#793. The Colorado River

A scene taken this morning on the Colorado River in La Grange, Texas. As I sometimes take liberty to do, I pushed the color saturation on this image to give it a surreal look. Why? Just felt right! :-)

Title: "The Colorado River"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to create a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image from three expposures (-2, 0, +2) > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#792. Cypress Creek Foliage

Taken at the end of November on Cypress Creek in Wimberley, Texas.

Title: Cypress Creek Foliage"

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 > Nik Viveza 2 plugin > texture from flypapertextures.blogspot.com

#791. The Bugle Boy

Taken a few weeks ago at "The Bugle Boy" in LaGrange, Texas. The Bugle Boy is a great venue for watching live music if you're lucky enough to be in LaGrange on a performance night. The house is small (less than 100 people) and the acoustics are great. We saw John Fullbright perform and the show and the venue were fabulous.

Title: "The Bugle Boy"

Shot data: 1/60s f/2.8 at 50.0mm iso1000
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 50mm f1.4 prime lens
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#790. After Some Rain

Taken last Friday in Wimberley, Texas after they finally got some rain in the area. A few weeks ago this creek was filled with dry leaves.

Title: "After Some Rain"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Adobe Photoshop CS4 > Nik Viveza plugin > Nik Silver Efex plugin

#789. Robo Flower

Taken at the opening of "Reel to Reel" yesterday. This is a part of one of the devices featured in the show by artists Jeff Shore and Jon Fisher.  Very cool and quite mesmerizing to experience in person!

Title: "Robo Flower"

Shot data: 1/60s f/2.5 at 50.0mm iso1000
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 50mm f/1.4
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Viveza 2 plugin

#788. Behind Bars

Taken this past weekend at the Old Jail Museum in Cold Spring, Texas.

Title: "Behind Bars"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Silver Efex plugin

#787. Sam Houston National Forest

A shot taken this past weekend in the Sam Houston National Forest near Cold Spring, Texas.

Title: "Sam Houston National Forest"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Viveza plugin

#786. Big Frosty

Taken this past weekend at a Christmas tree lot near our house in Houston, Texas.

Title: "Big Frosty"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to create an HDR image from one exposure > Nik Viveza plugin > Topaz Adjust plugin

#785. Jailhouse Shower

I just finished post-processing on another shot taken at the Austin County Jail Museum in Bellville, Texas a few weeks ago. The piping hanging from the ceiling is a shower located in the common area between four different cells.

#785. Jailhouse Shower

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust 4 > Nik Silver Efex 2