#667. Howitzer (Rollover)

Taken yesterday at the American Shooting Centers in George Bush Park during the Homes for Our Troops sporting clays event. I didn't like the original background much so I did quite a bit of post-processing work to try and clean things up a bit. Hold your mouse over the photo to reveal the original image as it came our of Photomatix.

Title: "Howitzer" (rollover)


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15MM f/2.8 Fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#666. A Train in Richmond

Taken in Richmond, Texas last Saturday.

Title: "A Train in Richmond"


Shot data: 1/160s f/8.0 at 53.0mm iso100
Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55 f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Viveza plugin

#665. Wild Ride

One last shot from my trip to Kemah Boardwalk in Kemah, Texas last Sunday.

Title: "Wild Ride"


Shot data: 1/1250s f/2.8 at 15.0mm iso100
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > texture from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#664. Wipeout!

Again, another fisheye shot from Kemah Boardwalk in Kemah, Texas. Taken this past Sunday afternoon.

Title: "Wipeout!"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm f/2.8 fisheye
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > texture from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#663. Kemah Railroad

Another shot taken this weekend at Kemah Boardwalk.

Title: "Kemah Railroad"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15MM fisheye
Processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Viveza plugin

#662. Police

Taken this afternoon at Kemah Boardwalk in Kemah, Texas.

Title: "Police"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm f/2.8 fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one High Dynamic Range (HDR) > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#661. Driftwood Diptych

Taken at the Texas City Dike a couple of weekends ago. I took a few minutes off from photographing the kite surfers to photograph this piece of driftwood laying on the beach. I wanted to focus on the textures so I desaturated the color a little.

Title: "Driftwood Diptych"


Shot data: 1/250s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso125
Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Virtual Photographer plugin

#660. Bonsai #2

Been in a slump photographically speaking which is why I haven't been posting much lately. I don't think there is any way to get out of a slump other than to work your way out. Hopefully if I keep taking photos I'll get back on track soon!:-) Anyway here's a still life I took last night. I took it in front of a white background with the intention of playing around with textures. I like this one I think.

Title: "Bonsai #2"


Shot data: 1/40s f/8.0 at 15.0mm iso250
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust > Nik Viveza > Red Paw Media Beautifier > Testure from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#659. Vacancy

Taken a few hours ago at the Kemah Boardwalk. It was pretty quite this evening on the Kemah Boardwalk. In the summer the star shaped fountain in front of the Boardwalk Inn Hotel would be surrounded by parents and covered with fifty or sixty wet and screaming children. :-)

Title: "Vacancy"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine six exposures into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Viveza plugin

#658. Airborne

I ended up at Texas City Dike this past weekend. It's been a while since I was down there photographing the wind surfers so it took me a little while to remember how to do it. It pretty much requires the AI Servo focus mode and focusing set on as many points as your camera will do! In the summer I've been known to go out into the water for my shots but in wet suit weather I think I'll have to stay on dry land! Some said the water temp was in the low 50s!

Title: "Airborne"


Shot data: 1/500s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso125
Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > texture from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#657. No Swimming

Taken New Year's Eve at Clear Lake Park.

Title: "No Swimming"


Shot data: 1/250s f/1.6 at 50.0mm iso100
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 50mm f/1.4 prime lens
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Virtual Photographer plugin

#656. The Spirit of Texas City

Taken yesterday afternoon at a small park near the Texas City Dike in Texas City, Texas. Hold your mouse over the photo to reveal the original (unprocessed except for Photomatix Pro) image. I really wanted to create an image out this photo I was happy with and it took a lot of post-processing work to get there (as you can see from looking at the underlying image). In the end I was very pleased! :-)

Title: "The Spirit of Texas City" (rollover)


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15MM f/2.8 fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to convert one image into a "psuedo-HDR" image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > textures from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#655. Totem

Taken this afternoon at a small park near the Texas City Dike in Texas City, Texas.

Title: "Totem"


Shot data: 1/250s f/7.1 at 15.0mm iso125
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > texture from flypapertextures.blogspot.com