Pano

My husband and I found this train track with this wood and metal horse thing at the shooting range. It was fun to discover around there and I liked the old wood on this track.

Old tracks;5.25.11; Rexburg, ID.; f/8.0; 1/200 (They were all around these same numbers)

Camera Raw

The first photo was me just playing in the car on the way to finding a pano shot. I initially thought of it as a throw away shot but thought it would be fun to play with in camera raw. I put more black back in, always raising the contrast level and taking the light out. I think it's a fun photo with bright color.
The second was taken at a old western shooting range past Beaver Dick. I loved this door so much. For some reason the blog isn't showing the difference in color here very well. I put a little more contrast in and evened out the light and black but didn't do much because I already really liked it.

Car shot: 5-15-11; Rexburg ID.;f/4.0; 1/60
Old Door: 5-15-11; Rexburg, ID.; 5,0; 1/60

Edits

1. My cousins- 5.7.11; Idaho Falls,ID.; f/5.0; 1/400
2. My cousin Allie- 5.7.11; Idaho Falls, ID.; f/4.0; 1/500
I took these of my cute little cousins in Idaho Falls. They love to take pictures so they were so easy and fun to play around with. The first picture
I masked out my cousins faces in the first picture to make them sharper after I added a soft glow and saturated the picture a little.
The last picture of Allie, I saturated the picture to black and white and then masked out the bubble gum machine. I loved this picture and doing this little shoot with her.

flora & fauna

The only editing I did to these pictures was adjusting the coloring in camera raw in Bridge. The first photo is of my aunt's dog Lucky. Lucky is sooo crazy and so getting that shot was really difficult and we had to bribe him with treats.
Daffodils are one of my favorite spring flowers.
These geese at the park crack me up. They are so used to humans being up all in their faces, they don't even care.
1. Lucky the dog- 5.7.11; Rexburg, ID.; f/5.0; 1/500
2. flowers- 5.8.11; Rexburg, ID.; f/8.0, 1/60
3. Goose- 5.8.11; Rexburg, ID.; f/11.0, 1/320

Blends & Type

I have always loved this seed house vintage building. To make texture over my final picture I found a basket in my house with a cool look I really liked and it really added a great vintage look to it. The only editing of the picture I did was changing the color a little. Adding this texture over my original didn't take as much time as I anticipated.
5.1.11; 4:27; Rexburg, Id.; f/7.1; 1/100

I love this building. The whole look of it is beautiful to me with the circles and shaping. I love the inside even more. So much beauty and history. The only editing I did again was just adjusting the color. I tried to think of words that would represent the Tabernacle to the people of Rexburg. I think its one of the greatest buildings in town.
1.5.11; 3:47; Rexburg, ID.; f/8.0; 1/60

Study in Color

There was no particular reason I chose green- maybe to help encourage spring to come to Rexburg. I shot the last 2 photos at Porter Park and the first 2 at my apt. I didn't do too much editing- just a little adjustment of color, sharpness, and lighting. I enjoyed these shots because I thought more about the different colors around me and what captures my attention.
1.Vintage bowl-4.30.11; 1:38; Rexburg, ID.; f/4.0; 1/50
2. Water bottle-4.30.11; 1:59;Rexburg, ID.; f/4.0; 1/100
3. Bench at Porter Park- 5.1.11; Rexburg, ID.; f/8.0; 1/80
4. Porter Park- 5.1.11;Rexburg, ID.; f/8.0; 1/80

cut outs

 Halloween; 10.15.2010; 6:00pm;Rexburg, ID.; f/3.5; 1/60; Canon Powershot

 Shamrock Socks; 3.17.2011; 12:00pm; Rexburg, ID.; f/4.5; 1/60; Canon EOS REBEL T2i