VPW #9 (Mini - Cropping)

A bit more grass

Definitely not a shot for short range cameras

but maybe ok for a cropping assignment!

and

a crop with one of my favorite subjects.

Trees

VPW #8 (Texture/Pattern and Warning)

Pretty slow at the beach in January

and many of the cars that are here have

licenses from 'the north'

A bit self created but..

texture/pattern

just the same.

Warning sign going unnoticed today

VPW #7 (Pink) and a crop

A garden in Venice

I was going pink with a crop on this

but when taking out the canal

the Venician "feel" was lost.

f4.5, 1/100, ISO-200

So a pink crop was found

f/2.8, 1/100, ISO-80

digital zoom 2.0

VPW #6 (Looking down, Meditative (?))

f/2.8, Exp 1/60, ISO-80, Focal 6mm, Aper 2.96

Mini assignment depth and cropping

Added adjustment layer with multiply blend at 50%
then sharpness at 50%

Many world problems solved on this afternoon in Tuscany

VPW #05 (Arc)

Thanks Val, the crop was a good idea.

Process was copy background with blend mode - color dodge 56%

Adjust sharpness 50%, Radius 10px, remove gaussian blur

Crop out sky to deepen the gorge.

Suggestions from "D" group?

This was to be my "Arc" and now I am looking at the mini-assignment as well using the rule of thirds and crops (as well as experimenting).

This is a massive and impressive bridge being build to bypass the Hoover Dam and is very close to the dam as I made the pictures from top of it. I have spent a couple of days working on (photo #2) removing the wires from the sky, and then thinking maybe I am using the wrong photo.

#1

I eliminated this one because of all the

electrical equipment.

#2

The one I have been working on.

However, the sky is difficult for me.

#3

About the same as #2 but it does

show both sides of the bridge.

If the gorge is cropped out then the height is lost. However, the bridge is not emphasized as it is.

Suggestions on which photo to use.

What to do for improvement.

Or should I just do something else.

Thanks for all the help I have already received from this group.

John

VPW #04 (Doors and windows)

The frame is actually a view from under

a walkway overlooking Lake Mead.

You can see the brick supports on each

side and the bottom is a concrete walk.

VPW #03 (Looking down)

From the top of the Hoover Dam

Arizona on the left

Nevada on the right

Virtual Photowalk #02 (Trio)

One never knows how a woman will

celebrate a national championship!

Excuse me a few days

It's necessary to take my wife to

California to see Alabama and

Texas play for the championship.

Virtual Photowalk #1 (layers per Ron)

House removed with clone tool

The beginning of the 2010 Virtual Photoshop Walk.





May the brightness of the sun shine through the clouds to light the path.

A New Experience

Each year I usually do at least one thing I later wish undone!  This year I am starting early with an interest in being able to improve my photos with Photoshop Elements 8.  I found Elements Village which has been helpful in learning this software.  And there something called 2010 Virtual Photowalk appeared.  It sounds like a great way to learn and share so I have decided to participate.  After following some links of others that have participated in the past, I have viewed some really beautiful work by "real" photographers and artists.  So why should one with few talents  hang here with them?  Well, for one thing, something may just rub off and I will be better for it.