Tones on Tuesday #65 2.12.13

Shiju at Cranium Bolts

Stunning detail on the flowers and the vibrant color in the background is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing with us Shiju!

Tina at Tina's PicStory

I love the soft glow, the warm light and the interesting perspective! Beautiful capture Tina!

Linda at Linda Makiej Photography

The details here are exquisite and the selective coloring plays them up beautifully! Thank you for linking up Linda!

Shiju, Tina and Linda 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 weekend I was very excited to see that the weather was going to be sunny. However, as is the case often with weather where I live, the sun was isolated to one spot. I was not to fear, though, because there is always another place within driving distance where the weather will be different. In this case, it took driving across the mountains and through some fog to get there. I will be sharing those "sunny" photos later this week. For today, I chose a foggy field I just had to pull over to take a picture of, it was calling to me. I love how the fog seems to be dancing across the field. I did an HDR process in Photoshop. I am still getting the hang of HDR as it is the focus for my Reverse 365 this month. I continue to struggle with how much is too much. What do you think?

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/1200, f/11

"The fog is rising." - Emily Dickinson

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

  

Reverse 365: Words - Day 42/365 2.11.13

I mentioned on my Project 52 that for my Photoshop focus this month I am trying out HDR effects. I am still getting the hang of too much vs. not enough. This one might be a tad too much, I can't decide! HDR Tutorial Used

Settings: ISO 200, 18mm, ss1/125, f/22

Date: April 13th, 2012

Location: Semiahmoo Park near Blaine, WA

Day 42/365 - February 11th, 2013

“They can be like the sun, words. They can do for the heart what light can for a field.”  - Juan de la Cruz

Reverse 365: Smiles to Humanity - Day 41/365 2.10.13

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss1/60, f/5.6

Date: April 8th, 2012

Location: Around my house

Day 41/365 - February 10th, 2013

“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.”  - Joseph Addison

Reverse 365: Music of the Ground - Day 40/365 2.9.13

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss1/500, f/1.8

Date: April 8th, 2012

Location: Around my house

Day 40/365 - February 9th, 2013

"Flowers are the music of the ground From earth's lips spoken without sound." - Edwin Curran

Reverse 365: Love - Day 39/365 2.8.13

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss1/400, f/1.8

Date: April 8th, 2012

Location: Around my house

Day 39/365 - February 8th, 2013

"A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love." - Max Muller

Project 52 - Week 6/52

Do you ever have those times when you are ready, willing and able to shoot and you just can't get the shots you want? For me, one of 2 things gets in the way. Either the weather is not cooperating which in turn effects the light or I just can't get to the view I want. This weekend, the 2nd issue caused me problems. From the highway there was a stunning view of Mount Stuart and the Stuart Range, but on all of the exits and side roads it just wasn't the same. (see the 2nd picture) This left me a bit discouraged and with very few inspiring photos. So I decided to take a page from my Reverse 365 project and focus on the editing. This month for my project I am working on the gradient tool in Lightroom and an HDR Tutorial I found for Photoshop. I love HDR photos, but haven't got the hang of the real thing (in camera). So I decided to give it a try in Photoshop. I would love some feedback as I can't decide if I feel it is too much or not enough. What do you think?

Settings: ISO 500, 50mm, ss1/640, f/11

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/1600, f/11

"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment." - Claude Monet 

         

Reverse 365: Result of Love - Day 38/365 2.7.13

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss1/500, f/1.8

Date: April 8th, 2012

Location: Around my house

Day 38/365 - February 7th, 2013

"Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!" - Sitting Bull

Reverse 365: Recognized - Day 37/365 2.6.13

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss/1/1250, f/1.8

Date: April 8th, 2012

Location: Around my house

Day 37/365 - February 6th, 2013

"Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men." - Chinese Proverb

Reverse 365: Spirit of Youth - 36/365 2.5.13

In order to have a sort of system for this project, I decided to go in chronological order with the photos I chose. My plan is to go through each "shoot" and edit until I feel I should move on. some shoots are more inspiring than others. When I am done, I plan to go back through and see what I missed. 

With this in mind, I have come to the month of April and the flowers of Spring. I am not ready for Spring yet because I still would like a little bit of snow this Winter, but the flowers sure are pretty to look at!

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss1/640, f/1.8

Date: April 8th, 2012

Location: Around my house

Day 36/365 - February 5th, 2013

"April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." - William Shakespeare

Tones on Tuesday #64 2.5.13

Based on the photos that caught my eye from last week, I would say I am wishing for snow and a little envious of the winter weather some are experiencing :o). I am glad I get to experience a little bit of the winter frost and snow through your photos. Thank you for sharing!

Sarah at Hood Photography

Stunning light and I love the detail here! Such a wondering mixture of fall and winter in one photo. Thank you for sharing Sarah!

Pieni Lintu

Another example of gorgeous light! I love the still, soft feeling captured here as that is what a snow covered world feels like to me. Thank you for linking up!

Rebecca at The Crazy Redhead Photographer

Such a different take on a snow scene than the one above, but I love that moody, mysterious feel as well. Thank you for sharing your lovely shot Rebecca!

Sarah, Pieni Lintu and Rebecca 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.

I headed across the mountains this weekend in hopes of finding sunnier skies to photograph. I found some, but the further east I went the less sun I encountered. The state of Washington amazes me with the way weather can be so different from mile to mile. I left rain on the west side, found sun right over the mountains and then encountered intense fog a little further on. I decided to visit one of my favorite parks from when I went to college in Ellensburg, WA. I was drawn to the many different plants for some macro practice. I am working hard to get the hang of macro, but still struggle with the settings and the focus. They say practice makes perfect and I do enjoy the practice so it is all worth it :o). 

Settings: ISO 1600, 100mm, ss1/640, f/4.5

Settings: ISO 1600, 100mm, ss1/400, f/4.5

Settings: ISO1600, 100mm, ss1/800, f/4.5

“Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation.”  ― Kim Hubbard

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

   

Reverse 365: Not an Intrusion - Day 35/365 2.4.13

Settings: ISO 200, 55mm, ss1/50, f/9.0

Date: April 6th, 2012

Location: Tolmie State Park near Olympia, WA

"How strange that Nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!" - Emily Dickinson

Reverse 365: Surrounded - Day 34/365 2.3.13

Settings: ISO 200, 250mm, ss1/640, f/13

Date: April 6th, 2012

Location: Tolmie State Park near Olympia, WA

“Beauty surrounds us.” - Rumi

Reverse 365: A World Full of Poetry - Day 33/365 2.2.13

Settings: ISO 200, 55mm, ss1/320, f/13

Date: April 6th, 2012

Location: Tolmie State Park near Olympia, WA

"The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness." - James Gates Percival 

Reverse 365: Creative Spirit - Day 32/365 2.1.13

New month, new editing focus for the Reverse 365. I am working on becoming familiar with the gradient tool in Lightroom. I am still searching for something to work on in Photoshop. With this photo I was trying out the Zone System when shooting, which made the editing fairly simple. It only needed a quick pass with the gradient tool on the sky and mountains. 

Settings: ISO 200, 146mm, ss1/400, f/13

Date: April 6th, 2012

Location: Tolmie State Park near Olympia, Washington

"From inaccessible mountain range by way of desert untrod by human foot to the ends of the unknown seas, the breath of the everlasting creative spirit is felt, rejoicing over every speck of dust that hearkens to it and lives." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe