Tones on Tuesday #84 7.16.13

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Sarah at Sarah Carletti Photography

Beautiful light in this capture and I love the way she is looking toward it. Thank you for sharing Sarah!

Travel with Intent

I love how the processing brings out the texture of this amazing structure. Thank you for linking up!

Kaeley at My Mind's Lens

The mood of this photo is amazing! The way the light and the lines and the subject work together to give it a contemplative and mysterious feel is wonderful. Thank you for sharing Kaeley!

Sarah, Travel with Intent and Kaeley please go HERE to grab your showcase button.

Now it's your turn to share your photo with altered tones. Here are the guidelines for Tones on Tuesday:

• The basic idea is to share one photo where you have altered the tones. Such as a black and white, sepia toned, selective coloring or colored photo. Feel free to share the original and edit, or just the edit.
• Please share a photo that you have taken and edited yourself.
• One photo per photographer please. If you have more than one photo in your post please indicate which one is for Tones on Tuesday. If you link up more than once only the first photo will be considered for showcasing.
• Please link up with your permalink and not your blog address.
• Attach the Tones on Tuesday button or a link to Scattered Horizons to your post.
• Leave comments for at least 3 other participants, share the love :o)!
• Have fun!

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Disclaimer - By participating you give Scattered Horizons permission to share your photo on this blog. Photographers will be given credit for their work.

I am visiting my dad in Astoria, Oregon for a few days, which is why Tones on Tuesday and my photo were a little late. One of the many perks, besides seeing my family which is the best, is that he lives very near to my favorite beach at Fort Stevens State Park. Last night I headed there to catch the sunset and had the whole beach to myself. I am posting a Lightroom edit and a Photoshop edit as I just discovered Luminosity Masks in Photoshop and I was excited to try them out. I would love to know what you think, which one works better?

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/15, f/22 (on tripod)

(Lightroom Edit)

(Photoshop Edit)

"Take me where the ocean meets the sky and the land" - The Wailin' Jennys "Beautiful Dawn"

Joining the link ups below. Be sure to check out the beautiful shots and join the Tones on Tuesday link up found further down!

   

Tones on Tuesday #72 4.9.13

Welcome to those who just joined and thank you to those who come back every week even when I have trouble keeping on schedule. I appreciate all of you!

Nita at Nita's Photography

I agree with Nita that selective color has its place and it works really well here to bring out her beautiful eyes. Thank you for linking up!

Alexa at Photo Fun

The catchlights in the eyes are lovely and the deep orange color is beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

Lorik at Lorik Art

I love the dreamy, ethereal feel created by the soft tones and glowy effect. Thank you for linking up!

Nita, Alexa and Lorik please go HERE to grab your showcase button.

Now it's your turn to share your photo with altered tones. Here are the guidelines for Tones on Tuesday:

• The basic idea is to share one photo where you have altered the tones. Such as a black and white, sepia toned, selective coloring or colored photo. Feel free to share the original and edit, or just the edit.
• Please share a photo that you have taken and edited yourself.
• One photo per photographer please. If you have more than one photo in your post please indicate which one is for Tones on Tuesday. If you link up more than once only the first photo will be considered for showcasing.
• Please link up with your permalink and not your blog address.
• Attach the Tones on Tuesday button or a link back here to your post.
• Leave comments for at least 3 other participants, share the love :o)!
• Have fun!

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Disclaimer - By participating you give Scattered Horizons permission to share your photo on this blog. Photographers will be given credit for their work.

This is the shipwreck of the Peter Iredale located at my favorite places Fort Stevens State Park. On this day the rain was pouring and the wind was blowing and only the die hards were walking the beach. I was one of about 5 people braving the weather and with my rain cover on the camera I was able capture a few shots. I love being on the beach no matter the weather. 

