#701. Police

I'm off to Keels and Wheels this morning! Keels and Wheels is an annual event showcasing antique and classic boats (keels) and automobiles (wheels). I entered this photo in a contest sponsored by the event and The Arts Alliance Center of Clear Lake and earned an Honorable Mention. The photo, along with 10 others will be on display at the event today and tomorrow and then sometime later at TAACCL.

Title: "Police"

#700. Mitchell

Another shot from last Saturday's portrait session with Bay Area Photo Club in Galveston, Texas.

Title: "Mitchell"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#699. Craftsman at Work

Another shot taken this past weekend while on the Bay Area Photo Club's field trip to Galveston for location portrait work. This wasn't one of the models that were recruited for the event but rather a gentleman who works for Gately Paper Company where the shoot took place. He was nice enough to allow me to take a few snaps of him while he practiced some fishing rod repairs.

Title: "Craftsman at Work"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Adobe Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Red Paw Media Beautifier plugin

#698. Skateborder

Yesterday the Bay Area Photo Club organized a photo shoot for its members at Gately Paper Company in Galveston, TX. This skateboarder was one of the models enlisted to allow for practice with taking action shots. I would have liked a little more sharpness in the overall image but the results are pretty cool regardless, mainly because of the intensity of the young mans facial expression.

Title: "Skateboarder"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye lens
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#697. Martha's Bloomers

Taken last weekend as we passed through Navasota, Texas. Martha's Bloomers is a Nursery and Tea Room. It's an interesting place to visit if you happen to be on the road between College Station and Houston.

Title: "Martha's Bloomer's"


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 > texture from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#696. For the if in Life

It seems like I went for years without seeing a blimp and then last weekend I saw this one everywhere I went.

Title: "for the if in life"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > texture from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#695. Kite Sky

Taken yesterday at the Dragon Boat races held at Edgewater in Clear Lake City.

Title: "Kite Sky"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm Fish Eye
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Textures from Flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#694. For Kathleen

Taken last week in Clear Lake Shores.

Title: "For Kathleen"

#693. Big Feet

Taken a couple of weekends ago at Maas Nursery in Seabrook, Texas. You can always find something interesting at Maas Nursery. This time it was pots shaped like feet; BIG feet, like three times the size of a normal persons feet.

Title: "Big Feet"

#692. Outside the Shrine by the Bay

Here an exterior shot of the shrine featured in yesterday's post. It's hard to imagine that everything shown in yesterday's interior shot fit into a structure that looks so small from the outside.

Title: "Outside the Shrine by the Bay"


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#691. Little Shrine by the Bay

Taken on our trip to Rockport, Texas a couple of weekends ago. This Shrine is actually located in the Schoenstatt Center in Lamar, Texas on Aransas Bay.

Title: "Little Shrine by the Bay"


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