Tones on Tuesday #81 6.11.13

Flowers, flowers and more flowers! So many beautiful photographs and talented photographers, here are 3 I am showcasing this week:

Msdewberry at Dew Drops

The tones in this photo are lovely! I love how the brightness shines through the flowers as though they are shining. Thank you for sharing Msdewberry!

NatureFootstep

Amazing light in this photo! The vibrant colors are stunning as well. Thank you for linking up!

Rebecca at The Crazy Redhead Photographer

Soft, ethereal, dream-like! This photo just makes me what to go there and sit among the flowers. Thank you for sharing Rebecca!

Msdewberry, NatureFootstep 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.

This year I have been working on a Reverse 365 Project where I edit a photo a day taken in 2012. I love looking back on photos I took, but never had the chance to edit and share. I get ideas for new photos, learn more about editing and stretch my creativity. It also reminds me of amazing places and experiences. I have been editing a lot of sunset photos from last year and realized how long it has been since I have experienced and captured a sunset. Sunsets truly are food for my soul and leave me feeling peaceful, content and renewed. This weekend I rewarded myself for finishing report cards with a evening of shooting a sunset at Brown's Point between Des Moines and Tacoma, Washington. It was amazing watching the sun hit the water and descend below the clouds. My favorite natural event!

Settings: ISO 250, 50mm, ss1/2500, f/11

“One grateful thought is a ray of sunshine.  A hundred such thoughts paint a sunrise.  A thousand will rival the glaring sky at noonday - for gratitude is light against the darkness.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

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: April 2013 Wrap-Up

Number of Photos: 30
Locations: Illwaco, WA / Pacific Science Center / Seattle, WA / Commencement Bay, Tacoma, WA / Point Defiance Gardens / Oregon Coast / Sunset Lake / The Cove Normandy Park, WA / Wenatchee, WA / Lake Chelan, WA / Vancouver, WA / Washington Coast / Puyallup Fair / Louisa Boren Park, Seattle, WA / Issaquah, WA
Editing Techniques Used: Lightroom Tips
Tutorials Used: 10 Quick and Easy Lightroom Tricks

What I Learned: Lightroom is even more amazing than I knew it was! The tutorial I used above was filled with a bunch of tricks with features I hadn't used in Lightroom before. My favorites were stacking brushes and the luminance sliders. It opened my eyes to the potential that exists in the program. I can't wait to learn more uses for it as the year continues. I also discovered this month the power of RAW I was not taping into. I have shot RAW for a long time, but when I open them in Lightroom I usually leave the default settings the program puts on the photo. This month I started "zeroing" out the photos and it has allowed me so much more flexibility with my photos. I have been able to save some that I thought were not savable. It has really helped me in my present day editing as well.

Reverse 365: Ocean - Day 114/365 4.24.13

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/160, f/11

Date: September 16th, 2012

Location: Central Washington Coast

114/365 - April 24th, 2013

"How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean." - Arthur C. Clarke

Reverse 365: Full of Beauty, Charm and Adventure - Day 113/365 4.23.13

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/320, f/11

Date: September 16th, 2012

Location: Central Washington Coast

113/365 - April 23rd, 2013

"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open." - Jawaharlal Nehru

Reverse 365: Open - Day 112/365 4.22.13

If I have to pick one, I must say that I prefer the Oregon Coast. There is something about the fact that the beaches are all public and maybe the fact that I was born in the state that has me going to the Oregon Coast whenever I can. With that being said, the Washington Coast is not a bad place to be either!

