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One last shot of Bodie from his first walk. He was found hiding in a garage and pilfering cat food. He had been attacked by another dog (?) and had wounds on his neck and face. He is fully recovered but still very nervous about other dogs and reacts by getting aggressive. Hopefully, he will relax after he gets used to us and stop this behavior.
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With the arrival of Bodie, Maizy has ascended her throne of queenliness. She has decided that she is the boss and must supervise everything that Bodie does. Lately, Maizy has not been interested in Chip or I. Even when we try to cuddle Maizy, her head is cocked and her eyes are tracking Bodie. Even when she is really mean to Bodie, she will follow up her behavior by kissing his face and ears.
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This is another shot of Bodie. I liked his expression here even though there is an unfortunate blade of grass and not a great angle for Bodie. Somehow, Bodie has a Golden Lab’s feet, head and tail but only beagle-size legs and body. However, Bodie is a great little hunter.
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Meet our new family member. His name is Bodie (originally Bates). We have classified him as a Beagle-Golden Labrador or Beaglador. He is very sweet and loves to cuddle. Maizy bullies him mercilessly but he puts up with her very, very patiently. This is his first walk and he was too excited to barely look at me.
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This is the road for trucks to cross Alameda Creek. They cannot drive over the pedestrian bridge. This is the original of the image that I used to simulate a pinhole effect. See here.
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Last nite, I visited Sunol again and visited the magic tree. I have tried many times to make an image of this wonderful tree. Of all my attempts, this is the best image so far. It is an infrared image shot at ISO 800 -- so, it is a little grainy. However, I multiple processed the RAW file into a high-dynamic range image. This softened the highlights so they are not too ’glary’. Next, I lightened the shadows 3x on the tree trunk to balance the tonality. Finally, I downloaded a trial of the Photokit plugin for its B&W effects filter. I used a Platinum toning at 60% for the warm tone.
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This is the third and final photographic style for my class assignment. I hope that you agree this is abstract/impressionistic.
For a beautiful reflection shot, see here.
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Yesterday’s post shows one photographic style (ie a photo montage). For my Photographic style class, I need an example of three different styles for my infrared landscapes. This is my second photographic style, and is a simulated pinhole camera shot that I mimicked in Photoshop. I tried shallow depth of field with my infrared camera but I have not mastered the focus differences to have my shot turn out.
I toned this shot with Ken Lee’s Bronze Quadtones. See http://www.kenleegallery.com/bronze.htm.
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This is an image for a class assignment. I am taking a Photographic Style course. I chose a subject area of intimage infrared landscapes. The assignment is produce images in three different styles for our subject area.
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This is Dairy Glen section of Coyote Hills Regional Park. I think this used to be a quarry that was rehabilitated.
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A more abstract view of Alameda Creek in infrared.
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One from the archives taken in January.
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Ooops, found one more abstract from the Sacramento Train Museum’s ceiling.
I recently discovered Lenswork podcasts called "Vision of the Heart". Brooks Jensen discusses an image (or pair of images) published in Lenswork. His discussions are very insightful and revealing. For me, hearing these discussions gives me a much greater appreciation of the work. For the podcasts, see here.
By listening to the podcasts, I discovered the amazing and gorgeous work of Chip Forelli. His B&W work is gorgeous. In the podcast, he quotes his mentor, "Never trust air that you cannot see." In Chip’s work, the air is a vital component of the composition and mood.
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This is my last abstract of the Sacramento Train Museum’s ceiling. Hopefully, you can see the train even though it is distorted.
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This is another from the archives taken looking at the ceiling of the Sacramento Train Museum.
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More archive raiding from the Sacramento Train Museum. This is the ceiling on the second floor of the museum. I am looking up but not straight up to avoid an accidental self-portrait.
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Given my lack of new images, I dug into the archives and pulled out a drive-by. This is the Pleasanton BART (train) station taken from the car. This station is between the east and west bound traffic on Highway 680.
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Another from my weekend visit to Sunol. This time, I processed as an HDR image to reduce tonal contrast.
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This was taken out in Sunol next to the parking lot. I went a little crazy and stitched together 13 images taken as a grid.
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Another from Saturday’s visit to Sunol. I am taking another course named "Defining Your Photographic Style". For this course, I am going to focus on my infrared work. I will see where this takes me.
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Another from Saturday, this was taken at the same spot as the last two photos. I just pivoted the lens and looked upstream.
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This is a variation of yesterday’s image.
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Today, I finally made it out for a few new shots. It rained earlier in the day and the light ws beautiful. I snuck out with Maizy and left Chip at home with our new dog, Bates. He is a mix and looks like a beagle with hair and tail of a Golden Lab. To top off the day, I saw a bobcat wondering around as I was loading my camera gear into the car. Some pictures of Bates are to follow.
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This is another from the archives taken at the Mountain View Cemetery during the Tulip Show. Tomorrow, I plan on going out for some new images!
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Another from the Tulip Show at the Mountain View Cemetery.
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This one from the tulip show required a fairly heavy-handed crop along with some fiddling in Photoshop to soften the colors.
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Another from the Tulip show. Maybe, I can sneak out for 10 minutes of shooting tomorrow during lunch.
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Another from the archives from two weeks ago. I never made it out shooting this weekend despite my best plans.
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Another taken during my lunch break from work along Market Street.
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Another taken during my lunch break from work.
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This week, I took the camera into the office. During my lunch break, I slipped out to pick up lunch and channeled my inner "street photographer" for a few street scenes around my office. I really admire the work found at In-Public.
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One more from the Tulip Show. More pink in honor of my Grandmother. Pink is her favorite color.
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Another from the Tulip Show at the Mountain View Cemetery.
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Another from the Tulip Show at Mountain View Cemetery. I am experimenting with some different post-processing. I have not taken notes so do not have any tips to share.
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Another from this weekend taken at the Mountain View Cemetery. I do not take photos of the monuments and only concentrated on the flowers.
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Another from this weekend taken at the Mountain View Cemetery. I do not take photos of the monuments and only concentrated on the flowers.
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Spring is here. This was taken at the Mountain View Cemetery this weekend. I have never visited before and it is a beautiful place.
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Another from the Tulip Show at the Mountain View Cemetary today.
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Sorry for the long break in posting. At first, I was busy teaching the workshop and then, I have been sick all week. I am now up and mobile but not quite back to normal. Today, Aphra and I went out to the Tulip Show at the Mountain View Cemetary in Oakland. The show was held in a small chapel with displays by florists, gardening groups, etc. Very lovely!
