Cathy did a beach walk-about, people-watching with her camera. La Jolla Shores can be crowded and she used her long lens’ perspective to emphasize the density of people enjoying the sun, sand, and ocean. She also shared a wonderful fireworks photo of Sea World’s short summertime fireworks show. Fireworks photography is always a challenge and she got a great shot. Here are the photos she shared:
Like all of us, Cathy had a wide variety of photos to share this month. Some photos were from a recent trip to Colorado, the San Diego Fair and some were from her photo archive. As we become more proficient at post-processing and as the software improves. Re-processing or recovering older images is becoming a common practice. Cathy shared some older travel images that had promise but may have had technical issues. Using post-processing techniques she’s learned and some of the newest tools. She shared these images, explaining the processing used.
Cathy has been busy submitting photos to the San Diego Fair Photography contest and winning. We’ll have to setup a page of her award winning photos since she does the group proud. This month she shared several architectural photos to fit the theme:
Cathy uses a Canon camera and iPhone for her photography. Post-processing is done in Lightroom and Photoshop. Cathy’s been experimenting with Photoshop 2024’s AI generative fill tool to improve composition. She also used Lightroom’s masking and overall image tools to bring out specific details or remove unwanted elements.
Cathy had the wonderful idea of photographing people gathered and watching the eclipse. The main idea to catch the large group watching the eclipse, wearing their glasses, and looking upward. Turns out this behavior was more isolated and in smaller groups than you’d think. Still, the images are fun and she captured some wonderful moments at the Reuben H Fleet Eclipse Party April 8 2024.
Cathy proposed this month’s theme – Spring – and had plenty of theme-related images to share. Many of the photos were from a trip to Filoli Gardens, a 15 acre estate with beautiful landscaping. She also had images of wildflowers, Desert Gold specifically, and Lake Manley in Death Valley. The winter rains have made both exceptional this Spring.
Cathy contributed bird & wildlife photos from Hawk Watch and Safari Park.
Here are the images that Cathy shared following this month’s themes.
Cathy shared some winter-themed recent images: a great blue hour shot of the Hotel Del from Glorietta Beach; ice skating father-daughter w/ retro film simulation; Liberty Station Christmas lights; and a roaming Elf.
Great images from Cathy from our group outing to Coronado’s Bayview Park for moonrise over San Diego.
