Thursday, January 30, 2014

Real Estate Office


Real Estate Office (?) in Hillsboro, NM   January, 25, 2014

Canon EOS Rebel T1i with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.6 at 1/4000 sec   Aperture Priority  42.0mm  ISO 1600   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and further enhancements by Photoshop Elements 9

Telegraph Trails


One of the trails in the Telegraph trail system in Horse Gulch, Durango, CO.   June 18, 2009

Canon PowerShot A590 IS   f/4.0 at 1/640 sec  5.8mm  ISO 80   Processed and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Our Lady of Guadalupe


Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in the "ghost town" of Hillsboro, New Mexico  January 25, 2014

Canon EOS Rebel T1i with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.6 at 1/2500 sec   Aperture Priority  18.0mm  ISO 200   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and further enhancements by Photoshop Elements 9

Treasure Falls


Treasure Falls along US 160 between Wolf Creek Pass and Pagosa Springs, CO   June 15. 2009

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/10.0 at 1/318 sec  18.0mm  ISO 800   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Grand Canyon Trail


Grand Canyon and one of the many trails    June 24, 2009

Canon EOS Rebel T1i   f/7.1 at 1/100 sec  Program Mode  27.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Kansas Elevator


Abandoned elevators are common sights along the main roads of central Kansas.  January 20, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/6.3 at 1/400 sec  Aperture Priority  60.0mm  ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, -0.0, -2.0 EV) processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and converted to grayscale by Photoshop Elements 11

Monday, January 27, 2014

Front Street


Front Street, Boot Hill Museum, Dodge City, KS   January 20, 2014

Canon EOS 60D  f/6.3 at 1/400 sec  Aperture Priority   18.0mm  ISO 400  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro with finishing with Photoshop Elements 11.

Montazuma Castle National Monument


This cliff dwelling is located between Phoenix and Flagstaff, AZ   June 28, 2009

Canon EOS Rebel T1i   f/6.4 at 1/83 sec  34.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Thursday, January 23, 2014

For Sale


The "for Sale" sign is barely visible in this photo, but this property in the middle of nowhere appears to be sale.  Property includes the house and out-building with a sign offering souvenirs.  Its next to the ruins of a cafe.  Location - US Highway 62/180 between Guadalupe Mountains National Park and El Paso, TX.

.Canon EOS Rebel T1i with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.6 at 1/1000 sec   Aperture Priority  18.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and further enhancements by Photoshop Elements 9

Cavern Draperies


Draperies formation in the big room at Carlsbad Caverns National Park   January 22, 2014

Canon EOS Rebel T1i with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/4.0 at 1/60 sec   Program mode  Manual flash   38.0mm  ISO 3200    Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Bruning Barn


Abandoned barn near Bruning, NE    January 20, 2014

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens  f/7.1 at 1/80 sec  Shutter Priority  54.0mm  ISO 320  Three bracketed exposures (+1.67, -0.33, -2.33 EV) processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and converted to grayscale by Photoshop Elements 11

Mexican Hat


"Mexican Hat" rock formation for which the town of Mexican Hat, UT is named.  June 20, 2009

Canon EOS Digital Rebel with Canon EF 75-300 (1.6 cf) lens  f/8.0 at 1/501 sec  105.0mm  ISO 200   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Stacy's Loop


Stacy's Loop of Telegraph Trails, Horse Gulch, Durango, CO   Juse 17, 2009

Canon PowerShot  A590 IS   f/2.6 at 1/1000 sec  5.8mm  ISO 80   Tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Doorway to the Monument


Doorway to the aisle of flag to the viewing area of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.  May 28, 2007

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/7.1 at 1/101 sec  37.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Monday, January 20, 2014

Wolf Creek Valley


Photo taken at a scenic view area dropping from Wolf Creek Pass looking towards Pagosa Springs, CO    June  15, 2009

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/10.0 at 1/202 sec  25.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Blue River


