Stone Wall at the Cemetery

This HDR image was from a carriage ride past a cemetery on Mackinac Island. I had a tough time bringing out the white cross the way that I wanted it in this image, as it seemed to blend into the washed-out yellow tree in the background. I think I got it close in the picture that you see in today's blog post. Thanks for stopping by!

Suspended Wooden Carriage

This wooden carriage was suspended from the ceiling of a carriage museum on Mackinac Island. The HDR effect (3 exposures) brings out not only the grain on the carriage but also the wood in the ceiling itself.

Butterfly in the Wavy Hazies

I believe the wavy hazies in this image are due to the ghosting, which was cleaned up around the butterfly but left for the effect in the rest of the image.

Lovely Yellow Butterfly in the Green Foliage

I really liked the foliage in this photo, perhaps even more than the butterfly. I like the different shades of the leaves, the blue-green in the bottom-right side of the image and the deeper green in the upper-left side of the image. The position of the butterfly in the middle, at the point of the color change, is also kind of cool. All in all, I really like this image. Thanks for stopping by!

Black and Yellow Striped Butterfly

This is a black and yellow butterfly in HDR, from Mackinac Island. The island is home to two butterfly houses, the Original Mackinac Island Butterfly House and Wings of Mackinac. I like taking pictures in such places, for the obvious reason of all of the color that you can find both in the butterflies and in the plants.

Which Part of the Image Do You Want to Stand Out?

Sometimes, when I'm processing HDR images in Photomatix, it doesn't seem like there is always a whole lot of variation as I scroll through the preset editing options. For some reason, this image had noticeable changes as I scrolled through the presets, making different parts of the image stand out.  In the different editing possibilities, certain features within the photograph were highlighted. I eventually settled upon this version as the one that I liked. Thanks for stopping by!

Butterfly-palooza Continues

Butterfly-palooza continues with today's photo post of... two more butterflies!