 |
|
Alternate Path |
We did not go to the fireworks today. Instead, Chip and I watched the Law & Order marathon. This is yesterday’s image with a woodland path.
Month: July 2006
Happy 4th of July!
 |
|
Happy 4th of July! |
Hope everyone has a very happy 4th of July. I think that Chip and I are going to see the San Francisco fireworks. Maybe tomorrow, I will have a few fireworks photos. However, I am not sure if I remember all the rules for getting a good fireworks shot at the moment.
Today, Chip and I visited Santana Row. We were going to lunch and the movies. I lagged behind and shot a few quick grab shots before Chip noticed. Then, I tried to hurry and catch up. Of course, Chip knows and is fairly patient with my dawdling.
Watercolored Walk in the Woods
 |
|
Watercolored Walk in the Woods |
Another montage with only two images this time. Spent a lot of time blending the water ripples into the tree canopy.
Haunted House #4
 |
|
Haunted House #4 |
Another from my Freeman-Gallant workshop. This was an assignment at the Haunted House. We were supposed to expose for the window. Well knowing that I was shooting raw, I could let some of the highlights blink on the back of my camera. Turns out that the blinking highlights is based on luminosity of Adobe RGB. That is very conservative and highlight details about 1-stop (or more) are stilled captured in the raw file. For this case, I did not mind some solid white in the window but wanted detail in the tree. So when processing raw files in Rawshooter, I could do a small amount of negative exposure compensation, add a bunch of fill light, and reduce the highlight contrast. Voila, I have an exposure in a very trickly lighting situation without using anything except natural light.
If you want to retrieve more highlight details, you would need to process the raw file twice. Once for the highlights and once for the shadows. Then, you can combine them using Photomatix Pro HDR tool or just masking in Photoshop.
Scribbled Reflections
 |
|
Scribbled Reflections |
Since my archives are depleted and there are not a lot of new images coming in, I made a montage for (4) images.
Berkeley Rose Garden
 |
|
Berkeley Rose Garden |
Today, I went out shooting for the first time in a few weeks. Went with Aphra to the Berkeley Rose Garden. Did not feel very inspired but did take a few rose macro shots.
DorothyPhoto 