Temecula actually did something cool! There’s this thing called Glow in the Park that they apparently do every year, basically it’s an air balloon show and movie on a projector. Made for some really cool photos. Afterwards, we went to Gourmet Italia, which is our new favorite place. Definitely worth checking out. All this was on Saturday, the same day I drove out to San Clemente to record with Jadon Lavik. Got some fun picks of his and Stephanie’s kid Laird as well. He’s growing insanely fast, as they all do. He’s very serious, doesn’t smile much but always looks like he’s figuring stuff out. He’s gonna be smart.
All the balloon pics were converted with DXO Optics Pro 5.2. Just when I thought I for sure didn’t want the upgrade they made the noise reduction on this thing insane. I mean, these were all like ISO 1600 shots. There’s still tons of annoying bugs and weird workflow things about it though. C1 still reigns supreme.
7-15-08
Your pics of Jadon and family didn’t print (rats!) but I am hoping that it’s just the hospital IT department filter or something. Thanks for the post. YOUR BALLOON PICS are awsome! and thanks for the “techie” info. I’d like to play with some photography, but sadly I just don’t know what to buy. And I’m too cheap to experiment. So… Thanks!
Pictures of Jadon and Laird did open after all. I like the way Laird is in sharp focus and the background is soft. And the one with Laird and Jadon, Laird is so intent on the camera, then Jadon a little softer and the background very soft – kind of tells a visual story doesn’t it. I wonder – was that art or accident? Well – either way I like it. Temecula was beautiful too. Up here in Chico California we had so much smoke we couldn’t see the sun for days. Well, thanks for the post.
i love reading your blogs. please don’t posting.
oh, and the noise reduction is amazingly amazing!
oops, i meant to say- please don’t STOP posting.