Vortex Vantage

Discovering an unedited raw file (shot with my first Olympus four-thirds camera) during social distancing. Faux black and white film look rendering of the Vortex Vantage, a dry cargo deck barge in port at San Francisco with Alcatraz Island in the background. Raw development in DxO PhotoLab 3 Elite. Post processing in PhotoLine 22.01, Luminar 4 and Exposure X5 (B&W Films: Kodak Panatomic X). Olympus E-420, OLYMPUS 25mm F2.8, 25mm, f9, 1/640 sec, 400 iso. Photo © 2020 Bob Shrader.

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Fog over Sausalito

Reviewing older and previously unprocessed raw images while social distancing. View of Sausalito from the San Francisco ferry. Raw development in DxO PhotoLab 3 Elite. Post processing in PhotoLine 22.01 and Topaz Studio 2. Olympus E-420, 25mm f/2.8, 25mm, f7.1, 1/500 sec, 100 iso. Photo © 2011 Bob Shrader.

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On the Waterfront

Newer software to process an older image shot with a four-thirds camera. Faux infrared black and white film look of scene approaching Pier 39 area of the San Francisco waterfront. Raw development in DxO PhotoLab 3 Elite. Post processing in PhotoLine 22.01, Topaz Sharpen AI, Luminar 4 (Looks: Seascape - Blue Skies) and Exposure X5 (B&W Infrared: Konica 750 - Grain Off). Olympus E-420, Olympus 25mm f2.8 Pancake, 25mm, f7.1, 1/500 sec, 100 iso. Photo © 2020 Bob Shrader.

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Decorative Statuary

Reviewing old raw images with social distancing. Texturized rendering of a shot in Sausalito with my first four-thirds camera. Raw development in DxO PhotoLab 3 Elite. Post processing in Affinity Photo 1.8.3.180 Beta and Topaz Studio 2 (Texture). Olympus E-420, OLYMPUS 25mm F2.8, 50mm, f6.3, 1/400 sec, 100 iso. Photo © 2011 Bob Shrader.

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Operating the Cable Car

Reprocessing an old image for a new look during Covid-19 travel restrictions. A cable car brakeman operating a car running on the California Line in San Francisco, California. Faux black and white film look. Olympus E-420, Olympus M.Zuiko 14-42mm f3.5-5.6, f5.6. © 2011 Bob Shrader. “You don’t make a photograph just with a camera” — Ansel Adams.

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