Old Glory

Thank you, sweetie!!!

Thank you, Trudy … I love barns … I think it’s the equivalent to the love people have of ancient ruins in the rest of the world!!!

Thank you, sweetie … the owners of this one take VERY good care of it .. the hdr and other processing may have “rustic”ed this one up a bit more than it looks in real life, lol!!! Glad you enjoyed it!!!

Thank you so much, Daniel … it was a glorious bright sunny day … lovely blue sky … but I thought the darker sky made the barn itself pop a bit better. Glad you liked it!!!!

Thanks so much, Debbie … i nearly squealed with joy when I saw the fence and how I could use it!!!!

Thanks so much, Rhonda!!

Hi Kim … thank you!!!!! That hdr can be magic when it wants to be, lol!!!

Hiii sweetie!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Thank you so much, Steve!!!!

Thanks, Rick!!!!!

Thanks, Pauline, sweetie!!!! I appreciate it!!!!

Thanks, Alex!!!!!

thank you, Annie!!!

Thanks, Richard … I’m a lover of rich, rich color. It’s always my first inclination!!

Thanks, Val!!!!!!!! The hdr can be magic sometimes, that’s for sure!!!

Thanks so much, Jan … I had a blast with this barn, shot if from many angles … we may see more of it in times to come … lol

Thank you so much, Rod … I shot this baby from lot of angles … and so many turned out perfect right out of the camera (used the cp filter) ... don’t know what got into me changing this one all around but it was such fun, lol!!!!

Oh, Bill … bless your heart. But that’s what it’s all about for all of us, isn’t it!!!!!! hugzz!!!

Thank you, thank you dear Marie!!! It was a beautiful sunny day … a bit hard on some of the shots I was taking earlier … but the sun shifted just enough by the time i got here to where things were starting to work. I’m so glad you liked this one!!!!

Thank you!!! The owners of this beauty keep it in beautiful condition!!

Denis, thanks so much. The flag, being red, and this side of the barn being in deep shadow the hdr was a huge help in bringing out the definition!!! I’m glad you liked it!!!

thank you so much, Karen!!!

Thanks, gorgeous!!!!!

Thank you so much!!

Thank you!!!!!

Jeff, thanks so much!!!

Aww, John!!! Thank you so much!!!

Thank you, Xenia!!!!!

Lars, thank you so much!!!!!

Hello dear Xandru!!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!!! Glad you liked the pov … I’m actually at the point where I’m thinking about things like that when I’m in the field now!!! WHEEE!!!

thank you, Bela!!!!

Hi Evita … thank you so much, sweetie!!!

Hiiii Nadine!!!!! Thank you!!!!! Isn’t that fence just in THE most perfect spot???

Alf, it is lovely in real life!!! I have so many shots and angles of this beauty … it was hard to choose just one. I’ll probably be adding more views in time to come … they were all just too gorgeous not to be shown, too, lol!!!!

AWW!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!!!

Hi Pat!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

thanks so much, Karen … I was so hopeful that the VERY strong sunlight wouldn’t kill this one … the front side of the barn in my original is nearly black … thank heavens for hdr, lol!!!!

Hey Wendi … thank you so much … the credit should go to Photomatix .. the sunlight was so strong … I was really shooting at the wrong time of day!!!!

Hi Wanda, hon!!!! Thank you!!!!

OOO Thank you, Mary!!!!!! I’m honored!!!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you Ron!!!!! WHEEEEE!!!! Sooo exciting!!!!!

Hi Rose!!! Thank you so much, sweetie!!!!

Thank you, Colin!!!!!!!

Heeeeey Tony!!!!!!! Thank you!!! hugzzz!!

Thanks so much, sweetie!!! It was a screamingly brilliant sunshine day … and a lot of what I shot got blown out (that interior shot of the wagon wheel for instance) ... but this was high enough shutter speed to get enough darkness in (which always freaks me out on the lcd screen, lol) to where the hdr could work its magic.

thank you, Paolo!!!!

Hiiii Victoria, hon!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!

thank you so much again, Philip!!! I popped it right in!!!!!

Pamela, thanks so much!!!!!!

Hey, David … thank you so much!!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!

Thanks so much, Sandy … clever you to notice the fence trick, lol!!! I jumped for joy when I saw it and thought what it could do for the image!!!!

thanks, Lynnie!!!!!!! This one was a real learning experience in post processing strong light!!!

Hi Maureen!!!! Thank you very much!!!

So true, Jim!!!!! I think the final product is all up to the photographer … it’s fun to monkey around with and it does save a lot of otherwise ruined shots. The sun was wildly strong on this particular day and the front of the barn, with the flag, was practically black in the original. It saves lighting problems and it also brings out detail … what’s not to like??? Thanks for visiting, my old friend!!! Hugzzz

Hi Sweetie!!!! Thank you!!!

