1932 Ford Hiboy Roadster

1932 Ford Hiboy Roadster
1932 Ford HiBoy Roadster photographed at the 2014 Limestone City Classic Car Show
in Kingston Ontario, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/11.0 @ 1/250 sec; ISO 800; Focal Length: 32mm

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1931 Ford Model A

1931 Ford Model A
1931 Ford Model A – Limestone City Car Classic – Kingston, Ontario Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/6.7 @ 1/90 sec; ISO 400; Focal Length: 35mm
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1923 Ford Model T Tudor

1923 Ford Model T Tudor
1923 Ford Model T Tudor – 2014 Odessa Car Show – Odessa, Ontario, Canada Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/5.6 @ 1/60 sec; ISO 400; Focal Length: 28mm
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At the Drive-in

At the Drive-in

1954 DeSoto Powermaster 4-door sedan

Digital art created from original photo using Dynamic Auto-Painter with additional processing in Paintshop Pro v9
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1925 Chrysler Model Four Sedan


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RedBubble Features - February 2013 - week 1

A rarity!! A new blog post from me.

Most of my photography efforts of late have been focused on my participation on RedBubble. So I thought I might use my blog posts to highlight some my RedBubble activities. Today's post is about those images of mine that were featured in a group on RedBubble.

February 2012 has so far been an extraordinary month for features, so to keep this post from going on forever, it will only highlight those images featured from 1 February to 7 February.

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1940 Studebaker

Featured in the group:
- 'Preserving History' on 1 February 2013

Portland Head Light

Featured in the group:
- 'Americas – Rural, Urban, Wild and Free' on 2 February 2013

Great Mormon butterfly

Featured in the groups:
- 'Just Fun' on 2 February 2013
- 'Shutterbugs' on 2 February 2013,
- 'Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies' on 4 February 2013,
- 'A World of EOS' on 4 February 2013
- 'The Wonder of Wings' on 6 February 2013.

Red Door - selective colour

Featured in the group:
- 'Windows and Doors Only' on 2 February 2013

Engine 1095

Featured in the group:
- 'Old Things are Vintage' on 3 February 2013.

Chinese Lantens

Featured in the groups:
- 'The World As We See It, or as we missed it' on 3 February 2013
- 'Low Light – Dark Background Photography' on 6 February 2013

Getting on in years

Featured in the group:
- 'The World As We See It , or as we missed it' on 3 February 2013.

Dog Roses

Featured in the groups:
- The World As We See It, or as we missed it on 3 February 2013
- Gorgeous Flower Cards on 5 February 2013

The Pier

Featured in the group:
- 'Perfect Harmonies' on 4 February 2013.

White Morpho II

Featured in the group:
- 'The World As We See It, or as we missed it' on 5 February 2013

Clipper

Featured in the group:
- 'Closeups in Nature' on 6 February 2013.

Pemaquid Lighthouse - watercolour

Featured in the group:
- 'Nautical ~ Waves of Joy' on 6 February 2013

River Erriff #1

Featured in the group:
- 'Nature’s Paintbrush' on 6 February 2013

Who called this meeting, anyway?

Featured in the group:
- 'Canadiana' on 7 February 2013

Western Brook Pond

Featured in the group:
- 'The World As We See It, or as we missed it' on 7 February 2013

1954 Pontiac Laurentian 2 door Hardtop

Featured in the group:
- 'The World As We See It, or as we missed it' on 7 February 2013

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As I said at the start, February on RedBubble has been extraordinary. In just the first week, 16 images received 22 features. And there was a lot more activity in the remaining three weeks, but I'll leave that for future posts.

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Classic Cars

I love old cars. Especially those from before WWII. My next favourite group are those manufactured in the late 40s & 50s.

Last year (2010), Saint Lambert (Quebec, Canada) held a Classic Car exhibit and I was lucky to go. I had a blast photographing all the old classics on display.

So when I saw they were having it again this year, I was eager to attend. What follows here are a few of the many beautiful cars on display.

1947 Ford Mercury
One thing I discovered last year was that these events are usually packed with people and the cars are pretty close together. So you end up with very cluttered surroundings. To compensate for the clutter, I've developed a processing method that is meant to reduce the impact of the surrounding while enhancing the focus on the vehicle. Basically I duplicate the image, convert the duplicate layer to B&W. I then apply a mask that allows the coloured vehicle to show through. A bit of darkening and blurring on the B&W layer and there you have it.

1926 Cadillac Custom
1930 Ford Model A
1939 Dodge D11 Luxury Liner 4 door sedan
1941 Chrysler New Yorker

As I write this, I am still processing the photos from this event. So I expect I'll post another Blog entry with a few more images once I'm done. I hope my humble attempts at processing these images properly display the true beauty of these Classics.

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Other photos taken that day can be seen in my Saint Lambert Classic Car show - May 2011 gallery on Smugmug and may be purchased in various formats on my Classic Cars & Trucks Collection on RedBubble.

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First month on RedBubble

A month has passed since I joined RedBubble and I thought I'd update how that month has gone.

Have I sold anything? No. Did I expect to? It would have been real nice, but to be honest, no, I didn't expect to. So what did I expect? Not so much expect. But rather hope . . . I hoped for greater exposure. And I feel I have gotten that.

RedBubble has literally thousands of groups, each one having a different 'raison être'. Some are about black & white images. Others about Canadian historical sites, Some are for flowers in general while others are for a particular flower such as a peony. There are groups for painters, some for those who use a brush and canvas and some for those that use software to create their masterpieces. There are groups for landscapes, cityscapes or seascapes. Think of a topic, and you'll likely find one or two groups existing just for it.

Since I joined RedBubble, I have joined 45 different groups. When you are in a group, you are asked to enter an image that meets the group's guidelines and complies with their rules. Others may comment on your image from time to time as you may on images of others.

Each group has a Host, often several, who moderate the group, establish the guidelines and rules, post challenges, and regularly feature works from group members. To be featured is an honour. In my first month at RedBubble, I have been honoured to have 7 of my images featured in 7 groups.

The following are those images that were featured in a group on RedBubble during my first month there.

La Sauvagine watercolour was featured in RedBubble groups ‘Before and After’ on January 9 and in ‘Enhanced Photos’ on January 12
La Sauvagine watercolour is available for sale as Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters on my RedBubble site here

Tailed jay butterfly was featured in ‘A Bug’s Kingdom’ on January 12
Tailed jay butterfly is available for sale as Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters on my RedBubble site here

The Dock was featured in ‘New to Vintage’ group on January 14
The Dock is available for sale as Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters on my RedBubble site here

1929 Packard Coupe watercolour was featured in ‘Photo Painters’ on January 18
1929 Packard Coupe watercolour is available for sale as Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters on my RedBubble site here

The Marsh – triptych was featured in ‘The Landscapes of Our World’ on January 22
The Marsh – triptych is available for sale as Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters on my RedBubble site here

Green was featured in ‘Amazing Orton Effect’ on January 24
Green is available for sale as Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters on my RedBubble site here

Orange Tulips watercolour was featured in ‘Photo Painters’ on February 3
Orange Tulips watercolour is available for sale as Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters on my RedBubble site here


All in all, a very good first month. And I look forward to what the next month brings.