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.
I've been watching this wreath for a week or so and decided now was the prime time. This image was processed using Snap Art software , a few tweaks in photo shop and some final touches in OnOne software.
The above image was processed using JixiPix software along with some tweaks in photo shop. I've had some extra time to work on images and finally have Typepad accepting my images again. Found out that I had to change my browser to Firefix, they didn't like the one I had been using- geez.
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The above image is from my recent trip up north. The fall color this year was very hard to find and we had to go inland to find this image. There is a long stretch of road (several miles) northwest of Tofte that is lined with maples and the foggy conditions really add to the mood.
Some years when the sun is shining the colors are so bright- it almost hurts the eyes. If some year you should go north for fall colors- there are several maps available for self guided tours. The above area is always a fun trip and the Carlton Peak area is also beautiful- if you can time it right.
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Here's a couple more images from my recent trip up north. I missed the best fall colors by at least two weeks but I was still able to find pockets of color. It seems I'm on a mission to capture as many birch trees as possible, before they're all gone. It's really sad how few are left compared to ten years ago.
The above image was something I've been working on for a few days. My friend Dan Ruf (www.danielruf.typepad.com ) mentioned a new software he found from JixiPix and I've really fallen in love with it. The above is a woodcut look and I thought it worked well with the birch.
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Backbone State Park, Iowa's oldest- is like an old friend. I first visited this beautiful park over 25 years ago. The limestone bluffs, lake and trout streams are worth visiting over and over again. A couple of years ago, good friend Dan Ruf (www.danielruf.typepad.com ) visited here and found some perfect weater- foggy, frosty and calm. Needless to say we had a blast for hours- capturing images- not only of the boathouse but in the valley around the trout streams.
This year, I wasn't lucky enough to catch the fog and the leaf colors weren't in their prime but I sure had a good time. The boathouse and several other building were built by the CCC in the 30's and they have a large campground also available.
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I've been having fun working with some new software from JixiPix. My wife wanted me to come up with a woodcut look for the Grand Marais light. It took some work to get the feel of what I had in mind and of course the colors had to blend with our living room ;-) . I hope you like the above image, it was fun doing something different.
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My wife and I were able to go north for our birthdays last week and spent 4 nights in Grand Marais. For the first time this year the weather was fantastic, cool days and evenings. I wanted to find time to photograph items outside my comfort zone - due to the fact that I've been in a bit of a rut.
The bay there was full of sail boats but we only had one morning with calm winds so luckly I was up early to capture this scene. I filled up a memory card with a lot of new images but it remains to be seen if I let anyone else see them ;-) .
That's it for now- as always thanks for stopping by and have a great week.
As many of you know- I like to capture images during the golden hours- those wonderful times just after sunrise and just before sunset. The above image was captured just a short time after sunrise and I really love the rich colors that were created. I never seem to tire of capturing those beautiful cone flowers and I hope there will be more to come before they finally die off.
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It's sunflower time again and I find myself drawn to the beautiful yellow fields. I also find myself in a painterly mood and I have finished these with a new software program from JixPix. If you've been following my blog for a while, you'll know that I really believe that only part of the fun is in getting the image. The rest of the enjoyment is in making the image mine, rather it be with software or with creative ways of capturing the image.
One of the questions photographers get asked about their images-" is that the way it looked when you captured that ? " I seldom get asked that question. I believe the the camera and the software are just tools to get me to the final result. I never represent my images as "journalistic "- they are what I want them to be .
I hope you enjoy my journey into the photographic world and have fun with me. Have a great week and as always- thanks for stopping by.
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