Category Archives: Landscapes

Portraying a Feeling

As a photographer, it is my job to bring the scene, and all of the feelings that go with it in real life, to the viewer of the image. It is a mixture of composition, light use, and post processing. … Continue reading

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A Cotton Candy Sunset

My family and I spent the evening on the lake yesterday, and when the clouds started rolling in, I knew the sunset was going to be something spectacular. This was taken around 7:40. The sun hadn’t fully dipped below the … Continue reading

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Simple Edits = Big Changes

What you see here is the final image. Now probably the main question is going to be what was done to improve it? Well, I adjusted the blacks and vibrance in ACR (Adobe Camera Raw), and ran a quick shot … Continue reading

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Stonehendge Waterfall

The morning of the big snowstorm, I went to the waterfall near Stonehendge in Ridgefield, CT. with my Grandpa. I had a blast and recorded some nice images. I love photographing moving water, as there is just so many possibilities! … Continue reading

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Rest of Kent Clicks

I dropped the ball on posting the rest of my Kent clicks. I apologize for that, but here they are! We also visited Kent Falls which is one of my favorite places to take pictures. There are always so many … Continue reading

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What A Day!

I took a ride up to Kent, CT. with my family to photograph the fall foliage. Although the foliage was less than spectacular, the skies were amazing! You could’ve put a garbage can in front of them and it would … Continue reading

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It’s All in the Sublety’s

I finished up processing the photos from my shoot yesterday and really enjoy the ones that did make it to the digital darkroom. Now, those cloudy skies were great for enhancing the fall colors, but absolutely sucked for a good … Continue reading

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Creating Visual Depth

Nothing is worse than capturing an image and having it look two dimensional on the computer. Landscapes should pop off the screen and make the viewer fell like they are standing right there. Well, how do you make an image … Continue reading

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Did Someone Say Drama?

Oh yes! Storms = Drama! I have been hoping to get a good thunderstorm for a while. Although we didn’t get hit directly today, one storm did cross the horizon line of the swamp down the road from my house. … Continue reading

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Clouds, the “Drama Queens”

Clouds are what give your photos drama, and without them, your photos tend to lay flat. I go crazy when I see those puffball clouds! Something about them just makes my trigger finger go crazy! The foreground in the photo … Continue reading

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