#679. Its All About Me

Taken this past weekend at one of my old reliable shooting locations: Maas Nursery in Seabrook, Texas. This is actually a composite of two shots; one to get the frame in focus and one to get the subject in the mirror in focus.

Title: "Its All About Me"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#678. Fog Free

What it feels like after thirty-six hours of fog clears.

Title: "Fog Free"


Shot data: 1/1000s f/9.0 at 15.0mm iso100
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#677. Foggy Fence Line

Another photo from our fog filled trip to Galveston, Texas this past weekend.

Title: "Foggy Fence Line"


Shot data: 1/2500s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso125
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Texture from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#676. Foggy Farmhouse

Another shot from my foggy weekend in Galveston this past weekend.

Title: "Foggy Farmhouse"


Shot data: 1/400s f/8.0 at 120.0mm iso125
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > texture from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#675. Foggy Beach

We returned home from a weekend in Galveston this afternoon. Friday evening and Saturday pretty much looked like this (Gulf of Mexico on right side of image). Not ideal beach conditions but we managed to have some fun anyway! :-)

Title: "Foggy Beach"


Shot data: 1/3200s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso125
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Topaz Adjust plugin > Red Paw Media Beautifier plugin > textures from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#674. Corner Musicians (rollover)

If you are familiar with Seabrook, Texas you probably already recognize this scene. If you need a hint to jog your memory just hold your cursor over the image to reveal an underlying clue.

Title: "Corner Musicians" (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

#673. Inside the Howitzer

Taken at the American Shooting Centers in George Bush Park during the Homes for Our Troops sporting clays event a couple of weekends ago. I previously posted an exterior shot of this mobile Howitzer which I included as the underlying image in the rollover to refresh your memory.

Title: "Inside the 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

#672. Starburst Cross

Taken yesterday at Sagemont Church in Houston, Texas. This 170 foot tall cross was constructed two years ago on February 7, 2009. It is clearly visible from several major freeways in Houston and I've been meaning to photograph it for quite some time.

Title: "Starburst Cross"


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

#671. Boatscape

Taken in Kemah, Texas late this afternoon. I didn't "see" this shot, my wife did. But I give myself credit for listening. :-) You can just make out the Boardwalk Bullet (the roller coaster on the Kemah Boardwalk) at the end of the row of boats.

Title: "Boatscape"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm f/2.8 fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three Exposures into one HDR (High Dyanmic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > textures from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#670. Saltgrass Chevrolet

Taken yesterday evening at the Kemah Boardwalk in Kemah, Texas.

Title: "Saltgrass Chevrolet"


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

#669. 600 (rollover)

Taken this past Saturday at the American Shooting Centers in George Bush Park during the Homes for Our Troops sporting clays event. This is the 600 yard rifle range. My boss likes to shoot open sight (no scope) at this range! It's hard for me to even see the big pile of dirt that serves as the backstop 600 yards away so I can't imagine trying to hit a bulls eye on a small target in front of it! :-) Admittedly the fish eye lens I used makes it look even further away so I included a tighter crop to give you a more accurate gauge of the distance (just hold your cursor over the image to see the closeup).

Title: "600" (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

#668. Towers

Taken this past Saturday at the American Shooting Center in George Bush Park in Houston, Texas. The event was the annual Homes for Our Troops Sporting Clay tournament. I assume towers like the one in the foreground used to be used as a platform for the machines used to launch the clays. While these types of towers are still present on the grounds they have been abandoned in favor of steel towers with platforms mounted on an elevator mechanism that raises the thrower to the desired height.



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