If you notice the lines going across the picture, the fisherman beat me to this spot.
The Wetlands of South Carolina
nature
Fungi
When I wait on my son during tennis practice I go hunting around in the woods for a photo op.
Bikes
I was trying out some of my Lightroom filter collections on these bikes
Some Lightroom, Some Photoshop
I didn’t discover until this year (yeah, I’m sure I’m behind the times) that you can open Photoshop through Lightroom so you can edit and save back in Lightroom. So yes, I’ve been doing some Chris Tennant techniques again in Lightroom along with some Photoshop stuff. I’m just thankful that I don’t have to stand in the dark room anymore – not my cup of tea. My teacher would always say, “You don’t know how good you have it!” I believe him cause I was there in the dark room and didn’t have a digital camera. So I’ve been going back to my old photos giving it some umph!
More Hidden Acres
I’m through I think editing these photos. Looking at these photos helped me make some decisions on how to make my photos better. Now I need to buy a new tripod cause my old one is almost busted up! The top two are the fireplace and the bottom one is my favorite out of the whole trip the lighting wasn’t overbearing.
Hidden Acres Nature Preserve
I went with a friend to Hidden Acres which is just around the corner from my house! I didn’t know this place existed!
So I have been experimenting with the free Nik Collection. When I see the demos I think how beautiful the pictures were. When I worked with it, it was another story that needed to be retold. The HDR isn’t as exciting as the one that I use on my phone (I will post those at a later time). I also have been trying to use techniques of Chris Tennant that he wrote about in Popular Photography a couple of years ago. Not happening…some of his techniques I used in these pictures, but the whole package wasn’t working for me. I’m sure he left out some secrets. 😉
These are a couple of images that were from the preserve that I’ve been playing with. What I do like about his technique is the clear reflection in the water.
More Trees
One this day, I had this brilliant idea to climb Stone Mountain and bring my son. He was loving it so much, that he was ready to go home! The sun had set by the time we reached the bottom. We had no intentions of climbing to the top, but I’m glad we did. Otherwise I would not have taken these pictures.
Before and After: Stone Mountain Tree
It was a tiring day climbing up the mountain with my son. We’re both still sore. We found many things, of course, to photograph. The last day of November I found to be very warm.
Spooky Park
I’ve been walking a lot in the park lately and I took a picture of this. If you zoom in on it, you will see some light texture. Enjoy your day!
Is Mud Pretty?
I guess it depends on who you ask.
It wasn’t fun walking in the mud, but it was worth it in the end. My family and myself had to walk through the mud to get to the canyons. It was hot and miserable and it was April in Lumpkin, Georgia. I brought an extra pair of sneakers that I didn’t care about but my husband didn’t. My son didn’t have an extra pair since his feet are constantly growing. This is what we ended up walking in:
We had to cross this in order to get to the canyons
I thought it was worth it to walk in the mud to see what was on the other side. If you are ever in Geogia, this is a place to see. I had to come here, just in case I never make it to the Grand Canyon. 🙂
L'artiste Affamé (The Starving Artist) 