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Chateau St Jean Winery

December 16th, 2009

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We recently took a trip to Sonoma, CA.   The grounds of Chateau St. Jean winery are stunning.

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A Veterans Day Photo Retouch

November 11th, 2009

I have an old photo of my dad in the US Army.  This photo predates me but I thought it would be interesting if I could try to restore and colorize the photo.   All the work was completed in Photoshop.   Here is the before and after.

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Thanks to all vets for their service to our country.

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Oregon Central Coast

August 13th, 2009
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Here is a photo that I recently processed and edited.   I really enjoy the contrast and “old-timey” feel of this photo.

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Orioles Game

July 21st, 2009

A week or so ago, we went to see the Orioles vs the Blue Jays at Camden Yards.    I’ve been to many games at this ballpark, its a great place to see a ball game.    The O’s lost but Mustard won!    (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I always cheer for mustard in this race)  Anyways,  shot this pic with the point and shoot camera and dressed it up with a little image tweaking in Photoshop.  Enjoy.

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Oregon Central Coast Painting

July 10th, 2009
I don’t know what to call the style I’ve been dabbling in over the past weeks.   I realize its not realism but I never said I was trying to achieve that either.    I’ve often had a problem where I remember things more vividly and saturated that they really were.   So I try to get the picture to look like what I remember.  
In this before/after sequence you can see what I started with and how it ended up.    Note:   All the editing was done in Lightroom and Photoshop.
Got comments?   I’d love to hear them on this one.
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The beautiful model is my wife.

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Ocean City Sunrise

July 9th, 2009
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Another one from a few weeks back when I got up for the sunrise.   Enjoy.

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Hilton Head Island Sunset

July 1st, 2009

My friend (Matt) visited Hilton Head Island last fall and snapped a great sunset picture.    I reframed the photo, processed in Lightroom, and then edited in Photoshop.    Then I turned it into a gallery print.   Enjoy.

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Ocean City MD Sunrise

June 29th, 2009

Here is another photo that I was able to process.    The weather was perfect.   Beachfront @ 142nd St.

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Sunrise at the Beach

June 28th, 2009

Got up way too early after a Saturday night in Ocean City, MD and took some pics with Chris.  Enjoy.

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Spring Dogwood Blossoms

June 25th, 2009
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Shot this one a while back but had never got around to processing.    The colors are a little pushed and I dampened the fill light to look more like a studio shot.  Enjoy.

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