The other day I finally consolidated back-ups and found some files that I wanted to rework. Talk about satisfaction, and a little trip down memory lane. I’m still looking through the hundreds to see what can be turned from a blurry mess into something special.
A little love of the process in Photoshop brought this photo of the Phoenix Skyline together. The goal at the time was to create a frame from flowering creosote. The intense sunlight and natural contrast proved difficult. What I saw in this was a beautiful mirage in the distance with a flowering creosote bush right in the foreground.
The aptly named Fairy Duster. This wasn’t the best shot to begin with, but with Adobe Photoshop’s Shake Reduction it recovered fairy well. 😉
I had a couple ask me where to find all the wildflowers before taking these. The best way is to get out of your car and walk a trail. These photos make the flower appear larger than they actually are. So to see them you have to see a hint of purple, yellow, blues among the desert brush hiding them from the road.
My favorite Lost & Found is officially this image of the Milky Way Core. The color is like being inside a kaleidoscope in the middle of the high desert mountains.
