Kemah Light Show

One more shot from Friday night's light show at the Kemah Boardwalk.

Kemah Juggler 2

Another shot of the Kemah juggler from last Friday night.

You Looking at Me?

Also from Friday night's trip to the Kemah Boardwalk, I shot several frames of this juggler doing his thing and this was my favorite.

Another Shrimp Boat Shot?

Another stab at texturing - I pulled this ordinary shot of a shrimper in Kemah from the archives and tried to kick it up a notch using texture.

CLM

Whenever I see someone committed to displaying this amount of ink the first thing that comes to mind for me is CLM – Career Limiting Move! Certainly there are lots of social implications as well, but you know this guy has extra barriers built into his next job interview or performance review. He must really be dedicated to “doing his own thing.”

Tech: Oly E-3, Zuiko 50-200 w/1.4 Converter @ 283mm, f6.3 @ 1/500 and ISO 125, Aperture Priority Post Processing CS3>Duplicate Background>Topaz Adjust “Dramatic” Levels Adjustment>Curves Adjustment Layer>Merge Visible>Black and White Conversion Layer>Curves>Merge Visible in Multiply Mode>Mask Back Ground and Darken and Lower Contrast w/Levels, Merge Visible>Topaz Adjust “Enhance Contrast”>Curves “Cross Process” Preset>Lens Distort Vignette

Sail Away

This shot from the Kemah Boardwalk this weekend had an old time feel to me from the start. I used sepia toning in my post processing to add to that feeling in the final shot.

Tech: Oly E-3, 12-60 Zuiko @ 60mm, f7.1 @ 1/250 and ISO 200, Stacked Warming Filter [Pops Oranges and Browns] and Circular Polarizer, Aperture Priority Post Processing: Duplicate Background>Levels Adjustment Layer>Merge Visible>B&W Conversion Layer>Lens Distort Vignette

Dippin' Dots

This shot is from a trip my brother and I took down to Kemah this weekend. I like the geometric patterns and colors in the scene and thought I would process the shot to exaggerate them. It’s no masterpiece but I like to process one this way occasionally.

Tech: Oly E-3, 12-60 Zuiko @ 60mm, f7.1 @ 1/60 and ISO 200, Aperture Priority Post Processing: Duplicate Background>Hue and Saturation Adjustment Layer>Merge Visible>Adobe CS2 Filter Glowing Edges in Vivid Light Mode