/9, 1/200 sec., ISO 100, focal length 74 mm. No flash.

Here is the unedited original:

And here is a close up of the cracked rock face. You can see the tethers stabilizing the cypress tree.

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Blue – 2

Posted in 1, tagged beach, blue, California, Carmel, coast, flower, photography, Simplify, Topaz on March 27, 2010 | 6 Comments »

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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Fence Work

Posted in 1, tagged buds, fence, grapevine, photography, Simplify, Topaz, wagon wheel on March 20, 2010 | 8 Comments »

Newly budding grapevine on our backyard fence. Old rake wheel and corral fence in background. Topaz Simplify buz sim and burned. Late afternoon light – about 6 pm.

Camera settings: F/9, 1/125 sec., ISO 800, focal length 116 mm. No flash.