to enhance the contrast, sharpness and/or color on these photos. This was a free download a few days ago (it may still be), and I think it's a terrific program. Easy to use with lots of presets that you can then fine tune.

but I can't use it because my video card driver doesn't support it. I'm either going to have to replace my card or wait for ATI to update. I'm really anxious to try this.

I think you'll be impressed. By the way, I think the guys in the tutorials push it too far, but that's the beauty of the program, you can push or back off as much as you want.

Jr. Woodchucks (heh)

You had some fun, I think.

Thanks for sharing!

and you did them justice. I especially like the second shot.

Back in the film days, I took a double exposure shot of my husband in the fog. It's really eerie and it was so fun to do.

I keep revisiting that one. I almost didn't take it. I was on my way out and had the wrong lens on the camera.

I also switched my new tripod to a monopod. It really helped in a low light situation, yet was easy to carry along.

Your second shot has a really eerie feel to it...like something is going to come out of the fog from the distance.

first two. Makes me want to pull out a canvas and a brush.

I'd been waiting for some decent fog for a while. I love the air of mystery it creates. When I left my house visibility was so bad I almost turned back. By the time I got to the park, it was perfect.

reminded me of a fog painting in grey I once did. I gave it away. Never took a photo of it.
I'm surely glad you persevered in venturing out. The photos are keepers.

My dad ran the Las Posadas CDF station for almost 20 years. Spent many, many hours there growing up. Found quite a few arrowheads there.

Never thought of looking for arrowheads there. These days I spend most of my time on the upper level. I bet the arrowheads are to be found on the lower level. By the swimming hole, maybe.

My dad always said it was probably because the area was good for deer, etc. I don't know. There are grinding holes in the rocks on the plateau, so maybe it was a village site.

Napa Valley, Wooden Valley, Alexander Valley, etc., the whole region was pretty heavily populated before the Spanish/Russians/Mexicans/Americans came along.

We did lots of fishing down in the valley behind the station. There were still some bear living down there when I was a kid. Might very well still be.

I'll never be able to go there again without that song popping into my mind.