This is another one of those projects that has sat on the back burner for a long time partly due to the size of the task and partly because I'm not sure what I am trying to achieve!  Well for this I had taken a series of shots in Manual mode to attempt to create a collage of The National Monument to our Forefathers in Plymouth, MA.  Of course I could (and did) take the same kind of shot with just one image but why do that if you can try and do this?   Anyway,  I hope you enjoy this one.  It seemed rather apt for today...  The background image is of the same subject but blurred out yet retaining the tones of the original.

National Monument to our Forefathers.  9/11

I was out hitting some trails in the woods on my mountain bike the other evening and all of a sudden it opened up to this view.  Well ....  since I don't go far without my camera I was able to shoot a quick 10 shot pano of the view....   Wish I had a higher vantage point but hey, who's complaining with views like these?

view from the trail

Today I finally completed the Large task of (almost) finishing the editing of my Panorama I took in Sunny San Francisco back in February.  To give you an idea of its size it is made up from 12 images taken vertically from the overlook at Bakers Beach and if printed on a standard printer it would measure 6 feet wide!.  Normally I would use a tripod but this one is strictly hand-held which has added to the difficulty in completing the edit.  However....  here it is in its 95% complete stage.  I still have some stitching issues to sort out and will do that this week....  Feel free to zoom into this (much) smaller version to see some of the detail.  Especially the two guys in the sofa enjoying the epic view!

Bakers Beach overlook

Well a rainy Sunday afternoon has allowed me to finally get to processing some of my shots from my trip to San Francisco back in February.  I probably have around 300 of them to go through but here is a quick batch.  As usual I like detail and symmetry but I also had to include the typical Golden Gate night shot!  How could I resist?

Palace of Fine Arts

Winery Doors

Stained Glass

Evening Golden Gate Bridge

A Different ange with a bleached look

Stormy Skies

Im always on the lookout for new techniques to try and when I saw this I just had to get my hands dirty and give it a go....

With my fondness of Black and White photography I have always wanted to display my shots with unique borders that nobody else uses....   First I painted some rough lines with black acrylic on some white card with a stick from my yard!   After they had dried I photographed the card and then stored on my computer. After a few levels tweaks I was able to use the lines as custom borders in photoshop....    it feels good to use something "home-made"

These are what I "painted" with a stick!

The completed border on my B&W image of Crab Creek, Dennis MA

Here is as shot I worked on last week.  Made a dusk scene with two of my images (moon and boardwalk). Its nice to be able to use my moon image again in this way ......

Moon over the Boardwalk

It's been a little while since my last post so I thought I would add a few shots from the last couple of months.  Landscape, Black and White, pet portrait, wildlife ....   a real mixed bag.  Enjoy!

Bass River. Early morning (facing south)

Follins Pond Panorama

Finch near the feeder

Follins pond creek

Jupiters portrait

The benefit of being stuck at home sick today has been the fact that I have been able to complete some of my Winter shoots from here and there.....  Today's four were taken on a VERY cold early evening back in January at a local Boardwalk.  More to follow soon!

Dramatic

Old jetty

reeds

Boardwalk

Last week we had a cold snowy Weekend.  A perfect time to grab the camera.  Although conditions were "bleak", the gloomy weather can make some rather nice Black and White shots.  Looking forward to returning in Spring.

Sarah

Crackled snow

Color at last.  The sun sets

Over the past couple of weekends I have been out and about with my new Pentax Camera.  Here's a quick peek of some of the shots that I will soon post on here...   Don't forget to click on the images for a closer look...

Woods Hole Wall

National Monument to the Forefathers

Plymouth Bridge

Not done this de-saturated look for quite some time but this image seems to suit it perfectly.  The vivid green on the buoy is exactly as it was when the shot was taken with zero editing.

Winter Buoy