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Dec 24
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2013 Year In Review

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Looking Back At 2013

Another year has almost come and gone. Looking back through this years photo’s a few stand out from the rest, for one reason or another. I had the chance to visit some new places this year like my trip in the spring to Savannah, GA. That trip was probably the most memorable of the year, I captured lots of great moments and landscapes some of which I have yet to share.

Some Of The Good

Throughout the year I feel  I made significant progress in my photography goals I set for the year.  One of the biggest goals I had set was to be published in a major publication, which I accomplished in the April/May edition of Mysterious Ways by Guideposts Magazine.  I was featured on the Outdoor Photographer Website back in June which was a great honor to have my work shown along side some of the best landscape photographers in the world. I created my first ever Landscapes & Nature Calendar for 2014 which is now available to order for $25.00.  This past week I have the featured photograph on the ViewBug Facebook and Google+ Pages.  So with all that I must say it’s been a great year and I hope to continue in this direction in 2014.

Some Of The Bad

I dropped my Canon 6D while visiting the Outer Banks of North Carolina, but Canon CPS came through and had it fixed in a few days.  But the worst thing that happened in my life this year was losing a part of our family.. Lance our Siberian Husky passed away after 13 years of being a family’s best friend.
Siberian Husky

 

 Looking Forward To 2014

I hope to visit and explore new and exciting places this coming year and I will share these places with the world. My first ebook will be released in early spring of 2014 and possibly a second one shortly after that.  I’m looking forward to creating tutorials and videos to go along with my photographs in 2014 to bring an even better behind the scenes and helping others who want to learn.

We’ve recently added a new member to our family Angel who is our 12 week old Siberian Husky and a handful to say the least. 🙂

Here’s to a Happy Holidays to everyone!

Nov 28
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Happy Thanksgiving

By | HDR Software, Landscapes, Photography, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Clarity, Topaz Detail, Virginia | No Comments
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 Happy Thanksgiving

I want to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!  I’m very thankful for all of the supporters of my photography, my family and friends!  I would also like to take the time to thank all of the kind people who have helped me along the way of my photographic journey.  Some of these are  Trey Ratcliff   (Stuck In Customs),  Scott Kublin   (HDR Photography Blog),  Varina Patel   (Photography By Varina), Curtis Warwick  (Really Nice Light),   Jon Beard  (JonBeard.com) and the whole Exposure Roanoke Group!

 

Photo Share – “Burn Off”

This one was taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway here in Virginia a few weeks back on a cold and windy morning. I absolutely love landscape photography! There’s just something about getting to a spot, setting up your gear and waiting for the sun to pop up over the horizon that just never gets old!
Topaz Labs Black Friday Event

 

Black Friday Offer

I wanted to let everyone know that Topaz Labs is offering the Complete Collection on sale for $199.99 (normally $379.99) by using the promo code “blackfriday2013”. This is a sweet deal for anyone who’s been thinking about purchasing this software.  You should checkout my reviews of Adjust, Clarity and Restyle for some more information about these products.

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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