French Countryside
This is a scene of Angle sur l’Angle in the late spring and the morning
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January 27, 2010
Morning in the Loire
December 14, 2009
Footprints along the Algarve
Footprints along the Algarve
At the Mediterranean in Portugal, lies the Algarve, one of the prime sun destinations in Europe. The cool waters bring relief from the fierce heat.
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December 7, 2009
Graveyard Full Moon
This was taken near the Hamilton Botanical Gardens. However a better title might have been “Lies and Deceit” because it was actually taken at mid morning and that is the sun, not the moon. With a bit of processing,day becomes night. What the heck, Hollywood has been doing it for decades.
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November 30, 2009
The Printery of William Lyon MacKenzie
The Printery of William Lyon MacKenzie
This building in Queenston was the home for the Colonial Advocate, a reformer newspaper which was an early enterprise of William Lyon MacKenzie after he immigrated to Canada from Scotland
Mackenzie is a famous and controversial figure in Upper Canada prior to the establishment of present day Canada. He was often elected to various levels of government and almost as often, thrown out of office by the upper class powers who ran the colony. At one point he became Toronto’s first mayor.
After becoming an organizer of the failed Upper Canada Rebellion which advocated separation from Britain, he fled to the U.S. This was not the end of his political adventures and you can read more in the Wikipedia article on William Lyon MacKenzie.
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September 2, 2009
The Algarve, Portugal
The Algarve is the name of the southern most region of Portugal. It borders on the Mediterranean and has some amazing beaches. It is one of the main tourist destinations in Portugal and in high season, the population of the area can double.
The area has been occupied and controlled by many peoples including the Phoenician, Cathaginians, Romans, and for may centuries, the Moors.
The area was heavily damaged by the 1755 Lisbon Eart5hquack which caused a tsunami to hit the coastal towns.
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August 25, 2009
Alpine Meadows
Alpine Meadow
Some of the chairlifts at Whistler, British Columbia, operate during the summer and give visitors an opportunity to reach areas high in the mountains. The clear clean air shows these flower covered meadows at their best.
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August 18, 2009
Whistler
Whistler
North of Vancouver, is the town of Whistler, one of the finest ski resorts in the world, and the site of many of the coming 2010 Winter Olympic events. It has a permanent population of about 10,000 but receives about two million visitors a year.
During the summer, there are lifts operating to give tourists a chance to go high and see some wonderful panoramic views.
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August 12, 2009
The Capilano Suspension Bridge
The Capilano Suspension Bridge
The The Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver is a very popular tourist destination. It is about 135 m or 443 ft long and hangs 70 m or 230 ft above the Capilano River. After crossing you can walk some interesting trails including some through the treetops and have some great looks about a forest of Douglas Fir and Western Hemlock.
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February 13, 2009
Morning on the Oregon Coast
Haystack Rock, Oregon
2 km. south of Cannon Beach, Oregon is a wonderful rock formation called Haystack Rock. The morning light and the mist make it very special.
Farther north you can visit a state park with spectacular views of the Haystack formation.
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December 19, 2008
Barn in a Cornfield
I have been working on my processing workflow, using what might be termed “best practices”. This means things like
- Starting with Raw files
- Converting to 16 bit files
- Doing each adjustment in an adjustment layer
- Saving a master which includes all layers and adjustments.
On the last point, it is astonishing how large this master file can get. The master of the above image is about 200mg. I feel very happy with the process though. I feel it will be very useful to develop a consistent processing workflow. I’ll let you know the results.
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