Settings: ISO 100, 250mm, ss1/320, f/11

Date: September 16th, 2012

Location: Central Washington Coast

112/365 - April 22nd, 2013

"Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open." - Dalai Lama

Reverse 365: Something Beautiful Remains - Day 102 4.12.13

Settings: ISO 400, 18mm, ss1/50, f/9.0

Date: August 11th, 2012

Location: Del Ray Beach, Oregon

102/365 - April 12th, 2013

"The tide recedes, but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand. The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land. The music stops, yet echoes on in sweet, soulful refrains. For every joy that passes, something beautiful remains." - Unknown

Reverse 365: Unmatched - Day 101/365 4.11.13

Settings: ISO 100, 18mm, ss1/500, f/22

Date: August 11th, 2012

Location: Del Ray Beach, Oregon

101/365 - April 11th, 2013

"Oregon is blessed with a coastline of scenic beauty and variety unmatched on this continent. It's a delightful place, where the Pacific surge washes and sometimes pounds the western edge of our continent. It's a land of storms and sunburns, of wharves and lighthouses, of salt air and fading paint. It's a perfect place for the human psyche to unwind, for workaday tensions to be washed away by the rhythmic cadence of the surf." - William L. Mainwaring

Reverse 365: Adjust Your Sails - Day 98/365 4.8.13

Settings: ISO 100, 84mm, ss1/400, f/13

Date: August 5th, 2012

Location: In the parking lot of the Cliff House Restaurant overlooking Commencement Bay. 

98/365 - April 8th, 2013

"You can’t change the wind, you can, however, adjust your sails." - Unknown

Reverse 365: Fire Mountain - Day 97/ 365 4.7.13

For the month of April I decided to focus on learning more about the features Lightroom that I have yet to try out. I found this great tutorial with ten tips. I used the luminance sliders for the sky on this photo. I love the end result. 

Settings: ISO 100, 123mm, ss1/250, f/11

Date: August 5th, 2012

Location: In the parking lot of the Cliff House Restaurant overlooking Tacoma and Commencement Bay. 

97/365 - April 7th, 2013

“Of all the fire mountains which like beacons, once blazed along the Pacific Coast, Mount Rainier is the noblest.” - John Muir 

Reverse 365: March 2013 Wrap-Up

Month #3 was a tough month. Illness and loss made this the first month where I did not post a picture a day. However, I am determined to continue to work toward my goal of completing this Reverse 365.

Number of photos: 31
Locations: Around my house / Driving around Washington / Mima Mounds, WA / Tolmie State Park, WA / Cannon Beach, OR / Fort Stevens State Park, OR / Portland, OR / Dosewallips State Park, WA / Quincy Wildlife Recreation Area, WA / Astoria, OR / Illwaco, WA
Edited Techniques Used: Histogram in Lightroom and Adding Drama in Photoshop
Tutorials Used: Histogram Info and Adding Drama Photoshop Tutorial

What I Learned: This month I learned that there are times when life presents obstacles and challenges that may deter you from accomplishing a goal. Unexpected and unwanted things will come and it really is all about how you handle the things in your path.

Reverse 365: Tradition Creation - Day 89/365 3.30.13

Two year ago my mom and I stumbled upon the Illwaco Fireworks show that is held at the port there each Saturday on or after the forth. There is a street fair and then everyone sprawls on the grass to await the main event - the fun and beautiful fireworks show. We have been two years in a row and I just love the atmosphere of a small town celebrating the Fourth. Here is the view while we waited for dark...

Settings: ISO 200, 18mm, ss1/320, f/11

Date: July 7th, 2012

Location: Port of Illwaco, WA

89/365 - March 30th, 2013

"There is no creation without tradition; the 'new' is an inflection on a preceding form; novelty is always a variation on the past.”  ― Carlos Fuentes

Reverse 365: A Must - Day 77/365 3.18.13

Ended the birthday adventure with a sunset at Tolmie State Park...a perfect day!

Settings: ISO 200, 18mm, ss1/100, f/8.0

Date: May 5th, 2012

Location: Tolmie State Park near Olympia, WA

Day 77/365 - March 18th, 2013

"People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure." - David Attenborough

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: 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: 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 9/52

This is my breathing space. 

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/4000, f/16

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/2000, f/16

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

Settings: ISO 800, 50mm, ss1/320, f/16

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

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss5.0secs, f/22

(trying a long exposure)

"The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty to think, feel, do just as one pleases. We go on a journey chiefly to be free of all impediments and of all inconveniences; to leave ourselves behind, much more to get rid of others. It is because I want a little breathing space to muse on different matters †that I absent myself from the town for a while." - Morris Marples