Woke up early this morning to take some new year sunrise photos.  Went to both ends of my little home town -- the farm land to the Southwest and the lake to the North. I did this using some HDRI techniques I've recently learned and 5 images.  I ran into some trouble with some odd coloration in the clouds and don't know really how to fix it.  If anyone has any suggestions I'd be...

Woke up early this morning to take some new year sunrise photos.  Went to both ends of my little home town -- the farm land to the Southwest and the lake to the North. I did this using some HDRI techniques I've recently learned and 5 images.  I ran into some trouble with some odd coloration in the clouds and don't know really how to fix it.  If anyone has any suggestions I'd be glad to hear them. Happy new year.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the governement shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the governement shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Lima, Peru on the first or second day oh, so many months ago.  As long as I continue to fail in my miserable attempts at finding a firm who is actually hiring, I may be headed to the Dominican next month for a few days (or weeks). That should prove to be quite an experience.  I have a hunch it'll be a little different from Lima.

Lima, Peru on the first or second day oh, so many months ago.  As long as I continue to fail in my miserable attempts at finding a firm who is actually hiring, I may be headed to the Dominican next month for a few days (or weeks). That should prove to be quite an experience.  I have a hunch it'll be a little different from Lima.

A year older and a year brighter. He turned 4 this year and is quite smart (though he did  proclaim to us all that the Power Rangers were more powerful than even God). I tried something a little different on this photo (though perhaps it wasn't the best comp with which to try it).  But his eyues just looked so great with the white-out treatment that I had to post it.  Even in...

A year older and a year brighter. He turned 4 this year and is quite smart (though he did  proclaim to us all that the Power Rangers were more powerful than even God). I tried something a little different on this photo (though perhaps it wasn't the best comp with which to try it).  But his eyues just looked so great with the white-out treatment that I had to post it.  Even in real life they're rather large and bright.

The requisite brothers-three portrait for the Christmas card.  Mum doesn't like to be in them I suppose.   My grandfather has this great silver-grey siding on his garage and with all three of us wearing black coats and black scarves it made a perfect backdrop.  Of course, my brothers' red hair and red beards make for a pretty cool splash of color too.  And then the snow,...

The requisite brothers-three portrait for the Christmas card.  Mum doesn't like to be in them I suppose.   My grandfather has this great silver-grey siding on his garage and with all three of us wearing black coats and black scarves it made a perfect backdrop.  Of course, my brothers' red hair and red beards make for a pretty cool splash of color too.  And then the snow, though unwanted isn't too much of a distraction (except for that one streak right on my right eye).  Kind of cool in fact.  The almost two feet of snow at our feet however made for a really dramatic reflection from below so I decided on a low angle to make some good use of it; otherwise, I think it would've looked all wrong, so I suppose you sometimes take the angle that's given to you. Hope all y'alls Thanksgiving weekend was splendid.