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She's One With the Sea

Canon 5D Mark II, 180mm F/3.5 Macro, f/32, 1/125, iso 100

A fun image I made a few years ago. "In camera effects" in this case, it isn't Photoshop or some other software that does it. Just moving the camera around with a slow shutter.

Topaz Tuesday - Ixtapa Fisherman

Leica M9, 90mm F/2.8, f/4, 1/3000, iso 160

The pelicans weren't the only creatures fishing that morniing. And obviously this area attracts the fish the birds like and the fisherman do too. Sometimes I feel right away that an image will make a good Topaz Adjust subject. So it was with today's image.

I loaded it into Adjust 5, and tried several presets. My goal was to emphasize the fisherman and his net, primarily. And if I could make the water more interesting, that would be a bonus. Not too hard with Topaz Adjust!

I settled on the Portrait Smooth preset in the Adjust 4 collection. I then added a touch of saturation, and then the adjustment that really made the difference - highlight protect. I learned about this one watching John Barclay's webinar. I pushed it almost all the way to the right and it really brought out the ripples in the t-shirt, just what I was looking for.

Then a touch of vignette and I was done. As always, your comments are appreciated, on the Continue link, and you can see the original there too.

Waving to You

Canon 5D Mark II, 70-200 F/4, f/11, .4 sec, iso 100

I don't often get the spray in my panning wave shots. I like it in this image, also the greens. Guess what? Off to Ixtapa Mexico for two weeks!

 

Wishing on a Wave

Canon 5D Mark II, 70-200 F/5, f/7.1, .5 sec, iso 100

Another panning wave shot, you know how much I enjoy making these. Can't be done around where I live now. This is from California's central coast. I shall have to make some time while in California to do these again...

Rushing Water

Panasonic GH2, 100-300mm, f/5.6, 1/100, iso 160

I took this image on the beach near my house during a morning walk. It was an overcast sky. Although this looks like a long exposure, you can see that at 1/100 it is not. The look was achieved by camera movement - moving the camera while exposing the image. The colors were brought to life with saturation and curves adjustments in Lightroom.

Looks kind of like jewels in the moonlight, doesn't it?

End of the Day II

Panasonic GH2, 100-300mm, f/7.1, 1/30, iso 160

Following up on my post from a couple of days ago where a family was headed home in their boat, birds have to get home too, don't they?

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Rushing In

Canon 5D Mark II, 70-200mm F/4.0, f/16, .4 sec, iso 100

Ah, mornings in Avila Beach, CA. Magical. The light in the water is a combination of blue sky, and golden light reflected from a large hotel complex.  Mornings on the Avila pier are mighty nice.  But not any nicer than today on Bainbridge Island, thankfully. We have friends visiting and the weather is glorious. Time to go enjoy Seattle. Hope all my readers are having a great weekend.

Liquid Motion

Canon 5D Mark II, 180mm F/3.5 Macro, f/32, 2.5 sec, iso 100

It's been a while since I posted one of my panning wave shots. This is one where there were some colorful body surfers in my way. Luckily!

Wordless Wednesday - Day at the Beach

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