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Wrong time, what do you do?
When we arrived at this location, it really was not the right time of day to include the barn. The sun was behind the barn leaving the front side in shadow. It would have been nice to have some light on the barn, however, the sky was working and so were the...
New Zealand Tour – Red Barn in the Palouse
New, New Zealand Tour announced. Yes, after being pushed and prodded (Thanks Eli!), we are going to New Zealand in April of 2015. Details can be found on the bottom of the TOURS page. Because of the way things tend to happen with our tours, we already have 9 signed...
When the light is right. – New Singh-Ray Website!
When the light is right, I find my images require little to no post processing. This image was taken about 15 minutes before the sun set over my shoulder. The light was soft, gold and simply amazing. All I did was use my Singh-Ray warming polarizer and then...
Beware of expectations
My tour partner Dan Sniffin learned a valuable lesson over the course of our last two tours together. His story is worth sharing as it illustrates a point I make in my presentation, "Discovery & The Creative Choice." And that is to beware of expectations. Up...
When and why B&W?
At the end of my recent Topaz webinar, someone asked a good question. How do you know when to convert an image to B&W? I gave an answer, however, since then I've been thinking more about it. I have an answer, but, I'd like your input. I'm curious to know your...
Classic Palouse
Make sure you click on this image to make it bigger. I looks better bigger and you'll be able to see all the details. This has become one of our favorite spots in the Palouse. It really has all you would want in a landscape from the Palouse. A leading line, a...