I just got back home after spending a week in the Palouse region of Washington State on a photo tour with a couple of the best photography instructors in the business, John Barclay and Dan Sniffin. Be sure to check out their websites. We also had a wonderful and talented group of photography participants in the tour, which made it all the more enjoyable and inspiring. It was a fun week.
The photo above was taken off of Steptoe Butte of a lone tree off in the distance. It was taken in the early morning in beautiful lighting. It's a good example of the terrain in the Palouse. There are miles and miles of low rolling hills planted with a variety of crops including wheat, lentils, garbanzo beans and canola.
My first attempt to apply a texture to an otherwise blah looking photo, using Totally Rad Dirty Pictures that my lovely daughter gave me for Christmas! I'm looking forward to trying it out on other photos that need some more interest added to them.
Below is the original photo taken at Botany Bay in South Carolina so you can see the difference the texture layer adds.
This old Oak has stood guard in this old cemetery in Charleston for many a year. Imagine how it would look in the dark of night. It's branches might reach out and grab you!
On the way in to Botany Bay there is this long dirt road guarded by all of these oak trees. I thought a nice subject for B&W.
