Photo Outings & Events During March 2013

April 06, 2013 in Events, Photos, Photo-Outings, Trips

Below are some of the various photography outings and events that happened during March 2013.

1. Austin Road Trip

With several destinations in mind (abandoned and not) , my friend and I took a road trip to Austin. Some of the places we explored included an abandoned warehouse near the AmTrak station, abandoned cotton gin in Neiderwald. Non-Working electrical plant, Hamilton Pool preserve and South Congress. Below are a few photos I took as well as links to the full galleries.

Complete Austin 2013 gallery on Google+ | Flickr | Facebook

2. Paws in the Park

Paws in the Park is an annual event that is put on by Pearland Parks and Recreation. There are several competitions including Frisbee dogs, dock dogs and agility courses. Below are some of the photos I took as well as links to the full galleries.

Complete Paws in the Park 2013 gallery on Google+ | Flickr | Facebook

3. Neon Splash Dash

I attended the 2013 Houston Neon Splash Dash 5k as a part of a team of six. Fun was had by all. Below are the photos I took with my iPhone during the event.

4. South Texas Road Trip

Took a short road trip to Corpus Christi and as far south as Harlingen. Below are some photos I took along the way.

5. Night at the Races

For my Brother's birthday, we spent a night at Battleground Speedway and saw him and his team race. Below are some of the photos that I took as well as a link to the full galleries.

Complete Night at the Races gallery on Google+ | Flickr | Facebook

March 2013 was quite a busy month. :-)

Highlights & Shadows in Camera RAW

March 26, 2013 in Research, Tutorials

Using the new Highlights & Shadows sliders in Camera RAW 7.0, you can create images that have an HDR feel to them. As an experiment, I took the best exposure of a three exposure bracket and worked with the Contrast, Highlights, Shadows and Clarity in Camera RAW 7.0.

[Original bracketed images]

Once the image made it into Photoshop, it was at a good starting place to be processed by plugins, my favorite being Topaz Adjust. The finished single image looks very close to the 3-image HDR created previously. Actually, I kind of like the new one better and I only had to deal with one image...not three.

For this experiment, I used Camera RAW 7.0 and Photoshop CS6 with the Topaz Adjust plugin only. The original bracketed images were processed with Photomatix and Photoshop CS6 with the Topaz Adjust plugin.

Link Summary

1. What Happened to Adobe TV and Adobe Creative Suite

2. Topaz Adjust - filter plugin for Photoshop

3. Photomatix - HDR processing