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Friday, May 31, 2013

Wildflowers native to Costa Rica


 This is another digital image of a wildflower native to Costa Rica.

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Wildflower native to Costa Rica


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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Wildflowers native to Costa Rica


 This is a wildflower native to Costa Rica.

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Touring Costa Rica


Touring Costa Rica while on the river I photographed this digital image of palm trees.

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Monday, May 27, 2013

River in Costa Rica


This image of the rippling water on a river tour in Costa Rica was photographed by me as we sped by to view wildlife.

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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Wildlife in Costa Rica


This wild bird was perched on a tree in Costa Rica. 

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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Wildlife in Costa Rica


I photographed this digital image of a wild bird in Costa Rica. 

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Friday, May 24, 2013

Afternoon in Spain



Just walking along in Spain in the afternoon and I photographed this image.

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Oxen in Costa Rica


This image was photographed in Costa Rica. 

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Ox in Costa Rica


This image was photographed in Costa Rica of an ox. The ox was decorated reminiscent of times past for tradition in villages.

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Palm tree sunset in Costa Rica


Palm tree sunset in Costa Rica over the ocean. 

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Sculptures and greenery in Costa Rica


On a tour of Costa Rica, I photographed this digital image.

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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Another sunset in Costa Rica


Gorgeous sunset in Costa Rica.  

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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Sunset overlooking the mountains in Costa Rica


A digital image of sunset over the ocean in Costa Rica.

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Friday, May 17, 2013

Before & After - with digital editing


These before and after images of digital editing for amateur snapshot photos in a scrapbook project show that the original image had an overall yellow tone, taking away from the quality of the image and capturing the beauty of the moment. The skin tone and background were too yellow, which took away from the bright color of the traditional South Asian clothing the bride wore on that day. The golden delicate embroidery on the clothing was also too yellow. The edited image looks to be of a professional photographer with a digital SLR camera that can reflect the moment.

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Photo in a scrapbook project

Here is one of the photos I edited to be included in a scrapbook project for a five year wedding anniversary that I completed for the bride to gift to the groom. This photo was edited for brightness and contrast. The work of the original photographer is perfect in posing, background props, lighting, and capturing the facial expressions. It made a wonderful addition to the scrapbook project as provided by the bride 5 years later. The bride gave permission to show the image here. She is wearing traditional red on her wedding day for one of her many ceremonies. A traditional South Asian wedding might last up to a week or more in Eastern countries. Here in the West, there were 3 days of feasts and many other pre-wedding celebrations such as henna ceremonies and dholak (drum) parties with singing, beating the traditional wedding drums, dancing, sitting on the floor, eating, chatting, and partying long into the night. 

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Before & After - with digital editing






These images were edited for brightness, hue, and saturation to reflect accurate color when the original images were photographed.

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Mural of police dog at Virginia Beach


I photographed this digital image at Virginia Beach.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Henna on feet


This image is of a bride with henna on her feet for the tradition in Asian weddings.

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Sunday, May 12, 2013

A bride at an Asian wedding


Snapshot of a gorgeous bride at a wedding where I was a family friend and guest. She simply rocked the South Asian bridal look that day. All girls, even plain girls, want to be the focus of attention on their wedding day. Despite many sad tears at moving away after marriage, this bride definitely rocked the look! She was a beautiful, amazing bride. 

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Cathedral in Europe


This image was photographed in a cathedral in Europe.

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Library of Congress



A panoramic of the Library of Congress. The arches and pillars are perfectly lit for this beautiful image. 

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Thursday, May 09, 2013

In an art show


This image was put in an art show. I photographed it in Texas.

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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

The Tower of the Americas


This digital image was photographed in Texas at the Tower of the Americas which is a tourist attraction.

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Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Clown hats in Texas


Just some photography of souvenirs at shops in Texas...

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Monday, May 06, 2013

Gift shop in Texas


I photographed this image in Texas on the doors to a giftshop.

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Sunday, May 05, 2013

The marina on the waterfront


A great image in color of the marina on the waterfront in DC. This image will look great in b&w as well.

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Saturday, May 04, 2013

Yellow Daffodils


I like the sharp color of this image of a cluster of yellow daffodils.

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Friday, May 03, 2013

A field full of blossoms in Colorado


This image looks stunning enlarged to poster size. The field full or reds, yellows, and greens is a striking array of colors to display as art.

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Thursday, May 02, 2013

3-D Flowers with sharp focus


This digital photographic image of this cluster of flower blossoms was instantly noticeable to photograph and I like the result.

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Wednesday, May 01, 2013

The perspective of a daffodil facing the camera

All in the perspective
This is a digital photographic image of a daffodil directly facing the camera and shown in this perspective as art. 

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