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In His Hands

These great frog sculptures were installed in the Fayetteville Botanical Gardens for some time in 2014. I love the detail. The original wasn’t greatly composed – I’m missing some of the top of the orb. But it was pretty simple to make it look a little better. I sharpened it, decreased the contrast and increasedContinue reading “In His Hands”

Election Day

In the end, this is what matters. Love God and love your neighbors. What matters is individual actions. I love shooting with a shallow depth of field. I like negative space, too, but liked the square look and think that there’s still enough negative space. I increased the exposure, contrast, and clarity and cooled theContinue reading “Election Day”

Macy’s Parade – Spider Man

Spider Man, weaving his way through the city streets. And all the people are watching to see which bad guy he’ll fight off! Like pretty much all of my parade pics, this one was dark and lacking contrast. I increased the contrast, clarity, and lightened the shadows. I increased the grain on this one justContinue reading “Macy’s Parade – Spider Man”

Macy’s Parade – Lady Liberty’s Torch

Spreading her light and liberty throughout the parade route! Hey there, sailors! By the way, everyone we were standing around was nice. Maybe they were all tourists, but everyone kind of let everyone be. I love the grittier look for urban photography. I cropped again to straighten and increased the contrast and clarity. Doing thatContinue reading “Macy’s Parade – Lady Liberty’s Torch”

Macy’s Parade – Snoopy

One year we were able to visit New York City for Thanksgiving and see the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! We were there early to get a good spot. It was cold. We were packed like sardines. And it was totally worth it. The original was so wonky that the building behind him looked like itContinue reading “Macy’s Parade – Snoopy”

Beach Reflection

Little toes in sand Fascinated by it all Loving simple life The original was too blue for a fall sunset picture. I warmed it up a bit. I also lowered the clarity but used an adjustment brush on the reflection and the waves to increase their sharpness and clarity. I ended with a small vignette.Continue reading “Beach Reflection”