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Veiw Through The Windsheild

01.02.2015 by Peter J. Crowley // Leave a Comment

DSC_0264 Windsheild Rain 11-27-14 - Copy

November 27th waiting in the car at the mall, I was taken by the rain pattern and the tree. When shooting through glass you have to decide if you want the glass in focus or the tree in the background. The auto focus from this distance wants to focus on tree. The rain is clear and moving. I wanted the windshield and the rain drops so I used manual with enough DOF to hold the tree enough to keep a feeling of repeating form.
It doesn’t rain all the time but that week it seemed to be raining all the time. Just had three days of Sun and the weather forecast on New Years Eve was clear for a few days. Well that lasted Through New Years Day. A new storm formed over the Pacific. I wonder if new storms are harder to predict if they develop over the ocean? Back East you could tell what the weather might be by looking at the maps to the west. The people and cities to the west were reporting what was happening there. I wonder since there are no people in the Pacific is it harder to figure out what is going on out there? peace pjc

Photographic Art a gentle rain coats an Iris

Categories // Abstract, Olympia Wa., Photographic Art, Rain, Washington Tags // Abstraction, Olympia, Photographic Art

Black and White Conversion Thought Process

12.27.2014 by Peter J. Crowley // 13 Comments

As I learn to convert color to B+W from digital I realize that I see differently. When looking through my new images I find almost none that want to become B+W except the ones I shot in the camera mode for B+W. I have been reading through the suggestions from Members of Linkedin groups. Working with Elements 10 I have to interpret the suggestions to match my program. Here is an image converted to gray scale and using levels to adjust contrast. Second image is B+W shot in camera mode. Funny I go out to shoot B+W I am thinking and seeing in Black and White. I guess it is an old film thought pattern.

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Me and Carl in Connecticut 10/12/14 a last visit.

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Image B+W in camera mode straightened in Windows Photo Gallery and contrast adjustment using levels in Photo Shop. Have to learn to see in B+W while shooting in color. Lots to learn comments encouraged. peace pjc

Photographic Art Silver Gelatin

Categories // B+W Fine Art, B+W Silver Gelatin, Digital and Film, Friends, Olympia Wa., Photographic Art Tags // Blending the past and the present, Olympia

Christmas Magic 2014

12.26.2014 by Peter J. Crowley // 7 Comments

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Christmas Morning daddy got a welders mask.

_DSC0042 K+I Frog 42 12-25-14

One of many Frogs

_DSC0052 Thomas the Train 12-25-14

Thomas the Train Whoo Whoo

_DSC0059 Cribage 12-25-14

Brunch Cribbage, Food, Family and Merriment

_DSC0057 Elephant Brunch 12-25-14

Stuffed Animals,

_DSC0067 Joy to the World Brunch 12-25-14

Stories and Laughter

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Brunch where you pick what you want “grandpa could I have more chocolate?” “Please”

Christmas through the eyes of a three year old Magic just Magic peace pjc

Photographic Art

Categories // Childhood, Chocolate Delights, Frivolity, Humanity, Life, Olympia Wa., Peace Tags // Great Food, Olympia, Seasons

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