A Photographer and His Sunset

153/366 FFF (Filter Free Friday) A Photographer and His Sunset. City Daily Photo's theme for June is tranquility. Nothing seems more tranquil than a photographer watching a beautiful sunset and waiting for the perfect light to take the shot. This is a shot of a photographer taking a photo of a Tampa Bay sunset taken toward Rocky Point. Photo was taken with the native iPhone and no filters have been applied. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

And The Band Played On

138/366 Hipsta Thursday. And the Band Played On. Beautiful sunset at the end of a long day. This was shot with the John S lens, Pistal Film and no flash.

Good Night Sunshine

104/366 Good Night Sunshine. This beautiful silhouetted tree, is overlooking a glorious sunset on Tampa Bay. Photo was taken with the tadaa app using the Santa Cruz filter and the packing paper frame.

Water of the Gulf

59/366. Part of my 2012/52, where this week's theme was water. This bridge spans the Intercoastal Waterway and the water is connected to the Gulf Of Mexico. Photo was taken with 6x7. The water effect was created with PXL. I then blended the original photo with the PXL photo in Juxtaposer, so that the effect would only be in the water. Iris was used to bring up the vividness of the photo. Scratchcam gave it the grunge look.

The Old Barn

43/366 The Old Barn. This deserted barn is located along I-35 between Northfield and Lakeville, MN. Since the sun was coming from the wrong direction for this photo, I used iCameraHDR to fill in the light. iColorama was used to create the grid effect.

Sunset Dining

Sunset Dining, a photo by bichonphoto on Flickr.

Heron looking for dinner at sunset by the Belleair Causeway Bridge. Photo was taken with iPhone and then processed in Camera+ app. I applied Clarity scene, vibrant FX effect and the offset border.

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.

A Hot Night

A Hot Night, a photo by bichonphoto on Flickr.

Strolling Main Street in Safety Harbor, I came across this building that appeared as though it was on fire. Luckily, it wasn't and was just a very unusual shadow being created by the setting sun. Shot was taken in Camera+ app, with the flash scene applied, X-Pro C41 FX effect and dark grit border.

Graduation Day

Graduation Day, a photo by bichonphoto on Flickr.

After my nieces high school graduation ceremony, we had to walk past the Landmark Center, in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. This is the city government building, and there was a fantastic sunset behind it. Since this is in the northern latitudes, you can see that it stays light out later from the clock on the tower. I like the women in their gowns by the fountain and the movement of the graduate in the foreground. This photo was taken with the TrueHDR app and adjusted in the Mill Colour app.

Tropical Sunsets

Sunset in Clearwater Harbor. Taken with the Nikon D7000 and 18-105 mm kit lens. Processed in Aperture with auto correction, sharpening and cross process 1.