#617. Eternal Home

Taken three or four weekends ago at a cemetery in Houston, Texas. I really like the symmetry and textures inside this mausoleum. Also the rich earth tone palette. All in all not a bad place to spend eternity I think.

Title: "Eternal Home"


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

#616. Boot on the Beach

This photo looks like a desert scene to me but I actually took it on Galveston Beach a couple of weekends ago. I guess the boot (exactly where I found it by the way) makes me think "Western" which makes me think "desert".

Title: "Boot on the Beach"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24/105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Phtomatix Pro to combine 7 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > textures from Flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#615. Drivers Seat

This is the driver's seat in the WWII ambulance I posted in my last image. Taken Sunday before last at Clear Lake City Park in Seabrook, Texas.

Title: "Driver's Seat"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 9 exposures into one HDR(High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS5 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Virtual Photographer plugin

#614. The Hurt Locker?

This is the inside of a restored World War II ambulance taken at the Bayou City Cruisers car show at Clear Lake City Park in Seabrook, Texas last Sunday. "The Hurt Locker" was the title of a popular war movie from last year. I'm not sure if anyone knows exactly what the title phrase refers to (I have seen differing explanations offered up on the Internet) but as I viewed this image I thought the phrase "Hurt Locker" would be fitting.

Title: "The Hurt Locker"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II > Canon 24-105 L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 9 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#613. Fluid Drive

Another shot from the Bayou City Cruisers car show at Clear Lake City Park this past Sunday in Seabrook, Texas.

Title: "Fluid Drive"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 9 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#612.

Taken at sunrise this past Sunday morning at a small park in Seabrook, Texas.

Title: "Seabrook Sunrise"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine multiple images into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Topaz Adjust plugin > texture from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#611. Mercury Eight

Taken yesterday at the Bayou City Cruisers car show at Clear Lake City Park in Seabrook, Texas.

Title: "Mercury Eight"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 9 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Viviza plugin

#610. Clear Lake Shores B&W

Taken two weekends ago in Clear Lake Shores, TX. Same scene as in my post #604 but on this shot I originally captured a portrait rather than landscape image. In the end I cropped the portrait to a square and still felt like I had plenty of sky. Since I was zoomed in closer for this shot (compared to #604) I went with black and white to accentuate the details in the scene.

Title: "Clear Lake Shores B&W"

#609. Modern Ruins

Another shot from Sunday's location near San Luis Pass.

Title: "Modern Ruins"


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

#608. Sunrise Ruins

Taken Sunday morning near San Luis Pass between Galveston and Freeport, Texas. I originally drove down for this shot on Saturday morning but as soon as I pulled onto the shoulder of the road I was stuck in soft sand and had to spend my time trying to get myself unstuck. Fortunately it wasn't long before a good Samaritan with a 4-wheel drive pick-up truck and a tow rope pulled me out. Of course by this time the light was gone and I had missed the shot. Luckily there is always another day, which in my case turned out to be the next day! I parked on solid ground this time (I'm no fool) and got the shot!

Title: "Sunrise Ruins"


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

#607. Dune Flora

Taken Saturday morning at Galveston Island State Park.

Title: "Dune Flora"


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 > texture from Flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#606. Snakes on Dunes

Taken yesterday at Galveston Island State Park. If you look in the sky you can see the contrail of a jet that caused a bit of concern in the Houston area yesterday. This was the first of what turned out to be many circles that the plane flew. I guess any erratic flight pattern anyone sees on September 11 from now on will justifiability have folks making phone calls to the authorities! This turned out to be a NASA jet on a training flight.

Title: "Snakes on Dunes"


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 > texture from Flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#605. Passing Time

Taken two weeks ago in downtown Houston. This scene caught my eye because of the contrast between the different styles of architecture represented by the different buildings. Without knowing the ages of the buildings I would bet that every building in this shot is at least one generation removed from all the others.

Title: "Passing Time"


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 > texture from Flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#604. Clear Lake Shores

Taken this morning in Clear Lake Shores.

Title: "Clear Lake Shores"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 9 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#603. Sun Dial

Taken at a small park in League City on Wednesday evening.

Title: "Sun Dial"


Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 5 different exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > NIK Viveza plugin > Topaz Adjust plugin

#602. Connection

Taken Saturday morning in downtown Houston. Ever since it was constructed photographers have been fascinated by the circular walkway connecting a series of three Chevron (formerly Allen Center) buildings. To be sure, the architecture and engineering of the walkway are unique and wonderful; but maybe a part of the fascination has to do with the connection formed by the walkway that transforms three individual buildings into one network or community. "It takes a village" after all. :-)

Title: "Connection"


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

#601. Geometry

Today's post is about geometry; maybe not all geometry but at least rectangles and right angles. Conventional wisdom says images about geometry should be in black and white and after considering both the black and white and the color versions of this image I agreed with conventional wisdom. Taken Saturday morning at Discovery Green in downtown Houston.

Title: "Geometry"


Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 7 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin