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Church at the Burg

There’s a small church at Burg Lichtenberg. Reach it by the cobblestone pathway. The original was dark and flat. I warmed the whole picture, then I used a radial filter and adjustment filter to sharpen the cobblestones but soften the church and light around it. I used a graduated filter to darken the sky justContinue reading “Church at the Burg”

Burg Lichtenberg

The largest castle ruins in Germany, with one of the best restaurants as well. I’m pretty sure I knew when I took the picture that I would want it to be in black and white. It just lends itself to that. So, I turned it black and white, and increased the contrast, clarity, and exposure.Continue reading “Burg Lichtenberg”

Traben-Trarbach along the Moselle

When you think of German countryside, this is what comes to mind. Fairy tale Traben-Trarbach along the Moselle River The original photo was beautiful, but a tad dim. I used a graduated filter to add some warmth and brightness to the sky and hill top, and another one to keep the river and houses cooler.Continue reading “Traben-Trarbach along the Moselle”

Thingvellir Church

Thingvellir National Park in Iceland is one of the coolest places on earth. It’s where the North American and European tectonic plates meet and it’s also where the first parliament ever in the world met. . . sometime around 930 AD. Today, the cutest little church sits along the river. The original was a littleContinue reading “Thingvellir Church”

A Bright Day

It *was* a bright day at the beach. Then this woman came out and set up her umbrella and it got even brighter. I want one. This was an edit full of cloning out things: people, trash cans, a water tower, random stuff on the sand. I cloned no less than seven things out. IContinue reading “A Bright Day”

Santa Fe Church

The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi in black and white I took this picture fourteen years ago and for some reason composed the picture with half of the towers chopped off. I love it in black and white though. I turned it black and white and increased the contrast, clarity, and exposure to showContinue reading “Santa Fe Church”