Posts for: stavros
May 11, 2023 15:02:54 #
May 11, 2023 13:13:42 #
redfordl wrote:
absolutely fantastic images!! 
Thank You
May 11, 2023 08:11:48 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice photos, but not a fan of that processing style.
Thanks. I like to explore different styles.
May 11, 2023 07:55:01 #
Tdearing wrote:
Very interesting, nice work.
Thank you
May 11, 2023 07:54:34 #
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May 10, 2023 18:47:16 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Very creative and interesting.
Thank you for sharing your talents.
Thank you for sharing your talents.
Thanks!
May 10, 2023 18:47:01 #
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May 10, 2023 17:24:59 #
May 10, 2023 17:24:45 #
joecichjr wrote:
Breathtakingly beautiful shots of paradise
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Thank You!
May 10, 2023 17:10:46 #
Annette and I stop by Magnolia Plantation and Gardens whenever we visit Charleston, South Carolina, which is one of our favorite vacation spots. Recently we took advantage of a long weekend to do just that.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is a historic house with gardens. It is one of the oldest plantations in the South and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Magnolia Plantation is located near Charleston and directly across the Ashley River from North Charleston. The house and gardens are open daily; an admission fee is charged, although Annette and I get free entrance through our affiliation with the American Horticultural Society’s Reciprocal Admissions Program.
The plantation dates to 1676, when Thomas and Ann Drayton (née Anna Fox) built a house and small formal garden on the site. Magnolia was originally a rice plantation, with extensive earthworks of dams and dikes built in fields along the river for irrigating land for rice cultivation.
Magnolia Plantation is operated as a house museum and tourist attraction. It has a reconstructed and restored plantation house, based on what was built after the Civil War. The oldest section was built prior to the Revolutionary War near Summerville. This structure was transported down the Ashley River after the Civil War and added to the house during its rebuilding.
Other elements of the plantation emphasize the natural setting: a nature train, a marsh boat tour, and a wildlife area. A petting zoo and the gardens feature a kind of cultivated nature. Many of today's attractions were built starting in 1975 during the garden's renewal.
These photos with Topaz and Dynamic Auto Painter Pro effects were taken in March. I shot in RAW with my Nikon D750 camera and used Corel AfterShot Pro to convert the files. Then I used Topaz Denoise, Corel PaintShop Pro, Luminar AI, and Exposure 6 to further adjust and enhance the files in post processing. Finally, I used the Topaz legacy plugin, Simplify, and Dynamic Auto Painter Pro to add the softening and painterly effects. I hope you enjoy!
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is a historic house with gardens. It is one of the oldest plantations in the South and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Magnolia Plantation is located near Charleston and directly across the Ashley River from North Charleston. The house and gardens are open daily; an admission fee is charged, although Annette and I get free entrance through our affiliation with the American Horticultural Society’s Reciprocal Admissions Program.
The plantation dates to 1676, when Thomas and Ann Drayton (née Anna Fox) built a house and small formal garden on the site. Magnolia was originally a rice plantation, with extensive earthworks of dams and dikes built in fields along the river for irrigating land for rice cultivation.
Magnolia Plantation is operated as a house museum and tourist attraction. It has a reconstructed and restored plantation house, based on what was built after the Civil War. The oldest section was built prior to the Revolutionary War near Summerville. This structure was transported down the Ashley River after the Civil War and added to the house during its rebuilding.
Other elements of the plantation emphasize the natural setting: a nature train, a marsh boat tour, and a wildlife area. A petting zoo and the gardens feature a kind of cultivated nature. Many of today's attractions were built starting in 1975 during the garden's renewal.
These photos with Topaz and Dynamic Auto Painter Pro effects were taken in March. I shot in RAW with my Nikon D750 camera and used Corel AfterShot Pro to convert the files. Then I used Topaz Denoise, Corel PaintShop Pro, Luminar AI, and Exposure 6 to further adjust and enhance the files in post processing. Finally, I used the Topaz legacy plugin, Simplify, and Dynamic Auto Painter Pro to add the softening and painterly effects. I hope you enjoy!
