Friday, July 24, 2009

Little Pioneer Girl - My Vision

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It's "Pioneer Day" here in Utah, so I thought I'd upload a photo I took on a previous year of celebration. The little girl is my 4-year old grand daughter wearing a bonnet her grand mother made for her. In fact, her grand mother made bonnets for all her grand daughters, had they all had a little parade in our back yard! (Parades are "the" thing here in Utah on July 24th.)

It took a lot of Photoshop dodging (and burning down the highlights) to open up those shadows under that lo-o-o-o-ng bonnet brim! Good thing I had a raw camera file to work with (you can often recover up to two stops of shadow detail without incurring any noticeable noise).

You can also view my Flickr Photostream to see more of "My Vision."

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Colorful Chili Peppers Produce - My Vision


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This is a continuation of my last blog where I stopped at Seattle's famous Pike Place Market. I took this series of open-air produce photos (scroll down to see all nine pepper images).

The colors on these peppers were intense. It was definitely "eye candy" for a photographer!

You can also view my Flickr Photostream to see more of "My Vision."