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”
Tag Archives: mountains
Golden grass
Shenandoah as seen along Skyline Drive The original wasn’t taken in RAW and is pretty low resolution. I cropped in, first to get rid of the pony tail and then just to reframe it. I decreased the clarity to soften it up and increased the saturation. I then adjusted individual colors, increasing or decreasing saturationContinue reading “Golden grass”
Top Cover
I can’t remember what made us take this detour off of I-15 north of Salt Lake City, UT. I think we were attempting to visit a state park. We ran across this bridge over some type of water release at a dam. After searching for about 30 minutes on Google Maps, I found right whereContinue reading “Top Cover”
Lamar Valley, Yellowstone
On our trek across America, we left Yellowstone on the NE Entrance Road. This is one of the vistas, the Lamar River in the Lamar Valley. Breathtaking! The original picture was too flat. Increasing the clarity and contrast helped create depth in the photo. Now your eye follows the river to the mountains in theContinue reading “Lamar Valley, Yellowstone”
White Out
While it was budding springtime in Yellowstone and the valleys of Wyoming, it was still snowy in the mountain passes. People pull over on the side of the road, get out, and ski. The original wasn’t as stark of an image as I wanted to evoke. Plus, it wasn’t bright enough. That blob with theContinue reading “White Out”
The grass of Utah
We drove around the Great Salt Lake on our way to the Golden Spike. This was some of the scenery. We were totally amazed. This was taken with my iPhone through the windshield. There’s some noise, but I tried to smooth out a bit of it. I increased the contrast and worked on the cloudsContinue reading “The grass of Utah”
Not So SAHM 