Catwalk Trail -B&W

CatwalkTrailBW2          Black and White version of the Catwalk Trail photo    May 6, 2018

Black & White Outdoors Challenge

When any Black & White Gurushots challenge comes up, I have a problem selection which of my photos to enter.  I honed my skills as the publicity officer and photographer for the VFW in New Hampshire.  Any outdoor photographer aspires to me like Ansel Adams.  There are my "All-Star" entrees in the Gurushots Black & White Outdoors challenge.

NiagaraFallsBW                          Niagara Falls from the Skylon Tower

TetonView-bw                      Grand Tetons from the bicycle trail to Jenny Lake

EndlessTrail                           Paseo del Bosque south of Central Ave in Albuquerque, NM

JennyLake2-bw                        Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park

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.

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

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

TrailsideSculpture

Sculpture along the Pike Bike Trail in the harbor area, Kenosha, WI   October 26, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.1 at 1/320 sec   18.2mm  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

SculpturenPlanter

Sculpture framing a planter on the Pike Bike Trail, Kenosha, WI harbor.   October 26, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/6.3 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

RootRiverTrailnBridge

View if the Root River Trail as it approaches on of the bridges near Lanesboro, MN   September 7, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/4.0 at 1/30 sec   15.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

TrailAfterRain

Root River Trail near Lanesboro, MN after early morning rain.   September 7, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/4.0 at 1/80 sec   6.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

RootRiverBranchConfluence

Bridge over the confluence of the Root River and the South Branch of the Root River.  Root River Trail near Lanesboro, MN    September 7, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/5.0 at 1/250 sec   6.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

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

InTunnel2

A view in Tunnel 2 on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail    September 3, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/4.0 at 1/80 sec   15.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

TroutRunTrailView

A view of the Trout Run Trail in Decorah, IA   September 1, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/5.0 at 1/80 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

TunnelView

Fog rolling out of Tunnel 2 on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail, near Wilton, WI   September 3, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/2.8 at 1/160 sec   9.6mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

BikingtoTunnel2

Fog rolling out of Tunnel 2 on the Elroy-Sparta State Trail near Wilton, WI    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