Autumn Challenge

My selection of 4 photos entered in the Gurushots Autumn Challenge reached the All-Star level.  Here are my submissions...

Fall Colors Bike Ride

Cuyuna Trail Colors

Bridal Veil Walkway

Image 4046 in HDR

LoessHills-MurrayHill

View of Murray Hill in the Loess Hills of Western Iowa   October 17, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/7.1 at 1/250 sec    Aperture Priority  60.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro2

BikenArt

Sculpture along the Pike Bike Trail in the Kenosha, WI Harbor area   September 21, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.1 at 1/320 sec   7.5mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2 and cropped with Photoshop Elements 11

LoessHillsBarnRuins

Ruins of an old barn in the Loess Hills of Western Iowa.    October 17, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/7.1 at 1/125 sec    Aperture Priority  28.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW and converted to grayscale by Photomatix Essentials 4

PigHornCartoon

Cartoon rendering of a sculpture along the Kenosha, Wisconsin harbor.   September 21. 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.0 at 1/320 sec   15.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2, cropped and further processing with Photoshop Elements 11 and cartoon caricature by Topaz Labs Simplify. 

BarnNEquipment

 Old barn and farming equipment in the Loess Hills area of Iowa   October 17, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/7.1 at 1/320 sec    Aperture Priority  35.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RWA by HDR Darkroom Pro

LakefrontArt

Sculpture along the bike path at Kenosha, WI Harbor.   September 21, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.1 at 1/320 sec   7.5mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2, enhanced with Topaz Labs "Topaz Glow".