A Morning In The American West Every now and then you get a shot that just needs very little in the way of post processing. This is one of those shots. Captured in morning light looking west towards Red Rocks State Park outside Denver, Colorado…I had to get this along with a few others. Those are upcoming sometime. The light really communicated the overall mood and atmosphere, the color so vivid and alive…yes quite cool overtones with that blue and white, but visually….perfect scene! Minolta 5D| Minolta 18-200 DT Lens| Singh-Ray Circular Polarizer| Hoya UV Check out those clouds in the sky on the left by the hillside…almost like ribbons…I didn’t notice this ‘til after I developed the RAW file.
Shipwreck coast, Australia, along the Great Ocean Road
A beautiful evening on the coast in the Netherlands
Dunguaire Castle (Irish: Dún Guaire) is a 16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland, near Kinvarra. The castle’s 75 foot-tower and its defensive wall have been restored to excellent condition, and the grounds are open to tourists during the summer. It is thought to be the most-photographed castle in Ireland. / Dunguaire Castle
Pisaq, Perú ! / After a long way up toward the Temple Of The Sun I had the opportunity to take this picture of one of the many towers used to control the valley below !!! / I love the scenery of the Sacred Valley.. one of the most beautiful part of Perú I have seen so far !
See my Miura calendar. Location: Yokosuka, Japan Yokosuka is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across the peninsula to Sagami Bay. Its neighbors are Yokohama, Miura, Hayama, and Zushi. Source: Wikipeidia Taken May 20, 2007 with a Fuji E-510. This work has been featured in: / Two Word Challenge / Weekly Theme Challenges Also available at Zazzle /
lately I have studying the work of MarcAdamus who is one of the best landscape shooters there is, period. His work often appearing in magazines such as Outdoor Photographer and Popular Photography, I have learned a lot from watching his images and watching how he describes his workflow in detail on other sites. Ya, influence I suppose you can say. One thing that has caught my eye is the amount of detail he brings out in these shots and his lighting that he is able to capture. Some of the detail, naturally, is from using some of the best & sharpest lenses there is, almost all primes, along with knowing how to exactly sharpen an image. While I do not use his sharpening technique per say, (I use the FredMiranda Ultra Sharpen Toookit for that), I have started applying some techniques to my images that I feel I have learned from him. And this is the very first shot I have dabbled with in regards to that. I actually shot this handheld using my Minolta 18-200DT lens for this shot. I also bracketed about 10 times for this one shot, playing with the WB, EV, and iso levels along with the Fstops. This shot I feel is the best out of all of them. Naturally shot in RAW and output through Lightroom and PS. I was really going for atmosphere here, I simply love this area of Rocky Mountain National Park which is called The Alluvial Fan. It is nature as it is supposed to be….seen, witnessed, and untouched. And when I saw these massive fields of wildflowers, I almost fell over. It is hard to describe the kind of beauty I was witnessing. Well I hope you all enjoy it, let me know what ya think! —-John
It was not long before dawn and there was an eerie silence around the lake. The lighting was changing by the minute and every photo had different qualities. I ended up choosing this one over the others to process because I really liked the reflection I got in it.
High Andean plain in the Arequipa region of Peru. In the background is the peak of the Volcano, El Misti.
This was at a beach in Paestium, Italy as the sun was setting. Taken with an Olympus FE-220 on Sepember 25, 2008. These images were taken on the same day: / / / / Also available at Zazzle / /
Really my dream is to live here all my life… Summers is just not enough…... My other works: / A LARGER view to see more in detail… / (Long side is only 1024 here) Strait from the camera… EXIF: / Taken with a Canon EOS 400D Digital. Exposure: 1/2500 sec ISO Speed: 100 Aperture: f/3.5 Software: Photoshop CS 2 / (Used only for signature) Metering Mode: Pattern Focal Length: 28 mm Exposure Program: Shutter priority Exposure Bias: 0 EV Flash: Flash did not fire White Balance: Manual On The Calender Page / / Assos History:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assos The city was founded from 900-1000 BC by Aeolian colonists from Lesbos, who specifically are said to have come from Methymna. The settlers built a Doric Temple to Athena on top of the crag in 530 BC. From this temple Hermias of Atarneus, a student of Plato, ruled Assos, the Troad and Lesbos for a period of time, under which the city experienced its greatest prosperity. (Strangely, Hermias was actually the slave of the ruler of Atarneus.) Under his rule, he encouraged philosophers to move to the city. As part of this, in 348 BC Aristotle came here and married King Hermeias’s niece, Pythia, before leaving to Lesbos three years later in 345 BC. This ‘golden period’ of Assos ended several years later when the Persians arrived, and subsequently tortured Hermias to death. The Persians were driven out by Alexander the Great in 334 BCE. Between 241 and 133 BC, the city was ruled by the Kings of Pergamon. However, in 133 BC, the Pergamons lost control of the city as it was absorbed by the Roman empire. St. Paul also visited the city during his third missionary journey through Asia Minor, which was between 53-57 AD, on his way to Lesbos. From this period onwards, Assos shrunk to a small village, as it has remained ever since. Ruins around Assos continue to be excavated.
