Harambe, Africa, Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World
Port Details
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 2s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200
Port Details
Category Archives: landscape
Along the River Bank
Frontierland, Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney World
I have been working on a way to process my Disney images to look like a painted postcard. I tried a watercolor look and originally was working in that direction, but I think I finally found the process I want to use. I’ll admit, I’m no painter and I don’t believe my skills with Photoshop or Illustrator warrant me even attempting something in either of those applications.
I have owned the Topaz Labs suite of applications ever since I won a contest on Google+ six or seven years ago. The latest version, Topaz Studio 2, has a lot of ways for me to release my creativity. I only had to get past the fact that I am using the tools at my disposal, which include my camera, to present images the way I see them in my head. Even when that vision wasn’t completely clear.
Here is a scene along the Rivers of America in the Magic Kingdom…
Along the River Bank
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/250s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200
Mill St. Bridge
Bellamy Harbor Park
My thought the other evening was to jump down to Bellamy Harbor to grab a few images during the sunset. I had a vision of the trees lining the canal starting to change color and I would be able to find a great autumn scene. I forgot to include Mother Nature in my plans. She can be mean at times.
There was a heavy layer of clouds hugging the horizon and as I drove toward the barge canal the sun kept marching into them. Luckily the sky to the East was not obscured and the few clouds present were reflecting the remaining sunlight. The waters of the Barge Canal were fairly calm which allowed for a nice reflection image of the Mill St. bridge.
Mill St. Bridge
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 0.4s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200
Winding Down
Delta Lake State Park
Winding Down
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/40s, 40mm, f/11, ISO 200
Delta Storm
Delta Lake State Park
Delta Storm
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/50s, 16mm, f/11, ISO 200
Peaceful Bellamy
Bellamy Harbor Park
I passed by the park about 30 minutes prior to the sunset after a nice dinner at the Rail and Canal restaurant. I stopped at Ace Hardware few a few items and when I exited the sky was ablaze! I jumped in the car and drove back to Bellamy Harbor Park hoping I could beat the sunset. I didn’t quite catch the best of the colors but it was worth the stop…
Peaceful Bellamy
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 1/5s, 27mm, f/16, ISO 100
Something Different
Letchworth State Park
I have been fascinated with the Prisma app for the way I can change a photograph into something different. My issue is the app is only for my phone. I have been working on utilizing Topaz Labs Abstraction plugin which is now incorporated into their Studio 2 program. My hope is I can arrive at an image that looks like a watercolor painting.
This is one of my early attempts. The original image, New Bridge, was captured last year at Letchworth State Park. I still have some refinements to the process I need to try but I think I am getting closer…
New Bridge
The Lady of the Lake
Liberty Lighthouse
Chautauqua Lake, Stow, NY
The Lady of the Lake
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 10s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200
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