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Have you ever wondered what one of your favorite color images would look like in Sepia? Lately, I have been trying it out on a few images, but I hadn’t thought to try it with this one until now.
Here is the same photo in color.
Which one do you prefer?
The color version is still my favorite…but I do think it works in Sepia. 
As always, thanks for stopping in!
Cheers,
~Sherri
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Old Barn in Taylorsville, California after the makeover.
As I was looking for something to add to my Northeastern California Album this morning, I came across this photo of a barn I shot in Podunk Taylorsville, California. It was taken at noonish…the worst time of the day for photography in most cases. It had power lines in it, an ugly sky and was very close to getting tossed. Something told me to see if I could make a “keeper” out of it.
I made a virtual copy of the original file in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, converted it from color to antique and removed the power lines. From there, I took it into Photoshop CS3 and added the filter “poster edges.” The difference is amazing…it went from an “Ugly Duckling” into something that inspires me.
Old barn in Taylorsville, California before the makeover.
This is what the original image looked like straight out of the camera! Did you find this tutorial helpful?
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Sherri sitting in Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, California.
For several days, I haven’t been able to work on my blog at all. After lot’s of trouble shooting and help on Google+, I have concluded that it was issues with Firefox. I am now using Google Chrome and I’m really anxious to see how it’s going to work. So far, so good!
About the photo:
This is from our recent “Eastern Sierra” road trip. You can see more photos on my Facebook Page; also on my Google+ Profile.
Most of the photos you see of this famous arch are void of people, taken at night, early morning etc. We couldn’t be everywhere for the good light and this is one of the locations we had to improvise on. Of course, a polariser was used for this image, otherwise the sky would have “sucked” (I hate that word, but I’m using it anyway!).
The big mountain in the background is Lone Pine Peak and next to it on the right behind the arch is Mount Whitney.
~Sherri
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Fall colors at Conway Summit, Eastern Sierra, California.
We are back. As there is no such thing as perfect, I will rate this trip a 9 1/2 out of 10. We had a few very minor things go wrong, but that is to be expected!
The image above was captured from the road (highway 395) at Conway Summit. Actually, I shot this from the truck window and this is straight out of the camera. I did not push the color one bit on this one. The color over there was to die for, as it turns out, unlike what we heard before we left home!
Our shooting wasn’t just about fall color though, as is for many folks traveling through this region this time of the year. We included people in many of our images kayaking, fishing, camping, soaking in hot springs, hiking and more, with the fall colors in the backdrop. We also shot landscapes, nature and abstracts for our Fine Art Collection.
NOTE: If you are planning a trip to the Eastern Sierra to photograph the colorful Aspens in all of their glory, I recommend going within the next week. Their leaves were falling like crazy at the higher elevations, when we were there last week!
Stay tuned for more images from this almost perfect adventure!
Cheers,
Sherri
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Foggy Morning Over the American River Canyon, Auburn, California.
This is my town. My wonderful town of Auburn, California. This scene is only a couple of miles from my house and occurs every winter. After years of dreaming about photographing it, I finally got over there and did it!
I just submitted this image on Google+ for the My Town Tuesday theme. If you are not on Google+ yet and you would like to be, you can sign up by clicking on the link above, then click on “sign in” in the upper right hand corner of the page.
There are a lot of great things about Google+. To sum it up in a few words…it is like Facebook & Twitter combined. Something else that really appeals to me is there is no advertising…at least not yet!
Enjoy your day,
~Sherri
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Camping at Lake Almanor, near Mount Lassen, Northern California.
Surprise! I did something I thought I’d never do. I jumped on the Flickr bandwagon. I have nearly 100 photos uploaded now and a few sets. Here is my largest and most popular set; Outdoor Lifestyles.
I will be adding many more images here and to our main Photography Website in the coming weeks! Be sure to check back often!
C ya,
~Sherri
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Man fishing at Sugar Pine Reservoir, Foresthill, California.
“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime” ~ Author unknown
I have always loved that quote! This is one of the photos from my photo shoot at Sugar Pine Reservoir last weekend. The day all lined up so well, once we got up there and found a quiet spot to call our own for the afternoon.
The few little black spots in the image (if you look really close) are actually bugs. I started cloning them out in Photoshop at first. After removing a few of them, I decided they could stay…for now anyway. When I get ready to upload it to our Photography Website, I will think again.
Thoughts anyone? Would you remove the bugs, or leave it “Au Natural?”
Workshops comin’ up soon:
“Abstract Photo Workshop” – September 25 – The deadline for registering for this Workshop is this Sunday 9/11.
Old Town Auburn/American River Photo Tour & Workshop – October 2 – Register by 9/18.
Comments or questions are always welcomed & appreciated!
~Sherri
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Sunrise on Gold Lake, Lakes Basin Area of Northern California.
During our recent adventure to the Lakes Basin area, we didn’t have very exciting skies for the most part. This photo of Gold Lake was captured during a lucky moment. I believe it was the only morning out of 4 with a sky like this!
See this photo of Gold Lake, which was taken during our trip last September, where we had unbelievable skies most of the time we were there.
You can follow our adventures over on my Facebook Photography Page, where I will be sharing many more photos from our recent trip to the Lakes Basin Area. Coming soon to the album will be photos of our climb to the top of the Sierra Buttes Lookout!
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to put them in the comments section below. Also, if you would be interested in a photo tour to the Sierra Buttes later this summer or early fall, please send us an email to: sherri@sherrimeyer.com.
Cheers,
~Sherri
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Young man fishing at Lake Almanor, Northern California.
We are gearing up for a mini road trip. I don’t think we will get back to Lake Almanor on this trip, but we sure did enjoy it last summer. It’s like a mini Lake Tahoe!
This image is from last summer. I worked with it in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, until I could feel “emotion.”
Does it work for you? I love getting your comments and questions!
Enjoy your Monday!
~Sherri
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Woman mountain biking on the Stagecoach Trail in Auburn, California the "Endurance Capital of the World."
If you are into shooting action as I am, Auburn is a great place to do it. They don’t call us the “Endurance Capital of the World” for nothing. People travel from all over the world to participate in several annual events held here each year, as we have some of the best multi-use trails in the country. Auburn is no longer just a stopping off point in route to Lake Tahoe and Reno. It is becoming a travel destination in it’s own right!
I was on the hunt for mountain bikers the day I shot this photo, while hiking on the Stagecoach Trail. As a local, I know where the hot spots are for action. I was standing on top of a picnic table near the trails edge, ready for my first victim to come flying down the hill. I don’t think she ever saw me, she was going so fast!
Because I was so close to the trail, I had to use my 28-7o mm zoom lens; not the 80-200 mm zoom lens I normally use for panning photographs. Back then, I was shooting with the Nikon D70, so the lowest ISO I could use was 200. My shutter speed was set at 1/30 sec. and my aperture was f 16.
Panning is one of the techniques I use a lot when shooting action. If you would like to learn how to shoot action and adventure, I will be leading a Action & Adventure Photo Workshop nearby on May 1st. I’d love to have you join me. For information and to register, please click on the previous link.
SPECIAL – You can also organize your own group of 5-8 and one person gets to attend for FREE!
Comments or questions are always welcome!
Cheers,
Sherri
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