The Beater: I sized this image to print at 24×36 inches. I shot this image on 5/24/12 at Bannack Ghost Town at 3:15 pm. I used a Canon T3i Rebel at f/5.6, 1/250. I used aperture priority mode. I made this using a single-shot HDR and then adjusted some of the levels in photoshop and cropped it a bit to better follow the rule of thirds.
I chose this image for my large print because I wanted to do black and white image and I also wanted an image with a smaller focal point since the rest of the image would be so big. I felt it was easier for the eye to focus on something smaller (like the truck) in an a large print. I used the black and white artistic settings in Photomatix when creating this HDR. I then increased the black levels slightly in camera raw and adjusted the levels and brightness in Photoshop. I then cropped the image down slightly, cutting out part of the lower left-hand corner so the truck would be better aligned with the rule of thirds.

Lamp – This is a brushed border effect. I shot this on 6/2 at 9:20 pm.

Nielsens – I used the double border fade effect on this one. I shot it 9:12 pm.

Lounge – I shot this one on 6/2 at 8:34 pm. This is the sprayed border effect.

Roomie – this will be my fine art border.

Wheel: I took this picture at 1:53 at Bannack on 5/24. f/5.6, 1/320. I enhanced the saturation in camera raw and increased the black levels, I also slightly sharpened the image.

Wheel Before

Cabin: This is a HDR black and white. I shot it at 3:51 pm on 5/24. f/3.5, 1/3200. I took three different exposures and merged them as HDR. I used a Canon T3i.

Hotel: I took this at Bannack on 5/24 at 2:15 pm. f/10.0, 1/200. I used a Canon T3i. This is also HDR. I shot 3 different exposures and merged them.

Dead man’s view: I took this image up the hill from where the gallos are located. I shot it on 5/24 at 3:29 pm. f/22.0, 1/25. I merged 3 different exposures in HDR.

The Mill: I shot this image with 3 different exposures and merged it as HDR. I shot it in the mill at Bannack, MT on 5/24 at 5:03 pm. f/4.0, 1/4.

Ghost Town: I shot this image originally for a panoramic shot all at the same exposure. I then merged the three different images into one in HDR. It gives it a ghostly appearance. I shot this on a hill over looking the town on 5/24 at 11:16 am. f/32.0, 1/80.

Poison: I shot this in the mill at Bannack Ghost Town on 5/24 at 5:05 pm. f/4.0, 1/125. This image almost naturally came out as sepia. The sepia tone gives it a grungy feel that I wanted it to have. I enhanced the black levels in camera raw.

Poison Before

Drive: Before we went to Bannack I wanted to get a shot along these lines. I shot this at 3:21 pm on 5/24. I used a Canon T3i. f/4.5, 1/250. I enhanced the saturation and black levels in camera raw.

Drive Before

Steering Wheel: I shot this at Bannack on 5/24 at 3:19 pm. f/10.0, 1/50. I used a Canon T3i. I adjusted the levels and exposure in Photoshop. I increased the saturation in camera raw.

Steering Wheel Before

Keyhole: I shot this image at Bannack on 5/24 at 12:08 pm. f/5.6, 1/250. I used a Canon T3i. I enhanced the saturation, black levels and clarity in camera raw.

Keyhole before

Wood: I took this image at Bannack, MT on 5/24 at 12:55 pm. f/5.6, 1/30. I really liked the texture provided by one of the cabin walls.

Nest: This is a bird’s nest I found at Bannack on 5/24 at 5:14 pm. f/9.0, 1/50.

Wooded Nest: This is a blend of the wood texture and the bird’s nest. I used an overlay in Photoshop to combine the two and then slightly decreased the opacity of the texture.

Ghost: I took this picture in the hotel at Bannack Ghost Town on 5/24 at 1:26 pm. f/16.0, 5.0. I had my subject hold still for 3 seconds and then quickly move out of the frame. I enhanced the saturation in camera raw.

Cowboy: I took this image at Bannack, MT on 5/24 at 12:24 pm. f/4.0, 1/2500. I cropped this image to adjust the composition. I also increased the saturation and black levels in camera raw.

Merry-go-round: I shot this image at Bannack, MT on 5/24. f/22.0, 1/8. I enhanced the saturation and black levels in camera raw.