George Lamson Photography

George Lamson Photography This page is to share the world as I see it through my photograpy. New photos will be posted now and again. Please see my photo website for more images.

AI is getting scary good...The AI models are getting so good when it comes to restoring old photos. Case in point is thi...
08/09/2026

AI is getting scary good...
The AI models are getting so good when it comes to restoring old photos. Case in point is this photo of the wedding party for my parents wedding in 1946. Unfortunately, the only black and white photo I had was somewhat over exposed and had cut off my Uncle Frank's right ear. After running it through Google AI and a little photoshop, the resulting color photo added back the real beauty of this precious moment of time in my parent's life.

Okavangus nikonus...The land where cameras grow on trees. (Taken on safari in the Okavanga Delta in Botswana)
07/23/2026

Okavangus nikonus...
The land where cameras grow on trees. (Taken on safari in the Okavanga Delta in Botswana)

While the original photo of the World Cup Champion Spanish team was not taken by me, I felt an obligation as a photograp...
07/20/2026

While the original photo of the World Cup Champion Spanish team was not taken by me, I felt an obligation as a photographer to remove the "trash" from the original to make a version of the photo that the team really deserves. Congratulations SPAIN!!

07/14/2026

Take Two...
It turned out we were not done with angry elephants on our safari to the Okavanga Delta in Botswana. A few days after our encounter with the angry mom, we were on a boat in one of the many channels through the Papyrus that grows in the delta. As we came around a curve in the channel we came upon this fella bathing. He did not like the fact that we had disturbed his bath. (Unfortunately we didn't get decent sound from this encounter)

07/12/2026

Safari drama...
I have been lucky to have gone on two safaris in Africa and they were two of the best trips of my life. When you talk to the guides about elephants they will tell you that you haven't lived until you're charged by an angry pachyderm. Well we definitely knew we were alive after we surprised this angry mom who was nursing a calf in the bush at Moremi reserve in Botswana. It's times like this that you find out just how fast a safari vehicle can go in reverse.

Just to follow up on the last post about using AI, here are some further enhancements that are amazing and a little scar...
05/04/2026

Just to follow up on the last post about using AI, here are some further enhancements that are amazing and a little scary.

AI Gold"AI Slop" has run rampant on the internet, but it really belies the true power of this amazing technology when it...
04/25/2026

AI Gold
"AI Slop" has run rampant on the internet, but it really belies the true power of this amazing technology when it comes to image technology. Case in point is this very famous image of Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir at Glacier Point in Yosemite. The photographic technology of the day only allowed this scenic image to be captured in shades of gray, failing to capture the true beauty of the scene. The amazing power of the AI technology today can be used with a few simple phrases to recreate the image into what it must have appeared to the photographer that captured it. Not only could the AI restore the richness of the colors but is was able to widen the image to show the fullness of the Yosemite Valley. It knew where and how Yosemite Falls and Half Dome should be placed in the image. It also increased the resolution of the photo to reveal more detail making it more realistic. Using todays technology to enhance the limited technology of the past and making it more authentic is AI gold.

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