Hello Photographers! This space is dedicated to a group of photo enthusiasts who will be diplaying their photography at the Fall 2011 Olympia Arts Walk. We have all studied under the guidance of Barbra Kates, and this will be our first public display capturing our learning, for some, over the last year and a half. Our exhibit is being hosted by Don's Camera, which has so graciously donated the front of the shop for our work. The Blogspot is for all committed entrants to post weekly images based on the weekly photo assignments.

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Monday, August 8, 2011

Off the Beaten Path - Nisqually Reach





Recently, after work I headed out to the Nisqually Reach boat launch on Meridian road. It was high tide and the overcast sky was washed out. I saw several flying heron heading home, a seal's head in the water that looked like a bowling ball and lots of immature seagulls hanging out on the rocks and the nearby tin shelter roof. All of these were too common to photograph. While there I was most fascinated by the water and with its changing shapes and reflections. I shot with my 70-200mm, F8, 1/180, and used a polarizer.
I processed these using Photomatix - high dynamic range (HDR). The originals are nicer on my screen as the colors became overly saturated in the conversion from tiff to jpeg.

2 comments:

BarbraKates said...

GREAT Abstract shots emphasizing shapes, lines, patterns, color, value and repetition. Did you view them from all 'rotations'?

Jessica Morgan said...

Beautiful color and shapes. I love photographing water.