Category: Photography

I was standing outside and thought this would make for a great photo. I’m not disappointed with it.

The following evening…

Liz and I went for a late night ride and spotted the moon rising just above the horizon. The Strawberry Moon was last night, June 21st, but it still looked full this evening and had a pink hue to it due to being so close to the horizon.

If you know me, you know I don’t pass up a good photo opportunity. I was very impressed with the sight in front of us and was wondering how I was going to find a safe spot to capture it when Liz started flashing her brights at me. I pulled over and she said she wished we could get a picture of it. –Wish granted my dear, wish granted. Love you baby.

Full disclosure, this photo has some trickery to it. This is actually three photos morphed together. I took a photo of the moon with Liz and I standing side by side looking at the bikes. Then Liz took a photo of me sitting on my bike, and I took a photo of her on her bike.

After matching the second and third photos together as best I could in composition and scale, I removed my bike with AI tools, and then with the photo of me in a layer underneath the photo of Liz, I “painted” a transparent hole into the top layer revealing the bottom layer. And just like that, we were both on our bikes.

I enhanced the moon’s texture by laying the first photo under the latter two. In that first photo, I changed the settings on my iPhone to dim the lighting and maximize the texture on the moon. With that photo underneath the other two, all I had to do was make the top photos transparent so I could adjust the bottom one in composition and scale, then “paint” a hole so the best version of the moon could show through.

When I was satisfied with that look, I flattened the image, then further enhanced it by removing trash on the side of the road, light refractions that distracted from the scene, and removed some of the noise that is typically present in night shots.

The bigger story here is that we had a very nice ride together. Her CanAm has a performance muffler that is considerably louder but higher pitched than my Harley and when you pair them together, it’s an interesting sound. You might call us the Thunder Duo!

I captured another sunset with my Silverado RST. It’s almost the same shot as earlier this week but this one seemed to reflect the sun off my bald head back onto the truck or something. There is a strange orange spot that I can’t quite explain. It might be a reflection within the camera sensor, but it looks like it is on the truck!!! LOL!

Silverado RST Sunset

Goodnight, everyone!

Two years ago today, June 6, 2022, I found myself in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, alongside a good friend, embarking on a mission to take my Silverado RST Z71 from rugged off-road warrior to sleek street performer.

Thanks to Derrick’s countless hours of research, we turned my off-road beast into a street truck sensation.

This truck always gets compliments, wherever we may roam.

I spotted these two supercells north of me on my way back to work this evening and thought I’d get in a good position to take a photo to share.

These two cells got busy dropping a lot of rain up in Oklahoma. They are now part of a line of storms with heavy rain, high winds up to 70 mph, and potentially large hail from Manitou up to Tulsa.

I captured this amazing shelf cloud coming in as the sun was setting. I don’t know what to say except it is much better to experience it in person with the wind blowing through the trees. I’m thankful I encountered this epic phenomena this evening. It was incredible.

This afternoon, we gave Liz’s Durango R/T Blacktop a mini detail. This evening we took it out for a few photos.

Liz normally insists on getting the base models and I’ve always wanted her to have something nicer because I think she deserves it. After she drove a few vehicles with some real power, she was grinning from ear to ear like a little girl. We both drove a 6.2L Supercharged Charger with 710 horsepower and that was just insane. When it was all said and done, she said she’d like to have the Durango if I’d buy it for her. Well… I bought it… and she loves it.

Cruising with the sunroof open on Liz’s Durango during golden hour was so relaxing. We both had a blast!

Liz is loving her new Durango R/T! We had a great time cruising with the sunroof open tonight. Despite the slight chill, it was nice to let the fresh air in from above.

Dodge refers to the Durango R/T as an Iconic Muscle SUV.

With 360 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque coming out of the 5.7L HEMI® V8, I’m going to agree.

Liz seems very pleased with it as well.