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 Dan Costello







 
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Lake House

Three shots of this property were taken in February of this year in Kirkwood, Missouri a suburb of St Louis. ISO-100, F8 at 1/80 sec, 1/160 sec, and1/320 sec. They were then processed in Photmatix Pro to enhance detail. After exporting to CS3 Levels and Contrast were applied to enhance warmth. A combination of filters and selective lightning and darkening were part of the finishing process.

Image added: Mar. 2010

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Dan Costello

I was introduced to photography in the late 1960's after being inducted into the Army. In the 1970's my hobby became more serious when my wife and I traveled around the world. Many of my photos are from regions, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Northern India, that are inaccessible today. One photo won a Kodak Award and was published in the St Louis Globe Democrat. My travels have continued and are reflected in an extensive photo collection from around the world.

My interest in music developed around the same time as my photography. They merged with my first trip to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1991. I have photographed musicians and people at this festival as well as many other festivals since.

I shot 35mm until the year 2008 when I purchased a Canon Rebel XTI. I joined the St Louis Camera Club at the time of my DSLR purchase. The club greatly improved my skills, as I hope this study group will as well.

I mainly use Lightroom, CS3, Sharpener Pro and Photomatix Pro 3 to work with my photos.

I am the currently secretary for our local photography club.

 

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