Street walking Mira Loma

Had a shoot a 1st among shoots to add to my list of 1st.....at a medical Marijuana shop,before the shoot I thought to get a few exterior shots of the building but found myself wandering abit.The 1st buildings almost look abandoned beside the one thats obviously is tho very active just like the cafe which I hear is fantastic.I was in Mira Loma California for my shoot wish I had abit more time to wander maybe hop a fence or too to see what i could find hahah but theres always next time. 

abandoned homes Calimesa

More abandoned homes in Calimesa not much left to these ones besides empty rooms and gutted walls.

Bobs big boy

Up the street from where I live I tend to pass this autoshop who has this big boy with a tire and always want to get a shot,well I finally did yesterday on my way to visit Hermosa gardens to see (US marshal)Morgan Earps resting place,those images to come later in a future post.

Nikon d5100 sigma 18-250 f8 1/250sec ISO100 @250mm processed via lightroom/Alien skin exposure/vsco

On the mother road

Roadside Oro Grande,Ca National Trails highway

I took this shot some 2/3years ago while traveling to see Elmers Bottle tree ranch and a few other places in the area.There is alot to see on National trails also known as Route 66 the mother road,I will post in a future blog of the other sites I have seen and hope you will enjoy.

Mountain flowers

In my journey into photography ive seen on many artist pages the use of textures and overlays and have been intrigued. Ive only recently started to incorporate these extras into my photography.Using "Alien skin exposure software"ive found it very easy to use  textures overlays and dust particles.Note not every image is a candidate for these techniques but its fun to see which will work,on this image I started off with my normal adjustments in lightroom using the adjustment brush to decrease shadows and increase highlights.

   Once I was finished with my normal editing I imported the image to alien skin exposure and sharpened the image then added light leaks and then my scratches to give it the look you see before you. 

Louis Rubidoux nature center

Louis Rubidoux nature center

#vsco

f5.6  1/250sec ISO400 @18mm sigma 18-250mm shot RAW edited in Lightroom and vsco effects. 

Weathered Piano

Piano I found exploring an old town in the desert in Yucca valley

F6.7 1/180sec ISO100 sigma 18-250 at 52mm shot RAW and edited in Lightroom then to Silver efex back to lightroom for final adjustments.

Fairmount Park

Fairmount park Riverside,Ca is a favorite place of mine.

5shot Hdr all taken at f8 ISO100 1/60 1/125 1/250 1/500 1/1000 tripod used edited and batched in Photomatix Pro,then imported to lightroom for final adjustments added Vsco for final effect.