Category: Creative Composition
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Total Eclipse of the Sun Composite
Introduction This was one of the most memorable experiences in my life, one in which I planned to see for about 8 years, since the last eclipse that crossed the US. My friend Mike and I planned the trip. About 6 months before the eclipse, I booked a hotel in Rochester, NY. This was in…
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Backyard in the Snow Globe
I got inspiration for this from another photograph I saw using a glass globe so I thought I would give one a try. One thing interesting thing about the processing part of this picture is that the globe actually flips the image upside down. So I had to use photoshop to flip the image in…
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Halloween Jack-O-Laterns
Most photos are not really what they appear to be. They are often more art than reality. This one is a fairly extreme example of that. It is not AI or anything, it is made out of real things, but the composition is completely fabricated. I wanted the pumpkins on the log, with some nice…
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Sunny Day Beach Ball
This was another spontaneous picture for the most part. I was outside in the front yard with the kids and we were playing with the beach ball and I just noticed how green the grass was and how it contrasted so much with the multicolor beach ball. September is when our grass is always the…
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Purple Iris
I’m actually not really a big fan of Iris‘s in general. Janet Wolf one of our dear neighbors gave us a handful of extra bulbs one year and we started growing them. If you know anything about Iris‘s they multiply very quickly. We had the more classic yellow and orange ones for the most part…
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Lone Tree and Geese
I had seen this tree and field on Rt 206 and had the idea for this photo for a bit, but I needed some snow. I liked the spot because the hill rolled off behind the tree, which made the field appear to go on for a long distance. When we got some snow, I…
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Druding 