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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”

Reading the Palm

This palm tells me there may be holes in my future that I need to fill (with travel). I loved these palm leaves. I’m so glad I ended up getting a fairly close up of one. I’m pretty sure I knew I wanted to go black and white when I snapped the shot. I tried croppingContinue reading “Reading the Palm”

Strangled Palm

I took this picture because I was fascinated by the vines twisting and climbing their way up the palm tree. I knew it would look good in black and white. The lines are awesome, too. Twisty and curvy up the trunk and linear on the branches. The original wasn’t very impressive (other than the light,Continue reading “Strangled Palm”

KC Suspension Bridge

I love bridges. Suspension bridges, especially. This one is in the Kansas City area. I took this through the windshield with my iPhone and there was terrible glare. I tried to eliminate some of that with the clone/heal tool, but I definitely need some work on that. I cropped to square and changed the pictureContinue reading “KC Suspension Bridge”

Alexandria Apothecary

It’s been difficult posting each day without wifi at the house. I’ve been editing the pictures on the computer and airdropping them to my phone, where I then post onto the blog. The mobile WordPress site is great but lacks a couple of the features I normally use (or else I don’t know how toContinue reading “Alexandria Apothecary”

George’s Head

Apropos considering the holiday we’re approaching: I love using black and white with rock. It really helps accent the textures. This one was a quick edit (mainly because we’re traveling and I’m tired). I increased the contrast, clarity, and exposure. Then I cropped it to focus more on George and sharpened the whole picture. TheContinue reading “George’s Head”