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It Has Been a Great Year!

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Sunset Over Face Rock, Bandon, Oregon

Today, December 31, is the sunset of 2017.  Looking back over the year, it has been a good one.  It was a year of travel:  Orlando, Central California Coast, Phoenix, Palm Desert, Hawaii, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Washington Coast, and Oregon Coast.  It was a great year to be back close to my family in Central Washington.  Many fun times were had with old friends (the Whizzies).  Several old friendships were reestablished.

I do miss close friends from our wonderful years in Pennsylvania.  Hopefully next year I will make it back for a visit!

As the sunset of 2017 passes, many happy memories of a great year remain!

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Working with Long Exposures

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Bandon Beach, Oregon

Part of what intrigues me with Black and White long exposure photography is the ability to really work with tones to create different moods.  I shot this image underexposed to present a deep calm mood.  In post-processing a dodged the sky slightly around the center sea stack and burned the corners of the frame slightly.

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When an Image Presents Itself

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“Sunset on Bandon Beach, Oregon”

When an unique opportunity presents itself to me, I try to drop whatever I am focused on and create an image from that special gift.  This evening, I was practicing Black and White, long exposure photography.  I was struggling with the waning light.  As the sun dropped below the horizon, this wonderful gift appeared before my eyes.  I immediately pulled off my 15-stop neutral density filter, refocused, reset my exposure and was able to capture and create this special moment. This wonderful light lasted for just a few seconds.

Lesson Learned:  Always be ready to immediately step back and take advantage of the wonderful gifts that are presented to me

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In the Mist

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“The Face in the Mist”

On one of our workshop days we went down to Bandon beach early in the morning.  The fog covered many of the sea stacks.  Gradually the fog lifted and I was able to get this exposure.  My intent was to create a mood of a misty morning filled with gentle soft light, an awakening of the Indian maiden in the sea.

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Gazing Into the Sky

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Face Rock – Bandon, Oregon

I looked and looked and looked.  I could not see the face that this rock was named after.  It was a dark, cloudy morning.  The sun broke through for a moment and lit up the side of the rock.  There was the face.

Can you see it.  Hint, it is looking up at the right corner of the image.

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Sometimes I Just Need to Play

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Bandon Beach

I just got a new B&W conversion SW plug-in (Macphun Tonality).  I picked out some photos of the beach near Bandon, Oregon to work on.  I played around to explore some of the secondary features.  After converting to B&W I added a “misty/dreamy” look.  I then added a paper texture and a vignette.  Sometimes I just need to play to get my creative juices flowing.

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