Archives for December 2009

I don’t know why I didn’t think about making this photo Black & White before.  I looked at the result and said wow.  What do you think?

So in the comments for this post, there was some feeling that the picture needed to be straightened out.  I hadn’t done this because I didn’t want to lose the 2 fish at the bottom.  So as a test I used Photoshop, cloned the fish, moved them further up, and then straighted out the photo.  Which version do you prefer?

As I mentioned earlier, I’m thinking about putting out a Balboa Park Calendar.  After reviewing my photo’s I’m definitely leaning towards using IR photos for the calendar.  These would include original IR’s and IR’s converted to Black & White.  (I really believe nothing makes better source material for a black & white then a IR photo.  Here is the photo I’m thinking about putting on the cover:

I’m thinking about putting out a 2010 calendar.  (Yes I know it’s a little late for this.)  I’m thinking about making the theme for this years calendar Balboa Pak.  Seems like a good idea.  Last year I did Southern Utah.  Beautiful images but I know very few people in Utah.  Was able to have calendar carried in a couple of places in Springdale3 (Zion).  But not a roaring success.

Since San Diego is my home town, more opportunities to find places to carry a local calendar?  Who knows.  Too late to do much for this year, but it’ll be good practice.

One of my favorite series in Balboa Park is with my IR camera.  Some of the pictures work great for this.  SO the calendar may be all IR.  At least this will be a unique slant on the place.  But lately I’ve really been enjoying converting my IR shots to Black & White.  The IR shots really work well in BW.  I use Nik Silver Effects Pro, and love the results.  Of course one concern is that a B&W calendar will be harder to sell.

Which version of this shot do you prefer?: