Rio Grande & Road to Taos

Rio Grande River just downstream from the Rio Grande Gorge.  "Low" road to Taos in the distance.

Canon EOS Rebel T1i   f/9 at 1/160 sec    18,0 mm, aperture priority, ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) processed from camera RAW by HDR Photo Pro and Photoshop Elements 9.

Trail 4 Artistic Rendition

This is the same photo stylized with Topaz Labs Simplify 4 plug-in.

Trail 4

Trail 4 in Nine Mile Forest near Wausau, WI.  A relaxing singletrack ride in the pine woods.

Canon PowerShot S95   f/4.5 ay 1/50 sec  6.0 mm  ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures 9+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) processed by HDR Photo Pro and Photoshop Elements 9.

Mountain-Bay Trail

Mountain Bay Trail runs 83 miles from Weston to Green Bay in Wisconsin.  "Mountain" comes from Rib Mountain which is in the area.  This artistic treatment of the original HDR photo was accomplished by Topaz Labs Simplify 4.  The bicycle is my Trek Fuel EX7 trail bike.

Canon PowerShot S95   f/7.1 at 1/200 sec   6.0 mm,  ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) processed by HDR Photo Pro, Photoshop Elements 9, and Topaz Labs Simplify 4.

Bikes & Beer

Beer is a staple of the mountain biking community.  And not just any beer, preference is for craft brews.  Fat Bikes (bicycle on the left) are gaining in popularity.

Canon EOS Rebel T1i    f/7.1 at 1/160 sec   28 mm  ISO 100  Aperture Priority  Processed from RAW by ACR 6.4 and Photoshop Elements 9