nards656 PAD 2006

2006-03-18T23:26:00.000-05:00

Hooker Falls

2006-03-12T20:27:00.000-05:00

Sunbeams March 11, 2006 - I had hoped this would translate better from reality to the digital medium, but the beams were starting to fade, and the scene wasn't extremely scenic to start with.

2006-03-12T20:12:00.000-05:00

Run Down - This is a bit of a work of art, for me. MUCH more Photoshopping than I usually do, and I really enjoyed it. Blame Heida; her DPC mentorship thread sparked a renewed interest in Dodge and Burn. Paint Shop Pro has never done a very good job at D&B for me, but Photoshop Elements is MUCH better, and there is a world of capability there. Several layers and a bit of work made this have much more depth than even the real thing, and I'm personally proud of it. :)

2006-03-12T20:06:00.000-05:00

Travis - just a snap of my boy doing one of the many things he loves...

2006-03-12T20:04:00.000-05:00

Wrought Iron - I just like this shape, and I like this shot.

2006-03-12T20:01:00.000-05:00

Swingin' - Just a telephoto shot of a front porch swing with a little bit of diagonal added to imply motion...

2006-03-06T16:39:00.000-05:00

Bulldogging - Rodeo shot from Saturday night, March 4. Terrible rodeo, but we made a lot of pictures. Some terrible pictures, too.

2006-03-05T16:38:00.000-05:00

Sunday Morning 2

2006-03-04T16:37:00.000-05:00

Sunday Morning - Actually taken on Saturday, March 4, at a roadside church on our way back from Pigeon Forge. Pretty church.

2006-03-03T16:36:00.000-05:00

Blue on Blue - Yeah, still on a diagonals kick. It at least adds a little interest, don't you think? Actually made on March 4.

2006-02-28T20:43:00.000-05:00

This is an old one from the archives of 2005, just because I wanted to PP a little bit :)

2006-02-28T06:41:00.000-05:00

Don't know what in the dickens to call this shot. It will possibly be entered in DPC Square Crop, so please either vote objectively or do not vote on this image if you see it there. :)

2006-02-26T15:26:00.000-05:00

Barred - Diagonal Experiment #3 - Just to balance all the red.

2006-02-26T15:19:00.000-05:00

Chained - Diagonal Experiment #2

2006-02-26T15:01:00.000-05:00

Diagonal Experiment #1 - Just trying to use the power of diagonal. Of course, the colors are good, too!

2006-02-26T00:28:00.000-05:00

Dad's Knife - February 25, 2006 - Another "light painting" experiment. I'm not fond at all of the results here.

2006-02-25T00:43:00.000-05:00

Mr. Saturday Night Special - February 24, 2006 - This photo appears in the DPC "Painting With Light II" Challenge - please do not vote on it at all if you do not feel you can do so objectively.

2006-02-21T21:30:00.000-05:00

Blue Ridge - that stinking paper mill again :) It's not very photogenic, I know, but it let's me take a lot of shots from a lot of perspectives and work to understand light and such. I really hoped to get more of a blue sky, but it just wasn't happening. In another shot, which I'm going to post to make up for yesterday, it's bluer. Go figure.

2006-02-20T21:00:00.000-05:00

Industrialization

2006-02-20T00:39:00.000-05:00

New Wave - Sporting goods has changed so much in the past 10 years. This is not a picture I really like, due to the background being totally out of control, but I like the colors and juxtaposition of ideas.

2006-02-19T00:39:00.000-05:00

Bridge - shot to repent for missing one yesterday. I don't like this shot, but I like it. I just need more time to do it right. Shot at 18mm at about 9 or 10 inches from the guitar. Used flash and a tiny aperture.

2006-02-19T00:38:00.000-05:00

Mystery - I've got great plans for this box. I want to do a "Pandora's" kind of thing with smoke and a hazy background and a partially open lid. Just wasn't enough time to take care of all that tonight, though :)

Olympus - February 16, 2006

2006-02-16T22:51:00.000-05:00

One of several shots for an upcoming Ebay auction...

2006-02-16T00:24:00.000-05:00

Bookshelf - February 15, 2006 - I just really liked the colors and the patterns here. Not edited much.

2006-02-13T23:57:00.000-05:00

Shakespeare - Feb 13, 2006 - There has been a LOT done to this pic, from my standards. Is it digital art, or is it photography? I really don't know. I think it's pretty cool, but it has no real meaning in and of itself - it's just a pic of a fishing reel.

2006-02-12T18:09:00.000-05:00

Boomer - February 12, 2006

2006-02-11T17:14:00.000-05:00

Square Crop 4 - Trav 'Boarding - Yeah, I know the snow is overexposed, but he's right on, and it's a fun shot :)

2006-02-11T01:13:00.000-05:00

Square Crop 4 - Pink Ribbon, version 2 - This one has been softened by duplicating and blurring layers. I think it emphasises the ribbon better, and the ball looks more natural.

2006-02-11T01:08:00.000-05:00

Square Crop 4 - Pink Ribbon - I wanted the emphasis on the ribbon, which is close to the rule of thirds line, but I had to clone out some uglies, and that might be obvious. A second version that I like better is coming in just a minute...

2006-02-10T23:36:00.000-05:00

Square Crop 3

2006-02-10T23:34:00.000-05:00

Square Crop 2

2006-02-10T23:32:00.000-05:00

Square Crop 1

Morning Silhouettes

2006-02-08T15:29:00.000-05:00

One of several shots of this nature I made on my way to work this morning. Maybe another shot tonight to make up for my slackness yesterday...

