Posted on January 15, 2010 in Black and White, People
This image is from last Fall in Cape May, NJ. The little boy was running through the grass with his mom on the way to the beach when he stopped along the way to pick some flowers. I processed a super soft image with a sharp one to create this effect.
Posted on January 14, 2010 in Animals, Pet Photography
My cat Tara is on the mend following surgery yesterday. Please send good wishes her way for a quick recovery. She spent today resting and is doing well, but will be taking it easy for the next few weeks.
Posted on January 12, 2010 in Black and White, Flowers, Nature, Winter
When I see flowers, my first instinct is to pull out my 100mm macro lens. However, being as I was freezing and my macro lens was back in the car, I decided to photograph this group of flowers/weeds in the snow with my 50mm lens and a shallow DOF to keep just the foreground stems in focus. There is something to be said for not having to kneel down in the snow in 20 degree weather! 🙂
Posted on January 10, 2010 in Landscape, Topaz, Winter
I had to talk myself into going out to photograph today…it was bitterly cold! Since we had snow on Friday, I thought I’d head to a nearby lake that I photographed in the Fall. There were some folks ice fishing, and parents pulling children on sleds across the frozen water. I knew I wouldn’t be out long, so I photographed a few things and started to head back to the warmth of my house. On the way I spotted this nice red barn nestled in the valley. The above image was processed with Topaz Simplify. The one below is without Simplify.
Posted on January 8, 2010 in Topaz
Last night Mr. Weatherman told me that we would see “a dusting” to maybe an inch of snow overnight, then a few snow showers in the morning with maybe another inch tops. It was snowing when I left for work this morning…and still snowing on the way home at 6:00 PM. I scraped “a dusting” off of my car and windshield in the parking lot while the snow plows worked around me. I drove over a very slippery “dusting” on the way home, then proceeded to shovel the “dusting” from my entire driveway. My fingers became numb in the 22 degree temperatures, so I decided to wait until tomorrow morning to shovel the “dusting” off of the porch and sidewalk around the house. “The dusting” was up to about 4″-5″ last time I looked out the window! I hope I wake up tomorrow and “the dusting” has disappeared, but I don’t think that will happen! Phooey on Mr. Weatherman!