Autumn Decoration 01
Part of a backyard patio series of decorations for the autumn season. From ORF raw with processing in Photo Ninja, Perfect Photo Suite 8 beta, Topaz B&W Effects and PhotoLine.
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Autumn Decoration 03
Part of a backyard patio series of decorations for the autumn season. From ORF raw with processing in Photo Ninja, Perfect Photo Suite 8 beta, Topaz Adjust and PhotoLine.
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Autumn Decoration 02
Part of a backyard patio series of decorations for the autumn season. From ORF raw with processing in Photo Ninja, Perfect Photo Suite 8 beta, Topaz Adjust and PhotoLine. The challenge here was dealing with the bright sky and most of the image in the shade. In this single exposure, the highlights were blown out, but Photo Ninja automatically recovered those blown highilights in the sky.
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Autumn Decoration 05
Part of a backyard patio series of decorations for the autumn season. From ORF raw with processing in Photo Ninja, Perfect Photo Suite 8 beta, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Clarity and PhotoLine.
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Autumn Decoration 05
Part of a backyard patio series of decorations for the autumn season. The patio had a newly constructed metal cover, so this was an attempt to capture that and the decorations with my prime lens. I shot multiple exposures and combined with HDR software, but no settings were satisfactory. I settled on this single exposure, tested in Raw Therapee, DxO Optics Pro and Photo Ninja. Photo Ninja automatically recovered the blown sky and did the best job with the color on the brightly lighted pumpkins in the foreground. From ORF raw with processing in Photo Ninja, Perfect Photo Suite 8 beta, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Clarity and PhotoLine.
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Color in the Window
Glass art for sale in a store window in San Francisco, California. Processed in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine and Topaz Adjust.
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Lens Test
A quick walk in the neighborhood to test my new Olympus 12mm F/2.0 M. Zuiko Lens for Micro 4/3. Wide angle lenses generally provide a great depth of field, but this little jewel also allows you to get close for a shallow DOF with a pleasant bokeh. This is a 1:1 crop with only the default rendering of the RAW file by DxO Optics Pro 9.
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Big Rock Through Windshield
Do you suppose this was part of anger management practice? Image processing in DxO Optics Pro 9, Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz B&W Effects and PhotoLine 18.
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A Texas-Size Glass of Iced Tea
Whether it's summer or winter, here in Texas the non-alcoholic drink of choice is iced tea. And we drink lots of it -- often in big servings like this one. This shot was one of a series of tests made to test my new Olympus OM-D E-M1 micro 4/3 camera. Lens: Olympus 45mm f1.8. From a raw image processed in Photo Ninja. Border and watermark added with Topaz Adjust and Photo Ninja 18.
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Victim of the Freeze
A withering Mexican Hat flower blossom, hanging on until the end of the season, after two nights for freezing temperatures. Part of a series of test shots with my new Olympus OM-5 E-M1 micro 4/3 camera. Used the Olympus M.60mm F2.8 Macro lens. Processing of raw image in Photo Ninja. Additional processing in Topaz Detail, Topaz Adjust and PhotoLine 18.
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Double-Decker
Wildflower at the end of the autumn season. Part of a series of test shots with my new Olympus OM-5 E-M1 micro 4/3 camera using the Olympus M.60mm F2.8 Macro lens. Raw processed in Photo Ninja. Additional Processing in Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Detail, Topaz Adjust and PhotoLine 18.
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End of Cycle
Wildflower at the end of the autumn season. Part of a series of test shots with my new Olympus OM-5 E-M1 micro 4/3 camera using the Olympus M.60mm F2.8 Macro lens. Raw processing in Photo Ninja. Other processing in Topaz Adjust and PhotoLine 18.
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Starting to Bloom
A winter succulent beginning to blossom. Part of a series of test shots with my new Olympus OM-5 E-M1 micro 4/3 camera using the Olympus M.60mm F2.8 Macro lens.Raw processing in DxO Optics Pro 9. Additional image processing in Perfect Photo Suite 8, Topaz Adjust and PhotoLine 18.
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Mexican Hats in Winter
Mexican Hats, a Texas wildflower, after the first freeze of the winter season. Part of a series of test shots with my new Olympus OM-5 E-M1 micro 4/3 camera equipped with the Olympus M.60mm F2.8 Macro lens. Raw processing in Photo Ninja. Other image processing in Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Adjust and PhotoLine 18.
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Pipe in a Creek
Pipeline infrastruction in a dry creekbed in Austin, Texas. Shot with Olympus OM-5 E-M5 with Olympus 12mm f2.0 lens. Stylized experimentation. Raw image processed in DxO Optics Pro 9. Other image work in Topaz Adjust, Topaz ReStyle, Topaz photoFXlab, PhotoLine 18.
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The Condor
A plaque in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood marking the site of the Condor, a bar that featured the world's first topless and bottomless strippers. All-nude dancing there ended after a 1972 Supreme Court decision upholding a ban on nude dancing, but the club remains, continuing to feature topless dancing. Processing in Perfect Photo Suite 8 and PhotoLine 18.
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Museum and Old Clock
The Conrad Hilton Center and old bank clock in Cisco, Eastland County, Texas. Originally the Mobley Hotel constructed in 1916, the building was purchased in 1919 by Conrad Hilton, the first of his hotels that became a hotel empire. The center is home to the chamber of commerce and a hotel museum. The 1920s era clock was moved from its original location a few blocks away at what was once Cisco's First National Bank. Image processing in PhotoLine 18, Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Detail, Topaz ReStyle and Perfect Photo Suite 8.
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Small Town Office Building
An office building in the Eastland County town of Cisco, Texas. Shot with Olympus OM-5 E-M5 and Lumix G 20mm f1.7. Raw processing in DxO Optics Pro 9. Additional processing in Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Detail, Topaz ReStyle, Perfect Photo Suite 8 and PhotoLine 18.
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Longhorn Christmas
A Texas Longhorn Chrismas ornament decorates the tree of a University of Texas at Austin fan. Raw development in DxO Optics Pro. Post Processing in Perfect Photo Suite 8 and Zoner Photo Studio 16 PRO.
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Longhorn Ornament
A University of Texas at Austin Longhorn Christmas tree ornament hanging on the tree. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 9. Post Processing in Photoshop Elements 12, Color Efex Pro 4, Perfect Photo Suite 8 and Zoner Photo Studio 16 PRO.
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Frosty's a Texas Fan
Snowman Christmas tree ornament dressed in University of Texas at Austin Longhorn fan gear. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 9. Post processing in Photoshop Elements 12, Photo Efex Pro 4, Perfect Photo Suite 8, Zoner Photo Studio 16 PRO and PhotoLine 18.
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Stanley Hotel Fire Department
Reprocessing of an earlier image. A fire truck parked in one of the parking lots at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, the town adjacent to the eastern boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park. Raw conversion in Photo Ninja. Post processing in Photoshop Elements 12, Perfect Photo Suite 8, Color Efex Pro 4 and PhotoLine 18.
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Santa Claus
My cousin's wife is an interior decorator, exceptionally talented with an eye for tasteful beauty. Visiting their home over the holidays, I was awed by her many displays in various rooms, particularly the use of Santa Claus miniatures, each with a destinctive design style. This is one of those Santa Claus pieces. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and an Olympus M.45mm F1.8 prime. Raw development in Photo Ninja 1.2.2. Post processing in onOne Perfect Photo Suite 8 and PhotoLine 18.
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Santa Claus
My cousin's wife is an interior decorator, exceptionally talented with an eye for tasteful beauty. Visiting their home over the holidays, I was awed by her many displays in various rooms, particularly the use of Santa Claus miniatures, each with a destinctive design style. This is one of those Santa Claus pieces. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Olympus M.12mm F2.0 prime. Raw development in Photo Ninja 1.2.2. Post Processing in Perfect Photo Suite 8 and PhotoLine 18.
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Santa Claus
My cousin's wife is an interior decorator, exceptionally talented with an eye for tasteful beauty. Visiting their home over the holidays, I was awed by her many displays in various rooms, particularly the use of Santa Claus miniatures, each with a destinctive design style. This is one of those Santa Claus pieces. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and an Olympus M.45mm F1.8 prime. Raw development in Photo Ninja 1.2.2. Post processing in onOne Perfect Photo Suite 8 and PhotoLine 18.
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Santa Claus
My cousin's wife is an interior decorator, exceptionally talented with an eye for tasteful beauty. Visiting their home over the holidays, I was awed by her many displays in various rooms, particularly the use of Santa Claus miniatures, each with a destinctive design style. This is one of those Santa Claus pieces. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and an Olympus M.45mm F1.8 prime. Raw development in Photo Ninja 1.2.2. Post processing in onOne Perfect Photo Suite 8 and PhotoLine 18.
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Doggie Mailbox
A long spider web tops the dog-shaped ornament on this curbside mailbox. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 and OLYMPUS M.45mm F1.8 prime lens. Raw conversion in Lightroom 5.3. Post processing in onOne Perfect Photo Effects 8, Topaz Adjust and Topaz B&W Effects.
