I headed down to the beach along the Great Highway on the way home today. I got several shots I liked, but settled on this one:
Canon G11 at the oceans edge.
Monthly Archives: September 2010
September dryness
Approaching mid September in Sonoma County, California. No clouds (other than fog), and no rain for months. The California Live Oak thrives during these long, dry summers. They are everywhere along the last 15 miles of my commute home. I tend to take them for granted, but when there’s nothing else presenting itself along the way, they’re almost always worth taking the time for a few shots.
Canon G11 in the fields of the oak.
Memento mori
After cleaning out the garage on Saturday we noticed we were being watched. 😉 Outside the dirty garage window is Death. He’s our band’s mascot (our memento mori) and he never misses a gig. He ran off with a Funk band after a festival gig a couple of years ago, but fortunately we got him back. Whew!
Canon G11 remembering our mortality.
Backyard impressionism
We’re having a lazy weekend–no driving, no have tos. After cleaning up the patio, Maggie did some watering and I thought, “Chasing Reflections.” Here are two shots of reflections off the wet concrete I liked enough to post.
Both shots are straight from the camera (I did boost the contrast a tiny bit on the top image, and both got the usual “Smart Sharpen” of 50% at 0.4 pixels). Other than that, no Photoshop trickery applied.
Canon G11 chasing reflections.
Weekend smoke and mirrors
Every Photoshop geek knows this, but for those who don’t–sometimes a tiny bit of tweaking can change the “mood” of an image. This is a late afternoon shot of the old walnut tree in my back yard as the camera captured it:
Here’s the same frame rendered in black and white:
And this one is the B&W version with a warming “film” filter applied:
I like #3 the best, but I’m a sucker for that particular color combination.
Canon G11 supplying the pixels.