April Photo Give-away!

Alright people! It is that time again. Last month was a huge success, so I am hoping for a repeat this month. Go ahead and limber  up your fingers and get ready to do some typing! :-)

This month, you can choose any size up to an 8 by 12 of one of the following:

Downtown Chattanooga

Hunter Art Museum and Walnut Street Bridge

Spring Redbud Tree

It will be same rules as the last one. You can enter by sharing this link on Facebook, by becoming a follower, or by subscribing via Feedburner. Just like last time, when you do any of the above, email me (damoncorwine@gmail.com) or comment on this post so I can get your name in the drawing. This will run through April 23rd, so there is lots of time to get in on this. On the 24th, I will have my kids pick a random number and that person will be the winner.

I am pretty excited about these! Can't wait to see how it goes. So without further ado... Contest officially started!

Which do you like better? A or B?

A

B

Same picture, treated two different ways. Which one do you like better?

Don't forget the free download here. I have received good feedback so far about it, so I am thinking this will become a more regular occurrence. I have seen it down like I did it this last time. Another guy does it with a monthly Calendar in the corner. Not so attached to either, just kind of wondering if there are any preferences out there. Let me know.

Free Download!!!

Hey guys! This is another one of the images from last night. I wanted to put it out there as a FREE DOWNLOAD! That's right. Just right click on the file above for a free full resolution copy of the picture. Just my way of saying thanks for sticking around. Copy it, print it, share it. It is yours to do with as you will. Just let me ask you this... Who loves ya, baby?!?!?

Just a quick note on the technical. This is a standard 4 by 6 format, so it will print in a 4x6 or 8x12 without any cutting or cropping. If you want a 5 by 7 or 8 by 10, you will lose some of the edges. Should be ready to roll for a desktop background though... If you choose to get it printed, I recommend using a reputable printer. Most Walmart or Walgreen's do a fine job for snapshots, but colors get a little wonky on jobs like this...

Spending time downtown

Hey guys! Spent some time downtown tonight. This one is the first of several that I will be posting, but it is late and I have to be up early... so this will need to be enough for now. Hope you like. Let me know what  you think. I tried a new process on this one, so see if you can guess what it is. This one might make it on the short list for the give away this month. :-)

Photo Give-Away!

Hey guys, I have seen this tried on other blogs, so I wanted to give it a try here. I am hoping that it will be a good way to interact with some of the people that have followed me from the beginning and maybe some new ones as well.

This will be a drawing. At the end of this week, I will have one of my kids pick a random number and that person will be the one who gets the picture. They will be able to choose from one of the following:

Downtown Chattanooga, 6" tall

Hunter Art Museum, 6" tall

Walnut Street Bridge, 6" tall

There will be three ways to enter the contest. One way will be to share this post to your Facebook or Twitter account. I have the option at the top right side of this post to share it using those buttons. Another way to enter will be to subscribe via the Feedburner link just below the FB and Twitter links. Feedburner is a service that will automatically send updates to your email account without spam or having to manually check for updates. The final way to enter will be to just become a "follower". That is toward the bottom right corner of the page. Just sign in using a google account and it will let you add this blog to any others you currently follow.

Of course, after you have done one of the above (or all three!) comment here, or shoot me an email (damoncorwine@gmail.com) so I know to put your name on the list. I am excited to see what comes of this. Looking forward to seeing what some of you guys have to say!

Revisiting some older shots...

Hey guys, just wanted to check in. I am preparing to  move this weekend so this will more than likely be my last post until sometime next week. No, I am not dropping off the radar... Just a few days to get stuff in boxes to another location and back out of boxes.

Anyway, with that being said, I wanted to visit a few of my other photos that I had taken and may not have shared (and definitely have not shared here).

This one was taken at sunset on the levy that runs through Chattanooga. I had been out walking for about 2 hours trying to get some bird pictures. At this point in the evening, my feet hurt and I just wanted to get back to my car. As I was walking along, I look over and see the sun filtered behind the trees and, being that my temperament is bent toward curiosity, I wonder how the camera would react to a full frontal sun shot in those conditions. Obviously, the camera performed superbly. I think the part that I like the most is that bird in the tree. I didn't know it was there at the time, but I think it adds quite a bit to the shot.

This is one of my first attempts at a panoramic image. It was stitched together from three different shots. This was also during the same time frame that I learned the Orton effect and also basic layering principles. Some of you may recognize the scenery. The bridge in front is the Walnut Street bridge. I have been told that it is the longest walking bridge in America. Please feel free to let me know if this is not the case.

This last shot is one of my later panoramic images. It was shot in the wee hours of the morning in downtown Chattanooga. This was a 30 second timed exposure with a narrow aperture. Three different takes were put together to form this one. One of the things that I like about this one is that you can still see all the colored lights reflected in the water. This was taken right after Christmas, so the city had not yet removed it's decorations from the landing in front of the aquarium. The bridge on the left is Market Street. The bridge on the right is Hwy 27. The angled roof directly in the center is the Chattanooga aquarium.

Hope you like these. I promise to check in soon after I get settled into my new place. But until then, Au revoir, Mon Ami!

Snow Redux!

Starting Sunday night, we had snow hit us again. This is the most I have seen since I moved here. I was able to get some pictures in Point Park on top of Lookout Mountain. Of course, I took a few downtown as well... Take a look. Let me know what you think.

Of course this is not recommended, but...