Nikon 24-85mm f2.8-4 – Page 3

Evening Walk

For some reason the photomerge element of LR and CS6 has crashed. For free, for laughs, for grins, I tried MS Composite Editor. I am so pleased – it works beautifully. After the photomerge, returned it to LR and On1 to doctor it up. Here are the results for your viewing pleasure.

Details of the pano: 75 or so images reduced to 1500 along the long edge. Final crop in a 16×9 format. I pushed the structure of the image, partly because I took this as the sun was disappearing behind the mountains and the light was fading, but also because I think the details are so important in a landscape. The new leaves and flowers, all green, merge, but they all have different textures, and therein (for me) lies the beauty.

Daffodils, Yet Again

Spring is daffodil season, and whenever they appear in the market, I buy them. I watch them bloom, fade, and die.

Daffodils, Again

Into the Heart

I put a pot off daffodils on the floor, and pushed my lens into the leaves.

Rainy Day

Today a pretty good rain storm is hitting the California coast – up to 3 inches in some areas, with potential mudslides where land has been laid bare by wildfires. I had hoped to get out before the rain, to take a look at the nearby open space, and possibly take some photos. Other activities have distracted me, so I thought it was high time to get out. The thing is, that it was raining pretty hard by the time I was ready – 7:30 a.m. – and it is going to be like this for the rest of the day. So, instead of getting too far from the safety of the front door, I decided to look at what was around the house and on the patio. I got a bit wet, and so did the camera, but we both dried off rather nicely.