Tucquan Glen

The other day I made a trip back to Tucquan Glen. My goal is to shot this area during the fall and this coming winter. So I'm scouting out spots along the creek to get a solid plan. This is part of my ongoing portfolio of the Holtwood Environmental Area. I think the thing I like the most about this spot is that it's about 15min from the city of Lancaster but you feel as if your a thousand miles away. http://www.photoshopshowcase.com/ViewFlashMedia.aspx?AID=243607&AT=3 for a small gallery I hope you enjoy.

Nick

Swirling Dasies

Sometimes I get bored shooting flowers. I think if all I do is take a basic shot. I then start to feel like I'm missing out on some technique to help enhance the image. Here with this shot I just put a little swirl into it in Photoshop. I do think it's easy to get carried away with special effects but at the same time there great when you need to add a little pop. Hope you enjoy.

Nick

WW II memorial (pano)

This is image has been a long time coming. Over the past couple of months my computer has been taking a turn south. For the most part I could not perform alot of the actions in elements because I've been running out of RAM. I took this image this past April while with a group of friends in Washington DC. I really liked the composition from the get go. The only problem was I couldn't finish it. Well now the new computer is hooked up and I'm ready to go. Hope you enjoy

Nick

First Friday

This past friday evening I made a short little trip to gallery row in downtown Lancaster for first friday. My main goal was to capture the life of the downtown area. I think this says it all with the movement of the people and the galleries. Hope you enjoy.

Nick

Lancaster County Sunrise

This morning they were calling for morning fog. A subject I try to shoot as much as possible. Also this barn I've been eyeing for a little bit as well. unfortunately I was in a bad spot, but found some better ones afterward. Also The haze on the horizon even waiting for the sun to get above that it didn't seem like it was going to work out. Even going through the whole post processing I wasn't happy with the results. But with the Topez Simplify filter I felt with the painted effect I was willing to share this shot. Hope you enjoy.

Nick

Daybreak (pano)

About a year ago I took this shot of this barn for a sunrise. I thought it was a ok, but always wanted to get back to it. This morning they were calling for fog then clearing up for a nice sunny day. So here was my shot to get back. This shot here is an HDR pano. At first I was just concentrating on the barn but when the sun started to come through the only thing I could think of was a panoramic opportunity. Hope you enjoy.

Nick

On the fringe

Right now we are in the middle of some humid weather. I guess the only good thing about it all are the late afternoon thunderstorms. I've really have been interested in getting some good shots of storm fronts but can't say I'm at the right spot at the right time. Well here all I had to do was walk into my backyard and take this shot of Lancaster City. I'm still up in air over which one I like better. I'm leaning toward the Black&White. By the way there used to be a big tree blocking this view till a couple of weeks ago. Hope you enjoy

Nick