Port Details

Harambe, Africa, Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World

  

MLCreations Photography: Animal Kingdom &emdash; Port Details

Port Details
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 2s, 12mm, f/11, ISO 200

 

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…

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Along the River Bank

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.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; 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

Pour Spout

Oil Can Project – OCP18

Going to the 40th Annual Remsen Barn Festival of the Arts was good for me in a couple of ways. The most obvious being I was able to support a few artists and bring home more art to hang on my walls (I need to make room first, LOL). I’ll share what I purchased in a later post. I also was able to see what other artists are doing and that always gets my mind thinking (which doesn’t happen often enough).

The best result of my field trip to Remsen is I pulled out my “studio” setup and attempted to photograph a few more items for my Oil Can Project. I tried to go with a natural light setup due to the nice windows upstairs in my apartment but I still need to work a few things out. The session was not a total washout. I salvaged a nice image of an old oil can pour spout. I remember my Grandpa using one of these back when I was a lot younger.

Pour Spout
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8, 3.2s, 34mm, f/11, ISO 200

Reach for the Sky

Outside work, midday

I’ve grown quite accustomed to taking my walk around the building during lunch. Even 15 or 20 minutes recharges my batteries for the remainder of the day. I’m also quite surprised to still be able to find interesting subjects to photograph. It amazes me what I see and what I miss as I walk the same path every day.

  

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/2500s, f/2.8, ISO 200