This "Sowle Sister" was more than happy to pose for the phalanx of photographers at the event that morning. I shot a burst of images as she rolled past me and got different parts of each image in focus, but this shot is actually a combination of two because I had cut off the very front edge of the skateboard in this frame and used part of another image in the series to fill it in. Camera info: Nikon D200, 70 - 200mm 2.8 VR lens, f16 at 1/25th, ISO 100, sunny whitebalance Post processing: copied and pasted the right front wheel and edge of skateboard from another image, cloned on the background to blend it in, selected blank area above her head and moved it down so the lines of the edges of the pool were included in the frame, cloned where those areas overlapped to blend in, sharpened.
“A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety” -Ansel Adams
When my only child went off to college in 2004, I started taking photography classes. First through Continuing Education, then 2 black and white film classes. After that I joined the Bay Area Photo Club and started learning about digital photography. Since the fall of 2009 I have been involved in animal advocacy and rescue and I also photograph homeless animals for 3 different groups. My husband of 33 years is my biggest supporter, in all ways, and I could not pursue this hobby without him.
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