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Smoky Woods, near Broaddus TX A black and white view of the controlled burn less than a mile from our favorite beach at Lake Sam Rayburn. The ground was still hot from the burn so I couldn’t really enter the woods very well. When I did enter my feet started heating up and there were fallen trees all around me so I got out right away. After that I pretty much took shots from the perimeter with my 135mm lens. I hope the burn worked and will preven forest fires, but it sure was a gloomy sight to see. I’ve entered my first photo contest at the Texas Forest Trail Region Facebook page. One of the awards is the fan favorite voting contest, which comes with a $100.00 award. If you smuggers can help me win I’ll donate the $100.00 to the National Parks. If you don’t mind “liking” the Texas Forest Trail Region facebook page, please vote for my “Warm Grass Sunset” photo here. You can vote once a day for the next week. THANKS! Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: April 18, 2013, taken March 29, 2013
Fire in the Woods, near Broaddus TX We passed this controlled burn less than a mile from our favorite beach on Lake Sam Rayburn in the Angelina National Forest. There were lots of great views through the woods but the dogs were crying to get to the lake. The ground was covered with burned pine needles, which looks like hair or shag carpeting. It was hot where I was standing and obviously dangerous with trees falling over. We didn’t see any trees fall but I was nervous and only took a few shots before heading on to the lake. Thank you for all of your kind comments yesterday. Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: April 10, 2013, taken March 29, 2013
Sundown Blues, Lake Sam Rayburn TX The high water washed out part of our beach, creating this great little line and reflection pool. Since this photo was taken the water is now much higher and this part of the beach is completely under water. But there is still plenty of beach for us to play on! This is a single six second exposure. For an even longer blue hour exposure see my current Sam Rayburn favorite. I love shooting after the sun goes down. I like the longer exposures, blue tones, and the reduced dynamic range. Not to mention it’s just a peaceful time of day to be relaxing on a beach! Read about my filter set up for this shot here. Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: April 3, 2013, taken January 21, 2013
Nini Icon, Lake Sam Rayburn TX This is a photo that I’ve been meaning to share for a while. I took this out at the lake shooting into the sun, creating lots of lens flare. Then I added a lot of grainy and clarity in processing to make it almost look animated. The final touch was the fake light leak that I actually added by myself in Lightroom 4 without the help of any apps. I think it looks really cool as a thumbnail profile photo for facebook or G+. Too bad Nini likes her Cheech fb profile photo so much because she won’t change it! I didn’t get much response yesterday on the Sue Bryce 28 day challenge. So am I the only one taking the challenge? That’s crazy! Sue is going to show you how to pose everyone from one person to couples and groups of five. She’s going to show you how to pose hands and get five poses out of one composition. And all while using only natural light, which I know a lot of smugmuggers prefer. I cannot stress enough that if you struggle at posing, Sue is the instructor for you! She is the queen of posing techniques. Check it out at: http://www.creativelive.com/courses/28-days-sue-bryce Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: March 12, 2013, taken February 23, 2013
Wavy Sunset, Lake Sam Rayburn TX We were really surprised to find that our little beach at Lake Sam Rayburn was only about half of it’s normal size due to high water. And the lake had huge two foot waves! It was crazy! The beach looked totally different and lots of rocks were now in play for foreground composition. It was a fun change of pace. Things were looking good until about a half hour before sunset when almost all of the clouds cleared out, making the sunset a bust. So I spent more time playing around with the dogs and taking video and I never quite got around to polishing off this composition. If I could do it over I’d like to move back a foot and get my tripod even lower. This is a single exposure using the two filter set up I mentioned here. Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: March 5, 2013, taken March 3, 2013
Pink Skies after Sundown, Lake Sam Rayburn TX This is the view to the Southeast about 10 or 15 minutes after sundown. There was an abnormal amount of color going on in that direction and neither I nor Sarah (who was shooting with me) were set up to capture it. We were ready to leave, but the sky had other plans. I worked fast and got a few shots before the color faded. The composition turned out pretty horrible, but color like this is pretty forgiving. This is a single six second exposure. I used a circular polarizer to create more contrast in the sky and enhance the reflection. I’m happy to have received some constructive feedback yesterday on my portrait of Nini. Several people mentioned found the pole on the left side of the frame distracting, and nobody came out in favor of the pole. So I updated my post to balance out the conversation. Check it out here. Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: February 27, 2013, taken February 23, 2013
Crashing Waves, Lake Sam Rayburn TX A beautiful cloudy sunset on our favorite beach. The sunset was beautiful despite all of the clouds, as you can see here. The waves were crashing gently on our beach. This is a single ½ second exposure. I like the wave action that is captured with this fast shutter speed. Usually I shoot at longer shutter speeds that washout the details of the waves. I like both looks but prefer the long exposure look a little more just because it looks so much different. You can read about my filter set up for this shot here. Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: February 18, 2013, taken January 25, 2013
Warm Grass, Lake Sam Rayburn TX I love the way that a sunset can light up a foreground! This glowing grass caught my eye as I was looking for a new foreground composition that included the reflection pool. We hope to get back to the lake this weekend and maybe even today! This is a three exposure HDR. I haven’t made many HDR photos lately, but still find it to be a handy technique when I have to shoot into the sun without any filters. The only filter used here is the circular polarizer. CreativeLIVE is live and FREE today with Jen Rozenbaum and workshop titled “Building a Successful Boudoir Business.” Check it out FOR FREE 24hrs a day for the next two days at www.creativeLIVE.com/live Critiques are always welcome. Daily photo: February 15, 2013, taken January 21, 2013
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