Iowa Blur

Out for a drive through the Iowa countryside, I snapped this photo out the car window. The slow shutter speed provided just enough blur of the foreground dirt and a somewhat sharp background.
Shot with
- Nikon D200 camera, 50mm f/1.4 lens
- 50mm, f/10, 1/80 sec, ISO 100
- Manual mode
Processed with
- Photoshop to crop, remove dust spot, unsharp mask
- Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0, Cross Processing

Barbed Wire

Another Spring hike through Retzer Nature park in Waukesha. I walked the long path to Brown's Fen to find a great trail with deer, wild birds, and rusty barbed-wire fences.
Shot with

- Nikon D700 camera, 105mm f/2.8 macro lens

- 105mm, f/4.5, 1/160 sec, ISO 2500

- Exposure compensation -0.3 step; Cloudy white balance

Processed with
- Photoshop to crop, unsharp mask, boost contrast, saturation
- Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0, Darken Edges

Small Flower

Went for a sunset walk along the Waukesha Fox River, and shot some Trillium and these little flowers. The flowers was bright white with a blue-purple centers. They were about the size of a dime and only 6 inches off the ground.
Shot with
- Nikon D700 camera, 105mm f/2.8 macro lens
- 105mm, f/3.3, 1/100 sec, ISO 1000
Processed with
- Photoshop to crop, remove minor blemishes
- Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0, Glamour Glow filter

Swimming Swan

A family field trip brought us to a pond in Schaumburg, Illinois, last week. Two swams were swimming around, and they came close enough for some up-close shots.
Shot with:
- Nikon D700 camera, 105 mm f/2.8 macro lens
- 105 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 sec, ISO 800
Processed with:
- Photoshop to crop, boost contrast & saturation, and unsharp mask
- Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 to add pink/purple color with Bi-Color User Defined filter