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Photo of the Week – Kelly Clampitt

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Who’s Looking Out Looking In?

Kelly Clampitt - Cowboy Boots

Kelly Clampitt - Cowboy Boots

A photograph can certainly tell a story. Or better yet capture a scene that allows the viewer to write his/her own story. Perhaps even ask questions of a philosophical bent regarding the transience of human endeavor as nature inevitably regains the upper hand. Perhaps that thought is a little over the top but the image above does indeed tell a story. Kelly says, “Fascinated by the textures of old homes in decay and curiosity at what gets left behind, I explored my Cousin’s abandoned house in a cow pasture in Oklahoma. Using an old press 4×5 film camera, I took several different exposures which were combined to better balance the indoor/outdoor light contrast. The cows blank expression looking in at me and the folly of humans…..contrasting with the importance of eating grass all day.”

Photo of the Week – Peyton Hale

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Rushing Water, Rocks and Turbid Sky – In B & W

Potomac River - Great Falls National Park

Potomac River - Great Falls National Park

What to do when you need a 24 hour break from the daily routine of work? For Peyton the answer is to grab the camera, hop in the car and drive to the Virginia/Maryland border. This image of a rushing Potomac was captured in Great Falls National Park. Peyton found his spot, set up the equipment and waited patiently for the anticipated color of a late afternoon clearing sky but it didn’t happen. Instead these dark, threatening clouds rolled in and his mind shifted from brilliant color to dramatic black and white. Perhaps nature’s plan proved to be beneficial.
His camera was a Canon 5D MarkII fitted with a Canon 17-40L lens @22mm. The desired shutter speed was .8 sec which necessitated an ISO of 320. The post processing was done in Lightroom, PhotoshopCS and Nik Sofware’s Silver Efex Pro 2 the tool for converting to black and white.