Here’s my quick and easy settings for sharpening photos that are destined for the Web. You can resize first in Photoshop using the ‘Save for the Web’ command, but I’ll often just export my images from Aperture where I can choose to downsize them to whatever size I want. I export to a temporary folder [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Sharpen for the Web
Posted in Sharpening, Technique, tagged sharpening, Technique on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pictures of Egypt
Posted in Egypt, Travel, tagged Egypt, Photography, Travel on May 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My visit to Egypt became much more than a trip to the Pyramids. Life there is centered on the country’s main artery, the Nile. This is where a photographer can find countless images that reveal the character of the country without to resorting to shots of the world-famous landmarks. Although I took my share of [...]
Colorful Peru
Posted in Peru, Travel, tagged arequipa, inca, machu picchu, peru on May 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today’s selections come from Peru. My trip there took me from Lima down along the coast and inland to Arequipa. From there I booked an overland trip to Colca Canyon, home of the condors as well as small, picturesque villages. The trip finished at Machu Picchu, the famous mountaintop city of the Inca.
Tightly fitted stonework, [...]
Selection from Greece
Posted in Greece, Travel, tagged crete, Greece, paros, Photography, rhodes, Travel on May 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Today I’ve posted a small selection of shots from Greece. I shot my share of temples and ruins, but it was the color of the local architecture and the beautiful details that often got my attention. As you can tell, I’m attracted to windows, paths, and arches, as well.
This scene of steps and an inviting [...]
Mono Lake
Posted in Mono Lake, Southwest USA, Travel, tagged Mono Lake, Photography, southwest, Travel on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a couple of images of Mono Lake, a premier photo destination on Hwy. 395 in California. My best shots came just as the sun was setting over the Sierras to the west. Low clouds obscured the sun as it set, but just before dropping below the mountains, it peeked out from under the clouds [...]
Monochrome conversions
Posted in Monochrome, Southwest USA, Technique, tagged church, Monochrome, Photography, southwest on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a color photographer for the most part, although I love black and white imagery. In fact I’ve had several darkrooms in my life and learned the basics under the safelight in front of trays of magic chemicals. The digital darkroom is a fantastic advancement in photography and I take advantage of it to convert [...]
Grand Canyon
Posted in Grand Canyon, Southwest USA, Travel, tagged arizona, Grand Canyon, Photography, southwest on May 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Southwest trip in early summer ‘05 took me through Arizona, New Mexico and southern Utah. A ‘must-see’ was, of course, the Grand Canyon. I camped overnight and photgraphed both the last light of the day and the sunrise the next morning. The ‘golden hours’ at a place like the Grand Canyon make all the [...]
Italian selection
Posted in Italy, Travel, tagged canal, Italy, Photography, rome, sicily, venice on May 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a few photographs from the Italy leg of the 2004-05 trip:
I waited quite a while on a small bridge in Venice for the slight breeze to pick up this flag of the city. Finally, it filled slightly and I made the shot including a bit of the canal to the right for depth.
At the [...]
Photos from Oaxaca, Mexico
Posted in Mexico, Travel, tagged Mexico, Oaxaca, Photography, Travel on May 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A weeklong visit to Oaxaca, Mexico resulted in quite a few photo opportunities. The historic city center has many small shops, a lively zocalo, or square, colorfully painted homes and businesses and beautiful Spanish churches. February was a good time to visit. The temperatures were mild with only a little rain one evening. A short [...]
Welcome to PhotoTrek!
Posted in Mexico, tagged Mexico, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Photography, Travel on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
PhotoTrek is the photography/travel blog of fine-art photographer Christopher Buckley. I will discuss different aspects of travelling for the purpose of photography. Locations, logistics, equipment, subject matter and post-processing are just a few of the topics I hope to explore on this blog. I invite you to come along. For more information, please see the [...]
