Going Back Upriver

Posted in Natchez, Photography, Photoshop, Vacation, traveling on March 1st, 2009 by Don

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We wrapped our adventures in Natchez by dining at the Castle restaurant on the grounds of Dunleith. For some reason we were expecting an exceptional dining experience, but all we got was average for a nice restaurant. We got off to a bad start when the waitress informed us the kitchen was out of filet mignon, which is both Gina’s and my go-to dish when we want to put on the fancy.

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Kings River Sunrise

Posted in Arkansas, Hiking, Kings River, Landscape, Photography, Photoshop, fall foliage, sunrise on November 1st, 2008 by Don

A couple months ago when I went to check out Eagles Nest Falls in the Madison County Wildlife Management Area I found this magnificent view of the Kings River valley. I made a mental note to try to get back there to see the fall foliage at sunrise. I figured this Saturday would be perfect because the switch back to standard time on Sunday would make sunrise come earlier and make it less likely I would be able to get there early enough. (I realize that sunrise happens when it happens and we humans are the ones who put a time to it. But these are mental gymnastics I used to convince myself that rising at 5 a.m. was a good idea.) My dad was in town and he’s always up way too early and he enjoys a good hike, so he was game to go along with my idea.

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Photoshopin’

Posted in Photography, Photoshop on July 21st, 2008 by Don

Just messing around with some Photoshop actions downloaded from the Internets. I think it would look better if the blog had a white background.