Bob's Photo Blog

After some investigation, I figured out that I could make a karaoke video myself! To do it only required 4 different kinds of software.

In the spring of 2006, I went out to a friend’s gravel pit in Michigan searching for Morel mushrooms to photograph. I didn’t find any, but did come across this 1927 INVINCIBLE excavator way in the back.

The carnival series started when I had an image I liked, but the exposure was all wrong. I decided to experiment with it. I had to bring up the exposure values, but that left me with an image that was full of noise.

I cut the image up into layers. Using the ‘Auto Trace’ tool, I traced each layer individually.

Ontonagon Outhouse In rural northern Michigan, where the power frequently goes out, wood heat and outhouses are still considered necessities.  In the more civilized regions of the state, legislation was been passed banning any new outhouses, but existing outhouses are still allowed under a ‘grandfather’ clause. Consequently, this little building is being well cared for. [...]

Harnet County, NC, March 2006 Long Exposures My friends were moving, the full moon was to be rising right over the farm house, and I wanted to capture a memorable picture to share with them. With the moon behind the house, I needed light in front to capture the detail.  I decided I could try [...]

HDR (High Dynamic Range) post image processing techniques achieve a greater range of light levels from bright to dark creating dramatic images that more accurately represent real scenes.

Bracketing is the technique of shooting the same shot with different camera settings. Usually it is done for various exposures, but there can also be other reasons for bracketing.

Normally, up sizing an image is not allowed by stock galleries (this one began at 72 dpi). But because I’m working from a vector (with no loss of resolution at any size), when converting back to a rastored image, I can make the dpi whatever I want.

All the enhancement work revolves around creating layers.