Saturday, July 30, 2011

#736. Tranquility

Taken in Fulton, Texas this past June. I saw this tranquil and timeless scene as I drove along Fulton Beach Road and Nik Silver Efex Pro 2's preset for Antique Plate seemed to be a perfect fit.

Title: Tranquility

Shot data: 1/256s f/6.4 at 96.0mm iso200
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105 L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

#735. Bayou Building

Taken this past weekend on the campus of the University of Houston Clear Lake.

Title: "Bayou Building"

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

Monday, July 25, 2011

#734. State National

The State National building in downtown Houston.

Title: "State National"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposures (-2, 0, +2) into on HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Viveza 2 plugin

#733. Crosswalks

Taken in downtown Houston near Buffalo Bayou.

Title: "Crosswalks"

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

Saturday, July 23, 2011

#732. Somewhere in Time

Taken last weekend in downtown Houston's Sam Houston Park.

Title: "Somewhere in Time"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Viveza 2 plugin

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

#731. Almost Home

Another shot from this past weekend's trip to downtown Houston.

Title: "Almost Home"

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

Monday, July 18, 2011

#730. Seven Wonders

Taken this past weekend in Downtown Houston. Seven Wonders by Mel Chin behind the Wortham Center overlooking Buffalo Bayou's Sesquicentennial Park.

Title: "Seven Wonders"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Viveza 2 plugin

Thursday, July 14, 2011

#729. Wild Horses

Taken a few weeks ago at the Kemah Boardwalk.

Title: "Wild Horses"

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

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

#728. Sunset Pathway

Beautiful sunset tonight! Kind of surreal so I pushed it that way with my post processing.

Taken at Bay Area Park a little over an hour ago.

Title: "Sunset Pathway"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposures into one HDR image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

Sunday, July 10, 2011

#727. Balcony Dining

Here's another shot of the Port A Beach Resort in Port Aransas, Texas.

Title: "Balcony Dining"

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

Thursday, July 7, 2011

#726. In Memoriam

I love this family portrait originally taken and posted back in November of 2009. I'm re-posting it today in honor of Grandma T who passed on to a better place this morning after 98 years full of life.

Title: "Three Generations Pano"

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

#725. A View from Endeavor"

A view from the Endeavor Condos on Clear Lake.  Taken July 4th as we waited for area fireworks to begin.

Title: "A View from Endeavor


Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three images into a single HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin