On the Road in Texas
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McCulloch County Courthouse
McCulloch County Courthouse, Brady, Texas. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Olympus M.12mm F2.0 prime. Raw conversion in Photo Ninja 1.2.2. Post Processing in Photo Perfect Suite 8 and PhotoLine 18.
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Valley Spring Post Office
Valley Spring Post Office on Texas Highway 71 in Llano County, Texas. Image processing in DxO Optics Pro, PhotoLine, Topas Adjust and Topaz Clarity.
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Valley Spring Marker
Historic marker by the Texas Historical Survey Committee commemorating the tiny Central Texas community of Valley Spring. The community is 12 miles northwest of Llano in Llano County, Texas. The marker is situated at a small park. Processing in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine and Topaz Adjust.
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Tunnel Entrance
Entrance to the tunnel used by the Fredericksburg & Northern Railway to shorten the route between Fredericksburg, Texas and San Antonio. Built in 1913 and abandoned in 1942, when the trackage was sold for scrap. Processed in Lightroom 5, PhotoLine 17, Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Detail and Topaz Clarity.
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Abandoned Railway Tunnel
Abandoned tunnel of the Fredericksburg & Northern Railway. This 920-foot tunnel was constructed in 1913 to open a faster trade route between Fredericksburg and San Antonio, Texas. The railroad operated until 1942, when the trackage was sold for scrap.
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Historical Marker for Tunnel
Texas Historical Marker for the abandoned tunnel of the Fredericksburg & Northern Railway near Fredericksburg, Texas. Located near Comfort in Kendall County. Photo processing in Lightroom, Topaz Adjust and PhotoLine.
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Old Tunnel
This tunnel, once used by t he Fredericksburg & Northern Railway, is today a habitat for Mexican bats, which attract many visitors at dusk. The site near Fredericksburg has been designated a historic location by the Texas Historical Commission. Shot with an Olympus 4/3 format E-420 and an Olympus 14-42 zoom lens. Raw development in DxO Optics Pro 9 via Lightroom 5.3. Post processing in Viveza 2, Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Adjust 5 amd PhotoLine 18.
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Wind Turbines
WInd turbines on US Highway 87 just south of Big Spring, Texas. These turbines are among a recent group of installations, which continue to pop up in numerous parts of Texas where the wind blows often.
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WIndmills in the Big Country
Wind turbines occupy cotton fields in the Big Country west of Abilene, Texas.
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Education's Past
Ruins of the old San Fernando Academy on Highway 71 in Pontotoc, Mason County, Texas. Opened in 1883 and operated until 1890.
San Fernando Academy Ruins
The small community of Pontotoc and the San Fernando Academy once located there commemorated on this historic marker by the Texas Historical Survey Committee. This site is on Texas Highway 71 in Pontotoc, Mason County, Texas. Behind the marker are the ruins of one of the academy buildings with the community's business district in the far background. Image processing in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine, PaintShop Pro and Topaz Adjust.
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Organ at Central Christian Church
A pipe organ in the Central Christian Church, Greenville, Texas. The church structure has an historic marker from the Texas Historical Commission. In addition to this beautiful organ, the church has stained-glass windows valued at several million U.S. dollars. Image processing in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine and Topaz Adjust.
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Central Christian Church Marker
Texas Historical Commission historic marker for the Central Christian Church in Greenville, Texas. Image processing in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine and Topaz Adjust.
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Stained Glass Window
One of numerous stained-glass windows in the Central Christian Church in Greenville, Texas. The windows have been valued at several million U.S. dollars. The church interior includes a beautiful sanctuary and a magnificent pipe organ. The site carries an historical marker from the Texas Historical Commission. Image processing in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine and Topaz Adjust.
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Baby Head Cemetery
The Texas Historical Marker and tombstones in the Baby Head Cemetery, located on Texas 16 nine miles north of Llano, Texas. A composite of two images shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 µ43 camera and M.Zuiko 12mm f/2.0 lens. Raw conversion in Lightroom 5.4. Marker cutout with Topaz ReMask 3. Additional post processing in PhotoLine 18, Topaz Adjust 5 and Topaz Detail 3.
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Wise County Courthouse
The Wise County Counthouse in Decatur, Texas. This magnificent structure was built with pink granite from Burnet County, Texas, source of the stone used in the Texas Capitol in Austin, The building was opened for use in 1896. It is recognized by the Texas HIstorical Commission and is listed on the National Register. HDR raw processing of three source images in Photomatix Pro 5. Post processing in DxO ViewPoint 2, PhotoLine 18, Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Detail 3, Topaz Clarity and ACDSee Pro 7.
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Citizen Markers
Markers on the courthouse lawn from the Texas Historical Commission recognizing two citizens of Wise County Texas. They are Charles Vernon Terrell, a major public figure in the county and state, and Randolph Vesey, a slave prior to the Civil War, champion fiddler and onetime captirve of Indians on the frontier. Raw processing in DxO Optics Pro 9.5. Post processing in Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Clarity and Topaz Detail 3.
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Hood County Jail Museum
The Hood County Jail Museum in the stone building that served as the county jail from 1885 to 1978. Located across from the county courthouse, which is on the square in Granbury, Texas. Raw conversion in Capture One Pro 7. Post processing in Viveza 2, Silver Efex Pro 2 and ACDSee Pro 7.
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Hood County Jailhouse Marker
Texas Historical Commission marker for the Hood County Jail just off the square in Granbury, Texas. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 9.5. Post processing in Viveza 2 , Silver Efex Pro 2 and ACDSee Pro 7.
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200 Chesnut
An old building along a block of long-neglected retail spaces in this declining West Texas town. Raw conversion in Photo Ninja 1.2.3b. Post processing in DxO ViewPoint 2, PhotoLine 18, Topaz Adjust 5, Topaz ReStyle, Topaz Detail 3 and ACDSee Pro 7.
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Fountain at The Harbor
Fountain at The Harbor shopping center on Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall, Texas. Raw conversion in Capture One Pro 7. Post processing in DxO ViewPoint 2 and onOne Perfect Photo Suite 8.5.
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Historic Opera House
Historic Opera House in Granbury, Hood County, Texas. Granbury Opera House. Built in 1886 and featured vaudevill acts, dramatic productions and musical programs. Originally occupied the top floor with businesses on the street level. The roof collapsed, and the building rapidly deteriorated. The Granbury Opera Association restored the structure in 1975. Today it is the venue for a variety of entertainment productions. Raw conversion in Capture One Pro 8. Post processing in PhotoLine 18, Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Adjust 5 and Topaz B&W Effects 2.
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Historic Nutt House Hotel, one of the numerous 19th century buildings on the square in the Hood County seat of Granbury, Texas. These buildings have been restored and repurposed, making this small town a tourist attraction along U.S. Highway 377. HDR and raw conversion in Photomatix Pro 5. Post processing in DxO Viewpoint 2, PhotoLine 18, onOne Perfect Photo Suite 8.5, Topaz Adjust 5 and Topaz B&W Effects 2 with Kokak Tri-X 400 look applied.
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Bragging Rights Extended
It's been more than 35 years, but this small community obviously still celebrates state championships from the '70s. A sign in front of Cherokee High School in Cherokee, Texas. Raw processing in Photo Ninja via ACDSee Pro 7. Post processing in onOne Perfect Photo Suite 8 and ACDSee Pro 7.
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Field of Red
Red corn poppies in bloom along with a few bluebonnets at the Wildseed Farms near Fredericksburg, Texas. http://www.wildseedfarms.com/home.php). Shot with an Olympus 4.3-format E-420 and M.Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 10. Post processing in Lightroom 5.6 and Alien Skin Exposure 6.
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Clinging to the Past
Visit virtually any cemetery with Confederate veterans of the U.S. Civil War, and you'll often find flags at their graves placed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans organization. The Long Branch Cemetery on CR 398 in Eastland County, Texas shown here is typical. Seeing these flags always makes me wonder if these folks still believe in slavery and subservience of African Americans. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Lumix G 20mm f/1.7. Raw conversion in Lightroom 5.7. Post processing in Photoshop CC 2014, onOne Perfect Effects 9 Suite and Topaz Adjust.
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Digital Painting of Rose
Digital photo painting of a rose. Shot with Olympus OM-D E-M5 and M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 10 via Lightroom 5.7. Post processing in Topaz ReMask 4, Photoshop CC 2014, Alien Skin Exposure 7, onOne Perfect Effects 9 Suite, Topaz Impression (oil painting preset) and Google Nik Color Efex 4.
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Judge's Bench
Judge's Bench in the 271st District Court, historic Wise County Courthouse, Decatur, Texas. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and M.Zuiiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO. Raw conversion in Lightroom 5.7. Post processing in Google Nik HDR Efex Pro 2 and onOne Perfect Photo Suite 9.
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Stanley Walker Marker
A small Texas Historical Survey Committee marker on US 281 near FM 1690 in Lampasas County commemorating the nearby birthplace of Stanley Walker, a famed journalist who was city editor of the New York Herald-Tribune. The plaque, now faded and weathered, was authorized in 1966. Shot with an Olympus E-M5 and Lumix G 20mm f/1.7. Raw conversion in Phase One Capture One Pro 8. Post processing in Photoshop CC 2014 and on1 Perfect Effects 9 Suite.
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July 4th in Small Town America
Annual Fourth of July flags decoration on the Audie Murphy Bridge in Greenville, Texas. A parade, speeches, music, watermelon and thousands of flags are part of the celebration of American Independence Day in this small town. Shot with an Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO. Raw conversion in Phase One Capture One Pro 8.4. Post processing in PhotoLine 19 and on1 Perfect Photo Suite.
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Flag and Cross Display
Color film effect applied to digital image of part of an Independence Day flag and cross display in the North Texas community of Greenville. Here at the bridge named after native war hero Audie Murphy, flags with crosses for every county resident killed in a war were placed, more a Memorial Day recognition than a rememberance of the Declaration of Independence. Shot with an Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO. Raw conversion in Phase One Capture One Pro 8.3 via Lightroom CC 2015. Post processing in PhotoLine 19 and Alien Skin Exposure 7 (Color Films - Print - Low Contrast - Fuji Pro 400H).
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Historic Church
The historic Central Christian Church in Greenville, Texas. This gothic revival building with towers and art glass was completed in 1899. A Texas Historical Marker was assigned in 1989, and the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The stained-glass windows have an estimated value of $4,000,000 USD. Shot with an Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 10.4 via Lightroom CC 2015. Post processing in Photoshop CC 2015, Topaz Clarity, Google Nik Collection Color Efex Pro Pro 4 and PhotoLine 19.
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Cleanup Reflection
An old color film effect applied to mirror reflection of final cleanup of debris remaning from a fire that destroyed a house on this lot. Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO. Raw conversion in Phase One Capture One Pro via Lightroom CC 2015. Post processing in Photoshop CC 2015 and Alien Skin Exposure 7 (Color Fading - Color Photo).
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Parade Participants
A modern parade but it could have been 75 years ago. An old postcard film look applied to this digital image of participants at an Independence Day parade in the town of Greenville, Texas. Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO. Raw conversion in Lightroom CC 2015. Post processing in Photoshop CC 2015 and DxO Filmpack 5.
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Small-Town America Parade
People line the streets in Greenville, Texas to see their friends, neighbors and family participating in this Independence Day parade. No elaborate floats, but fire trucks, tractors and all-terrain vehicles worked just as well. Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO. Raw conversion in Lightroom CC 2015. Post processing in Photoshop CC 2015, Topaz Adjust 5 (Dynamic Pop II), Topaz Clarity (Medium Contrast Boost) and Topaz B&W Effects 2 (Opalotype Collection: Hand-Tinted Chiffon).
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Old Glory Line
A line of American flags along the Audie Murphy Bridge in Greenville, Texas. Part of that small American town's celebration of United States Independence Day. Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 10.4 via Lightroom CC 2015. Post processing in Photoshop CC 2015, Topaz Adjust 5, on1 Perfect Photo Suite 9.5 and Google Nik Collection Color Efex Pro 4.
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Museum Sign
The exterior sign for the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas. This extraordinary facility documents not only the events of World War II in the Pacific theatre but the historical background framing this time of both glory and shame. The National Museum of the Pacific War grew from the small Nimitz Museum, honoring Fredericksburg's native son, Admiral Chester Nimitz, who commanded American naval forces in the Pacific during World War II. In my belief creative photography only begins with the camera, and amateur photographers can learn from one another and should share information: Shot with an Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO; raw conversion in PictureCode Photo Ninja 1.2.5 via Lightroom CC 2015; post processing in Photoshop CC 2015 and on1 Perfect Effects Suite 9.5.
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Nimitz Statue
A faded poster look applied to digital image of a statute of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, United States Navy, at the entrance to Nimitzplatz, part of the National Museum of the Pacific War and Nimitz Museum complex in Fredericksburg, Texas. Nimitz was a native of Fredericksburg who commanded U.S. naval forces in the Pacific during World War II. In my belief creative photography only begins with the camera, and amateur photographers can learn from one another by sharing information: Shot with an Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO; raw conversion in PictureCode Photo Ninja 1.2.5 via Lightroom CC 2015; post processing in Photoshop CC 2015, Topaz Adjust 5, Topaz Clarity, Google Nik Color Efex Pro 4 and Alien Skin Exposure 7 (Color Fading - Poster).
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Der Lindenbaum Restaurant
Interior of Der Lindenbaum (English translation: Lime Tree) Restaurant on the main street in Fredericksburg, Texas, a community settled by German immigrants. In my belief creative photography only begins with the camera, and amateur photographers can learn from one another by sharing information: Shot with an Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO; raw conversion in PictureCode Photo Ninja 1.2.5 via Lightroom CC 2015; post processing in DxO ViewPoint 2, Photoshop CC 2015, Topaz Adjust 5, Topaz Clarity and Google Nik Color Efex Pro 4.
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Deck Artillery Part
Closeup of a part on a warship's deck gun. Among several displays of artillery outside the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas. In my belief creative photography only begins with the camera, and amateur photographers can learn from one another by sharing information: Shot with an Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO; raw conversion in Lightroom CC 2015 (ACR); post processing in Photoshop CC 2015 and on1 Perfect Photo Suite 9.5.
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Reflections on the Past
LIghting reflections on part of a traveling exihibit -- "Bob Hope: An American Treasure" -- at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas. Beginning in World War II, Hope entertained Ameican troops stationed overseas and here at home for more than 50 years. He also supported preservation efforts of the Nimitz Hotel and the Chester Nimitz Museum, forerunner of the National Museum of the Pacific War. In my belief creative photography only begins with the camera, and amateur photographers can learn from one another and should share information: Shot with an Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO; raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 10.4 via LIghtroom CC 2015; post processing in Photoshop CC 2015 and Topaz Adjust 5. Shooting here was challenging. This display was in a narrow hallway with uneven lighting and horrible reflections. Moving slightly to the side, creating an acute angle with the display, reduced the glare. However, that created a keystone problem. Processing in DxO Optics Pro allowed use of DxO's excellent lens correction program ViewPoint 2 from within the raw converter. Back in Lightroom for cropping with the image plaque set left of center for greater interest, balanced by the two small images on the side. Lightroom's radial filter was applied to soften the focus of the secondary material. Lightroom's radial filter was then used to darken the upper portion of the plaque which was closest to the overhead lights. Photoshop, set to Smart Object, was used to host Topaz Adjust for color intensification and reduction of light reflection. The two-color border with selection of colors in the image was applied in Adjust. In Photoshop, a brightness adjustment layer was added for additional reduction of glare in the top portion of the frame. Finally, the copyright watermark was added with a Photoshop action.
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