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/200, f/5.6

"Life is better at the beach." - Unknown

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Reverse 365: Twilight's Curtain - Day 66/365 3.7.13

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss1/30, f/5.6

Date: May 19th, 2012

Location: Fort Stevens State Park in Hammond, OR

Day 66/365 - March 7th, 2013

"Twilight drops her curtain down, and pins it with a star." - Lucy Maud Montgomery

Reverse 365: Reset Button - Day 65/365 3.6.13

I have decided on my editing focuses for the month of March. For Lightroom I am going to be working on becoming more familiar with the Histogram and using it to help improve my editing skills. I found this tutorial and have been using it as a starting point. In Photoshop I am working on adding drama with this simple tutorial. I have been toying around with the idea of having a link up at the end of the month for anyone who wants to try one or both of these tutorials and share what they learn. Would you be interested it that?

Settings: ISO 200, 18mm, ss1/100, f/9.0

Date: May 19th, 2012

Location: Fort Stevens State Park in Hammond, Oregon (my favorite park!)

Day 65/365 - March 6th, 2013

“I couldn’t imagine living in a state that didn’t reach the ocean. It was a giant reset button. You could go to the edge of the land and see infinity and feel renewed.” – Avery Sawyer

Project 52 - Week 1/52

This year I am tackling two photography projects, a Reverse 365 and a Project 52. My first entry for the year for my Project 52 is from one of my favorite places in the world at one of my favorite times of the day. It was taken at sunset overlooking the Fort Stevens State Park in Hammond, Oregon with Tillamook Head in the distance. I truly feel that when I watch a sunset I can see the possibilities of the future laid out before me.

Settings: ISO 500, 50mm, ss1/60, f/16 (on tripod)

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt

          

Photography Goals 1.1.13

The new year for me is a chance to reflect, review and renew. One part of that is writing photography goals for the year. I did this last year and it was a great way to start the year. Thank you again to Courtney at Click it Up a Notch for the inspiration to keep up with my goals!

My goals from last year can be found here - Photography Goals for 2012. I feel like I made a good effort or accomplished 4 of the 12. I wish it would have been more, but time and budget got in the way.  I do think that there is a lot for me to learn from the goals that I didn't accomplish and why. With that in mind, here is what I am working on this year...

1. Complete a Reverse 365 - A traditional 365, even with my phone as I tried last year is just not possible for me. I came across the idea of a reverse 365 in a Photojojo Newsletter. The concept is to post a photo a day but to use photos from the past. With my schedule this seems the most doable and will be a chance to work on my editing skills and to rescue more photos from my hard drive. 

2. Complete a Project 52 - For the past year I have been shooting about once a week and posting at least once a week. Therefore, a Project 52 seems like something I can accomplish and still pushes me to be out and shooting on a regular basis. 

3. Print more Photos - Last year I set a goal to print my photos monthly and was unable to do so. I am trying this goal again in a less specific form. I have a nice collection of canvases, but I want to start either a photo album or board of my work. 

4. Photography Locations List - I wanted to do this last year, to make a list of places I want to photograph and go to 5 of them. I am going to try again!

5. Wide-Angle Lens - I became familiar with my 50mm lens this year and bought and fell in love with a 100mm macro. Next up, I want a wide angle lens for my passion of shooting vistas. 

6. Do a better job of Blog Connecting - In doing Tones on Tuesday every week I have "met" some amazing photographers. I want to do a better job of visiting blogs, commenting on photos and connecting to other people who share this amazing passion. 

7. Continue to take a "Photoshoot Time-Out" - I set the goal in 2012 of taking a 10 minute time out during each photography experience to just be in the moment. I have to admit that I don't always do this, but when I do it is a powerful exercise. The other day I was shooting a sunset at Fort Stevens State Park and I intentionally put my camera away and just took it all in. The sound of the waves, the color of the sky and feeling I get on the beach. When I look at the photo below it means that much more to me because I stopped for a small moment in time to just be.

Settings: ISO 500, 50mm, ss1/125, f/16

8. Continue to Share on My Blog - This year I did 4 posts on things I have learned on my photography journey in my Tips and Tricks posts. I hope to do more of them this year! 

"If you want to reach a goal, you must "see the reaching" in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal." - Zig Ziglar