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Nov 19
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Fall Colors In The Smoky Mountains

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 Smoky Mountain Colors

This year my fall trip to The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was a mixture of fun and photography! The weather was excellent unlike last year when fog took over for just about the whole trip and made for some blah colors. This year with the help of mother nature the colors were top notch and the air was clear for me to capture them. There are so many beautiful spots in the park that I have a hard time picking spots to photograph. I took this one on the Roaring Fork Motor Trail which I found to be full of spots including waterfalls, old structures and houses and of course the beautiful water. My personal favorite spot to stay during my journey is Wilderness at the Smokies, which combines a water park, golf courses and indoor fun center.

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Nov 09
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New Creation With Topaz B&W Effects

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Photo Share – Dreaming Under The Pier

This one was from back from my summer vacation to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, that I just got around to editing.  This one is a simple one image edit using Topaz B&W Effects and Photoshop Creative Cloud. One thing I love about a composition like this is the ability to capture that sense of depth in the image.  The one thing I tried different on this one was to use the fusion express 64bit processing combining Topaz B&W and Photoshop to bring out the details and light in the posts on the pier.

 

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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Jul 31
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First Edit Using Topaz Restyle

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Photo Share – USACE Pier Sunset – Outer Banks, NC

I just received the beta version of the new product Topaz Restyle today, so I decided to try it out on a few photo’s.  I haven’t gotten too in depth with this one yet, but expect a full review once I get enough time with the software. This product is due to launch on August 8th at a cost of $59.99 but will be offered at a discounted rate 🙂 and make sure you use the coupon code NFPhoto to save 15%  on your Topaz Labs purchases.

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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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Jun 11
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Into The Pastel Sunset

By | Canon 6D, Canon HDR Photography, Georgia, HDR Photography, HDR Software, Landscapes, Photography, Photomatix, Photoshop, Topaz Adjust, Travel | No Comments
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Pastel Sunset – Tybee Island, GA

One of my favorite things to photograph are sunsets, there’s always that chance of surprise. It’s kind of like you never know what you’re going to get, sometimes they are exploding with color and light. Then other times they are just kind of drab and lack luster but no two are ever the same. This was a sunset I photographed during my trip to Savannah Georgia earlier this year. I’m getting kind of excited since I’ve got another coastal trip coming up in just a few weeks, this time it’s to the Outer Banks, NC.  I absolutely love photographing coastal areas… lighthouses, the beach, wildlife, it seems you can’t go wrong!  What’s your favorite things to photograph at the beach?

 

Into The Pastel Sunset - Tybee Island, GA

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