Snow and Cacti

Snow-n-Cacti       New Year Day snowfall of the cacti in my yard in Rio Rancho, NM    1/1/19

Tree Bud 2

TreeBud2        Bud on my lilac bush in the back yard     Rio Rancho, NM      March 22, 2018

Artistic B&W of Arch Rock

ArchRockBWpsy    Artistic photo of Arch Rock in Valley of Fire State Park, NV   November 3, 2017

Iconic Locations Challenge

On the last day of the challenge, I selection in the Iconic Locations Challenge reached "All-Star" level.  As usual, photo files of these photos are available for download from this blog.  Just clink on the "download" button.

4Presidents          Mount Rushmore, SD

DevilsTowerTG   "Electrifying" photo of Devils Tower in Wyoming

Bridge-Falls         American Falls and Rainbow Bridge from Niagara Falls, Canada

OldFaithful                Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Luxury Challenge

Gurushots changed their voting totals needing to reach the various levels.  My selections in the "Luxury" Challenge reach "All-Star" level.  Here are my selections.

RyeBeachMansion    Mansion in Rye Beach, New Hampshire

Wentworth    Wentworth-by-the-Sea hotel,  Portsmouth, NH

RedVet                       Red Corvette at the Private Malone Car Show

BarkerHouseTG      Barker House in Manitou Springs, CO

On Two Wheels Challenge

It should be no surprise, with all of the photos of my bicycles on bike trails, my group of 4 photos reached the "All-Star" level in the Gurushots "On Two Wheels" Challenge.  Here ate the photos I submitted.  You can purchase a photo file of the photo by clicking on the "download" button.

TunnelD         Tunnel D on the Mickelson Trail in South Dakota

BikingtotTunnel2      Fog rolls out of tunnel 2 on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail in Wisconsin

BikeTrick      Somersault on a bicycle at exhibition by the Twin Cities Fun Factory at Cuyuna Mountain Bike Festival

ColoradoCrossing          Artistic reditoion of a photo of my road bike on the bridge across the Colorado River near Moab, Utah

Infrared Challenge

My submissions for the Gurushots "Infrared Challenge" reached the "All-Star" level.  Here are my 4 photos entered.

CathedralCreekIR -  Creek in Sedona, AZ with the Cathedral in the background

EndlessTrail  --  Paseo del Bosque in Albuquerque, NM

JennyLakeIR2 -- Grand Teton National Park, WY

AlongtheBosque -- Rio Grande river trail, Albuquerque, NM

BikeatBreakwater

Trek 7200FX  at one of the observation areas on the trails in Kenosha, WI Harbor   October 26, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.1 at 1/200 sec   6.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2 Infrared treatment by Topaz Labs B&W Effects filter

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

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. 

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".

LakeCreatureTG

Piece of driftwood looking like a creature from the lake.  Kenosha, WI Harbor breakwater  September 21, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.0 at 1/250 sec   18.2mm  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".

PigBlowingHorn

Sculpture of a pig blowing a horn.  Found this along the bike trail at the Kenosha, WI 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

Effective Effects Challenge

Another Gurushots challenge where my photo collections reached the "All-Start" ranking.    These, like other photos featured on this blog, are available as photo files.

"Art Yard TG2"   The Art Yard in Santa Fe, New Mexico   HDR photo processed by HDR Darkroom Pro 2 and stylized by Topaz Glow

"Sapinero" Village Store along US 50 between Gunnison and Montrose, CO  HDR photo processed and stylized by Photomatix 4

"American Falls - Bridge TG"  American Falls and bridge at Niagara Falls.  HDR photo processed by HDR Darkroom Pro 2 and stylized with Topaz Glow

"Colorado Crossing"  My road bike on the bridge across the Colorado River at Moab, UT  Stylized with Topaz Glow

SculptureovertheTrail

Sculpture over the Trout Run trail in Decorah, IA (pictured with my Trek hybrid).  September 1, 2015


Canon PowerShot S95  f/5.0 at 1/200 sec   6.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+1.67, -0.33, -2.33 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

My "All-Star" Photos

I have been participating some photography contests.  The "contests" are part of the Gurushots competition.  http://gurushots.com  The competition sets a "theme" for your photos.  This group was "Panoramics Challenge".  This was the first time my selection group hit the "All-Star" level.  Here are my entrees. 

MonumenValPan4t  -  Monument Valley Tribal ParkPark  -  Arizona/Utah

MonumentValPan3t  -   Monument Valley Tribal Park  -  Arizona/Utah

MechanicsCorralPano   Fort Union National Monument  -  New Mexico

NeedlesPano  -  Needles section of Canyonlands National Park  -  Utah

JoshuaTreeNP

Joshua Tree National Park is located in Southern California.    January 30, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/7.1 at 1/125 sec   Program Mode  25.0mm  ISO 200   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW and stylized by PhotoMatix Essentials 4 

JoshuaTreeGrove

Grove of Joshua Trees in the Mojave National Preserve, near Cima, Caligornia   January 29, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/200 sec   Aperture Priority  50.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW and stylized by Photomatix Essentials 4 

CimaStore

I first saw this store about 20 years ago.  Had to witness some locomotive tests.  This store was also the area Post Office.  Cima, California is located about 75 miles South from Las Vegas in the Mojave National Preserve.  The store is at the top of "Cima Hill" well known to Union Pacific railroader.   The store was closed.   January 29, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/200 sec   Aperture Priority  22.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW and converted to grayscale by Photomatix Essentials 4 

HistoricCB

Historic district in Crested Butte, Colorado  May 4, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.0 at 1/640 sec   Aperture Priority  22.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW and stylized by Photomatix Essentials 4