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The Weekly Photo – December 27

Posted in TCBlog, Weekly Photo with tags Abraham Lake, Alberta, Aurum Lodge, Canada, Canadian Rockies, Inspiring Photos, landscape photography, nature photography, Photography, Travel Photography on December 27, 2011 by Darwin

This will be my last weekly photo post on this blog. I will no longer post to this blog after December 31st. After that all my blog postings and new images will appear over at oopoomoo. Be sure to sign up for the newsletter over there if you want first dibs on workshops, discounts and unpublished photo tips.

These two photos of Hoodoo Creek Bay at Abraham Lake were taken on one of the Fire and Ice Photo Tours this last November. If you are interested in the 2012 tour check out it out, it is nearly full!

©Darwin Wiggett

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Fire and Ice Photo Tour Results – Earl Merrimen

Posted in Workshops and Seminars with tags Alberta, Aurum Lodge, Black-n-White Photography, Canada, Canadian Rockies, fine art photography, Fire and Ice Photo Tour, landscape photography, Photography, Travel Photography, winter on December 24, 2011 by Darwin

Below are Earl’s favorite six photos from his time on the Fire and Ice Photo Tour. Earl decided to ‘stretch’ himself and shoot most of the time in black-n-white.

©Earl Merrimen

©Earl Merrimen

©Earl Merrimen

©Earl Merrimen

Creative Expression Masterclass results – Philip Lo

Posted in Workshops and Seminars with tags Abraham Lake, Alberta, Aurum Lodge, Canada, Canadian Rockies, Inspiring Photos, landscape photography, Photography, Travel Photography on December 22, 2011 by Darwin

Below are the six favorite Creative Expression Masterclass photos from Philip Lo.

©Philip Lo

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©Philip Lo

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Creative Expression Masterclass results – Richard Douglas

Below are the five favorite Creative Expression Masterclass photos from Richard Douglas.

HDR 1 Aperture Priority – F/13 – ISO 200 – 105 mm

HDR 2 Aperture Priority – F/18 – ISO 200 – 28 mm

HDR 3 Aperture Priority – F/18 – ISO 200 – 65 mm

Tone 2 Aperture Priority – F/13 – Shutter Speed (1/80 sec) – ISO 200 – 28 mm

Tone 3 Aperture Priority – F/18 – Shutter Speed (10 secs) – ISO 200 – 300 mm

Fire and Ice Photo Tour Results – Jagjit (Monty) Dhillon

Below are Jagjit Dhillon’s six favorite photos from the Fire and Ice Photo Tour.

©Jagjit Dhillon

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Fire and Ice Results – Dan Wheeler

Posted in Workshops and Seminars with tags Abraham Lake, Alberta, Aurum Lodge, Banff National Park, Canada, Canadian Rockies, Inspiring Photos, landscape photography, Photography, Travel Photography on December 10, 2011 by Darwin

Below are Dan Wheeler’s favorite six photos from the Fire and Ice Photo Tour.

©Dan Wheeler

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Fire and Ice Photo Tour Results – Roger Raepple

Posted in Workshops and Seminars with tags Abraham Lake, Alberta, Aurum Lodge, Black-n-White Photography, Canada, Canadian Rockies, fine art photography, Fire and Ice Photo Tour, Inspiring Photos, landscape photography, nature photography, Roger Raepple, Travel Photography on December 1, 2011 by Darwin

Below are Roger Raepple’s favorites form the Fire and Ice Tour:

©Roger Raepple

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©Roger Raepple

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Fire and Ice Photo Tour Results – Royce Howland

Posted in Workshops and Seminars with tags Abraham Lake, Alberta, Aurum Lodge, Canada, Inspiring Photos, landscape photography, Photography, Travel Photography on November 29, 2011 by Darwin

Below are Royce Howland’s six favorite photos from the Fire and Ice Photo Tour.

All photographs were taken with a Panasonic LX-5 point & shoot camera at a wide aperture, usually f/2.8. I pressed the camera lens right to the surface of the ice, as close as I could get to the features buried within, and used a small pocket LED flashlight for selective lighting. Each final image was developed with HDR processing (using Oloneo PhotoEngine) from 2 – 3 bracketed exposures, followed by finishing work in Photoshop for additional contrast & color.

©Royce Howland

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The Weekly Photo – November 28, 2011

Posted in Weekly Photo, Workshops and Seminars with tags Abraham Lake, Alberta, Aurum Lodge, Bighorn Wildlands, Canada, Canadian Rockies, Canon 17 TSE lens, Darwin Wiggett, Inspiring Photos, landscape photography, nature photography, Preacher's Point, Travel Photography on November 28, 2011 by Darwin

This one is from the November Fire and Ice Tour. I used my trusty 17mm TSE lens to give me a wide-angle view with a leaf in the foreground. I used tilt to give me incredible DOF. This one is from Preacher’s Point on Abraham Lake. I used Photo Engine (HDR) and Nik Color Efex Pro 4.0 (for contrast control) to process this one.

Detail shot done with the Canon G11 and processed in Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 and Nik Colour Efex Pro 4. Save 15% on all Nik products – use the code darwin on checkout (this code will expire Dec 1, 2011).

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