#641. Niños No Tocar Machetes

My wife spotted this sign at Cole's flea market in Pearland this past Sunday and it struck me as being funny. I don't know, it's just the idea that someone had to make a sign because they were having a problem with kids playing with the machetes! At least they weren't playing with guns right? :-)

Title: "Niños No Tocar Machetes"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 50mm f/1.4
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three handheld exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#640. Under the Red Umbrella

Taken today at Cole's Flea Market in Pearland, Texas.

Title: "Under the Red Umbrella"


Shot data: 1/2500s f/6.3 at 40.0mm iso200
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105 L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Viveza plugin

#639. Theatrical Christmas

A couple of times a month I take photos for Clear Creek Community Theater in Webster, Texas. Last night I took head shots and some publicity stills for "Miracle on 34th Street". These shots always come early in the process, before everyone has their costumes and before the set is complete, but I still enjoy doing them. As a general rule actors are fun to work with: they know how to be expressive and they're always "on". :-)

Title: "Theatrical Christmas"


Shot data: 1/50s f/10.0 at 32.0mm iso200
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm f/2.8
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin
Light: Alien Bee 1600 placed high center with 2X4 Softbox remote fired by Pocket Wizard

#638. Renaissance Man

I ran into this character at the Texas Renaissance Festival in Magnolia, Texas on Saturday while on a field trip with the Bay Area Photo Club.

Title: "Renaissance Man"


Shot Data: 1/125s f/5.6 at 275.0mm iso320
Camera / lens: Canon 40d / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Tapaz Adjust plugin > Red Paw Media Bleach Bypass

#637. Boardwalk Stairway

Another shot from my trip to the Kemah Boardwalk this past Saturday night.

Title: "Boardwalk Stairway"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#636. Dylan

Taken Saturday night. I don't know who Dylan is but I can't seem to pass up an opportunity to try and photograph both the subject and the work of art every time I pass the caricature stand on the Keman Boardwalk.

Title: "Dylan"


Shot data: 1/30s f/3.2 at 31.0mm iso640
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#635. RED

Taken Saturday night at the Kemah Boardwalk. Thought I might switch colors after last weeks posts. :-)

Title: "RED"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 3 exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image, Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#634. Ornamental

This is the other shot I presented at our photo club's Honor's Night for the assignment "The Color Blue". It's blue Christmas ornaments in a silver stainless steel bowl shot outside in natural light.

Title: "Ornamental"


Shot data: 1/166s f/1.6 at 50.0mm iso100
Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#633. Baby Blue Balloons

Here's a shot I took this past Sunday for our photo club's monthly assignment. The assignment was "The Color Blue".

Title: "Baby Blue Balloons"


Shot data: 1/99s f/14.1 at 50.0mm iso100
Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 50mm f/1.4
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to create a Psuedo HDR from one raw file > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#632. For the Birds

Taken this afternoon. I didn't have to travel too far for this shot...just to the back yard. :-)

Title: "For the Birds"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 3 different exposures into one HDR image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#631. Hillside Cross

Taken on Saturday while on a Bay Area Photo Club field trip to Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, Texas.

Title: "Hillside Cross"


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