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I always liked this grab shot. Cropped out the white utility truck in

back and made it a bit "painterly".

I do like this. Such sites are still two months away here in Maine. What distract and misdirects your eye is the very shallow depth of field: only a few buds are really in sharp focus. A shot like this succeeds or falls short on this one factor. Your camera is probably like the majority of small digital pocket cams in that it has no manual aperture control, but to increase the amount of in-focus buds, try stepping back and take the shot again. You can then crop the wider angle shot to match this pleasing compositon.

Liberty Tool's (inexpensive, manly antiques) famous "Rites of Spring"

2007 season opening day. Small gathering because of blistering cold

and heavy snow the night before. I tried my hand at simulating

sepiatone and like the vintage effect on this matter-of-fact snapshot-

- the 21st century vehicles and porta-potties notwithstanding.

...that goshdurn plane got in the way ;) No, astounding shot, really. Positioning of plane at mid-radius, 5 o'clock is perfect. Could be a logo for JAL.

Slightly different perspective than previous photo. This one without

polarizer and "Punchbowl" nearly full at high tide.

First time I tried a polarizer on a digicam: it works!

I love that green! Nice choice of shutter speed.

An attempt to balance sharpening and Smart Blur. Boosted Cyan balance

to cool the overall look. Shot @ 1/15 sec. View large- it helps.

Quicksilver and cork...that's the first impression I had when I looked at it. Really an interesting, abstract and absorbing shot. Would make a good cover for an "Elements of Topology" textbook. Sepia-ish cast works well. Jolly good show!

Tinkered with "rough pastel" in PhotoShop.

I'm not loving the canopy, but I'm happy with the rest of the shot.

The guys in the shot were caught at an opportune moment- purely by

accident.

Was on the wide end of my zoom, eqivalent to 35mm lens on a 35mm camera. I tried to tilt the whole thing vertical in PS, but it cropped out too much good stuff.

If I recall there is also a Rubensque nude on the adjoining wall! I may try to shoot George again. I think he's still there. Thanks for the comment ;)

I like this shot more than I really should. I tried it in B/W, but it

lost too much warmth and atmosphere. No P/S tinkering beyond resizing.

I like it a lot, also. If you shot it originally in color, that might be interesting to see, too. The Dutch take good care of their bikes- most of these are from the '70s!

I'd like to see you do more of these street cats. Street breeding has given him a rather motley color scheme, but he is a quite handsome fellow and isn't about to take guff from anyone! Thanks.

Minor PS enhancing.

Went for that "is-that-a-painting?" look. View "LARGER"; improves it a

lot.

I love it. If I walked by an artist sketching this on a pad, I would think he was a master! Great idea, this tablecloth medium...

Tinkered with this shot in PS. Posterizing had an unexpected effect of

sharpening the overall effect.

Sharpening and Smart Blur.

A shot from years ago that I always liked. I was trying out a new

flash for my AE-1P.

Lots of PS tinkering.

I like this because of the Impressionistic look the low resolution image gives. A very clever- intentional or accidental- self-referential irony. This sure looks like the MFA in Boston- but I suppose all fine art museums look pretty much alike. Nice concept.

I tried Smart Blur on this and liked it, but decided to present it

unmanipulated... How do two fire trucks from Huntington Beach, NJ wind

up in a pasture in China, Maine???

Played with artsy functions of PS. Sort of like the effect on this

routine shot.