Water 25

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You have certainly noticed that when you use a wide angle lens to photograph the face of a human being that the nose is usually enlarged. Some people refer to this effect as the “dog nose” effect. I tried this effect at Fern Spring in Yosemite National Park. I put the tripod into the water and mounted the full frame censor camera right above the water line to get this shot.

Enjoy and have a great week-end and don’t forget to create some great images!

Water 24

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This is the upper part of Nevada Fall at Yosemite National Park. It took a little bit of effort to create this image. First I shot several exposures ranging from 1/100 sec. – 1/1600 sec. which I combined in Photomatix pro to a single HDR image. Then I used Nik Color Efix pro and Nik Silver Efix pro to create the final image. My intension was to show the power of the fall.

Enjoy and keep on creating great images!

Water 21

I debated for a while if I should do this exercise a third time. I finally decided to go ahead since whenever you repeat an exercise you only can get better at what you do. You also will develop a great portfolio on the subject. So let us photograph “water for two more weeks and see what shows up.

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Due to the recent hot weather the falls in Yosemite National Park are just gushing. This is an image of upper Cascade Falls photographed from Hwy 120. I used an exposure time of about 0.5 seconds to get this smooth silky looking water.

Enjoy and keep creating great images!

Back Portraits 05

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This is actually a sad image. I observed this “normal” looking woman going through the trash cans. She was surrounded by a group of spectators and tourists that were watching a street dancer performing on Market Street in San Francisco. What a shame that a person has to go through trash cans to make a living!

Some times photography is more than just taking images. Images can be very powerful and transmit messages. There is a reason why we say that a picture speaks a thousand words!

Enjoy and keep on photographing!