mBlog » Michael McKennedy http://mckennedy.org/blog from my brain to yours... Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:15:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Barbed Wire Into Wood http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/michael-mckennedy/~3/X3FoLLmlFCk/ http://mckennedy.org/blog/2012/01/28/barbed-wire-into-wood/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:15:16 +0000 Michael McKennedy http://mckennedy.org/blog/?p=3070 Another one of my experiments with macro HDR black and white photography.

This barbed wire property line has been consumed by the tree.

Barbed Wire Into Wood

Barbed Wire Into Wood


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All of these photographs were shot outside my house, in the yard on a tripod. Each image consists of three separate shots that were merged later using the Photomatix HDR plugin for Aperture.

Prickly Plant (Macro HDR)

Prickly Plant

 

Grass

Grass

 

Barbed Wire

Barbed Wire


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Church Texture

Church Texture

Underhill Church

Church Texture 02


This church is located in Underhill, Vermont. The images above were started with HDR compositions and finished off by blending in an overlay to add the textured look.


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Ice

Ice

 

Not much snow in Vermont yet this year but the cold weather and Lake Champlain have produced plenty of ice lake side. This HDR photograph was shot at Oakledge Park in Burlington, Vermont.


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Tree House

Tree House

 

The Forever Young Tree House at Oakledge Park in Burlington, Vermont in HDR.


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Perkin's Pier

Perkin's Pier

 

This shot is looking at the Perkin’s Pier area in Burlington, Vermont from the King Street Ferry Dock.

The image you see is yet another HDR composition, and as you can tell, I am fully hooked on HDR.


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The Spirit Of Ethan Allen III

The Spirit Of Ethan Allen III

 

The Spirit Of Ethan Allen III is a cruise ship that operates during the spring, summer, and fall on Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont.

This photograph uses a technique called HDR Photography and is made up of three separate images.


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Lake Champlain - Burlington, Vermont

Lake Champlain

 

I caught the last glimpse of the sunset on a frigid afternoon exploring the Burlington, Vermont Lake Champlain waterfront. The image you see here is composed of three separate shots (HDR) that were merged using software.


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I took a few HDR photographs of the Big Joe Burrell statue and here they are..

Big Joe Burrell

Big Joe Burrell - Church Street - Burlington, Vermont

Big Joe Burrell

Big Joe Burrell - Church Street - Burlington, Vermont


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I took these shots in Burlington, Vermont on October 18, 2011. Each image you see below is made up of three photographs taken at different exposures which are tone mapped using the software.

Let me know what you think…

Diner Side

A View Of The City

A View Of The City

Burlington From Above

Burlington From Above

From The Top Church Street

From The Top Church Street

Paint

Paint

 

Service

Service


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