Unique Photo Images
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
  Not bad for 70 years old
 
Monday, February 26, 2007
  Winter in Indiana

This was a panoramic image that was made by using Photomerge in Photoshop. The original was a infrared image that I turned into a duotone (black and colors). This produces a warmer effect than a neutral black and white.
 
Sunday, February 25, 2007
  Name that "Car"

This is a new car. What brand? One of the show cars from the "Chicago Auto Show".
 
Friday, February 23, 2007
  Cave Point with an "Attitude"

Edges around any flat art works changes the look and feel of the art. I am trying various effects of new edges around some of my photos. This photo is the same as yesterday's image, but with a special edge added.
 
Thursday, February 22, 2007
  Winter at Cave Point

Door County, Wisconsin is a winter wonderland when the temperature stays below freezing. Cave Point County Park is a must see location. Each visit to the park finds new formations of ice and frozen formations.
 
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
  Ready to Melt

My how the weather has changed from just a week ago. This ice photo is one of the many images that I have to enjoy the true visual look of Winter.
 
Monday, February 19, 2007
  Bumps

One can see all kinds of little friends in the ice frozen over weeds and rocks. Take a look.
 
Sunday, February 18, 2007
  Mark On Ice

Sitting on Ice and holding on to a raised pier, Mark gets his image.
 
  George's Ice

George Steward found this little patch of ice crystals on the Lake Michigan side of Door County. Later in the day George fell and broke a leg bone going after more interesting images. I am posting this image for his neat find.
 
  In The Snow


I call this image "Shadows of Art". The shadows of an art sculpture makes an interesting set of patterns in the white snow. This was captured with an Infrared Camera.
 
Friday, February 16, 2007
  How to get the "Best Shot"

This photographer knew that the best photograph would be from down on the ice.
 
  10 Foot Tall
 
  More Ice
 
Thursday, February 15, 2007
  Ice in Color


The right blue sky with ambient light on ice and we find more of the natural beauty of ice in Door County, WI. This image was photographed at the Weborg Fishing Dock in Gills Rock in February of 2007.
 
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
  Wonderful World of Ice in Door County

Mark Southard leads a February Winter Workshop for 4 days in Door County, WI every other year. I had a great time this past weekend and shot some of the most exciting ice images that I have ever seen. The above image was taken in RAW color and converted into B&W.
 
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
  Cana Island

Back blogging. This panoramic was the combination of 7 separate photos. More to come.
 
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
  Steps of the Des Plaines Public Library

Public Places are always interesting. One must first ask permission to photograph inside any public place. Since I am giving a lecture workshop at the Library tonight, I thought that I would use one of the scenes to be used with the demo. This very functional and beautiful building is the pride of Des Plaines. I used a little shirt pocket camera so that folks would not think that one has to have the most expensive camera to do good photography. Tonight's presentation is how to "Make you Photos Snap, Crackle and Pop".
 
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
  More Winter Photography on the Des Plaines River


I call these structures "Three brothers and one sister". By getting yesterdays afternoon backlight behind the Frazzled Ice structures, there is an iridescent glow that gives a total new diminision. I went back this morning and the sturctures were gone. As the temperature rises just a few degrees the Frazzled sturctures were swept away with the current.
 
Monday, February 05, 2007
  Frazzled Ice on the Des Plaines River

This formation is from an ice bubble freezing and then breaking and then freezing again. Each time it grows. Yesterday it was less than a foot tall. I estimated that the frazzled tower had grown to 4 feet by 8:00 AM this morning. The actual temp. has to be below zero for this to happen.
 
Sunday, February 04, 2007
  Five smiling Photographers
 
  The River Freezes

Water is still moving over the dam, but as tempatures drop below "0" more of the river freezes.
 
Saturday, February 03, 2007
  Colorful Friday, February 2

Who said that models should sit still.

A very interesting room full of moving pencils and brushes.

This sink has a colorful exit.
 
Thursday, February 01, 2007
  More Winter Photography on the Des Plaines River

The colder the weather, the better the ice formations. Probably 20 degrees below will make the Dam in the river an exciting place to photograph ice sculptures formed by the water coming over the dam. These platters of ice suspended above the river almost look like wings of a bird. This Dam is located in downtown Des Plaines near the railroad bridge.
 
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