Colorado's Blue River in Silverthorn, CO   June 14, 2009

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/11.0 at 1/404 sec  23.0mm  ISO 800   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Silverton Colorado


View of Silverton, Colorado from US Hightway 550    May 23, 2004

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/8.0 at 1/101 sec  25.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Boggy Draw


Boggy Draw singletrack trail near Delores, CO   June 20, 2009

Canon PowerShot  A590 IS   f/3.5 at 1/320 sec  9.9mm  ISO 160   Tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Arizona Desert Trail


"Competitive Track" mountain bike trail at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Scottsdale, AZ.    June, 25, 2009

Canon PowerShot  A590 IS   f/4.0 at 1/320 sec  5.8mm  ISO 80   Tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Mountain Creek


This waterfall is in the Colorado's San Juan Mountains.  The "creek" is actually the Animas River near the ghost town of Animas Forks.  At the ghost town, the Animas River divides inti West and North forks.   May 24, 2004

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/8.0 at 1/101 sec  43.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone enhanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Friday, January 17, 2014

Animas Forks House


Ruins of a house in the ghost town of Animas Forks, Colorado    May, 24, 2004

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/8.0 at 1/101 sec  34.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Pine Frost


Pine bough covered in frost.  Location - my back yard.   January 21, 2006

Canon EOS Digital Rebel  f/6.3 at 1/100   18.0mm  ISO 100   Tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro, converted to grayscale and finished with Photoshop Elements 11

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Frosty Morning



Frosty morning looking NW from near my house.  January 21, 2006

Canon EOS Digital Rebel with Canon EF 75-300 (1.6 cf) lens  f/9.0 at 1/500   120.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and finished with Photoshop Elements 11

Peonies


White, Pink, and Red peonies at Yampa River Botanic Park, Steamboat Springs, Colorado   June 21, 2006

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/4.5 at 1/50 sec  18.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Shuttle Replica


Space Shuttle replica at the US Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL   June 21, 2004

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/8.0 at 1/125 sec  25.0mm  ISO 100   Tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11 

Hahns Peak


Hahns Peak viewed from Steamboat Lake State Park, Colorado   June 23, 2006

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/5.6 at 1/79 sec  55.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11 

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Balloon Lift


Launching hot air balloons in Council Bluffs, Iowa festival   August 21, 2005

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/5.6 at 1/80 sec  22.0mm  ISO 100   Tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11 

Calypso Cascades


Calypso Cascades - Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado   June 28, 2006

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/3.5 at 1/15 sec  24.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11 

Monday, January 13, 2014

Mine Ruins

 Ruins of an old mine in Colorada's San Juan Mountains viewed from the Alpine Loop  May 24, 2004

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/5.6 at 1/101 sec  28.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11 

Das Boot


Cowboy Boot sculptures in from of the railroad depot in Cheyenne, WY  June 29, 2006

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/6.3 at 1/79 sec  28.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Colorado Jeeping


Jeeping on Colorado's Alpine Loop Back Country Byway   May 24, 2004

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/5.6 at 1/60 sec  28.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Fish Creek Falls


Fish Creek Falls near Steamboat Springs, CO.    June 21, 2006

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/6.3 at 1/79 sec  28.0mm  ISO 100  Tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further processing in Photoshop Elements 11

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Burrows Park Colorado


Burrows Park on Colorado's Alpine Loop    May 24, 2004

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/7.1 at 1/79 sec  42.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Double Carousel


Double Deck Carousel at Six Flags Great America, Gurney, IL  May 8, 2004


Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/6.3 at 1/100 sec  24.0mm  ISO 100  Tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further processing in Photoshop Elements 11

Friday, January 10, 2014

Walsh/Duncan House


Web sites say this old building was the Walsh House or the Duncan House in the ghost town of Animas Forks, Colorado   May 24, 2004

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/6.3 at 1/101 sec  40.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW with Adobe Camera Raw 7.4.  Further processing and converted to grayscale by Photoshop Elements 11

Towering Over the Trees


Rocket towers over the trees at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.  June 21, 2014

Reprocessing some of  my earlier photographs.  Many shot before I learned about recording images in camera RAW.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/7.1 at 1/125 sec  21.0mm  ISO 100  Tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further processing in Photoshop Elements 11

Thursday, January 9, 2014

River Trail


Arkansas's River Trail.  North Little Rock, AR October 22, 2011

Canon PowerShot S95  f/4.0 at 1/640 sec  Aperture Priority   7.5mm  ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro with finishing with Photoshop Elements 11.

