See? Up there!

Reno Air Races, September 15, 2012

Sweetie was out tonight

So I played with portrait lighting and Color Efex Pro 4.

Chairman’s Club

Spectators at the Chairman’s Club at the Reno Air Races.

Look closely

Notice something a bit different about this sky diver?

The photo above was taken at the Reno Air Races, September 14, 2012. The one below was taken on September 16th.

Snow and cold don’t make for happy dogs

It has not gotten above freezing for the last ten days so it’s taking a long time for last week’s snow to melt. The pups are putting up with it, but that’s about it. Granted, we aren’t nearly as cold as some areas of the country, but for us this extended cold snap is odd.

Half of the backyard doesn’t get any sun this time of year, so the snow will stay until the temps get higher. Nina and Buddy in the perma-shade section.

Nina on the sunny side of the yard where the snow is melting and leaving a soggy mess.

Nina near the deck.

Maya – 9/26/2012

I really liked this shot as it came out of the camera. However, in post production I utilized a technique with Gaussian blur and layered erasures of the blur to expose Maya and pop the catch-light in her eye.

Vintage

My daughter got me a vintage lighting book for Christmas. I took a stab at Edwardian lighting today.

I put a soft box overhead to mimic a skylight, and diffused light coming from the living room window to camera left to open my face a bit more. I also placed a reflector card just to the right of me to throw a little more light at my back. I processed the photos in Color Efex Pro to give them a vintage feel.

You can see a few more at my SmugMug gallery.