Yosemite wrangler

A young woman riding a horse.

Bud Jam 2009

Another shot from the 2009 Bud Jam concert held in Northborough, MA.  There were a lot more photographers there this year than last.

New photos up at Urbin Photography

In the People and Disney Cast Members galleries.

Army Cadet with Saber

Army Cadet with Saber, originally uploaded by Eclipse Pics (∆ncient).

From the 2009 Boston University Tri-Service ROTC Pass in Review. A BU Senior Army ROTC cadet in Class A uniform marching with a saber.

Update: November 9, 2009.  This photograph, with the copyright watermark cropped off, has been appearing on an ad on Facebook without my knowledge or consent.  If you see it, please send me a screenshot and report that ad as using copyrighted material without the owner’s consent.

Update: November 16, 2009. I heard from Facebook, and they claim to have pulled the ad with my photograph, but won’t give me any data on the company that was using it without my consent.  I’m glad that the ad was pulled but, Facebook could have handled this better.

Thanks!

Selective Colorization using GIMP

Photoshop can be a tad expensive, so a lot of photographers turn to GIMP, an open source digital image editor with many of the same features.

A common trick of digital editing is Selective Colorization.  That is where you have a single color in an otherwise black and white photo.  Here is a straightforward tutorial on how to do that in GIMP. 

Here is an example.  Note the red on the belt.

Here is another example and two more.

Planning an Ahwahnee Wedding

 

Planning an Ahwanhee Wedding, originally uploaded by Eclipse Pics (∆ncient).

A wedding being planned at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

Artist at work.

 

Artist at Work

An artist painting at one of the senic vistas in Yosemite Valley.

B&W musicians

B&W musicians

A pair of musicians that played at the 2008 Bud Jam.

Working that bass

Working that bass

The bass player in a Rockabilly band that played at the 2008 Bud Jam.

Kings Brass playing at Yosemite

Kings Brass, originally uploaded by Eclipse Pics (∆ncient).

Serendipity is a wonderful thing. I was taking the Valley tour and when we pulled into Vista point, there was a Brass Band playing. The band was Kings Brass, which was traveling between gigs through Yosemite Valley. They decided that was a wonderful place to jam.

I have to say they were right.