Monthly Archives: November 2019

Out-Takes: Christmas Hiker In The Woods

From last weeks post, the picture comes from a surprise Christmas Day snow (2017) in the Seattle area. As I’ve mentioned before, when I do a photo shoot I take a plethora of shots and use only the ones that past my personal muster. That being said in picking the snow scene I wanted for last weeks post, I was reviewing all of the shots from that shoot. I had totally forgotten about these two. My son-in-law and I came across this “hiker in the woods” . We both had a good laugh over it and to this day have no idea who or what put this hiker in place and so thoughtfully decorated him for Christmas. I mentally put them in my “out-takes file” as I wasn’t going to use them for the project I was working on. I did want to share them as I thought they were a good kick-off post for the Holiday Season.

Christmas Hiker 1

Christmas Hiker 2

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Thanksgiving 2019 – Thankfulness

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As the United States celebrates Thanksgiving next Thursday, I take the time to reflect with gratitude on my heart for all the blessings I have in my life.

Thankfulness

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Landscapes in Fauvism

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From last weeks sepia tones, I’m jumping right into bright surreal colors using abstract presentation or better known as fauvism. The style dates back to the early 20th Century with French painters. For more information – Wikipedia/Fauvism.

The prints represent landscapes as subject matters, from New England, Colorado and the Puget Sound. So I’ll work my way from east to west.

This first one is a seaside resort in Bar Harbor, Maine near Arcadia National Park.

Seaside Resort

Next we move down to Boston. This scene is the pond in Boston Public Gardens famous for the swan paddle-boats. Boston Public Gardens is located next to Boston Commons and is well renowned for their numerous flower gardens.

Spring at the Pond

Heading west, we find ourselves on Lake Dillon in Colorado. The first one is the marina on Lake Dillon with the second one the other side of the lake. We go from numerous boats docked to a single speedboat and sailboat enjoying the serenity of that side of the lake.

Marina On Lake Dillon In Fauvism

Serenity Boating On Lake Dillon

And last but not least, Friday Harbor on San Juan Island off the coast of the state of Washington.

Friday Harbor Fauvist

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Adding Age to a Photoshoot – Sepia Tone

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To create that “old” or “vintage” look in photography I use the sepia tone. It immediately brings to mind an aged photograph. I like to use it with subject matter that would have or could have been seen in early photography. I thought that these covered bridges in Oregon were a perfect fit for that look. To age the prints even more, I used a rough texture adding that element of an old photo.

All three of these bridges are located in Southern Oregon just off Interstate 5 as it winds its way north from California heading into the Williamette Valley.

“Oregon Covered Bridge”

“Oregon Bridge”

“Covered Bridge”

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Back To Lake Dillon Colorado

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Whenever I do a photo shoot, sometimes I find myself in the middle of “grab what I can as quick as I can”. This is usually due to driving a car full of people, but seeing something scenic I want to stop for. I’m pretty good at sizing up what I want pretty quickly, but just to make sure I tend to snap much more than needed (never would have done this in the old film days, but gotta love digital). I was going through my Colorado photo shoot from last July deciding which of all the shots I took, would I ultimately add to my Color Photography Gallery on my website “TheWallGallery”. I spend quite a bit of time picking and choosing shots that I think are the best. I also do any final cropping, color correction, etc. As I was going through that process and finalizing the captures I took of the Lake Dillon area, I realized that in my posts, I referred to Lake Dillon, but never posted any of the shots of the lake. My bad as it is a stunning lake setting with the mountains in the background, so today I am featuring the best top three of the lake.