Oh ROSY!!! I LOVE the SHOES!!! What a fabulous fabulous image!!! CLEVER YOU!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHA!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!!! Hugzz!!

Hi Rany!!! Thank you!!!

OH NANCY!!!! Thank you soooo much!!!!! What a fabulous honor … I’m thrilled!!!!!! WHEEEEEE!!!!!

Hello dear Elizabeth!!!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!! This one truly is a beauty, isn’t it???

Hi Heather!!!! Thank you so much, sweetie!!!! Hugzzz!!

Deb, I’m just thrilled to hear that … Image Writing is one of my favorite groups … and your story was perfect!!!!! I enjoyed reading it for several reasons … one … excellently written … love the hint of suspense … and two .. it showed once again that most beautiful of all occurrences, human kindness. I’m just thrilled for you!!!!! Thanks for telling me!!! YAY!!! Hugzzzzz!!!!!

Thank you Beve!!!!!!

Eitenne!!!! Thank you!!!! The sun was very, very strong … I should have been out much earlier or later in the day … but I got lucky with the hdr on this one!! So glad you like it!!!

Hi Hans … thank you!!!!! Yes, the hdr really saved this one. The light was so powerful that the whole front of the barn was practically black in the original. I’m so happy I could salvage it!!

Hi BigD!!!! Thank you so much, dear!!!!! As to settings … hmm … maybe??? Not sure … I know that on the camera I usually keep the white balance in the negative … that gives more warmth. Plus, I use the cp filter a lot … that pops color. Also, on my little Nikon you have the flexibility to adjust color intensity … and I usually go from most vibrant to plain vibrant … occasionally I’ll put it on “normal.” I doooo like color!!!! As to warmth in post processing … honestly, just about every shot I tinker with I do differently. In hdr for example, I can spent waaaaaay too much time fooling around with those little sliders … then push the finish button … and still not be happy … and start all over if I think the shot is worth the trouble. I hope that was some help??

Hi Lori!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!! You know me and bright color, lol!!!!!

Hi David … thank you very much!!!!!

Hi Lori!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!

You’re on the right track. My little Nikon D40x doesn’t bracket, and my ancient photoshop won’t cooperate with the raw converter that goes with my camera. Have tried a million times. So I can’t even hdr from raw. Which means some of my shots work … a lot don’t!! And even the ones that do are rarely as crisp as the ones done the proper way. But I’ll take a clean shot, pop it into photoshop and go up a bit and down a bit … thereby creating my second and third images. Then it’s off to Photomatix for a bit of fun!!! I’ll have to try your way of putting a raw into Photomatix … sounds like a lot less trouble … and it might create much better quality finished product!!!!! Thanks for the tip!!!

that does look like the thing I’ve tried before … the problem is, my Photoshop is Version 8 … circa 2003 … plus I’m on a Mac. I just haven’t been able to get Photoshop to accept the plug-in. I can take and upload and edit raw in a very limited way in I-Photo … I just can’t get my Photoshop to accept them until I’ve converted them in I-Photo … and call me silly … but I don’t see the point to that, lol!!!! But your idea of putting a raw into Photomatix sounds interesting … I had no idea Photomatix would accept raw without it having been converted. Of course, Nikon’s idea of raw is an NEF file … so ... we’ll see!!!! there’s very likely a huge black hole in my understanding of how this all works .. complicates things when you’re not playing with a full deck, if you get my drift, lol!!!

Thank you so much!!!! So glad you enjoyed this one … it was one of those screamingly sunny days and so many of the shots were killed … thank heavens for hdr!!!!!

Thank you so much, Mick!!!!!

Thank you Rick!!!! So glad you enjoyed this one!!

Thank you!!!!!

I appreciate that … for some reason I’m hopeless at composition … but I keep trying, lol!!!!! Thank you!!!!

Thank you so much!!!! This was one of those screamingly bright days so I admit I tinkered with the sky just a bit, lol!!!! So glad you liked the results!!

Hi Leslie!!! thank you so much … what a lovely thing to say!!! You might try putting your red barn thru Photomatix … maybe some details or lighting will result that will inspire you a bit better?? I’m always amazed at what i can come up with once I start tinkering!!!

thrilled you enjoyed this one … it was bright white hot midday … but i liked the composition so trips to Photomatix and Photoshop seemed to possibly be worth the time and effort.

thanks!!!!

Monte, a VERY belated but heartfelt thank you!!!!!

Russ, thank you so much … I’m proud to say, that the inclusion of the fence at that angle WAS deliberate, lol!!!! Slowly but surely the lessons are seeping in!!!