Here's another image for those of you starting to miss fall. I read the other day this comment " the beginning of fall is the the beginning of spring". Both are something I truly look forward to each year and deeply miss when they are over.
The above image is a blended image using several images with a final software adjustment using the JixiPix software. I hope you've been able to get out and enjoy the fall season. As always- thanks for stopping by and have a great week.
Fellow photographer, Dan Ruf and I found time this weekend to get out slip and slide thru the fresh snow and came home with a few good captures. It's been a pretty dry winter up here in northwest Iowa and I have to say the fresh snow was welcomed.
Both images are from the west side of Lake Okoboji and towards the end of the day and the temps were beginning to fall. So thanks to Dan for allowing me to follow him around for a couple of hours and don't forget to stop by his site too at www.danielrif.com . Have a great week and thanks for taking time to stop by.
There were several lily's in the bouquet I gave my wife, Pam for valentines - so I took advantage of the opportunity. I love getting up close and concentrating on one small area of the flower so the rest of the image is out of focus.
For the above image, I zoomed the camera lens while the shutter was open and merged several of the images in a software program to get the above look. I rather liked the final result.
That's all for now, our internet is poor here in the middle of nowhere so it helps if I can keep the content low. Have a great week and as always, thanks for stopping by.
I've been working indoors this weekend due to the nasty weather and the above is one of my favorites. I have to give partial credit to my friend Dan Ruf who you can find at www.danielruf.typepad.com. We get together often to visit about the ins and outs of photography and he's been encouraging me to not give up on still lifes. They don't come easy for me but as they say "practice makes perfect". I have a long way to go but I guess it is part of the journey.
Thanks for stopping by and have a safe week.
Winter is a good time to work on improving ones skills and this weekend - with all the ice- was a perfect one. The above amaryllis was definitely a work in progress. While working inside on cloudy days, lighting is always a concern and background is another. So after rearranging the dining room and creating the proper background- I started the process.
I previsualized what I wanted the image to look like but the right side of the plant was too dark. I decided to use a flash light to lighten it up but that also was a work in progress - as it needed just the right amount. After lots of trial and error, I finally had what I wanted but the work was just beginning.
Next in the computer after a little cleanup and a slight crop- on to OnOne software for some creative textures. This software has really given my creative juices the shot in the arm I needed. It has made the layering process easier than the photo shop work I was using before. After several attempts I ended up with the above image, which I hope you enjoy.
Have a great week and thanks for taking time to stop by.
The above is a capture of the old foot bridge from Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. It was one of those wonderful light snows and no one had been on the trails yet. As it turned out, I had the whole park to myself and I was able to capture the bridge with 6 inches of fresh snow and no footsteps. It was so quiet you could hear the snow falling off the trees.
I had to cut my trip short due to bad weather but the time spent in the parks was memorable. Have a great week and thanks for stopping by
I think one of the hardest things photographers have to remember is the camera never sees the world the way our eyes do. Countless times after a day of shooting I'll look at the images downloaded on the computer and wonder what happened. I'm sure that image looked much better at the time I clicked the shutter- what happened?? Our eyes are wonderful at seeing three dimensions , colors and shadows but the camera can only capture a one dimensional world.
The reason I bring this up, is that the above image was taken a while back and it has never (up to now) lived up to what my eyes saw or what I envisioned. I truly has been a work in progress. I hope you enjoy this little piece of Iowa winter. Have a great week and thanks for stopping by.
It's funny, you never know where things will lead when you head out on a photo shoot. I went to Lost Island Lake this afternoon to see what I could find in the way of winter scenes. I had a few things in mind but was keeping my mind open to what I could find.
I spent some time capturing a few moments here and as the light was dimming, I noticed a nice light from the sunset through some nearby trees. I finally had to quit, so I headed home to see what I'd captured. As soon as I saw the above image, I knew I had to do a wood cut print look. I've always like that technique so I worked for some time until I got just the look I wanted.
I hope you enjoy the image , have a great week and thanks for stopping by.
Another fall season has passed way to quickly and I'm feeling rather cheated. In an effort to ease my pain and possibly yours, I have a few more fall images to post from previous years.
I hope you enjoy this set of images as much as I enjoyed taking them. These images always remind me of those warm dry days with a mild breeze and the sound of crunching leaves under foot.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and have a great harvest season.
My wife, Pam and I were able to get a way for a long weekend last week and this year we hit the fall colors around Grand Marais just right. It's always a risk picking a date months in advance and hoping the colors will wait around for you but occasionally mother nature takes pity. The above image was taken from the side of Carlton Peak near Tofte, and it was drop dead gorgeous.
We stayed in the beautiful little village of Grand Marais and I was taken back by the gorgeous sky Friday morning. I spent a lot of time there on the beach capturing the sail boats in the harbor and enjoying the calm morning ( it didn't hurt that the Java Moose coffee shop was across the street).
The above image was captured at another of my favorite haunts- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. The weather was wonderful but the colors had reached their peak the week before we arrived but I thought this view over the old bridge still showed some promise.
Thanks for taking the time to let me share some of my northern images. The weather is turning cold and windy and I'm afraid we are about to lose the little color we have here in Iowa, so I hope you've had time to enjoy this years fall. Have a great week.
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