A Focus on Frost

Frost Formations

Frost Crusted Blackberry Leaves

Frosty Crust

First Frost

Frost formations can be an inviting subject to photograph. One of the secrets to showing off these little ice gems is high contrast. The best way to get high contrast is through a good black and white conversion.

It is my opinion that winter is best captured in black and white because of the stark nakedness of winter's personality. Give it a try. Compare a color image with the image in black and white to see how the character of winter shines through differently in each.

Free Texture Friday - Flaming Light Abtract

This week's free texture is flaming light abstract pattern.

You can download the full-res version below.

This photograph was captured in my own backyard in Salem, Oregon.




Download the full res image here.

Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday

As a part of of my free things program, which include a free weekly texture giveaway and a growing collection of free Lightroom Presents, I have decided to add a new weekly giveaway for photographers and fans of work alike. Welcome to the first edition of Free Wallpaper Wednesday. That's right, each Wednesday, for as long as I can sustain it, I will give away a free wallpaper for use on your computer.

Each wallpaper will be custom size to fit properly in either a 4x3 aspect ratio monitor or a 16x9 aspect ratio monitor. If the image works well in both aspect ratios, I will offer both ratios.

So here goes... 

Download Standard 4x3  Here

This week's free Wallpaper is a stark black and white panorama winterscape. There are two versions offered, one is a standard 4x3 for monitors (800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024) and the other is for 16x9 widescreen monitors (1600x900).

Download Widescreen 1600x900 Here