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Roadside Assistance21 March 2013 -- 80/365East Providence, Rhode IslandPotholes are the major export from the State of Rhode Island. We grow potholes the way Maine and Idaho grow potatoes. I managed to locate one of the aforementioned potholes on my way home from work, tonight. My car sniffs them out with the same reliability as a pig sniffing out truffles. As you can see in today's photo, this method of locating potholes, while being extremely effective, is not too good for the tires. My right front did not survive the encounter. Since I was on an on-ramp to I-195 at the time, I called AAA for roadside assistance instead of fixing it myself. Wait. Who am I kidding? I pay them $80 per year. I'd have called them if this were in my driveway! The one advantage to being stuck on an on-ramp, though, is you do get priority service. It took less than 20 minutes for them to arrive. The tire, unfortunately, is not salvageable. It looks like I'll be at Town Fair Tire sometime tomorrow.Post processing started with a classic filter in Topaz B&W FX. I adjusted color sensitivity sliders, boost black, boost white, adaptive exposure, regions, and contrast. A levels adjustment was added in PSE. I then obscured my license plate, and added a sepia photo filter.
Diamond Dust... March 20, 2013.
When Rail Was King20 March 2013 -- 79/365East Providence, Rhode IslandI've featured this drawbridge in several other photos over the last couple of years, so I won't go into the history of it yet again. Today I finally found a spot where I could photograph it from this side, however, so it was worth posting again. Of course, getting to this location did involve ignoring a few signs, like "Danger, High Voltage" and "Electrocution Hazard" but hey, it was all in the name of art! I wanted to try something a bit different in the processing, so I played around a bit with an aging technique I found in my Topaz plug-ins. Since the bridge has been in that position for at least 50 years, the aging of the photo did seem appropriate.Post processing started with an aged effect filter in Topaz B&W FX. I then adjusted color sensitivity sliders, none of which effected the sepia, surprisingly enough. I also adjusted adaptive exposure, contrast, boost black, and boost white. A levels adjustment was added in PSE. I then added the off-white border taking a color sample from the brightest part of the image, and applied a crackle filter to produce the cracked texture.
03/20/2013 "And It Was" I took several shots of this fruit and cheese presentation before everyone dug in. And it was very yummy to look at and taste. I played around with the point of focus on each one. I liked this one best. I appreciate your comments on the old and new photo. It was a fun place to take photos. Comments and Critiques are always welcome. Donna
20Mar13 resiliency of nature. one year ago. f/8, 1/640s, iso 400.
03-19-2013 "Old and New" This view caught my attention as I was walking down the street to a meeting in Dallas. I had photographed this church from another angle and thought it was pretty good. When I saw this, I really liked the old against the very modern buildings. And of course I liked the reflections in the modern building. Hope you enjoy. I'm delighted with the comments on my photos the last few days even though I've been behind on commenting. I hope to comment some tonight or try to catch up tomorrow. Things are just so busy right now. Critiques and comments are welcome. Donna
3/19/13 Day 78/365 My little guy reading to me after school. He loves to read - especially the Wimpy Kid books, which are hilarious.
Snow days are good for getting ready for art shows... March 19, 2013.
The Neverending Winter19 March 2013 -- 78/365North Providence, Rhode IslandMother Nature greeted us with another winter storm overnight, dropping 3-7 inches of snow followed by sleet and now freezing rain. It's what's referred to as a "wintery mix" and typically signals a slow morning commute, increased car accidents, and results in very heavy oatmeal-consistency snow to shovel. I do hope Mother Nature is aware that the Vernal Equinox is at 7:02 AM tomorrow morning, EDT. (11:02 UTC.) I would really like to be able to retire these two containers of Ice Melt after tomorrow. We've had enough snow for one season.To setup this shot, I placed a brown microfleece blanket over the background to eliminate any distractions. Two clamp lights were used with 40 watt Phillips natural light incandescent bulbs. The base is a small carpet that is used to catch the scattering calcium chloride pellets.Post processing started with a warm tone filter in Topaz B&W FX. I then adjusted color sensitivity sliders, adaptive exposure, boost black, boost white, protect highlights, regions, details, and detail boost. A levels adjustment and sepia photo philter were added in PSE.
When Rail Was King
20 March 2013 -- 79/365
East Providence, Rhode Island

I've featured this drawbridge in several other photos over the last couple of years, so I won't go into the history of it yet again. Today I finally found a spot where I could photograph it from this side, however, so it was worth posting again. Of course, getting to this location did involve ignoring a few signs, like "Danger, High Voltage" and "Electrocution Hazard" but hey, it was all in the name of art! I wanted to try something a bit different in the processing, so I played around a bit with an aging technique I found in my Topaz plug-ins. Since the bridge has been in that position for at least 50 years, the aging of the photo did seem appropriate.

Post processing started with an aged effect filter in Topaz B&W FX. I then adjusted color sensitivity sliders, none of which effected the sepia, surprisingly enough. I also adjusted adaptive exposure, contrast, boost black, and boost white. A levels adjustment was added in PSE. I then added the off-white border taking a color sample from the brightest part of the image, and applied a crackle filter to produce the cracked texture.

Post processing started with an aged effect filter in Topaz B&W FX. I then adjusted color sensitivity sliders, none of which effected the sepia, surprisingly enough. I also adjusted adaptive exposure, contrast, boost black, and boost white. A levels adjustment was added in PSE. I then added the off-white border taking a color sample from the brightest part of the image, and applied a crackle filter to produce the cracked texture." href="javascript:openLB(2417903236,'',XLarge,'',1024,683);">When Rail Was King20 March 2013 -- 79/365East Providence, Rhode IslandI've featured this drawbridge in several other photos over the last couple of years, so I won't go into the history of it yet again. Today I finally found a spot where I could photograph it from this side, however, so it was worth posting again. Of course, getting to this location did involve ignoring a few signs, like "Danger, High Voltage" and "Electrocution Hazard" but hey, it was all in the name of art! I wanted to try something a bit different in the processing, so I played around a bit with an aging technique I found in my Topaz plug-ins. Since the bridge has been in that position for at least 50 years, the aging of the photo did seem appropriate.Post processing started with an aged effect filter in Topaz B&W FX. I then adjusted color sensitivity sliders, none of which effected the sepia, surprisingly enough. I also adjusted adaptive exposure, contrast, boost black, and boost white. A levels adjustment was added in PSE. I then added the off-white border taking a color sample from the brightest part of the image, and applied a crackle filter to produce the cracked texture.
When Rail Was King
20 March 2013 -- 79/365
East Providence, Rhode Island

I've featured this drawbridge in several other photos over the last couple of years, so I won't go into the history of it yet again. Today I finally found a spot where I could photograph it from this side, however, so it was worth posting again. Of course, getting to this location did involve ignoring a few signs, like "Danger, High Voltage" and "Electrocution Hazard" but hey, it was all in the name of art! I wanted to try something a bit different in the processing, so I played around a bit with an aging technique I found in my Topaz plug-ins. Since the bridge has been in that position for at least 50 years, the aging of the photo did seem appropriate.

Post processing started with an aged effect filter in Topaz B&W FX. I then adjusted color sensitivity sliders, none of which effected the sepia, surprisingly enough. I also adjusted adaptive exposure, contrast, boost black, and boost white. A levels adjustment was added in PSE. I then added the off-white border taking a color sample from the brightest part of the image, and applied a crackle filter to produce the cracked texture.
See photo in original gallery.
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