Decided to keep a vow (that I made to myself) to go even harder on the Dream Effect. Might have to do this effect with a person soon. Hmmmmm… You can also see what this image looked like before the effect was applied, by clicking on the image and closing… Read More »You’re Underneath My Skin
Always a good time to post a flower picture from my trip to the Iowa State Fair. Happy Friday the 13th, opening day of Cyclones’ basketball, and the release date of the MR. SHOW reboot. Today is a great day! PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONLY SLT-A65V ISO: 800 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm… Read More »Alice Walker
Last week, in the comments section of this here blog (sometimes known as THE ARTIST’S NOTEBOOK) I promised to publish a photo using a special effect known as the dream effect. It was all the rage in photo contests a few years back. This image is the culmination of a… Read More »I Can’t Have You
We have been invaded, by an enemy far more lethal than any human force. -Brad Crane This photo is another tribute to a personal hero of mine Brad Crane. The scientist that saved America from the horrible bee invasion of 1978. Not only did he save us while doing minimal… Read More »Will History Blame Me…
We’ve been fighting a losing battle against the insects for fifteen years, but I never thought I’d see the final face-off in my lifetime. And I never dreamed, that it would turn out to be the bees. They’ve always been our friend. -Brad Crane Many of you might not remember… Read More »Houston on Fire
I must really like these flowers because I took lots of pictures of them. I threatened an all flower week a couple weeks back, but this might be that week. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency) ISO: 1000 APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 08/22/15 18:24… Read More »Mo’ Better Oinge
It seems like a good time to return to the Iowa State Fair flower garden. This also isn’t the picture that got me kicked out of the flower garden, but that one is coming up soon. I swear. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency) ISO:… Read More »Realism
I obviously couldn’t go through the entire week without posting 1 flower picture. Russell would leave the family out of protest, I have no doubts… Another flower picture from my trip to the Iowa State Fair. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONLY SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm) ISO: 1250 APERTURE:… Read More »Side
It has been almost a week since I posted a flower picture and I’m sure that Russell was probably getting a little antsy, so I’ll post one of my favorite pictures that I took at the Iowa State Fair. I might even finish the week out back to back to… Read More »Oinge
A little return to my trip to the Iowa State Fair. Windmill This windmill is actually located in the same place as all the flowers. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONLY SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm Equivalency) ISO: 100 APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 41.9″ LONGITUDE: 93° 33′ 5.3″… Read More »Back to the Fair
I thought I would conclude the work week with another flower from the Iowa State Fair. Painting this weekend. You’re still welcome to come over and throw some paint on to my house. With a paintbrush or roller. I’m hoping after this weekend I will have the creative time to… Read More »Yello
Another flower from the Iowa State Fair. More just dinking around with Photoshop. Photoshop Original PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm) ISO: 1250 APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 08/22/15 – 18:15 LATITUDE: 41° 35′ 41.8″ LONGITUDE: 93° 33′ 5.9″ ALTITUDE: 203.84 meters
For the third time in as many years I was an auxiliary member of the award winning competitive barbecue team Baby Got Rack at the Pufferbilly Days Barbecue Contest. In many ways the Pufferbilly Days Barbecue Contest was a much bigger success than in previous years. There were 15 teams… Read More »Baby Got Awards
Recently picked up the most recent edition of Photoshop. The photo below is the result. Got a little crazy with the HDR toning, because that is what I do. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (35mm equivalency – 90mm) ISO: 1000 APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 08/22/2015 18:15 NO… Read More »Tone
I didn’t take any form of tripod on this trip to the State Fair, so I had to shoot pretty wide open. So one gets this… I think it was around this time that I thought about doing the thing that would ultimately get me in trouble, but I didn’t… Read More »Macrovision
I dedicate today’s image to anybody that is having a trying day. PARTICULARS FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalent) ISO: 640 APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 08/22/15 18:13:54
Probably my favorite part of the Iowa State Fairgrounds in the garden next to the Agriculture Building. I only had a brief amount of time to enjoy the nation’s best state fair this year, so this was my first stop. The garden always has lots of zinnias, which is good,… Read More »Zing!
Obviously I couldn’t wait too long without publishing a flower photo. This is a picture of a flower that was entered into the flower competition at the Iowa State Fair. Flower competitions remind me of an old quote: God loved the flowers and invented soil. Man loved the flowers and… Read More »Man Loved Flowers
A zinnia from the Iowa State Fair. A couple more from the Iowa State Fair… maybe…
A zinnia from the Iowa State Fair. A few more from the Iowa State Fair coming… I’m sure…