#600. Allen Center

Another photo from Saturday morning's shoot in downtown Houston.

Title: "Allen Center"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105 L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 7 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#599. Discovery Green (and blue)

Taken on Saturday morning at Discovery Green.

Title: "Discovery Green (and blue)"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 7 exposures into one HDR (High Dyanmic Range Image) > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#598. Big Shots

My first corporate gig. Taken yesterday. The client wanted a black & white to color rollover of their executive committee members in candid "poses". I used my Alien Bee 1600 with a large soft box overhead slightly left of camera angled down between my subjects and the white table at which they were seated. Text will ultimately overlay the negative space on the left.

Title: "John" (rollover)


Title: "Gene" (rollover)


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photoshop CS4 > Virtual Photographer plugin > Texture from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#597. Gunfight Brewing

I found this piece of vintage playground equipment in a quaint Rice Village park. It grabbed my attention because it reminded me of playing cowboys and Indians and of having pretend gun fights when I was a kid. Frankly I'm surprised that this piece of equipment has survived in today's environment of ultra political correctness. Anyway, the scene reminded me of older, if not better, days and put a little smile on my face. By the way, I could have easily removed the white plastic bag from the foreground but I decided to leave it as a representation of urban tumbleweeds! :-)

Title: "Gunfight Brewing"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 7 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Viveza plugin > Topaz Adjust plugin > Virtual Photographer plugin

#596. Rockin' Dog

Taken yesterday at a park in Rice Village. Another piece of vintage playground equipment caught my eye at this quaint park in the Rice Village area of Houston but when I saw this little guy I felt he was worthy of a few frames as well.

Title: "Rock'in Dog"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photmatix Pro to combine 7 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#595. Kemah Boats #2

Taken at sunset today at Kemah Boardwalk. My ability to occasionally get a shot like this is why I keep going back to the Kemah Boardwalk when I feel like I NEED a killer shot for my blog! :-)

Hope you like it!

Title: "Kemah Boats #2"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 6 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) Image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin using Photo Pop preset plus DeNoise noise reduction

#594. Steeple Under Wraps

Taken at lunch today. This church steeple, located near the museum district in Houston, has been under construction (renovation) for some time now. I have always been in awe of the engineering that goes into building the scaffolding required for a big job like this.

Title: "Steeple Under Wraps"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 7 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range Image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Red Paw Media plugin > Virtual Photographer plugin

#593. Bayside Cafe

Taken this morning at breakfast. Bayside Cafe, Kemah Boardwalk, Kemah, Texas.

Title: "Bayside Cafe"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Other gear: Slik Tripod, Promote Control HDR Remote release
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 7 exposures (.7 EV Steps) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image, Photoshop CS4, Topaz Adjust plugin

#592. Nassau Bay

Taken in Nassau Bay, Texas a couple of weekends ago.

Title: "Nassau Bay"


Shot data: 1/794s f/6.4 at 35.0mm iso200
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4

#591. Something Fishy

Another shot from my trip to Golden Seafood in Seabrook this past Saturday.

Title: "Something Fishy"


Shot data: 1/10s f/6.4 at 47.0mm iso200
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Virtual Photographer plugin

#590. Crabby

Made a quick run down to Seabrook for some fresh shrimp on Saturday. I'm happy to report there was no shortage of shrimp and crabs too were abundant!

Title: "Crabby"


Shot info: 1/42s f/4.0 at 24.0mm iso640
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II > Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: HDR from a single exposure > Photoshop CS4 > Virtual Photographer plugin

#589. Falstaff Brewery

Taken two weekends ago in Galveston, Texas. This is and HDR image of the old Falstaff Brewery which was closed about twenty years ago I think.

Title: "Falstaff Brewery"


Shot data: 1/166s f/11.3 at 24.0mm iso100
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105 L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 7 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4

#588. Grace Episcopal Church

Taken a couple of weekends ago. Grace Episcopal Church was built in Galveston, Texas in 1895.

Title: "Grace Episcopal"


Shot data: 1/256s f/11.3 at 24.0mm iso100
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Nik Viveza plugin > Topaz Adjust plugin > Virtual Photographer plugin