Pike’s Peak as seen from Cherry Creek State Park reflects the Sunrise, a cold dad to be sure when I was shooting this, amazing to think that Peak is about 55 miles away as well! Processed in HDR, thoughts welcomed! / —-John
Who in this world wouldn’t wish for it… / Let us all resolute for the same… / (A symbolic representation of 2009) /
Mount Bromo National Park, Java, Indonesia MORE SCENIC ART HERE More surreal places…
Perhentian Islands, Malaysia FEATURED in the First Things Group.
Gili Meno, Indonesia. FEATURED in the Sea Group. MORE SCENERY ART HERE Beautiful tropics…
Many people believe that Grand Canyon is the deepest canyon in the world but its not even nearly true… Colca Canyon in Peru is the second deepest canyon in the world and is twice deeper than Grand Canyon. MORE TRAVEL ART HERE More of South America…
I have been inspired by Warren Anthony Williams to have a go at this window effect, so here it is. / This was a number of images that I took whilst at Hokitika in New Zealands South Island. / A small drive inland will bring you to the Gorge with it’s crystal blue water. / ( This is as it is with NO enhancements. Just a little cropping. ) / ( taken with a Panasonic Lumix FZ30 P & S, and then compiled on Picasa3 ) ===================
Taken on September 27, 2008 with an Olympus FE-220 looking up. During our Southern Italy Trip we stayed in Paestum, and on each day took the coach bus for one day trips in another city. On this day we got dropped off to take a ferry to Capri. During the ferry ride we pass by a lot of mountainous islands, and the cities are built upon them. It is fascinating to see these buildings as though they are stacked upon one another. This stop was at Amalfi, a cit at the foot of Monte Cerreto. / / Also available at Zazzle / / / / See my Italy calendar for more italy pics Or just browse my works by category: Origami / Drawings,Paintings and Graphics / Abstract Photography / Guessing Games / / Flowers, Trees and Plants / Water and Waterscapes / Scenery/Skyscapes / Light, Shadow, and Reflections / Still Life Living Creatures / Human Portrait Japanfluence / Canada / Europe
The Villa d’Este is a villa situated at Tivoli, near Rome, Italy. Listed as a UNESCO world heritage site, it is a fine example of Renaissance architecture and the Italian Renaissance garden. Source: Wikipedia Taken on October 4, 2008. with an Olympus FE-220 On this day it rained very heavily, but meanwhile there were many fountains shooting water up; hence water was moving both up and down on this day. The white streaks show how rapidly the rain was pouring. This photo is edited; The original was as below: / It was on this day that I also took Sunny Storm and Stair 9 as well as Hadrian’s Villa /
Na Trang Beach, Vietnam
From Sligachan, when the river was on the point of freezing, and the colour of steel. / There were some lovely glints of reflected light on the water, where I was standing in deep shadow, so I shot for HDR, knowing that would bring out the best detail in the water, and the colours. / VIEW LARGE FOR DETAIL !!! Canon EOS50D, tripod, iso 100, cloudy wb, f23, / A three shot HDR, RAW files processed in Photomatix, then titivated up in PS CS3, selective colour, a bit of “multiply” in a duplicate layer, reduce opacity, then a touch of Orton…. by duplicating my image, applying Orton, then layering on top of the original until the desired effect was achieved, then flattened. This makes the colours POP ! MORE SEASONAL IMAGES HERE… / / /
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