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Category Archives: Macro
Texture Tuesday
Click on the image to enlarge it in another window. These images are detail shots of the massive nuts that are at the junction of the bridge spans. The nuts are at least 12 inches in diameter and when I … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Fine Art Photo, HDR, Kentucky, Louisville, Macro, Texture, Waterfront Park
Tagged Aperture 3, architecture, art, arts, Big Four Bridge, bridges, Color Efex Pro 4, composition, connectors, enhance, HDR Efex Pro, Kentucky, KY, Louisville, luminance, NIK HDR Efex Pro, Nikon D90, nuts, photography, rust, span, spans, texture, tone mapping
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Macro on the Mountain
Click on any image to open it in a new window. While hiking in Pine Mountain State Park I was intrigued with the plant life that was on the trees. I assume these green guys are a moss since they … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Art Photo, Kentucky, Macro
Tagged Aperture 3, art, composition, delicate structure, forest, fungi, green moss, Kentucky, KY, lichen, moss, nature, outdoors, photography, pine mountain state resort park, science, texture
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Photowalk Discovery
Click on the image to open it at a larger size in another window. The past Saturday I joined 25 other Louisville photographers for a photowalk with Jon Eland who was visiting Louisville for IdeaFestival. Jon is from Leeds, England which … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Art Photo, HDR, Louisville, Macro, Topaz Plug-in
Tagged Aperture 3, art, composition, Deborah Browstein, england, insects, Joe Ley, Jon Eland, leeds, leeds england, Louisville, macro, Morning, nature, NuLu, Nulu Fest, Nulu Fest 2012, outdoors, photography, photowalk, sister city, Topaz Adjust, Yorkshireman
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Oldsmobile Rocket
Click on the image to open it at a larger size in another window. I shot this image a while back and processed it using NIK Define 2.0 and Viveza 2.0 to bring out the colors in the photo. I liked … Continue reading
Posted in Car, Fine Art Photo, Macro, Streetrod
Tagged Aperture 3, art, cars, chrome, composition, Hood Ornament, Louisville, Oldsmobile, pinstripes, pinstriping, reflections, Streetrod Nationals, transportation
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Cadillac Abstract
This image is a macro of the glass in a 1931 Cadillac Sedan I saw last year at the NSRA Streetrod Nationals. This particular car was impecable in every way but the owner had chosen not to replace any of … Continue reading
Cyclops
This image sums up this week’s composition themes, leading lines, texture and complimentary color contrast. Not much to add to what I’ve already written on the subject this week. Processed in Topaz Adjust and Aperture 3. Enjoy your weekend; I’ll see … Continue reading
Posted in Kentucky, Macro, Texture, Topaz Plug-in, Vintage Tin
Tagged Aperture 3, cars, composition, Kentucky, KY, photography, rust, Studebaker, Topaz Adjust, truck, trucks, vintage tin
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Floyds Fork in Winter
This photo was taken last winter along Floyd’s Fork Creek which is a tributary of the Ohio River. Due to the bright morning sunshine and the direction I was shooting the sky was pretty well blown out in the image … Continue reading
Posted in Kentucky, Landscape, Louisville, Macro, Topaz Plug-in
Tagged Aperture 3, HDR, Kentucky, KY, Nikon D90, Ohio River, photography, reflections, Topaz Adjust, winter
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Texture Is Where You Find It.
Following up with yesterday’s post I wanted to share a few more images where texture is the dominant element. This first shot was taken in Arches National Park while hiking to a point to shoot some red rock vistas. The … Continue reading
Posted in HDR, Landscape, Macro, Texture, Topaz Plug-in, Travel, Utah, Utah Red Rock Country
Tagged Aperture 3, Canyonlands National Park, HDR, Lizard, macro, Moab, photography, red rocks, Spicify, texture, Topaz Adjust, Utah
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