Peter J. Crowley

Fine Art Photographer

Velvia, Kodachrome from the last Roll. New England

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As I scan images from my portfolios these three of nature beauty, a quiet time spoke to me. Hope they speak to you. Simplicity a hard concept to grasp.

Another Door Entered

Colchester on the way to RJ Phils to drop last roll of Kodachrome at his lab.

VelviaVelvia at Diane’s Pool film a gift from Richard Sallee a Fine Photographic Artist and friend.

The Poppy a plant that I find exciting in the beginning and in bloom.

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Photographic Art another Poppy with a Deep Red Soul

A life in Photographic Art

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Road Trip for Nature Photography.

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A Life in Photographic Art my second book

Challenged to post Nature Photos on Face Book for seven days a while back I never got to it. Sorry but there is plenty of nature here it involves two or three clicks. Dare to leave FB nothing will happen.  So I took a couple little trips here are the results.

DSC_1180 After TS 4-29-16

DSC_1184 After the TS 4-29-16

After a Thunder Shower the light and smell of the ionized air six new images a 30 yard stroll.

DSC_1035 Iris Bud 4-23-16This nature travel trip 25 yds

DSC_0476 S25 Sat+10 Cnst+20 4-3-16Thirty six inches out the door to nature. Special equipment bedroom slippers.

DSC_0025 Cnvt Ss15 Outside my window 3-16-16Twenty feet from my apt.

DSC_0041 Ss15 B-3 Cnst50 Drk20 Bgrd Lgt 40 9-11-15Less than five minutes from my door.

DSC_1204 Tradition Iris 5-3-16Up the street a few blocks

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This is the longest journey taken for my nature series. A trail I walk frequently about 1/2 mile from my abode. May 9th the path to Safeway and Oatmeal Cranberry cookies.

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Photographic Art         Editing and travel Ct, Me. and 15 ft from my door.

Digital IR 2, Thoughts on My Creative Process

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A stroll with film camera shooting Rollie RPX 400 an orthochromatic B+W film. Using this film with a Red 25 deep Red filter produces a negative similar to IR. Well this digital age has me a bit less patient so standing at the bus stop I thought. In theory digital doesn’t react to color filters yet last spring I exposed some orange Poppies with a red filter with a good result.

DSC_0138 RPFilter S30 Cnvt IR B-3_edited-1Setting the camera on B+W I went into the menu and applied a Red/Purple filter the darkest available. My idea being if the filter was applied internally I might have a better starting point to create this effect. So convert even when shot on BW, to B+W IR followed by contrast and sharpening. The second image is re opened in PS Convert again save in Newspaper mode contrast and sharp.

DSC_0138 RPFilter S30 Cnvt IR B-3_edited-2

IR close but not quite, perhaps over sharp yet it feels like I saw it staring almost into sun just out of frame in left. Opinions on effect? Thoughts appreciated. 

The trick is not found by letting the camera tell you what it can’t do, it is found by making the camera do what you want.

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Photographic Art  Meanwhile back in the 70’s scanning new/old negs