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California Dreaming : 32 shots from my 6/21-7/05 2008 vacation to California. Lots more to come (and probably updates to some of those already uploaded).

California Dreaming

32 shots from my 6/21-7/05 2008 vacation to California. Lots more to ...

Updated: Jul 13, 2008 10:52pm PST

Painted Ladies :

Painted Ladies

Updated: Feb 22, 2009 6:56am PST

HDR Pictures (mainly) : Interior picture all processed with Photomatix Pro HDR software (using Tone Mapping, not Exposure Blending). Almost all pictures were taken with an Olympus E-1 using the 14-54mm (28-108mm equivalent) lens. Interior pictures were taken on a tripod. Outside pictures were hand held. The pictures were made to assist in selling our home.

HDR Pictures (mainly)

Interior picture all processed with Photomatix Pro HDR software (using ...

Updated: Jul 13, 2006 1:07pm PST

Chinatown : I did the All About Chinatown walking tour led by Linda Lee. Well worth the money, I would do it again in a heartbeat. I wish the weather had been more cooperative as it was very cloudy most of the time I was in San Francisco.

Chinatown

I did the All About Chinatown walking tour led by Linda Lee. Well wor ...

Updated: Feb 26, 2009 8:06pm PST

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Geezer Ball :

Geezer Ball

Updated: Mar 24, 2013 1:25pm PST

Johnnie Marie :

Johnnie Marie

Updated: Jan 30, 2013 1:10pm PST

Old Family Pictures :

Old Family Pictures

Updated: Apr 26, 2011 1:56pm PST

Leaving Yosemite :

Leaving Yosemite

Updated: Jul 27, 2009 7:56am PST

Leah :

Leah

Updated: Apr 26, 2009 3:52pm PST

Housekeeping Unit : I spent my first night in Yosemite in a housekeeping unit. Three concrete walls, one canvas wall, and a stockade of sorts...... After staying too long at Hetch Hetchy I didn't reach the valley floor until well after dark. I can't tell you how many times I circled the valley before finally pulling in. There are over 250 of these "units," and I think they were all taken. From what I saw and heard that night plus saw the next day, I would describe the whole scene there as very similar to LSU football tailgating without the booze. Everyone seemed to be having a lot of fun.

Housekeeping Unit

I spent my first night in Yosemite in a housekeeping unit. Three conc ...

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 7:03pm PST

Curry Village : I spent two nights at Yosemite in a tent in Curry Village. I found out after the first night that the car alarms I heard about 2:00 AM were set off by a mama bear & her cubs.

Curry Village

I spent two nights at Yosemite in a tent in Curry Village. I found ou ...

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 7:01pm PST

Around the Faire :

Around the Faire

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 6:51pm PST

Cossack Camp Weapons Demonstration :

Cossack Camp Weapons Demonstration

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 6:50pm PST

Royal Joust :

Royal Joust

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 6:47pm PST

Royal Court Audience :

Royal Court Audience

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 6:46pm PST

Iron Hill Vagabonds :

Iron Hill Vagabonds

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 6:44pm PST

Punch & Judy Show :

Punch & Judy Show

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 6:41pm PST

Knighting Ceremony :

Knighting Ceremony

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 6:38pm PST

Grand Parade to the Joust :

Grand Parade to the Joust

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 2:48pm PST

Dream Harem :

Dream Harem

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 2:44pm PST

Bagpiper :

Bagpiper

Updated: Apr 18, 2009 2:41pm PST

Valley Floor : These pictures were shot over three days in Yosemite. A number of the pictures are HDR done with Photomatix Pro (with Local Contrast added with LIghtzone aferwards). As mentioned before, I shot a lot of bracketed exposures (2/3 over and under) with the thought of using the best exposure afterwards. I had no plans for any HDR treatments. Because of the coastal (and closer) forest fires, there was a lot of haze obscuring much detail. (It was only on the day I was leaving that things cleared up somewhat.) Working with the pictures afterwards I found that using Photomatix Pro really helped the clarity. Even though the original pictures weren't optimized for HDR (5 shots would have been better than 3, a bigger f-stop difference would have helped, and a constant aperture for each burst wasn't used), I'm more that satisfied with the results.

Valley Floor

These pictures were shot over three days in Yosemite. A number of the ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 8:29am PST

Chinatown : I did the All About Chinatown walking tour led by Linda Lee. Well worth the money, I would do it again in a heartbeat. I wish the weather had been more cooperative as it was very cloudy most of the time I was in San Francisco.

Chinatown

I did the All About Chinatown walking tour led by Linda Lee. Well wor ...

