Stormy weater

Just like much of the country, we have had some active weather over the last few weeks. Clouds and rain every afternoon after sun and blue skies in the morning.

Science fiction

Unusual because those are obviously not accurate colors. 

I shot this on my recent cruise on the top deck. I liked the white radar domes (I guess) against the pale blue sky with the subtile clouds on the horizon. But... I shot this with my iPhone and I had been messing with controls and did not realize in the bright morning light that the photos were taken in black & white, and not in RAW so I was disappointed to find the attractiveness of that sky was lost.

And so, frustrated, I started fiddling with the photo and created masks and added colors to create this otherworldly image. I was planning to do this in Photoshop but found I was able to achieve the look using only LightRoom.

So it is a gimmick, but a unique image nonetheless.

Marshland island

Backyard visitor

This guy was hanging out right behind our porch. Red-shouldered Hawk I believe. Let me know if I got it wrong.

Architecture viewed through sculpture

Simple

Sometimes simple things catch my eye.

Pier reconstruction

Hook & chain

Maybe I am getting a little too abstract in my most recent posts?

Strange clouds

Look more like waves than clouds. Anyone know what type of clouds these are?

Halloween Photoshop fun

When I shot these spooky looking tree silhouettes it was against a deep blue dusk sky, but I bumped up  the contrast and changed the tint to a Halloween orange. Still it seemed a big moon would be a nice addition so I added a photo from an earlier post. I then added a mask to put the moon behind the trees, added a bit of warm tint to make to make the moon fit the scene, and finally added a subtle glow to the edge. 

This is a deviation to my normal posts. I normally only post images without a lot of manipulation, but it is fun to do play in Photoshop sometimes.

Storm brewing over the ocean

And rain on the horizon as the seemingly tiny watercraft heads for mooring.

Clouds

I have always been fascinated by clouds. The clouds in the Great Lakes area were not nearly as interesting with most days gray and overcast. Northern Florida is quite different. Sure we have overcast days, but generally we see much more blue and a great variety of puffy white mixed with dramatic contrast and shapes.

Cloudy beach

Looking up

Cresent

Keeping it cool

See through red umbrella

Sunrise

Orange clouds

Rush hour

One part of the day that I do not miss.