May 10, 2009; Day 8.
Play Day at Al’s.
Today I joined Peter and our friend Steve in a trip to Deerfield in search of photographic bliss at his 186-acre estate. The moment I stepped out of the car, I knew it was going to be a frustrating day…the black flies are peaking right now. We donned hoods and eschewed deet: we were all holding DSLR cameras. Luckily there were occasional strong gusts of wind that blew all the flies away; those were sweet solitary moments.
Peter and I found this grove of birch trees and I taught him how to do a vertical pan. I wasn’t expecting to get one I liked, since the leaves are all green. Luckily, the shades of green are different in the spring, and having the color of Earth in the shot helps too. I may end up with more than 50 keepers from this 6-hour trip.
We love going to Al’s because if we call him before we come over, he’ll put a rhubarb pie into the oven. If excess happiness is unhealthy, I would have been hospitalized today.
Raw: Color Temperature: 4450K; Tint: 0
Raw: Exposure: 0.4
Raw: Blacks: 60
Raw: Brightness: 13; Contrast: 50
Raw: Saturation: 10
PS: Healing Brush to remove sensor dust
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Play Day at Al’s.
Today I joined Peter and our friend Steve in a trip to Deerfield in search of photographic bliss at his 186-acre estate. The moment I stepped out of the car, I knew it was going to be a frustrating day…the black flies are peaking right now. We donned hoods and eschewed deet: we were all holding DSLR cameras. Luckily there were occasional strong gusts of wind that blew all the flies away; those were sweet solitary moments.
Peter and I found this grove of birch trees and I taught him how to do a vertical pan. I wasn’t expecting to get one I liked, since the leaves are all green. Luckily, the shades of green are different in the spring, and having the color of Earth in the shot helps too. I may end up with more than 50 keepers from this 6-hour trip.
We love going to Al’s because if we call him before we come over, he’ll put a rhubarb pie into the oven. If excess happiness is unhealthy, I would have been hospitalized today.
Raw: Color Temperature: 4450K; Tint: 0
Raw: Exposure: 0.4
Raw: Blacks: 60
Raw: Brightness: 13; Contrast: 50
Raw: Saturation: 10
PS: Healing Brush to remove sensor dust
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
May 10, 2009; Day 8.
Play Day at Al’s.
Today I joined Peter and our friend Steve in a trip to Deerfield in search of photographic bliss at his 186-acre estate. The moment I stepped out of the car, I knew it was going to be a frustrating day…the black flies are peaking right now. We donned hoods and eschewed deet: we were all holding DSLR cameras. Luckily there were occasional strong gusts of wind that blew all the flies away; those were sweet solitary moments.
Peter and I found this grove of birch trees and I taught him how to do a vertical pan. I wasn’t expecting to get one I liked, since the leaves are all green. Luckily, the shades of green are different in the spring, and having the color of Earth in the shot helps too. I may end up with more than 50 keepers from this 6-hour trip.
We love going to Al’s because if we call him before we come over, he’ll put a rhubarb pie into the oven. If excess happiness is unhealthy, I would have been hospitalized today.
Raw: Color Temperature: 4450K; Tint: 0
Raw: Exposure: 0.4
Raw: Blacks: 60
Raw: Brightness: 13; Contrast: 50
Raw: Saturation: 10
PS: Healing Brush to remove sensor dust
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
Play Day at Al’s.
Today I joined Peter and our friend Steve in a trip to Deerfield in search of photographic bliss at his 186-acre estate. The moment I stepped out of the car, I knew it was going to be a frustrating day…the black flies are peaking right now. We donned hoods and eschewed deet: we were all holding DSLR cameras. Luckily there were occasional strong gusts of wind that blew all the flies away; those were sweet solitary moments.
Peter and I found this grove of birch trees and I taught him how to do a vertical pan. I wasn’t expecting to get one I liked, since the leaves are all green. Luckily, the shades of green are different in the spring, and having the color of Earth in the shot helps too. I may end up with more than 50 keepers from this 6-hour trip.
We love going to Al’s because if we call him before we come over, he’ll put a rhubarb pie into the oven. If excess happiness is unhealthy, I would have been hospitalized today.
Raw: Color Temperature: 4450K; Tint: 0
Raw: Exposure: 0.4
Raw: Blacks: 60
Raw: Brightness: 13; Contrast: 50
Raw: Saturation: 10
PS: Healing Brush to remove sensor dust
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
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