Cannon Beach - Experiment with HDR

This is the image I chose for the poster...

I created this nine frame HDR exposure (spanning 9 stops) to see if I could bring out some detail in the shadows and the sky. Of course, there is ghosting because of the movement of the people on the beach between the exposures. But, I was reaaly most interested in how CS3 would handle the surf during the conversion... Kind of weird but I think I like it.

Mt Hood - East Side

Stopped and captured this image while on the way home from Camp Baldwin in Dufur, Oregon. I love this mountain from every angle!

My Friend Janet Turned 50 And Fell From The Sky...

This is one of hundreds of photos that I took of her adventure. She was always in the shadow of her parachute, causing a backlight condition... I was able to bring out some detail with Viveza.

It looked like a lot of fun... something that I have always wanted to do... it is on my "Bucket List".

Scott

A Very Difficult Restoration...

This restoration started with this scanned negative. The negative was a modern 120 negative taken of a very damaged photo that was originally printed in approximately 1897. The orginal photo was extremely mildewed but otherwise was in pretty good shape as far as other damage. I studied this photo for quite some time before deciding on a plan of attack in CS3.

I decided to create a completely new graduated background, which involved matching the grain and focus of the original photo. After the restoration was complete, I added a film grain filter to sharpen the entire photo.

Multnomah Falls

Deb and Joy decided to hike to the top of the falls yesterday. I didn't leave anything at the top so while they hiked, I took free portraits of tourists. It is amazing to me how many people look at you all "crazy like" when you tell them you are doing something for free... which is a very good price.

I love these falls and I love watching people trying to get the entire falls in the photo (along with their favorite people) while using a "point and shoot" pocket camera... it is comical sometimes.

These are the folks I shot... if you are one of them, send me your email in the comments and let me know which photo is yours and I will send you a printable size file... free of charge just for letting me practice my art form. Enjoy.

Scott