Updated: Feb 26, 2009 8:06pm PST

Telegraph Hill & Coit Tower :

Telegraph Hill & Coit Tower

Updated: Feb 22, 2009 10:26am PST

Painted Ladies :

Painted Ladies

Updated: Feb 22, 2009 6:56am PST

Churches :

Churches

Updated: Feb 21, 2009 8:33pm PST

Bay Cruise :

Bay Cruise

Updated: Feb 21, 2009 6:32pm PST

Ahwahnee : I didn't stay at the Ahwahnee but did have lunch there one day. The Ahwahnee is very impressive, and lunch was great.

Ahwahnee

I didn't stay at the Ahwahnee but did have lunch there one day. The A ...

Updated: Feb 21, 2009 5:23pm PST

Glacier Point : The view from Glacier Point was really obscured by haze from the coastal (and nearer) forest fires. For most pictures I had my cameras set to bracket the exposure by 2/3 over and under. I had NO plans to do any HDR work. If I had, I would have used larger brackets and used aperture priority to keep the f-stops constant. To my surprise though, using Photomatix Pro really helped many of the shots. By no means are these meant to be wonderful examples of HDR pictures, but I'm VERY happy with the results. For several pictures I've included a non-HDR photo so you can see the difference. I also used Lightzone (Local Contrast only) on most (if not all) pictures.

Glacier Point

The view from Glacier Point was really obscured by haze from the coast ...

Updated: Feb 21, 2009 4:41pm PST

Mirror Lake : After the hike to Vernal Falls bridge and back I hustled over to Mirror Lake. The stream flowing out of Mirror Lake was tranquil and all that, but as a whole Mirror Lake didn't do much for me. It was late in the day, there was still forest fire haze to contend with, and Mirror Lake fills in more every year. I wonder if they can dredge it? (Just kidding, where's your sense of humor?)

Mirror Lake

After the hike to Vernal Falls bridge and back I hustled over to Mirro ...

Updated: Feb 08, 2009 8:33pm PST

Yosemite Falls : It's an easy walk to the base of the falls. Very impressive.

Yosemite Falls

It's an easy walk to the base of the falls. Very impressive.

Updated: Jan 30, 2009 9:54pm PST

Vernal Falls : I hiked as far as the bridge, about a mile from the trailhead start at Happy Isles. The elevation gain was about 300 feet. From my standpoint it sucked that you would gain some elevation on the trail and shortly thereafter it was down hill so you had to regain elevation time and again. I decided that continuing on the Mist Trail to the top of Vernal Falls (or even further to Nevada Falls) wasn't in the cards this visit.

Vernal Falls

I hiked as far as the bridge, about a mile from the trailhead start at ...

Updated: Jan 30, 2009 7:08pm PST

Hetch Hetchy : Hetch Hetchy is in Yosemite National Park. I took time for a short visit before continuing on to Yosemite. Haze from coastal fires really obscured the views.

Hetch Hetchy

Hetch Hetchy is in Yosemite National Park. I took time for a short vi ...

Updated: Jan 28, 2009 4:49pm PST

HDR Photos :

HDR Photos

Updated: Jan 18, 2009 6:31pm PST

Christmas 2008 :

Christmas 2008

Updated: Dec 29, 2008 3:48am PST

Lauren & Emily, 9/27-9/28 :

Lauren & Emily, 9/27-9/28

Updated: Sep 28, 2008 10:36pm PST

August 16th :

August 16th

Updated: Aug 17, 2008 9:01pm PST

Aaron : Pictures of my cousin Becky's cute grandson.

Aaron

Pictures of my cousin Becky's cute grandson.

Updated: Aug 17, 2008 6:23pm PST

Fishermen's Wharf :

Fishermen's Wharf

Updated: Jul 22, 2008 5:07pm PST

Painted Ladies Tests : San Francisco Painted Ladies, Six (Seven?) Sisters. At the moment this gallery is to show my initial tests, starting with a sequence of three shots. PhotoAcute was used to merge the three. LightZone was then used on the PhotoAcute picture.

Painted Ladies Tests

San Francisco Painted Ladies, Six (Seven?) Sisters. At the moment thi ...

Updated: Jul 22, 2008 10:50am PST

California Dreaming : 32 shots from my 6/21-7/05 2008 vacation to California. Lots more to come (and probably updates to some of those already uploaded).

California Dreaming

32 shots from my 6/21-7/05 2008 vacation to California. Lots more to ...

Updated: Jul 13, 2008 10:52pm PST

HDR Pictures (mainly) : Interior picture all processed with Photomatix Pro HDR software (using Tone Mapping, not Exposure Blending). Almost all pictures were taken with an Olympus E-1 using the 14-54mm (28-108mm equivalent) lens. Interior pictures were taken on a tripod. Outside pictures were hand held. The pictures were made to assist in selling our home.

HDR Pictures (mainly)

Interior picture all processed with Photomatix Pro HDR software (using ...

Updated: Jul 13, 2006 1:07pm PST

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