1. February 2012 by Friedhelm.

After a rainstorm I went out and photographed UC Merced. The yellow buildings on the left are student housing and the buildings on the right are the library and classrooms.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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15. December 2011 by Friedhelm.

On our way to Monterey, CA we stopped at San Juan Bautista State Historic Park. In one of the buildings is an old poker table which I had to photograph. I focused on the first glass and used the cards as leading lines. The second glass, which is purposely out of focus serves as a balancing point in the image.

Enjoy and keep on making images!

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14. December 2011 by Friedhelm.

This is St. Mary’s church in Moraga, CA. The church is part of St. Mary’s college which was originally started in Sam Francisco and later moved into the East Bay.

I wanted to give the image some 3D feeling by using the stairs in front of the church. There is also the light in the trees and the light at the stairs that compete with the lights in the church. The stairs are also functioning as a leading line to draw your eyes towards the church. All in all I consider this a pretty dynamic image.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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12. December 2011 by Friedhelm.

My wife and I visited beautiful Monterey, CA to talk part in the annual event “Christmas in the Adobes.” 23 beautiful historic adobe homes were decorated for Christmas offering the visitor an opportunity to see how the people of Monterey were celebrating Christmas more than 150 years ago. There were dances in on of the homes and I got this great shot.

Enjoy and have a great week!

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7. December 2011 by Friedhelm.

I used a 180mm macro lens, camera with attached cable release and a heavy tripod to create this image. Camera setting: f25, 1.6 sec., ISO 100.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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29. November 2011 by Friedhelm.

Quedlinburg is a very nice medieval town at the north rim of the Harz mountains in northern Germany. There is an old Romanesque church and fortress on a hill from which I shot this image.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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24. November 2011 by Friedhelm.

I photographed these pumpkins in Carmel, CA. The image is HDR edited which may look a little bit surreal for some.

Enjoy and have a great time! Don’t forget to photograph!

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12. November 2011 by David.

I attended the annual Veterans Day Memorial Service in Chowchilla yesterday.

I focused on Robert, a friend of mine, member of the photo club and most importantly a veteran. He, members of the VFW and American Legion were the color guard at the memorial. No matter your politics you must give all members of the armed services their due. They go and have gone into harms way so we have the most imperfect and yet perfect form of government.

Keep clicking

Dave

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29. October 2011 by David.

I met this young man at the Civil War Revisited

He struck this pose without being asked and was quite informative.  It reminded me of what you see in photos from the era. He’s probably about the right age for those that fought in the war, as with most wars.

I changed this to sepia tone and added some grain to give it more of an older feel. I really hated to do this because the original was so sharp. Oh well…..

Keep clicking

Dave

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25. October 2011 by Friedhelm.

This is an old door with an opening for mail. It looks like the door hasn’t been painted for years. The paint is peeling and it is fallen apart.

I have a hard time creating images like this because I like to look out for beauty but an image like this is a reminder to take good care of your property and even more important of your body.

Keep on photographing!

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