Bridge to the Heavens

181/366 Bridge to the Heavens. iPhoto Week continues. This is a shot of the Clearwater Memorial Causeway toward downtown Clearwater. When the rainy season comes to FL, there are massive, billowy white clouds and the late afternoon sun and this bridge were the perfect setting to showcase them. Photo was taken with 645 Pro and processed in iPhoto.

Tropical Storm Debby

177/366 Tropical Storm Debby. iPhoto week. This week all my 366 photos will be processed in iPhoto. When there is a hurricane or tropical storm in Florida, the clouds are unusual in the you will see multiple layers of clouds, including puffy white ones against a brilliant blue sky and dark ominous black ones that are traveling quickly in a circular direction. Yesterday, it rained all day with the rain blowing in sheets. Today, there is flooding in low areas and very windy. Photo was sharpened, saturated, exposure adjusted and an art effect applied.

Morning Light

171/366 Jazz Week. Morning Light. I am usually sharing evening light, so today I am showing you the light from the beginning of my day. Jazz did a great job of bringing out the highlights in these morning colors.

Big Puffy Clouds

164/366 Big Puffy Clouds. Instaweek. In Florida this time of year, it is the rainy season and, the clouds get very tall and puffy. I loved how these were towering between the palm trees. Shot was taken with Instagram with the Sutro filter applied and lux. Then I applied lux one more time to make the clouds pop.

The Long Pier

The Long Pier, a photo by bichonphoto on Flickr.

The Long Pier at Redington Shores is a splendid place to watch the sunset and take photos. There is the pier, sand dunes, birds, people and of course the water. Several apps were used to create this photo. I starting by taking the picture with an iPhone 4 using the iCameraHDR app and applied the normal tone mapping. Then I cropped, adjusted exposure, and applied a border in PS Express. Next I applied the 50% candy filter from the Best Camera app. Finally it was processed in Snapseed using the Drama 2 effect. I love the painterly quality of the photo. Below are several more photos from this session taken with the Nikon D7000.