Ruby Falls


Ruby Falls in Lookout Mountain.  Chattanooga, TN  June 18, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  f/3.5 at 1/13 sec with on camera flash. Shutter Priority  18.0mm  ISO 800   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and finished by Photoshop Elements 11

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Pink Posies


Bunch of pink roses.  June 28, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  with Canon EF 75-300 (1.6 cf) lens  f/5.6 at 1/250   150.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop Elements 11

Cave Art 2

Ceiling of Ruby Falls Cave.  Chattanooga, TN   June 18, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  f/5.0 at 1/60 with on camera flash.  39.0mm  ISO 400   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro and finished by Photoshop Elements 11

Monday, January 6, 2014

Chickamauga Battlefield Headquarters


Front view of the Chickamauga Battlefield Administrative Offices.  The building also serves as the visitor's center - entrances on the left side near the parking lot.  Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, GA/TN   June 18, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i   f/6.3 at 1/125 sec  Program Mode  18.0mm  ISO 100  Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Finished with Photoshop Elements 11.

Steps Up El Morro


Longer of the two sets of step up El Morro National Monument, near Ramah, New Mexico.  June 30, 2009

Canon EOS Rebel T1i   f/6.4 at 1.256 sec  18.0mm  ISO 100  Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Finished with Photoshop Elements 11.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Swinging Bridge


Swinging Bridge at Rock City, Chattanooga, TN   June 17, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i f/5.7 at 1/197 sec  21.0mm ISO 400    Processed from RAW  and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro with further processing by Photoshop Elements 11.

Gladiolus


Canon EOS Rebel T1i with Canon EF 75-300 (1.6 cf) lens f/5.7 at 1/790  205.0mm  ISO 800 Processed from RAW and tone balanced  by HDR Darkroom 2 with further processing Photoshop Elements 11


Saturday, January 4, 2014

Monuments at Sunrise


Early morning photography at Monument Valley Tribal Park, AZ    June 21, 2009

Canon EOS Digital Rebel with Canon EF 75-300 (1.6 cf) lens  f/5.0 at 1/159   125.0mm  ISO 200   Processed from RAW Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop Elements 11

Goblins Underpass

Goblins Underpass is one of the features at Rock City, Chattanooga, TN   June 17, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i f/4.0 at 1/60 sec Program Mode 18.0mm ISO 800    Processed from RAW  by Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop Elements 11.

Friday, January 3, 2014

El Morro


El Morro National Monument near Ramah, NM    June 30, 2009

Canon EOS Rebel T1i f/5.6 at 1/250 sec Shutter Priority 47.0mm ISO 100 Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro with finishing with Photoshop Elements 11.

Bee Balm Bloom


Bee Balm bloom captured at an undisclosed location. July 1, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i with Canon EF 75-300 (1.6 cf) lens f/6.3 at 1/320  190.0mm  ISO 800 Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 and Photoshop Elements 11

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Tom Branch Falls


Tom Branch Falls in the Deep Creek section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.   June 30, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  f/29.0 at 1/13 sec  Shutter Priority   30.0mm  ISO 800   Processed from RAW and tone enhanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro with finishing with Photoshop Elements 11.

Park Wetlands


View of the William E. "Bill" Clark Presidential Park Wetlands from the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge in Little Rock, AR.   October 22, 2011

Canon PowerShot S95  f/4.0 at 1/640 sec  Aperture Priority   6.0mm  ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro with finishing with Photoshop Elements 11.