Wisdom

My mother doesn't like this image, but I liked it the moment I saw it on the LCD. She doesn't consider it flattering, but I think it's beautiful.

I just got a SB-600 Speedlight the day before I shot this. This flash rocks.

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Joshua (Side Light) BW

While waiting for the sun to set, it ducked beneath the clouds and I got some direct sunlight. Not much to look at for silhouettes or cloud color, but the side lighting was almost magical.

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Steve

Here's a portrait of Steve. Shot with the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens and flashed.

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Copper

Just a collection of images that have worked well with the OptikVerve copper filter. It's one of my favorite palettes, but most images simply don't work with it. From the look of these four, it would seem that the light of sunset or sunrise works best.

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Copper Spires

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Piller (Copper)

I don't have many pictures that work with this particular treatment. This one seems okay.

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BNSF 7794 II

I spent the day geocaching around the Tehachapi Loop. Got a few shots of the trains as they made the climb towards the loop.

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Railroad Crossing (Copper)

Sitting here with an icepack on my shoulder thinking about how I'd rather be out shooting. Oh well... there's PhotoShop to play with.

This is quite possibly my best work. And the funny thing is... I pulled it out of a pile of older stuff. Kinda makes me wonder if I have anything else buried on my hard-drive that's worth working on. That, or I just got lucky.

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Baby Faces II

A variation of the theme...

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Baby Faces

My newest niece... almost a month old.

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She Sleeps II

My newest niece... not even a month old yet. She's had a long day.

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Radiant

Playing around with the OptikVerve Labs plugin. This is the "Radiant" filter.