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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.
This is what the original image looked like straight out of the camera! Did you find this tutorial helpful?
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A few minutes ago I wrote this on my Photo adventure this morning = BIG FLOP. Took camera with me on a walk. Planned on shooting Poppies. On the way to the Poppy patch, I came upon an unexpected Egret at the pond. Cool I thought, until I realized I had no memory card. Went home & got memory card. Returned to pond = no Egret. Went to Poppy patch = Poppies not open! 🙁
Well, that wasn't 100% true. As it turns out, I did manage to get a couple photos of this duck that I liked. I decided to put one of them up here to hold me over, until I can get my article on Lightroom finished. It's taking me longer than I thought and it's been way too long since my last post! Stay tuned. My Lightroom post will be done soon and I think it will be worth the wait! 😉 Thank you for your patience! ~Sherri
Amgen Tour of California is coming to Auburn this May. A route through Old Town Auburn, Downtown Auburn and along the Foresthill Bridge (California's tallest bridge) has been decided on, as part of the first leg of the race. This leg starts in the Gold Rush town of Nevada City and ends in Sacramento, our state Capitol.
If you will be up in this area for the race, there is a lot to see and do here. For starters, be sure to set aside some time for exploring Nevada City, one of the most charming of all California Gold Rush towns. Then, there is my town of Auburn. There is a lot to see and do here too.
For a few ideas on how to spend your time while visiting Auburn, you can refer to my Auburn Category on the sidebar of this Photo Blog, or the Auburn Photos on our Website. Locals, you may even get some ideas of things to do in "your own backyard!"
Thank you for visiting. Note: If you have any questions about the Auburn area, please feel free to add them in the comments section below.
~Sherri
WOW - this is BIG news! The largest cycling event in America, the
photo of the Auburn Volunteer Fire Department I captured, during the low snowfall in March of 2006.
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During last month's low snowfall, I was able to capture this photo of one of Auburn's popular icons in the snow. This was only the second time I have had this rare opportunity.
Here is the
photo of the Chinese Coolie Statue featured in my previous post. I have a few more variations as well, some of which will also be included in our Auburn Photo Gallery.
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Have a great weekend!
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As I was editing images yesterday, I came across this close up - Can you figure out what other 2 creative techniques I used in Photoshop CS3 to create this image?
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Happy Lightrooming and have a great weekend everyone!
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It's been a couple of weeks since we took this hike. The color down in the canyon was looking pretty good then. This weekend, we are returning to a different location along the American River for more Fall photos. I'm really looking forward to getting out again. I've been tethered to my computer too long in one stretch.
I should have some new Fall nature images up next week for you all to see.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Foresthill Bridge was reflecting in a mud puddle. I thought that was pretty cool. So I took a series of photos of the mud puddle. This was one of my favorites.
Then, in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2, I rotated the photo so it was upside down and now you see the bridge right side up in the mud puddle.
Did anyone guess how this image was captured, before I revealed the answer?
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What: The famous Foresthill Bridge.
Where: North Fork of the American River, Auburn, California.
When: A couple of weeks ago.
Who: Jeff, our dog Cocoa & I were taking a Fall hike.
How: The