Western Classic: Dempster windmill
Posted on Mon 5-Jan-2009 3:25 PM
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Hoback Canyon, Wyoming
I grabbed this shot of a working windmill on our drive to Jackson last September. The Hoback River valley has some of the most consistently beautiful autumnal aspen, and we look forward to the drive from Salt Lake City nearly as much as our time in Grand Tetons and Yellowstone each year. I noticed the sunlight glinting off windmill-it may be new or have been there forever, I just don't know. The windmill vane says Dempster, Beatrice, Nebr, USA. The company is still in business.
I used two adjustment layers in Photoshop to get the sepia effect. First, from a plethora of choices, I use my favorite (and thus most comfortable) method for B&W conversion: a channel mixer layer set to monochrome. Then I add a second adjustment to add the sepia toning. After trying out a number of variations, I decided I like the Hue/Saturation adjustment layer set around Hue:40 and Saturation:20. Then I set the Hue/Saturation layer blending mode to Color instead of Normal. The Color blending mode changes hue and saturation, but preserves the luminosity values I set in my B&W conversion.
Later on, I'll post the full color image, which has a completely different feel with the yellow aspen glow and the blue tones of the steel weather vane. But I'm in another sepia mood today.
2009: go get'em
Posted on Fri 2-Jan-2009 3:13 PM
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Moving cattle, Mt. Pleasant UT
My ranching friends in Mt. Pleasant moved some cattle around the day I got my brand made; they are planning a celebration for the National Day of the American Cowboy and we wanted some shots of Dean cowboying for a poster idea. More details as they unfold, but it looks like it's going to be worth a drive to be in Sanpete County on July 25, 2009.
Out with the old: 4 things to do in early January
Posted on Wed 31-Dec-2008 3:41 PM
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Angel detail, Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City
What's the last thing on your mind in these final hours of 2008? Updating my website isn't on the top of my list. But I hate it when it gets to February and I'm still sporting that old-year copyright statement. Worse than writing checks with the old year. It turns out there's a number of things in this category, so as I think of them, I put them in my Getting Things Done action list, and the list popped up today:
- Change copyright date on blog and website.
- Change copyright statement stored in the D2X.
- Update my Photoshop action that stamps my copyright on Flickr and blog images.
- Revisit my on-line profiles (Google, LinkedIn, Technorati, etc.). It's not an annual thing, but now is as good a time as any to do a check-up.
What's on your update list for the new year?
Eleven remixed is still 11 (Grain elevator, Fairfield MT)
Posted on Sun 28-Dec-2008 12:35 PM
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Remixed in Photoshop with a seriously wonky curve
I had grand intentions for a blog post about this image. Today it seems better to post it in 2008 and find a different image to illustrate the concept for a 2009 post. On my lengthy to do list for next year I added "photograph more grain elevators." I seem to have an affinity for them. If it works, run with it. Or elevate it to art.
Winter in Wupatki NM
Posted on Wed 24-Dec-2008 8:50 AM
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Lomaki Pueblo at Wupatki NM<
A year ago today I was at one of the jewels of the National Parks system, Wupatki NM. Dusted with a little snow, it's one of my favorite places on US Highway 89.
Kurt at National Parks Traveler asked me to contribute an article on Wupatki for his site, which is chock-full of information and stories about most every unit in the NPS's care. My story on Wupatki NM appears today.
