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25.03.26 Happy Travelers
25.03.26 Happy Travelers
about 2 months ago

Four travelers sticking a pose in the Waipio Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii.

25.03.24 Stairway To . . . ?
about 2 months ago
25.03.23 Morning Surprise
25.03.23 Morning Surprise
about 2 months ago

Who would have thought that we might end up swimming with dolphins?

25.03.22 The End of the Road
25.03.22 The End of the Road
about 2 months ago

Today’s post details the 2018 Puna eruption on Hawaii (the Big Island)

25.03.21 Kilauea Volcano Episode 14
25.03.21 Kilauea Volcano Episode 14
about 2 months ago

It was a good morning to be on the Big Island. . .

25.03.07 Toadstool Hoodoos - Utah
25.03.07 Toadstool Hoodoos - Utah
about 2 months ago

Today I present a very brief geology lesson.

25.03.03 Is There Anyone Out There?
25.03.03 Is There Anyone Out There?
about 2 months ago

Someone’s listening.

25.03.02 Ms. & Mr. Cormorant (La Jolla Cove, CA)
25.03.02 Ms. & Mr. Cormorant (La Jolla Cove, CA)
about 2 months ago

This one is for the birds.


11-14-15 Fall Magic

November 14, 2015 in Black Hills, Blog, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Seasons, South Dakota

By Scott Shephard

Most of my photos these days are "made," not taken, which is to say that the technical and aesthetics aspects of a picture are premeditated and tweaked before the shutter button is pushed. And beyond that, almost every photo that I share has been worked on in my "dark room," which for me includes Lightroom, ON1 Photo 10, Color Efex 4, Tonality, etc. etc.

Generally, in "making" a photo, I would like it to seem like something you would really see yourself if you had been standing next to me. The test of this is whether someone who looks at my photo asks whether the pictures was "Photoshopped." I translate that as, "It doesn't look real to me."

But with this photo you really don't have to ask, do you? It only has the hint of reality. So why did I doctor it? Sometimes, I like the world best when it is soft, dark, mysterious and splashed with patches of gold. Don't you?

Canon 5D 1/8s f/14.0 ISO250 23mm

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Tags: Black Hills, Color Efex Pro 4, Iron Creek, South Dakota, fall, midnight
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