Passion for Photos

I found this beauty in front of a house in my neighborhood. I thought this image would be a prime candidate for an old black and white image.

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Halloween is around the corner and people have decorated their houses everywhere. Go, take your camera and create beautiful Halloween images. Don’t forget to have fun!

I included the walkway to give the image some depth and to use the walkway as a leading line.

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I saw  these vines at the side of a vine tasting place and I had to photograph them. The colors were just standing out!Enjoy and happy Friday

This is a totally different group of colors. It is too bad that I do not know about trees and shrubs to determine each and every plant. As a photographer I admire all the different colors in this image.

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I photographed those leaves with an wide open lens throwing everything in the back out of focus. Again I was looking for green – yellow contrast. In addition there is also a lot of blue in this image.

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I shot almost straight up to get this image. I love the circular motion in the structure and the yellow-green contrast.

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This week I ask you to change and think primarely in colors. In the northern hemnisphere Fall is most likely on the peak and there are beautiful images to be taken. I ask you to look for beautiful and contrasty colors and I recomment not ot forget the background. It is best to shoot with an open lens to blurr the background. As always, don’t forget to have some fun!

I photographed these leaves at the botanical garden at Tilden park just outside Berkeley, CA. The sign said Hollyleaf Barberry. I don’t know if that is true, but when I photograph in a botanical garden I always take a shot of the sign so I know what kind of plant I photograph.

I took several exposure with my 50mm prime lens. I decided f4 gave me the overall best bokeh that I was looking for.

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I like the composition of this image. The rock works very well as natural background for the plant. I added a vignette to this image to bring even more attention to the plant.

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I shot this photo while it started to rain. I created a very sharp and a soft looking image in black and white. Then I created two layers in post production and used the sharp layer for the leaf and the soft version for the water.

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The wind blew a bunch of leaves into the corner of the tree’s root system. Of course I had to photograph them.

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