Tones on Tuesday #69 3.12.13

Cropped Stories

Could this father daughter moment be any cuter? I love the softness of the black and white and the moment captured is priceless! Thank you for sharing!

Evelyn at Within My Focus

The contrast of the white with the dark patches on the birch tree is beautiful. I love the subtlety of this photo. Thank you for sharing Evelyn!

diefahrradfrau at onthewayz

The dramatic lighting and the pattern created from the shadows is simply stunning. Isn't it amazing the power of light? Thank you for linking up!

Cropped Stories, Evelyn and diefahrradfrau 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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This weekend I went for a hike with my family to Wallace Falls. I am so enjoying discovering new places in the natural world that are full of stunning beauty. Walking through the woods listening to the sounds of the birds and the water allows me to feel more connected to myself and to the world around me. Despite the sore legs after the 4+ mile hike that felt like it was mostly uphill, I feel blessed to have experienced this place with my family. Pictures of the waterfalls will be up on Thursday. I used this HDR tutorial to edit this photo and bring back the details in the twisting mossy branches. 

Settings: ISO 500, 50mm, ss1/125, f/5.0

"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, Rejoice, for your soul is alive." - Eleanora Duse

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: Your Teacher - Day 70/365 3.11.13

Settings: ISO 200, 36mm, ss1/400, f/7.1

Date: May 26th, 2012

Location: Dosewallips State Park on Hood Canal

Day 70/365 - March 11th, 2013

"Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything - even mountains, rivers, plants and trees - should be your teacher." - Morihei Ueshiba

Reverse 365: For the Wide World's Joy - Day 69/365 3.10.13

Settings: ISO 200, 55mm, ss1/200, f/22

Date: May 26th, 2012

Location: Somewhere on the Olympic Penisula, WA

Day 69/365 - March 10th, 2013

"The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy." - Henry Ward Beecher 

Reverse 365: A Great Place to Live - Day 68/365 3.9.13

Settings: ISO 200, 18mm, ss1/500, f/9.0

Date: May 20th, 2012

Location: Portland, Oregon on the Esplanade 

Day 68/365 - March 9th, 2013

"But each [northwest] city remains, to most of its citizens, a great place to live in. Residents of Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver envy their friends who go on trips, but we feel sorry for those who must move away." - Murray Morgan

Reverse 365: Replenishing - Day 67/365 3.8.13

Settings: ISO 800, 53mm, ss1/4000, f/5.6

Date: May 20th, 2012

Location: Arcadia Beach off of Highway 101 near Cannon Beach, OR

Day 67/365 - March 8th, 2013

"I typically enjoy a beautiful beach destination, as I find the water and sand to be the most replenishing." - Elizabeth Berkley

Project 52 - Week 10/52

Do you ever have an idea for a shoot that doesn't work out only to have what you do instead be better? That is what happened for me this weekend. In the past couple weeks a bunch of the local photographers I follow were doing shoots at the Pike Place Market. I was inspired and wanted to give it a try. However it was the first sunny day in a while and all of Seattle was out and about. We have to soak it up when we can! Parking was atrocious and frustrating so we had to regroup. We had some lunch and then I remembered wanting to go to the Olympic Sculpture Park a month or so ago. We headed in that direction and were blessed with a parking spot right next to the park. It is such a lovely place that mixes the natural beauty and the artwork gorgeously. The light was stunning and the shapes of the sculptures provided beautiful subjects for photos. The pieces below are the ones I was drawn to, but the park is filled with many others. You can read more about the artwork and the different environments that represent the environmental diversity of the state here. I didn't expect to enjoy the park as much as I did, but now I would love to go back and see more of the pieces. Pike Place Market is still on my list, but I feel like it was meant to not work out this time. The best laid plans...

"The Eagle"

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/320, f/22

"Seattle Cloud Cover"

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/320, f/22

"Love & Loss"

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/500, f/16

"Schubert Sonata"

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/400, f/16

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/200, f/16

"You have to create your life. You have to carve it, like a sculpture." - William Shatner

           

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

Reverse 365: Magnificent Sight - Day 64/365 3.5.13

Settings: ISO 400, 40mm, ss1/1000, f/10

Date: May 19th, 2012

Location: Cannon Beach, OR

Day 64/365 - March 5th, 2013

“That the sea is one of the most beautiful and magnificent sights in Nature, all admit.” – John Joly

Tones on Tuesday #68 3.5.13

Mona at Mona's Picturesque

I love the softness of this photo and the amazing catchlights in the eye. A stunning black and white with a dreamy quality! Thank you for sharing Mona!

Mock-Turtle at Jack's Paper Moon

An adorably handsome little man, a cute expression and those gorgeous blue eyes...what more could a photo have? I just hope when I have kids one day I can take pictures of them half as amazing as this one! Thank you for sharing Mock-Turtle!

Kathy at You'll Shoot Your Eye Out

I love the soft tones, the pattern and the way the depth of field focuses your eye on the silverware closest to the front of the frame. A lovely image (you should check out the other images from this post as well, they are stunning!). Thank you for sharing Kathy!

Mona, Mock-Turtle and Kathy 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 my mom and I headed up to Seattle on a somewhat sunny day. We decided to head to the Olympic Sculpture Park after waiting a bit for the parking to become available. It never fails that on a sunny day we Pacific Northwesterners will be out and about in droves. One thing I love about living here is that the sun is never taken for granted :o). I didn't have too high of hopes for the sunset due to the clouds constantly on the move, but I was pleasantly surprised with some beautiful color before the sun dipped behind the clouds. Those pictures will be up on Thursday. The picture below was taken on the way back to the car during the start of the blue hour. I loved the feel of this running sculpture and in honor of Tones on Tuesday I changed some of the tones to purple. I used a combination of editing in Lightroom and Photoshop to achieve this look. I am not a runner but I can feel the sense of freedom here and it makes me wish I did run. 

Settings: ISO 1600, 50mm, ss1/800, f/6.3

"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back." - Irish Proverb

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: For the Soul - Day 63/365 3.4.13

Settings: ISO 400, 50mm, ss1/100, f/5.6

Date: May 13th, 2012

Location: Around my house

Day 63/365 - March 4th, 2013

"Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul." - Luther Burbank

Reverse 365: Remarkable - Day 62/365 3.3.13

The state flower of Washington...

Settings: ISO 400, 55mm, ss1/25, f/5.6

Date: May 13th, 2012

Location: Around my house

Day 62/365 - March 3rd, 2013

Rhododendron Definition: (n.) A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their flowers

Reverse 365: Solace - Day 61/365 3.2.13

Settings: ISO 400, 55mm, ss1/60, f/5.6

Date: May 13th, 2012

Location: Around my house

Day 61/365 - March 2nd, 2013

"Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity." - John Ruskin

Reverse 365: Get Warmed Up - Day 60/365 - 3.1.13

Settings: ISO 200, 55mm, ss1/30, f/5.6

Date: May 13th, 2012

Location: Around my house

Day 60/365 - March 1st, 2013

“In the cold dark days of the winter, dream about the flowers to get warmed up!” - Mehmet Murat ildan