Landscaping Irrigation test this morning but my mind is on photography! This image was taken at
Cameron, Arizona which is best known for its Navajo Tacos. I opted for a breakfast burrito this time
and then captured the old bridge with my Lensbaby G3.
Wahweap Hoodoos
Wahweap Wash, at the gateway to the Grand Staircase section of Escalante National Monument,
is so incredible, it defies description. All along the wash are towering hoodoos that take your breath
away. The photo below points out a photographer in our group to give you a sense of scale.
Northern Arizona Photo Adventure
When we left the trailhead, it was very cloudy but we kept good thoughts and were rewarded
with some moments of sun and extreme blue skies. Then it started spitting snow which cut our
visit very short. I mainly shot movies.
So….what’s worse? Hiking to the Wave in the heat or worrying about getting out during a snow storm.
Tough call 🙂
Ocotillo at sunset
Almost every evening, the ordinarily dead looking stalks of the Ocotillo begin to glow.
I have tried to capture it many ways but none translated as well as moving my camera
during a long exposure. The yellow-green you see in the background is a creosote bush.
Sitting on top of the world
This isn’t my image but I thought it was a good subject for Photoshop’s polar coordinates filter
mentioned in yesterday’s post. The photo is from a trip to the top of Mt Rainier that Chris (on left)
and three business associates did.
Lost my Marbles
If you lose your marbles, just create your own in Photoshop 🙂
A group I belong to has been having fun with an old tutorial for creating planets, glass balls, orbs;
whatever you want to call them. Depending on the subject matter, they can turn out really interesting.
You can’t predict what the edge color will be except if you have predominance of one color.
The most fun can be had with a skyline of buildings against blue skies or a night sky.
In that case, the buildings can have the apperance of projecting from the sphere. It’s very cool.
Whatever you come up with, the process is just plain fun! Here’s a link to the original tutorial: http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/create-your-own-panorama-planets/
Senita and Vines in HDR
After my class at the DBG yesterday, I took some time to photograph with HDR in mind.
In the photo above of a Senita cactus, the HDR process intensified the red and orange
coloration which happens when cactus are stressed. We’ve had cold weather and they
don’t like it. (Canon S5)
Below is another HDR image showing vine orbs that were created by a vine sculptor on-sight
at the DBG. He made several out of local material. I’ve photographed it before but have never
been happy with the outcome. With the HDR process, I could stand inside one, photography
out and still have everything show up. As you may have noticed in both images, I like pushing
the process to give more of an artsy look. I’m having lots of fun with HDR at the risk of boring
everyone else 🙂 (Canon S5)
Brittlebush
Brittlebush is the common name for Encilia farinosa. It’s blooming right now so I decided to
get a shot with my Lensbaby G3. The plan was to have the frame filled with flower heads.
It might have worked except for the wind!
IR HDR
High Dynamic Range photography is so much fun and when I get a result like this,
I’m ready to try more and more! The original scene had nearly four stops difference
in light so it was impossible to capture normally but it was perfect for HDR.
Arabian Library
This new library doesn’t have a straight line anywhere. I was hoping to shoot inside the
courtyard area but it was closed yesterday. The image is shot in infrared and manipulated
in photoshop to make it look more like an illustration.