Walking

Onward and Upward #4

Onward and Upward #3

Onward and Upward #2

Onward and Upward #1

Next series of photos will be from a group I took on the Strand in Galveston. I was down there one day, and the most amazing set of clouds were in the sky. As I walked around I took a series of architectural photos emphasizing the sky. Postprocessing involved a little Topaz Adjust to bring up the contrast -- which in this case worked well on both the architecture and the clouds.

Pelican at f/2.8

Pelican in Flight

Textured

Still experimenting with textures. This photo is from a session we did with Chelsea back in August in high key ... lots of layers, blending modes, masks and some new techniques for removing the texture from areas of skin. As I work through these textured images I find that's one of the hardest things -- retaining the tone and tint that the texture layer imparts while removing the unwanted structure.

Preening at Sunset

Black Skimmer on Gold Water