Some old HDR images

I was doing some cleaning up on my external hard drive and found some old HDR photo's that I did a long time ago. For those who do not know what HDR is, it stands for High Dynamic Range. It is basically where you merge different exposed images into one. You can go from very subtle HDR processed images that tend to look more natural  to extreme that look almost cartoonish.
Here are a few that I will share. And I will end this post with my usual closing 3 words.
Until next time..............:D


This one is a very subtle HDR. This picture was taken at the Corner Bakery downtown D.C.

This one has a bit more HDR processing. It was taken inside the National Cathedral in D.C.

This is a Coast Guard ship that is docked at Baltimore Harbor. This image has some heavy HDR processing done to it and has a cartoonish or painterly look.

This last one is of the Manassas National Battlefield Park. This was the sight of 2 major American Civil War Battles.

Giving back & a quick update

It has been awhile since I last updated. Now if only I had the same love of blogging like I do photography *sigh*. It seems like time just slips away and I never seem to have (or want to make) time to update my blog. I cannot believe 2011 is nearing the end & 2012 is knocking at our doors. 
Since my last post, I kind of put my photography on hold and focused more on getting healthier & fit. Sometimes you have to change the scenery in order to "re-charge" your creative batteries (so to speak). 
I am happy to report that my nephew is almost done with his radiation treatments in Boston & will be heading home toward the middle of this month~ YAY!! They were unable to get all of the tumor & he will need periodic future follow ups to check & see if it grows. I know he will win this fight. Did you know that on average 46 children are diagnosed with cancer per day? I have also noticed that you see a lot of pink (breast cancer) but very little gold (childhood Cancer). I am not knocking Breast Cancer because it is important but I am shocked that very minimal funding is given for childhood Cancer research.  I have been trying find ways to give back & help out a family who has a child/teen who has been affected by Cancer. Wouldn't a family portrait session be nice to give to a family as a gift? 
Ok I will get off my soapbox.
I hope to update again soon & below is a tribute to all the beautiful children that God has blessed us with............Until next time :D