Monday, February 27, 2012

#809. Little Smoker

Taken this past weekend at George Ranch Historical Park in Richmond, Texas.

Title: "Little Smoker"

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

Sunday, February 26, 2012

#808. Waiting for Supper

Went out to George Ranch Historical Park in Richmond, Texas yesterday and caught a shot of a soldier waiting on his supper. I asked what was cooking and he would only say "you don't want to know"! :-)

Title: "Waiting for Supper"

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

Saturday, February 18, 2012

#807. Cas

Taken last night at "The Capital at St. Germain", a new dining and live entertainment venue in downtown Houston. This is Cas Haley who came in second in Americas Got Talent's second season. The venue and the show were great! Search youtube.com for "Cas Haley Walking On the Moon" to see his initial performance on Americas Got Talent."

Title: "Cas"

Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm zoom
Shot data: 1/50s f/2.8 at 15.0mm iso1600
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Silver Efex Pro plugin

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

#806. Coppola

Taken last night. I haven't been shooting much lately due to having a very busy spell at work and a general lack of ideas. I decided to try my hand at my photo club's assignment topic this month to see if I could get moving again. The assignment was "Staged" with a definition of "An arrangement of people or objects arranged by the photographer." Hard to get together a group of people with enough patience to give me time to make a successful image so I went with the "objects" option. I am pleased with the results and will definitely be trying a bit more of this type of still life photography in the future.

Title: "Coppola"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine 3 exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Topaz Adjust plugin, Nik Viveza plugin