msNg part II

After work today I had a chance to take a closer look at yesterday's pics and attempt a little bit of editing. I can so much more with my new software; I just don't know what I want to do yet. Too many choices for someone so stinkin indecisive.

First Stop
I took this one as we walked along the waterfront in Everett. The camera was still in jpeg mode and had a wierd white balance. I warmed up the file to give a nice orangey glow.

Ocean Ripple

In my heart I really do strive to be a purist. I try to compose my pictures so that I won't need to crop, I haven't tried layering or stitching. However, I want my pictures to be interesting to look at, so I have started to apply some processing to my pictures.

Today, I tried an ocean ripple filter.... just for kicks. I toned the ripple down really low, so hopefully the effect is subtle. I really liked the name of this boat... the Peacemaker.

Marina
For this one, I really wanted to focus on the boat with its light on; I wanted the rest of the scene to be pretty dark.

The Walkway

I ws really drawn to the lighting on this walkway. I have posted two pics; the first one is completely unedited & the other one has a little bit of msNg added to it. (msNg=macro superNikongirl)

It was fun to try out the new camera. I have another cool one to process... I need to figure out how to straighten the horizon! Its awful! No wonder I always walk into stuff, I am just naturally crooked ;)

Thank you for checking out the pics from the new camera! It was a nice trip to the Port of Everett; nice pics, nice weather, nice atmosphere, nice little mid-week adventure, nice lighting ;)