A dream boat – an ode to the sun. According to the artist it’s not a representation of a Viking boat. Hmm. The original photo was dark. I did a lot of adjustments including increasing the contrast and clarity, adjusting the tint, and brightening the shadows. I also turned it black and white. Here’s theContinue reading “Solfar in Reykjavik”
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White Sands
The dunes here are other worldly. In the midst of the high desert lie dunes made of what looks like beach sand. It’s gypsum. And this is the largest gypsum dune field in the world. (Thank you, NPS) I like the whiteness of the original photo but I wanted to add some dimension. I endedContinue reading “White Sands”
The Birds
Carmel River State Beach I love how the clouds help make the birds look a little 3D. I also love how deep the sky is. My horizon was off just a touch so I cropped to straighten that. I increased the contrast and clarity to give it more of an HDR look. I didn’t likeContinue reading “The Birds”
Horseshoe Bend
Horseshoe Bend – it wants you to know it is really not part of the Grand Canyon. It’s part of Glen Canyon. The original was dimmer and dull. I increased just about everything to bring out the contrast, clarity and colors. 🙂 I used an adjustment brush on the receding rocks to increase their clarity sinceContinue reading “Horseshoe Bend”
Lines of Wisdom
Don’t judge me because of my lines and curves and wrinkles. There’s a wisdom that comes with them. Relax under my canopy and I will teach you. I definitely envisioned this in black and white when I took the picture. So I changed it to black and white and adjusted the different levels to get aContinue reading “Lines of Wisdom”
Hallgrimskirkja
Named after a 17th-century Icelandic poet. Climb to the top for an amazing view of Reykjavik. The edit was pretty simple for this one – I wanted to bring out the lines and the texture of the brick. I was happy with the composition, so I made it black and white and increased the contrastContinue reading “Hallgrimskirkja”
Not So SAHM 