My lucky stars must have been active when I was driving back home around midnight one night from scouting the river. I passed this pulled over vehicle on the Indian Mary side where it looked like they were changing a tire or something and realized as I crossed Hellgate bridge that it might be worth turning left instead of right at the end of the bridge. Sure enough, the bridge was lit up beautifully by their headlights. I was able to get off a few shots before they departed and voila.
Coffee Break Susan Sheets
This is from my old neighborhood in Portland. I love that everything in this image is black and white except for her beautiful skin and the coffee.
Please send your digital entries to Russ Williamson by Sunday night Feb. 17th for our upcoming meeting on Feb. 20th. The Assigned category is Reflections.
Sign in your prints at the meeting when you arrive.
For competition guidelines see the Competition tab on the website.
How wonderful! Matt Connell will be joining us for our upcoming Ed. night. Below you will find what he has in mind for our evening of sharing and learning. Matt runs the photography end of things at Fire Mountain Gems and is a freelance photographer in his spare time. We are so lucky to have him share his expertise with us once again.
The teaching session will cover a few post production basics in Lightroom and Photoshop. I will be focusing on fundamentals, with an emphasis on identifying problem areas in an image and making a plan for improving them. I will teach some habits of good “Photoshop hygiene” such as using layer masks and organizing your in such a way that you don’t paint yourself into a corner! If time allows, I will introduce the curves tool and show how powerful that tool can be once you understand it. The time should be most useful for beginner to intermediate Photoshop and Lightroom users, but I believe there will be something for everyone.
“This image was taken at Lake Lemolo in Oregon last June. It was shot just before sunrise. I was attracted to the stillness of the scene and the way the warm tone of the boat stood out against the blues and greens of the background. The technical details: Shot with a Nikon D850 and Sigma 24-105 lens at 48mm. F16 at 1/30th second and ISO 800, tripod mounted.”
Second Place
The Tricyclist Jim Ingraham
Two Third Places
Early Morning Glow Rose Christner
Portland Nights Ross Steensland
Seven Honorable Mentions
Tour Boat Dave Church
Night Driving Jim Heern
Rainbow of Trucks Linda Williams
Where Are The Drivers Lynda Noles
Southbound And Upriver Susan Sheets
Away In A Beautiful Balloon Ozzie Cummins
Lost In Time Rose Christner
Open Category
First Place
Here’s Looking At You Greg Smith
This shot was taken in the Monterey area in March of 2016 We came upon this handsome subject sunning on the rocks at the Asilomar State Marine Reserve. I took numerous shots of my patient model and liked this pose the best. With my older Photoshot Elements software I was unable to manage the highlights of the ocean. With the transition to Lightroom editing software I was able to apply a gradient mask to the water area and bring the ocean back into a nice balance with the foreground. The shot was taken using my Canon 5d, Mk III and 70-200mm telephoto lens. My settings were: 200mm, f/2.8, ISO 400, and 1/4000th of a second.
