VancouverDoug's photostream  

Cool-Warm-Cool. Nature once again proving that two extremes can beautifully co-exist.

We had a pretty spectacular sunset Feb 15 2012 here in Vancouver and this is the first of the series. A very impressionistic treatment which goes counter to my goal for this year - crisp, sharp, low noise, low ISO, etc. But ... whatever. Resolutions are partially meant to be broken in an emergency right? :)

A nice warm shot of one of my cats snoozing in the winter sunshine. HDR treatment via Photomatix Pro 4.1 and then post processed in Capture NX/2.

Paul invited me over for Chistmas Dinner yesterday (it rocked) and while the bird 'relaxed' after being cooked we took Sophie for a walk right at sunset and the time of 'Maglic Light'. Super long shadows. Warm tonnes. Slow shooting but lots of bouncing light.

Shot on an iPhone 4 and post processed in Capture NX/2.

A very slow and multi-image exposure followed by High Dynamic Range processing of a very pretty moonset over English Bay Vancouver on December 9 2011. With the temperature hovering around -5'C the atmospheric clarity added a nice punch. Capturing the star trails was a complete and unexpected bonus.