"The Sculptor's Model"

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We were walking some of the backstreets of Rome when we passed this shop window. I had just a few seconds before the worker moved away from the statue. It was a grab shot all the way, through dirty glass, but a keeper.  The moral of the story: Be ready. I would have missed this if the camera was put away, and if I didn't have it set for street photography which is F/8, ISO 800, continuous shooting. Jan

Sea Wall, Narragansett

Surf was really up today and the boys were doing their thing right along the sea wall. I began with the usual stop action pictures, high ISO and fast shutter speed. Got some keepers but done that before. Things became way more interesting when the clouds closed in and it became dull and dreary. Now the light was just right for some motion studies.  Pretty effects from surfer and spray. The overcast presented me with an exposure of about f/32, with a  shutter speed of 1/10 sec or so at ISO 100. Many interesting images using this combination of settings. Shot my brains out. Many good ones. It was difficult to choose, and once again, I never could have done it without Lightroom. 

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All Wet

One of the many things I love about photography is that I look more intensely when I have a camera in my hands. Did I know sea gulls bath? And one of the things I like about Lightroom is that I would never take the time to do a series like this, rather just open one or two up and tweak them in Photoshop. In my opinion a sequence is stronger, and more interesting and informational than just one shot, sometime not. Here, I think a series works. 

Jan Armor

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Angry Birds

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Not sure how I ever lived without Lightroom. .Reorganizing some of my photos in the Library, creating collections of birds and came across this one, thinking how our grandkids love to play "Angry Birds." Now these two feathered friends are really ticked off! Maybe this could work symbolically -- a photo of our Republican and Democrat legislators hard at work for us.

Jan Armor

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Five Smooth Stones

Five smooth  stones, photographed on Narragansett Beach 4 hours ago, processed in Lightroom 5 minutes ago. How did I live without it!

Jan Armor

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