New RVers #2

A shot of our camp under the oak trees at Blanco Settlement in Blanco, Texas this past weekend.

Title: "Under the Oaks"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix > HDR composite of three handheld shots with exposures of -2, 0, and +2 > Photoshop CS3 > Curves Adjustment Layer to improve overall contrast > Levels Adjustment Layer to set black point > Merge Visible to New Layer > Cloning to remove some high contrast distractions in the foreground and background > Duplicate Layer > Distort Lens Correction Vignette > Duplicate Layer in Screen Mode at 42% to increase overall brightness

New RVers #1

We're new RVers! This past weekend (back today) we took our new (to us) travel trailer to Blanco Settlement in Blanco, Texas. We used this location as a springboard to visit several towns in the Texas hill country that we had been wanting to visit for quite some time. Besides Blanco this trip included Kerrville, Bandera, Bourne, LaGrange and Bastrop. We didn't spend much time anywhere but we were able to identify places we want to visit again. This shot of our daughter Emma swinging with our trailer in the background at Blanco Settlement.

Title: "Blanco Settlement Swing"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Photoshop CS3 > Duplicate Background Layer and remove some background distractions (trash can, neighboring trailers,etc) > Merge Visible to New Layer > Topaz Adjust plugin "Vibrance" preset > Duplicate Layer > Blur Lens Blur with layer mask to allow the blur to only effect the background > Merge Visible to New Layer > Color Dodge blending mode @ 44% opacity > Merge Visible to New Layer > Distort Lens Correction Vignette

Houston Zoo #6

The last of my shots from the Bay Area Photo Club field trip to the Houston Zoo last weekend.

Title: "Cheetah"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 100-400mm L zoom