Shades of Red

This Gurushots Challenge surprised me.  I did not expect to reach "All-Star" level in the "Shades of Red" Challenge.  Alas, my selections made it.  Here are my entrees.

CabooseNbike                   Caboose and bicycle along Santa Fe's Rail Trail

RedsonLakefront                  Art and the light house on long  Kenosha, WI port

RedVet                          Red Corvette at outdoor car show

RedRoses                              Red roses in the garden at Washingtom Oaks State Park, FL

Photos of Photographers Challenge

My collection (small that it is) of photos of people shooting photos achieved the "All-Star" level in the Gurushots "Photos of Photographers" challenge.  Here are my submissions.

Birding         I used to see and chat with this bird photographer(also happens to be "Tom") regularly on the Lake Manawa Trail in Council Bluffs, IA

PhotographingTheSplendor       Another visitor to Grand Teton National Park stops to shoot a photo.

WeddingPhotographer        I caught this shot at mt cycling friends wedding.  There were prepping for a photo by the official photographer.

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CheckingtheTrails      Another mountain bike race photographer checking the trail for shooting positions.

Stores, Shops & Market Challenge

My collections of photos of stores, shops,  and markets have reached "All-Star" level in the Gurushots photo challenge.  Photo files of these photos are available by clicking on the "download" button under the photo.  Here are my entrees.

NigerdaSuk    Goods for sale in a suk in Ibadan, Nigeria

CerrillosTurquoise    A colorful shore in Madrid, NM along the Turquoise Trail

GeneralStore       Old general store and cafe in the "ghost town" of Hillsboro, NM

Bikes2     2 racks of bicycles for sale in Xtreme Wheels Bike & Sport shop in Council Bluffs, IA

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

BreakwaterBikegs

My Trek 7200FX along the Kenosha, WI breakwater.     October 26, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.1 at 1/100 sec   6.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.33, 0.33, -1.67 EV) Processed from RAW by Photomatix Essentials 4 

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

BikeAlongBreakwater

Trek 7200FX along the breakwater 0n the Pike Bike Trail, Port of Kenosha, WI   September 21, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.1 at 1/400 sec   6.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

BikeLeanonGiraffe

Giraffe "sculpture" and my Trek 720FX along the Pike Bike Trail in the harbor area of Kenosha, WI  October 26, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.1 at 1/320 sec   6.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+1.67, -0.33, -2.33 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

FallonPikeBikeTrail

The Pike Bike Trail in the harbor area of Kenosha, WI    October 26, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.1 at 1/250 sec   6.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+1.67, -0.33, -2.33 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

BikeatBreakwater

Trek 7200FX bike at the Kenosha, WI Harbor breakwater.      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

BikeLeanonLighthouse

My Trek 7200FX bike at one of the lighthouses (beacons) guarding the Kenosha, WI Harbor.   October 26, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.1 at 1/400 sec   6.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+1.67, -0.33, -2.33 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2 

BikeGardenEntrance

Garden in Eichelman Park in Southport area of Kenosha, WI. Picture with my Trek 7200FX bicycle     September 21, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.1 at 1/160 sec   6.0mm  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

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

BricePrairieTrail

Brice Prairie bike/hiking trail in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge just north of La Crosse, WI    September 5, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/5.6 at 1/160 sec   6.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

ViewGreatRiverTrail

View from the Great River Trail (one of the Rails-to-Trails in the area) North of Onalaska, WI   Mississippi River in the background.  September 5, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/5.6 at 1/80 sec   7.5mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

BikeTunnelView

My Trek 7200FX hybrid bike in Tunnel 2 on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail in Wisconsin    September 3, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/2.8 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

RootRiverBridgeView

Root River confluence with the South Branch near Landsboro, MN.  Bike ride on the Root River Trail    September 7, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/3.2 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

SpartaCyclist

Sculpture of antique bicycle and rider in Sparta, Wisconsin    September 3, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/4.9 at 1/400 sec   22.5mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

BridgeOverTroutRun

One of the several bridges on the Trout Run Trail in Decorah, IA   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

BicycleSculpture

Sculpture depicting 3 bicycles along the Trout Run Trail in Decorah, IA (with my Trek hybrid)   September 1, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/5.0 at 1/500 sec   8.6mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+1.67, -0.33, -2.33 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2