Palm Springs, CA – Infrared

One of my favorite places to shoot infrared….Palm Springs, CA!  The only way to make it look like winter in SoCal….add an IR filter!   Happy Holiday everyone!

La Quinta, CA – La Quinta Resort & Spa (HDR)

We just arrived back from a nites stay at our favorite hotel near Palm Springs….the La Quinta Resort & Spa. A sprawling hotel with tons of pools all over! 40+? It is located 10 minutes from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. I woke up early to grab shame shots there and it was closed. I drove back and walked around the hotel and while cruising back to our room for breakfast..I saw this beautiful view! The reflections in the pool are 2 cool! It was a nice cool 112 degrees there yesterday. We are back home cooling off! Enjoy!

San Francisco, CA – Chinatown Art (HDR)

Chinatown in SF if a wonderful place to walk around and check out the sites and architecture. Here is a cool dragon mural I found this day walking the streets.

Santa Barbara, CA – Coastline (Infrared)

We took a quick trip up to Santa Barbara to enjoy time off during the holidays. It was my first visit. We arrived and wanted to see the Mission. The outside was under construction and lots o people were there. As I asked for ticket prices…they told me no tripods allowed. Blah! So next time…gorilla pod! We stayed at a hotel right next to the beach. About 1/2 mile from the wharf. Nice! The weather was wonderful and we awoke this morning to catch some early AM HDR’s. As the sun rose…HDR time was complete. Now it was time to shoot in Infrared! The beach is lined with stoic palm trees. Just an amazing sight! I snapped bunches of pics while walking back…this one is a small snippet of the palm trees. Enjoy the view!

PeterTalke Photography Settings:

Camera: Nikon D70S (Converted to Infrared)
Infrared Conversion: D70S modified by LifePixel
Lens: Nikon 18-200 f/3.6-5.6
Setting: Aperture Mode
Focal Length: 22.0 mm
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/180 second
Aperture: f/9.5
Gear: Tripod
Post Process: Adobe CS6, onOne Software Photo Tools 2.6, Nik Silver Efex pro

Yorba Linda, CA – Black Gold Golf Club (HDR)

We had an amazing week of sunsets here in SoCal this past week. We don’t get a ton each year…but when we do, they are spectacular! Days like this I wish I lived at the beach…but we live 30 minutes inland. A storm was due in the next day and I knew we had one more sweet sunset coming our way! I took the few minute drive over the the golf course and set up and waited. I don’t play a lot of golf, but enjoy the beauty of courses. The building in the back is the clubhouse. The sun was setting and created a sweet orange glow! Enjoy the view!

SoCal XMas – new Composite Background!

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Peter Talke Photography – Digital Backgrounds
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Palm Desert, CA – Infrared Real Estate

I recently had a Real Estate session in Palm Desert and brought along my Infrared camera! I shot about 13 IR photos and was hoping one IR shot would prove to be cool! I thought this one was it. The house is on the right. A few houses share the centrally located pool. I do not think I have ever seen an Infrared Real Estate photo? The agent may use it for the MLS? Does it work? Hopefully!!! Will let ya know how it goes!

Irvine, CA – Fox Head, Inc. (HDR)

As a big motocross fan…I saw picture on Instagram of the Fox Headquarters building in Irvine and had to take a short drive to see it. Pretty cool design! I’d like to grab this shot at nite as well. Fox Head, Inc. or simply known as Fox is privately owned action sports and clothing brand founded in 1974. Fox designs, develops and distributes clothing and accessories to over fifty countries primarily focusing on motocross. Inside you can find a store with clothing and MX gear. One more shot from inside the store…

Old School HDR

From Lake Forest located in Orange County, CA you can find Heritage Hill Historical Park. A quaint location that will give you a glimpse back in time. I visited to see the old schoolhouse. Not sure of how old it is…but Im guessing early 1900’s 3rd grade class. I saw a picture online that this old classroom was all wood. The HDR artist in me wanted to catch a few brackets. I was lucky this day and walked in after a tour and was able to grab a few shots. I think you may have to be on a tour to have the doors open. Ms. Crabtree may have been the teacher? Have fun!

San Francisco, CA – Coit Tower (Infrared)

From San Francisco, CA…the iconic Coit Tower….also known as the Lillian Coit Memorial Tower located on top of Telegraph Hill. Black & White conversion thank to my new fav “Perfect B&W by onOne Software!! Buh-bye NIK!

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