Chihuly!

I’ve posted a few of my shots from my trip to Las Vegas, and I haven’t even come close to processing them all.  I haven’t even reviewed them much since I’ve been home.  (I should add that to my list of goals.)  My AZ Photographer’s Group has a group page on Facebook with themed posts… yesterday and today are “glass.”

This first one is Chihuly’s installation at The Bellagio.  It is one of my favorite places to sit & stare for hours!  So spectacular!  I added a vintage action from Yellow Sky Actions, of course my MCP standard Snap, Crackle & Pop actions, as well as Kim Klassen’s “seriousmagic” and “spill_it” textures.  As far as the Metadata goes:  50mm fixed lens at f/1.4, ISO 200, and 1/8s (which really shocked me… how did I get that hand-held shot at such a long exposure?  I had to look at it several times to make sure it wasn’t 1/80s… but it’s 1/8s).

This second shot was taken WAY back in 2009 at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.  I had to share it with my group for the glass category as well.  It’s a closeup of one of Chihuly’s trees.  I know, a glass tree!  The man is such a talented artist.  He blows my mind!  The metadata is f/5.7, ISO 100, 1/80s.  Not much processing on this one other than a little sharpening via MPC’s Snap & Crackle actions, and a little curves adjustment for some extra POP!   Both shots were taken with a Nikon D60.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!  And for all you shooters out there, I hope you’ve got a fantastic subject in front of you!  As for me, I’m going to go on a hunt for something purple for this week’s WordPress photo challenge.  Happy shooting!