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“Por onde andei”-Where I have been and Happy 2022!
I wish my followers a happy new year and describe what I have done in December, 2021. A few random color photos, from outings I did in the end of 2021, are included.
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“Oleander leaf, 2021” by Alessandra Chaves — FRAMES Magazine
Botanical photography is one of my passions and within this field I particularly enjoy photographing subjects that are past their Source “Oleander leaf, 2021” by Alessandra Chaves — FRAMES Magazine
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A rare flower of the Atlantic Forest
During a hike in Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil, I photographed the flower of a rare orchid, Worsleya rayneri.
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Sea stacks, Marin Headlands
I have been to the Marin Headlands a number of times, but last Saturday was the first time I found the conditions prime for a wide angle landscape.
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Folhas Secas, conclusion
I present the results of my photography project “folhas secas”: twelve black and white photographs of dry leaves are now on my portfolio.
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Four treatments of one photo in Adobe Photoshop
This is a short tutorial showing four possible treatments of a photograph, using Photoshop and layers.
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Leave no trace
My Lee Polarizer filter fell in Taylor Creek last time I was out there. Lake Tahoe was very dry.
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Folhas Secas, part four
This is the fourth post about my project “Folhas Secas”. I talk about test printing my photos as a means to help me choose my “best work” to post on my online portfolio.
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October, life still
Today’s featured photograph is a seasonal still life celebrating the harvest in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Marine layer, Rodeo Beach
Long exposure photography on a foggy morning at the Marin Headlands. It is finally raining in the Central Valley of California!