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Reflection
The surface of a tiny pool of water on the lid of a rainbarrel reflects water slowly dripping from the bottom of a petal-chain downspout. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 m43 camera and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm 1:2.8 Macro. Raw conversion in Lightroom 5.3. Post processing in onOne Perfect Effects 8.
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Melting Icycles
Melting icycles above the top of a rain barrel. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 m43 camera and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm 1:2.8 Macro. Raw conversion in Lightroom 5.3. Post processing in Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz B&W Effects 2 and PhotoLine 18.
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Nesting Orb
A berry on the Juniperus ashei, here in Central Texas often referred to as a Texas Cedar, Ash Juniper or Mountain Cedar. These blueberry-like orbs appear in clusters on the tree and are eaten by wildlife. The male species of the Texas cedar produces a yellow pollen in winter, causing allergic reactions in many people. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 m43 camera with an Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm 1:2.8 Macro lens. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 9 via Lightroom 5.3.
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Tattoo Shop
"Keep Austin Weird." A tattoo shop in the south part of the Texas capital city. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 m43 camera and Olympus 12mm f2.0 M. Zuiko Lens. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 9 via Lightroom 5.3. Post processing in DxO ViewPoint 2, onOne Perfect Photo Suite 8, Topaz Adjust 5 and PhotoLine 18.
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Vine Composite
A composite featuring a native vine growing along a neighorhood trail in Austin, Texas. Vine image shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 m43 format camera and Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 macro. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 9 via Lightroom 5.3. Post processing in PhotoLine 18, Topaz photoFXlab and Topaz Adjust 5.
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Rusty Decline
Green toning on B&W and the grainy look of the old Kodak Tri-X 400 film used in this interpretation of tiny wind-chime bells encased in rust and spider webbing. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 m43 camera and Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 macro lens. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 9 via Lightroom 5.3. Post processing in Google Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 and DxO FilmPack 4.
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Wildflower in the Window
Paintbrush wildflower blossom illuminated by light from the window. Composite photo. Background from a stock collection. Wildflower shot with an Olympus E-M5 m43 camera and Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 macro. Raw conversion with Photo Ninja 1.2.3 via Lightroom 5.3. Post processing in onOne Software's Perfect Photo Suite 8.
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Knothole
An experiment with raw conversion of an old image in LightZone 4, a free open-source raw and jpeg editor for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Shot with an Olympus E-620 4/3 camera and Olympus 12-60mm lens. Post processing in PhotoLine 18 and Silver Efex Pro 2.
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A Layer of Rust
Rust is taking its toll on this screw and metal plate. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 macro. Raw conversion in Photo Ninja 1.2.3. Post Processing in PhotoLine 18 and Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.
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Learning about Nature
Son and father among displays demonstrating measurement of the age of trees at the Emporium museum in San Francisco. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 µ43 camera and M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens. Raw conversion and post processing in onOne Software Perfect Photo Suite 8. Additional processing in ACDSee 17.
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Lone Star Gas
(One in a series of sign images retrieved from my inventory as part of a project to document a little bit of history. Intended primarily for a Flickr sign group.)Antique store window in Baird, Texas displaying a sign for the now defunct Lone Star Gas Company, which once has a presence in many Texas cities, both large and small. Raw conversion in Photo Ninja. Post processing in Photomatix Pro 5 and ACDSee Pro 7.
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Airport Gun Sign
One in a series of sign images in my inventory I'm assembling to document a big of history. Intended primarily for a Flickr sign group. It's protected by reflective glass, but this sign at the Las Vegas McCarran Airport still makes its point: Guns are fine in Las Vegas. Does the victim stay in Vegas? Raw conversion in Photo Ninja 1.2.3b. Post processing in DxO Optics Pro ViewPoint 2,
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One-of-a-Kind Talbot-Lago
1951 Talbot-Lago T 26 Grand Sport Saoutchik Coupe -- one of a kind. Part of "The Auto Collection" antique car museum display in Las Vegas, Nevada. This one-of-a-kind coupe by Jacques Saoutchik has received acclaim throughout the world and is ackowledged to be an automative work of art. This beautiful example is a former 1st class winner at the Pebble Beach Concours D'elegance.
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1954 Dodge Fire Arrow concept car with antique juke boxes at Antique Car display in Las Vegas, Nevada. Raw conversion in Capture One Pro 7. Post processing in DxO ViewPoint 2, PhotoLine 18, ACDSee Pro 7 and Google Nik Collection Color Efex Pro 4.
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Whole Foods Storeside Sign
Sign on side of Whole Foods store in south Austin, Texas. I decided an HDR grunge look would be appropriate for this sign. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 9.5. Post processing in DxO ViewPoint 2, ACDSee Pro 7, Google Nik HDR Effects Pro 2 and Sagelight 4.3 to bring out additional color.
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