2006-02-05T16:16:00.000-05:00

Tyra Kristiana - First Birthday Party

2006-02-04T13:26:00.000-05:00

Scenic Saturation - intentionally oversaturated, but I think it still looks cool. It was inspired by Brent Ward's landscape scenics, but this is a different kind of thing. Just wanted to get some response. The colors were there anyway, but MUCH flatter. I may post the original too, dunno.

2006-02-03T22:33:00.000-05:00

Radial Blur Experiment - again, not a really attractive photo, but a learning experience. This is actually zoom blurred, enhanced in PSE with "radial blur, zoom".

2006-01-31T21:38:00.000-05:00

Parallel - one of the pencil collections around my house. MIGHT enter in DPC "Blue II", so if you see it there, please don't vote on it.

2006-01-29T21:54:00.000-05:00

Focus Experiment - not really a serious pic, just made on the 29th.

2006-01-29T00:16:00.000-05:00

Play Da Blues - an outtake from trying to set up a shot for "Blue II" for DPC. Ain't gonna work, but I like the shot anyway.

2006-01-28T02:13:00.000-05:00

Exes

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2006-01-27T11:33:00.000-05:00

This will be the PAD for 1/26/06 once voting for the "Off Centered Subject II" challenge at DPC is over.

2006-01-26T00:50:00.000-05:00

Foglight - a somewhat weak attempt at impressionism by just using one shot and duplicating layers, with one blurred significantly.

2006-01-26T00:48:00.000-05:00

January 26, 2006 - Centered Vision - A self portrait I did for the "Off-Centered Subject" challenge on DPC. I'm proud of it, even though it still floundered in the low 5s.

2006-01-24T22:02:00.000-05:00

Surrounded - my first attempt at photo impressionism.

2006-01-24T00:10:00.000-05:00

I'm uploading two shots today to make up for missing yesterday... :)

2006-01-24T00:04:00.000-05:00

Tools of Yesteryear - Just another experimental "product" shot for some upcoming Ebay activity. I'm pretty impressed with the results, for once. Hope it looks good on other monitors.

2006-01-21T22:55:00.000-05:00

Having Fun - a good Saturday shot of the John Deere, again, not intended to be artistic, just fun.

2006-01-21T00:39:00.000-05:00

Wide Eyed Tie Died

2006-01-19T23:44:00.000-05:00

Burst - actually shot on the 18th, but I'm posting it for today anyway :) Yeah, I know those are hotspots, and I don't like 'em. I needed gentler backlights, but these were the best I had for now. This is my son's kite, held up to the ceiling fan.

2006-01-18T23:54:00.000-05:00

Pondering Hope

Jan 15th

2006-01-16T02:00:00.001-05:00

Spent over 12 hours on the road today, driving a total of 607 miles, trying to help mentor a kid we know from church. A little bit of a disappointing day, but in all that - NO PHOTOS! Couldn't find anything worth shooting during the brief periods I was stopped. Just an excuse.

2006-01-14T15:48:00.000-05:00

Travis with his Christmas present... FINALLY in the snow!

2006-01-12T23:36:00.000-05:00

Just a plain jane sunset, shot with the 75-300. I'm really glad I bought that lens, because it has given me so much capability that I just did not have before.

2006-01-12T00:59:00.000-05:00

Highly DPC illegal, but I wanted to work on my "product shots" technique. There's cloning, noise reduction, cropping and canvas resizing, curves, and goodness knows what all in this. The reflections are terrible. No light diffusion was employed; obviously it's critical.

2006-01-10T01:07:00.000-05:00

An experiment in diffused flash at VERY closer range. Overall, I was pleased with the experiment, even though this isn't exactly a thrilling pic. It was technical practice and learning. Kit lens at 55mm, 1/20s, and f/29 or so.

2006-01-08T21:33:00.000-05:00

I took pictures on BOTH the 6th and the 7th, but I couldn't come up with anything to post here, so I just didn't. Then, today, I had the wild idea to experiment with backlighting... not realizing there is a DPC challenge right now for backlighting. Talk about feeling rather dumb... Anyway, this will NOT be an entry, as there's a good deal of burning to remove background features that the overexposure didn't eliminate, and the challenge is Basic Editing.

2006-01-06T00:25:00.000-05:00

Travis - the coolest lil boy on earth. This was just a "flashed snapshot" with my new 75-300 lens - thanks, idnic - and, with a little redeye correction, I thought it turned into a pretty good shot. Not quite as sharp as I would have liked for reasons of movement and unplanned things, but I like it.

2006-01-04T23:47:00.000-05:00

0104 A Boy's Shoes - just a little experiment with full manual flash. Agreed, not a great shot.

2006-01-03T23:31:00.000-05:00

Gateway - another shot that is cool in my eyes but probably makes no sense at all to anyone else.

0102 Fish

2006-01-03T09:44:00.000-05:00

This is one of those totally inane pics. It was an experiment for the "Explosion of Color" challenge that I don't think will work out. There's color but no explosion.

By the way, I consider any shot made before 3 AM to have been made the day before. :) Except for challenge entries, of course!

2006-01-02T10:14:00.000-05:00

0101 The Lamp

2006-01-01T15:47:00.000-05:00

Mamaw and Papaw Shuford, Christmas 2005