Send Your Photos for Publication

Seems like everything works here--color, texture, and light.

Send me a pic with rich color, texture and light and I'll post on my blog.

Send in jpg format to matthewbam@aol.com. Please include your first name and name of pic so I can post in caption.

Shooting for Color

Geeze, take a look at that color. Here's how I got those vivid robin's egg blue.

1. When I was in Antigua, Guatemala, I looked for buildings that were painted bright colors, that were in direct sunlight and that had some patina (aging marks).
2. I set my camera to Av mode (the mode where I determine the aperture and the camera determines the shutter speed). I set the aperture to f/8 (my camera reads 8 for that setting).
3. I set my exposure compensation (see your camera's manual to find yours) to -1 EV to deepen the colors (underexposing your shot in bright sunlight will deepen color.
4. I shoot : )
5. I download my shot to my computer.
6. I tweak the levels slider (Image>Adjustments>Levels) to lighten photo up a bit (slide right slider inward).

Viola, that's it!

A Tropical Flower

As I leave Cartagena, I leave people who visit my blog a flower from here. I'm appreciative for the humidity here in the tropics, because without it flowers like these would not grow.

Sure has been sticky, though.

I'm also greatful for the Caribbean spirit, as they never hesitate to paint their buildings with powerful colors.

The building's color is what makes the above picture as the contrast between the light purple and golden bronze is stunning.

Color or Black and White?

Here's an interesting image (I think, anyway); one that you could find in an art gallery.

Why?

Because it tells a story, one of how things get discarded, one of how fast technology changes, and one of randomness.

But the real question I have is which photo do you like better, the one in black and white or the one in color. Leave a comment below.