Category Archives: Photography

Let’s go surfin’ now. . .

Everybody’s learning how. . . in Waikiki I wanted a touch of a vintage look. I picked a preset that I liked and tried to mimic it, instead of using it. I cropped in a little and healed out the falling, yellow leaf in front of one of the boards. I warmed the temp andContinue reading “Let’s go surfin’ now. . .”

Volcano!

A helicopter tour is a great way to see the active volcanoes on the Big Island. I believe this is part of Pu’U ‘O’O, but it could be part of Kilauea. You can see if you look closely, just under the black surface is the red lava. It flows in underground tubes into the oceanContinue reading “Volcano!”

Aqua Greetings

I got a Nikon CoolPix waterproof camera for our trip to Hawaii because I knew there would be quite a bit of time spent doing this: For some reason the file is very small, but I wanted to edit it anyway. The original photo was pretty green. I lowered the contrast and increased the clarityContinue reading “Aqua Greetings”

Na Pali Coast

So rugged and forbidding, which makes it intriguing. God had fun forming this coastline. I couldn’t help but imagine young, native Hawaiians trying to explore the nooks and crannies. It was so bright and hazy that day. The original shows that well: I started by lowering the contrast and increasing the clarity. I decreased theContinue reading “Na Pali Coast”

Aloha!

a salutation a farewell wish but really – love, affection, peace America needs some aloha right now. I was so excited to try some beach writing out when we went to Hawaii. The original shot didn’t quite cut it though. The horizon wasn’t straight so I straightened that. I cloned and healed out the footprintsContinue reading “Aloha!”

Strike!

The Nats’ baseball stadium is one of the best out there. Says she who has visited maybe five stadiums. I’m a little biased. It’s got great views, amazing food choices, and the giant-headed presidents. What’s your favorite stadium? At first I cloned out the smoke stacks and then realized I didn’t like all that space.Continue reading “Strike!”