Friday, January 29, 2010

A step back in time...

Teresa pointed out that my blog isn't very colorful so far! Well, that's true. Left to my own devices I can linger in a monochrome world for a while. I'm not into true black & white photography. I like monochrome- either full sepia or some hint of color.

In the meantime, here's something more colorful- a shot of Deception Pass from several years ago when I was shooting film. In the early 2000's while the transition from film to digital was still accelerating I was shooting on a Canon Elan 7 35mm. I had all my good rolls scanned to digital and started learning Photoshop. This picture is one of my early efforts. Occasionally I'm tempted to go back and re-edit using my current workflow. Usually I just don't have time for it!

So- to add some color, here's a splash-

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Eagles in Coeur d'Alene

Teresa and I went to Higgens Point near Coeur d'Alene Idaho on New Year's Day to view the bald eagles. They stop there for a couple weeks to fuel up on salmon during their migration to parts south.

A silhouette often captures the mood better than full color with details. Out of a couple dozen shots this is one of my favorites so far-