My AppleTV using my Flickr photos as sceensaver continues to surprise me. On my computer, a lot of photos appear dull and drab. Colors seem washed out. But on the TV, photos I yawned over before seem to come alive.

I spotted this one yesterday. Found the RAW file and decided to process it using both Luminar 3 and Aurora HDR 2019. Luminar didn't work, and the tools in Aurora, while similar to those in other software, still need some getting used to. I think I need to go back and fine tune the dodging and burning.

For those not in the know, there is a "back side" to Bryce Canyon NP. This was taken on the Mossy Cave trail. Some truly nice photo opps here, not your "same old" Bryce shots.

Here are some photos from last Monday, 12/17. I just posted three from the previous day. The photos were taken along Asilomar State Beach in Pacific Grove (between Monterey and Carmel). They closed all of the parking areas due to the big waves; you could see where the waves had gone over the road. It was wild and beautiful. Those were the biggest waves there in two years. All photos were taken with my Canon 80D using my EF-S 18-135 lens and were post-processed in Lightroom. I'll post the final set in a few minutes.

I hope you enjoy them.

Linda had posted a thread earlier highlighting some landscapes that
were images taken much closer than the so-called traditional landscapes.

There was a discussion there and on an earlier post about "intimate" landscape
photography which I found to be quite interesting. While I certainly do enjoy the
many gorgeous images posted of those traditional landscapes, I am particularly
drawn to a closer look at Mother Nature's offerings without going macro.

There's just something about the textures that are so intriguing, I had to post
what I feel are intimate landscapes. I encourage further discussion on this
topic as well as critique of what I've submitted here.

And, please, feel free to add your own "intimate" landscapes.
Tim