The Medina River

Today's photos were taken from a highway overpass crossing the Medina River near Bandera, Texas this past Sunday. I didn't really enjoy the cars whizzing by me at 55MPH but I did enjoy the view! :-)

Title: "The Medina Looking South"


Title: "The Medina Looking North"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three tripod mounted exposures (-2, 2, +2) into one HDR (High Dyamic Range) image > Photoshop CS3 > Topaz Adjust plugin

Bandera Transportation Center

Taken in Bandera, Texas two weekends ago. If it has either four wheels or four legs it's considered transportation in Bandera! :-)

Title: "Bandera Transportation Center"


Camera / Lens: Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
1/256s f/6.4 at 37.0mm iso259

Post-processing: HDR using Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS3

Bandera Parking Lot

Another shot from Bandera, Texas taken weekend before last. Create your own caption about horsepower! :-)

Title: "Bandera Parking Lot"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Photoshop CS3 > Topaz Adjust plugin "Dramatic" preset> Duplicate Layer > Topaz Adjust plugin "Vibrance" preset > Virtual Photographer plugin "Sepia" preset @ 42% opacity > Curves Adjustment Layer to improve overall contast > Merge Visible to New Layer > Nik Viveza plugin to add local brightness to shadow areas > Duplicate layer > High Pass Sharpening in Hard Light blending mode > Merge Visible to New Layer > Distort Lens Correction Vignette

Bandera General Store

Last weekend while doing our driving tour around the Texas Hill Country, we stopped at the Bandera General Store in Bandera, Texas. Back in the day I'm sure this soda fountain was the social epicenter of the town.

Title: "Bandera General Store"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix to convert three handheld exposures (-2, 0, +2) to one HDR image > Photoshop CS3 > Curves Adjustment to improve overall contrast > Merge Visible to New Layer > Topaz Adjust plugin "Dramatic" preset > Curves Adjustment to improve overall contrast > Merge Visible to New Layer > Topaz Adjust plugin "DeNoise" adjustment to remove noise > Duplicate Layer > High Pass Sharpening to increase sharpness > Black and White Adjustment Layer using Auto @ 31% Opacity to decrease saturation slightly > Brightness / Contrast Adjustment Layer to increase overall brightness