Taken from my Dad's ski boat on Center Hill Lake in Tennessee. The first day of our trip was 85 with mid-summer thunderstorms. The second day it suddenly turned to autumn. The air became cool and crisp, the sky cold and clear, the trees colorful. I took a number of shots of the trees lining the lake, focusing on framing the few that started to turn. This one showed wisps of color, but not enough to be interesting. Desaturating, however, really brought out the texture. In photoshop, I further adjusted the individual color channels to accentuate that texture through contrast. The edges were burned a bit as well.

Shots like this make me miss film... the Hasselblad I used to carry around would have shown much more detail.

Coming back from a recent trip to Texas, I had a brief stopover in Houston. This is the view from the plane. I'd just woken from a nap and had near no inclination to lug my camera out of its bag, but when I looked grogily out the window to see this on the horizon, I didn't have much of a choice.

New York has many interesting buildings. Not so often do you see in them interesting colors. This building is quite an exception. The photo itself was not altered drastically - what you see is pretty much what came out of the camera (less light curves and saturation balance adjustments). The original was even more brilliant - this picture lost a lot of saturation moving from program to program. I'll be posting more pattern shots soon.

Me and Nathan during the Wells Old Home Days parade. I have a bit of a funny squinty face because of how bright it was that day, but look how cute the kid is... photo by Amy.

Looking up to the west from campsite 103 just after sunset.

Glenn and Audrey at campsite 103. Apparently their relationship isn't a sham...

The West branch of the Sacandaga River in Wells, NY. I've been camping on this river with my family for as long as I can remember. The water was particularly nice this year due to some uncharacteristicly hot weather. Perfect for lazy tubing.

My nephew Nathan on his first birthday in the Adirondacks.

I think it's about time I start posting photos again. I may have something to say about this one later. There'll likely be no post tomorrow - I'm travelling upstate to attend my great uncle's funeral.