Tag: winter

A few more shots from yesterday

Just posting a few more shots I did yesterday. All of these photos seem like they were taken in a rurual area. Actually, this is a farm in the middle of an upscale suburban neighborhood, right across the street from a large shopping mall. I did various processing on the photos, using what I thought was best for the shots.…

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Winter around here just seems to lend itself to textural photos. Everything is a bit drab.  Nature is idle, just waiting for new life in spring. I have to thank SkeletalMess again for the textures. I don’t have the stock or inclination to make my own just yet. Pentax K20D, DA17-70 Branch  

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Watching too much playoff football this weekend (go Steelers!) instead of finding photo subjects. I’m still holding off taking a picture of my coffee though. Out to the porch and captured some ice hanging from the downspout. There’s a bit of a creepy face in there somewhere at least. Pentax K20D, DA17-70 Center Ice

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A rural looking winter scene today. It’s actually beside a fairly well traveled road. There’s no where to pull over so I had to stop, shoot, and go. I originally was thinking this as a black and white with texture but I liked the colors better. I used some slightly modified Shadowhouse Creations textures. Pentax K20D, DA17-70 The Rising

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 A pretty straightforward shot today of a nice winter scene. I saw these brightly colored houses previously and thought they would make a nice photo. Simple processing with PSE6. I tried various filters but in the end I liked the basic, straight shot the best. Simple Winter Scene

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I stopped at a store today and saw this coin operated horse peaking out from the corner. The original straight shot was nice but I thought it needed a little something extra. I processed in PSE6 with Topaz Adjust for slight detail enhancement then added some Shadowhouse Creations textures to liven up the gray background. Pentax K20D, DA55-300 No Riders on the Painted…

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I tried experimenting today with macro by reversing my Super-Takumar 28mm lens on my K20D. The only problem was I don’t have a proper reversing ring and I was handholding the lens over the mount. Hard to do at such close range and it allowed light leaks. I was close on a few but most were pretty bad. After that failed…

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Today’s pic. With about an inch of snow on the ground, I went the cliche shot route. I added a few of the SkeletalMess textures and converted to b&w with Nik Silver Efex. Pentax K20D, DA17-70mm