Apr 11, 2023 17:11:30 #
Annette and I visit Moses Cone Memorial Park several times a year when we head into North Carolina to take a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s about an hour’s drive from home and one of our favorite attractions on the parkway.
Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock, preserves the country estate of Moses Cone, a prosperous textile entrepreneur, conservationist and philanthropist of the Gilded Age. In 1901, Cone built Flat Top Manor, the gleaming white 20-room mansion in the grand Colonial Revival style.
Twenty-five miles of carriage trails wind through the fields and forests of the 3,500-acre estate. The trails are available to horse drawn carriages, horseback riding, and hiking. The Craftsman’s Trail is a 20-minute loop walk around the Manor which the Cones are said to have walked together every morning. The estate also contains a family cemetery and a carriage and apple barn.
Moses Cone’s interest in nature and conservation led him to plant extensive white pine forests and hemlock hedges (at the advice of friend and noted conservationist Gifford Pinchot), build several lakes stocked with bass and trout, and plant a 10,000-tree apple orchard.
The Manor is also the home of the Southern Highland Craft Guild which features handmade crafts by hundreds of regional artists. Turned bowls, ceramic tableware, woven garments, and more handmade crafts are displayed throughout the first floor in different rooms. Annette and I enjoy the seasonal craft demonstrations on the front porch while soaking up the views.
Flat Top Manor and The Southern Highland Craft Guild located in the Moses Cone Memorial Park are open seasonally at milepost 294 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
These photos with Topaz Buzz Sim effect were taken in February. I shot in RAW with my Nikon D750 camera and used Corel AfterShot Pro to convert the files. Then I used Topaz Denoise, Corel PaintShop Pro, Luminar AI, and Exposure 6 to further adjust and enhance the files in post processing. Finally, I used the Topaz legacy plugin, Simplify to add the Buzz Sim effect. I hope you enjoy!
Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock, preserves the country estate of Moses Cone, a prosperous textile entrepreneur, conservationist and philanthropist of the Gilded Age. In 1901, Cone built Flat Top Manor, the gleaming white 20-room mansion in the grand Colonial Revival style.
Twenty-five miles of carriage trails wind through the fields and forests of the 3,500-acre estate. The trails are available to horse drawn carriages, horseback riding, and hiking. The Craftsman’s Trail is a 20-minute loop walk around the Manor which the Cones are said to have walked together every morning. The estate also contains a family cemetery and a carriage and apple barn.
Moses Cone’s interest in nature and conservation led him to plant extensive white pine forests and hemlock hedges (at the advice of friend and noted conservationist Gifford Pinchot), build several lakes stocked with bass and trout, and plant a 10,000-tree apple orchard.
The Manor is also the home of the Southern Highland Craft Guild which features handmade crafts by hundreds of regional artists. Turned bowls, ceramic tableware, woven garments, and more handmade crafts are displayed throughout the first floor in different rooms. Annette and I enjoy the seasonal craft demonstrations on the front porch while soaking up the views.
Flat Top Manor and The Southern Highland Craft Guild located in the Moses Cone Memorial Park are open seasonally at milepost 294 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
These photos with Topaz Buzz Sim effect were taken in February. I shot in RAW with my Nikon D750 camera and used Corel AfterShot Pro to convert the files. Then I used Topaz Denoise, Corel PaintShop Pro, Luminar AI, and Exposure 6 to further adjust and enhance the files in post processing. Finally, I used the Topaz legacy plugin, Simplify to add the Buzz Sim effect. I hope you enjoy!
Mar 17, 2023 13:46:58 #
jpgto wrote:
Fly fishing for trout in the Holston River, Bristol, TN
We live about 20 minutes away from there. We walk the loop all the time.
Mar 11, 2023 14:53:28 #