Claw
I saw the roots of this tree and really had to make a photograph. I thought that in color it would have been rather boring, so I decided to get my IR camera for this shot. I wanted to get low enough to emphasize the roots and the way the tree is clawing at the ground to stay in place. …
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Gears
This is the low end of what was once a conveyer system at a hop kiln in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California. The hop kiln, its buildings, grounds, and old equipment are now part of the Hop Kiln Winery. I was there one very bright, sunny day at just about 1:00pm – I might have preferred to …
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Last Light
I’m going to wrap up Mazatlan photos with this image of the sunset from the top of the Posada Freeman Express in old-town Mazatlan. The Freeman is a great place to grab some food or a drink and catch the sunset from the roof-top. I’d like to say that I thought about this and planned it, ensuring the couple was …
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Leftovers
I wanted to get this shot because of the way the light was falling on the door, but mostly because of the take-out box on the steps. At first glance I almost passed this opportunity over because of the ‘trash’ on the steps and I thought it would ruin the picture. After looking at it for a minute I decided …
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Empty Veranda
One of the very few times I found this area empty. It usually has plenty of people sitting at the tables, drinking and playing games. I just got up early enough to get this shot while everyone else was still asleep. I’ve been testing out different HDR software and processes this with Unified Color’s HDR Express and used OnOne’s …
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Be Mine
I was on a business trip last week and didn’t have anything prepared to post while I was gone. It was the first sunny weekend in, forever maybe and I worked outside instead of shooting or processing photos. Hopefully I’ll get back on track again. I wanted to post this today because it’s the 14th – wow, it’s been 2 …
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Butterfly Stick
I was wandering around a winery in Sonoma Co. taking pictures and came across this. I thought it might look cool in infrared, so I traipsed back to the car and retrieved my D200 for this shot. Despite the fact that it looks like a plant (possibly a weed), I’m pretty sure it’s a stick with a gathering of small-winged …
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