Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge, 4x5 Pinhole

'I have made all my films for my children with the exception of my first film because my oldest daughter wasn't born when I was making the film about the Brooklyn Bridge'..........Ken Burns

Mermaid Parade

Lou reed and Laurie Anderson, 2010 Parade Marshals

It's June - the Mermaid Parade is right around the corner...........One of my favorite events of the year....Brooklyn, Coney Island, Costumes and, of course, Nathan's Hot Dogs....

Memorial Day 2012

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There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America'.....Bill Clinton

Badwater Basin, Sunrise

Badwater Basin, Death Valley, Sunrise

Today's image was processed in Lightroom4 only. Lightroo4 seems to run a bit slow but the upgrade has added features that one just has to pay attention to, and, I am sure Adobe will fix that quite soon.

This image is part of a sequence I am working on for a show of my landscape images, both single frame and panoramic, for September in Carmel, Indiana. Then in October the show moves to Toledo for the second annual benefit show where all the proceeds are donated to 1Matters, an organization that assists individuals and families achieve domestic autonomy.

In all likelihood this image will be part of both shows.

Death Valley - Dante's Peak Sunset

Sunset, Dante's Peak, Death Valley

'Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves'...........John Muir

Iceland, Hraunfossar Falls

Hraunfossar Falls, Iceland

'I believe in God, only I spell it Nature'.......Frank Lloyd Wright

Iceland, Glacier Lagoon

Glacier Lagoon, Iceland

This is another image from the Glacier Lagoon in Iceland. As always in the background is the Jokulsarion Glacier. On this particular trip we spent two days exploring the Glacier and the Black Sand Beach about 300 yards behind where I stood for today's image.

A side note about Jokulsarion was part of several movies, A View to Kill, Die Another Day and Batman Begins. There a car chase scene that appeared in Die Another Day shot at this location - it was deemed the greatest movie car chase of all times - they used a Jaguar and an Aston Martin.

Image re-processed using Lightroom 4 and Photoshop CS6. I am enjoying the parametric quality of the development module sliders in LR4 - it allows for really good separation in the highlight and shadow areas.