Photomatix

Classic cars can be a lot of fun to photograph, even under the hood like this cool Ford racer! The engine detail has highly reflective chrome parts, and wonderful vintage colors. This is an HDR image merged with Photomatix, with just the needed exposures merged to bring out the detail and color in the image. The…

HDR (High Dynamic Range) offers the photographer unlimited possibilities when working with scenes that would be impossible for the camera to record in a single image. I liked this alley in Lucerne,  Switzerland, with the repeating windows and bicycles that were parked along each doorway. The bicycles seemed to speak about how people get around…

Every leaf speaks bliss to me,Fluttering from the autumn tree.~Emily Bronte Aspen trees provide Rocky Mountain National Park with beautiful fall colors of orange and gold. I’ve never seen so much color in the Rockies before. I couldn’t stop taking pictures in this one location, a short hike from Bear Lake. For this image, I used a…

“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it” ~ Confucius  The interior of this building provides a wonderful opportunity for the HDR photographer. It’s almost completely black inside this structure, and etched with urban art declarations.  I liked the interesting textures, shapes and colors within the building. Many of these locations are almost hidden…

Just for fun, I took a few photos of this car that was reflecting all the urban art surrounding it. The image was a three shot HDR and was processed through Photomatix. To add a little more drama, I used two filter’s from Topaz Labs Adjust to enhance the texture, color and shine of the…