Category: Blog

Blog, Landscapes

Submerged

Dave Wares

Submerged

Bexhill Beach.

Some fabulous rock formations are exposed when the tide is out and yes I was stood in the water, wellies on of course. It was this shot that I believe the second of my tripod’s rubber feet got lost!

  Filters used: ND4 + ND4 Grad. Processed in Lightroom 5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Blog, HDR, Landscapes, Mono

Tarr Steps mono

Dave Wares

Tarr steps

One of my Fave shots so far this year.

The contrast of light was so great that I had to bracket exposures even with my ND grads on. Blended in Photomatix then converted to mono using Topaz B&W Effect2, addition work in Lightroom 5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Blog, Landscapes

50% off Topaz Simplify

Dave Wares

Flooded

Original photo

Flooded

With Topaz Simplify applied

Hi everyone, just a quick heads up about a new promo from the good folks at Topaz Labs. From today until the 28th Feb, Topaz are offering 50% off their Simplify plugin, that’s just $19.99!

Topaz Simplify enables people to get a fine-art painted look without spending tons of time in Photoshop.

Just click here to take you to the website to download a free trial or to purchase straight away. Use the code febsimplify at checkout.

Thanks for stopping by.

Blog, Landscapes, Mono

A slice of Cheddar

Dave Wares

A slice of CheddarCheddar Gorge

Two views of Cheddar Gorge, Somerset. Both taken while walking down the long windy road back to the cafe and tourist shops.

Looking at both these photos I decided that a mono approach would suit the subject much better. I used my currently preferred Lightroom plugin for B&W, Topaz B&W Effects2. I do have other software that does a similar job but I’m finding Topaz just suits my style better. Some additional dodging and burning done using Adobe Lightroom.

If you like what you see just click on the Topaz link in the sidebar to either try out or purchase a copy for yourselves.

Thanks for stopping by.