Category Archives: Floral

Aug 08
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Topaz ReStyle Released

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Topaz ReStyle is now available!

If you haven’t seen my mini review of this new product you can check it out here. With a special launch price of $29.99 (using the coupon code “restyleit” until Aug 31st) and a thousand presets I don’t think you could go wrong! Head over to the Topaz website and get your copy for the special price before August 31st. Don’t forget my coupon code NFPhoto to save 15% on all you other purchases.

 

Photo Share – Into The Dense Fog

Yes this one was edited using Topaz Restyle 🙂 this was an old photograph I took at Clingmans Dome in the Smoky Mountains National Park. I never could get the photograph to really have the feel I was looking for… That was until this new product came out and I decided to give it a try… I think it worked perfect!

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Jun 16
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Sunset Through The Flowers

By | Floral, HDR Software, Landscapes, Lightroom 4, Nature, Photography, Photomatix, Photoshop, Sony HDR Photography, Sony NEX5N, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Clarity, Virginia | No Comments

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Sunset Through The Purple Vetch – Blue Ridge Parkway, VA

I took a trip up on the parkway to capture what turned out to be a beautiful sunset yesterday. The tree’s at the overlooks seems to block lots of the views and make for crappy photo’s. So coming up with a good composition is always a challenge! For this one I decide to lay down and shoot the sun rays through the small flowers on the ground. I used the Sony NEX-5N for this shot and captured 3 bracketed shots handheld, with the 18-55mm kit lens.

I then processed this shot using Photomatix Pro, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom, Topaz Labs Adjust and Clarity. If you haven’t seen my review on Topaz Clarity you should check it out! This is an excellent piece of software to make contrast adjustments in landscape photography.

Sunset Through The Purple Vetch

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Apr 08
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Back From Georgia :)

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Hey guys I’m back from Georgia, the week went by way too fast… But no worries I captured lots of photographs to share of my journey.  I have spent the last two evenings sorting through the 2,000 photographs to pick which ones need to be edited and shared. Some of you may wonder how I store my photographs and keep up with them all…. Well on a trip  I usually pack one or two portable hard drives which I download the pictures from my camera to the drives (1TB LaCie Rugged) and another copy on my laptop.  Then once I’m at home I use Lightroom 4 to catalog all of them, the ones to edit I give 4 stars too and the ones that are completed get 5 stars, my smart categories pull these into folders where I can view the ones to edit or post.

 

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Mar 23
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Spring Is On The Way!

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Well I at least hope so… Next weekend my family and I will be visiting Savannah, GA for the first time.  My camera gear and I are hoping for nice blue skies, warm temps and we would even possibly allow one thunderstorm.  I have been doing some research on spots to visit and that list continues to grow from lighthouses, churches, piers, forts, the list goes on and on.  My plan is to capture as many as possible some during the day and others at night, of course I will be posting a few photographs during the week 🙂 to give you guys a sneak peek of my travels.

 

Here’s a photograph I took this week using a slightly different approach from my normal Floral Photography. I took this using a Canon 17-40mm F4L lens and 13mm extension tube using my Canon 6D.  If you use anything larger than the 13mm extension tube you will have problems focusing the lens. But the result was a daffodil that is just in your face because the flower is filling pretty much the whole frame.

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Oct 24
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Fall Elements Collection

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I have released 3 prints in the Fall Elements Collection which combine the autumn leaves with some cool compositions. These prints are available for purchase in my portfolio section and they would make a great addition to your home decor. You can purchase them as a print and frame them, or as one of the already mounted options such as the float mount. Here’s the third release “Blown Away” enjoy 🙂

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