Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey California is home to a variety of shops and restaurants. Often harbor seals and sea otters can be seen swimming nearby. This color photograph taken at Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey California was digitally enhanced to create a painterly effect.
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Muir Beach I BW
Seascape Jenner CA BW
Pfeiffer Beach II BW
A color image of a boathouse and reflections taken near the Glendale Marina in Gilford, New Hampshire on Lake Winnepesauke. The original color photograph was digitally enhanced to create a painterly effect.
Jellyfish II
Old Vehicle VIII
Old Boat Tomales Bay
As the last light of the day slowly faded, a soft rain began to fall. The amber lights from the motel were reflected in the damp wooden deck. This color photograph was digitally enhanced to create a painterly effect.
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Jellyfish II
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Old Vehicle VIII
This black and white landscape image was created from two separate photographs that were blended together to form the final picture. The water and clouds gradually blend in the distance to give the image a surreal effect.
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Tree and Hill BW
The Stone Steps
Valley of the Skulls
This image of a tree and hill is a photomontage. Two separate images were combined in Adobe Photoshop to achieve the final result. Both photos were taken in Sedona, Arizona on two different visits about a year apart. It wasn’t a technically difficult image to achieve. Basically, the tree image was placed on top of the hill, re-sized and masked to isolate it. Coming up with the idea to combine these two particular images was the challenging part. Although I am primarily a minimalist, each image by itself left the feeling that something was lacking and need something added to complete it. The combination of the two photos creates a unique image that never existed exactly that way in the real world.
Below is a color version of it which I made at an earlier date:The silhouetted tree and hill make an interesting contrast to the fading light in the sky.
I have trouble deciding which version I like the best. At certain times, I am drawn to the complementary blue and golden yellow colors. At other times, I prefer the mystery of black and white. Both images possess a graphic quality essential to the simplicity I wanted. Normally, the hill contains many distracting visually elements in the daytime and it’s full potential was only revealed at twilight.
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The Stone Steps
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Rock and Peaks
