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This picture was shot on a tripod with three exposures (-2..0..+2..EV). I used Photomatix to create the HDR with tone mapping and detail enhanced. I increased the overall saturation with Hue/Saturation in Photoshop. Curve adjustment to increase the overall contrast. 1 layer mask for the sky to increase color and contrast. 1 layer mask in soft light mode at 50% gray, using brush tool to lighten and darken some areas of the image, to bring out details. Used Nik Sharpener Pro to sharpen image.
Another perspective of the Jamison Square Water Fountain. Presented in full HDR!
To view my other HDR images, click here.
This Was A Far Away Boat.. Good That I Had The Wide Angle..
I Liked The Certain Minimalisum In The Out Come.. :)
The Days Are Getting Darker and Heavy Clouds Looming Obscuring The Sun light..
Nights Filled By The Thunder and Storms.. The Colors Would Soon Transform To Shades Of Gray I Guess.. :)
LOCATION: Marine Drive, Cochin City. Kerala State. INDIA.
...pure questa per la Titti, ihihihihiihhi! : )
Regalo 6 preset di mia creazione" Vintage Look" per Lightroom, se siete interessati richiedete il link per il download tramite flickr mail ; )
I give 6 free presets created by me, "Vintage Look" for Lightroom, if you're interested, ask the link for download, via flickr mail. ; )
The joys of heated mirrors :D!
This is what happens when you custom order something at a drive-through; You create a lineup. lol
Looks like a rainy weekend coming up. Bah... Well... At least it's not hot and humid :)!
Wishing everyone a happy end to the week!
EXPLORE #126 [My first Front Page explore]
Sonalu – golden shower – cassia fistula
Location: Ramna Garden, Dhaka-Bangladesh
Inspired by the works of H G M, Smritimala and Naheed, to compose this shot.
Palabras a Mar del Plata
Flor de la mañana del primer pañal,
amplia la hermosura, sacude el lagrimal.
Atónita garganta, se detiene la mente,
pasión de mi niñez que fijé ciegamente.
Bahía de la costa, su playa en marejada,
carátula invertida de belleza extremada.
Peldaño de sus parques, pájaro en la quilla,
relato de mis ojos de observar su orilla.
Tormenta de su sol, sol en la tormenta,
son las estaciones que nadie lamenta.
Canales solitarios que invitan a la pesca,
olvidan la franqueza aunque raro parezca.
Resolana del día, reverencia de luna,
reflejos en el agua, uno en cada laguna.
Vientos de la sierra, predecir de lata,
sueños placenteros de mi Mar del Plata.
Calles, avenidas, moles de cemento,
mágicas postales que a lo lejos lamento.
Ahuyenta el pampero gorriones perdidos,
el Atlántico eterno y miles de alaridos.
Poesía en estrofas, amores de estío,
altares ciudadanos concluyen con el frío.
Porción de la marea que llega de costado,
secretos que confiesa en el acantilado.
Oro del espacio, promesa que se estanca,
fuga de su espuma, cruz de su barranca.
Tinta sobre un lienzo de esta criatura,
cuadro que se enmarca, soy la miniatura.
Clamoreo de gaviotas, el cuello vencido,
nubes que descargan lluvia en lo afligido.
Hueco de emociones, tempestad precaria,
mar en bamboleo, pieza extraordinaria.
Rasgo solitario, pálido, añadido,
fin del horizonte que parece fundido.
Curvas de esperanza, pronta geografía,
póstumos recuerdos de su lejanía.
Jorge Rosso
Un deleite musical...
Dumbo... a timeless classic.
This is one of those pictures that I've passed over quite a few times before finally deciding to edit. I cloned out the peeps and decided to go with a somewhat "timeless" look with the edit. I hope you like it :=0)
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Fantasyland, Disneyland
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you're having a great day!
Last week, I received my "big stopper" and I was itching to get out and use it; so, I headed out to the coast and eventually landed in Pacifica, CA. This city is usually blanketed by fog so I was really crossing my fingers for some nice clouds. As I arrived it started to sprinkle, so I pulled out my golf umbrella and shot away. The rain continued so I had no choice but to shoot the pier from this location. The rain eventually gave up and I shot other comps, but to be honest I liked this one the best. Long exposures (B&W) are not as easy as you think and takes lots of patience. By the way, the "big stopper" is a must in every landscape photographer's bag. It's so much easier then the round screw on type.
Here in the bay area, we are lucky to be schooled by local black & white master, Steve. Click here for some serious black & white inspiration.
Hope you all have a great holiday weekend and may you and your camera find some beautiful light. As always, thanks for your support and visits. Jave
Some things just look better Large and on BLACK…… Enjoy!!!
This was a shot I came across while my sister was getting dressed; the sun was shining on this side of the house. So as soon as she got here wedding dress on I told her to stand at the window. I had to use the flash in this cease because of the major over lighting, this made the back of her dress light up so that you can see some of the details.
I my (sort) experience I found out that photos with just the bride that are over lighted have a great result. The only thing I don’t like is the dark speck on the right side, but there is nothing I can do about that.
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D MarkII
Exposure: sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/ 5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 2000
~Virginia Satir
Not sure how I forgot to post this one of Rec Hall! This was another of my favorites, which is just a different angle of the first one I posted of Rec Hall. All the reflections in the floor were just crazy!
Thanks for all the support my friends, and enjoy your weekends!!
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It would be nice to write about your young life once you reach a certain age;
Of how that arm seemed so strong that it could carry a sick man upon your shoulders;
Of how your smile melted a young woman’s heart;
Of how your idealism and pursuit of that golden dream were achieved;
The sacredness of love-making;
The loyalty of friendship;
The importance of family, especially your parents.
Of how all the experiences you have had shaped you into the person you are now.
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Back to my favorite genre...portraits! :)
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From my collection Doctors-Models, this is Antonio Umali, md
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On-Camera Nikon Flash with bounced light.
I thought I'd post a fun shot from the game last night. The Lakers destroyed the Suns in game one of the Conference Finals.
After being completely SKUNKED last time I was at Cape Kiwanda, I had it in me to stay 'til the sunset - despite the forecast.
Last time, it was rainy - windy - stormy - not good for electronics. This time, quite the opposite. Light winds, warm weather (though, by the time this shot was being taken, the evening wind turned into a constant howl, and a bitter cold one at that. Typical Oregon Coast, I guess...), and sunshine that was bright enough to make a native African to squint.
I could rant about how I couldn't find **THE** Keyhole that I've seen many times before, but I think this sunset will just have to do - and I'm not disappointed one bit in it. Best coast sunset I've personally been present for in quite some time. I hope I wasn't the only one to grab it. =]
Happy Monday! (More beach pictures to come!)
I FINALLY got a good portrait of my male red-bellied this season. I got a new Manfrotto carbon fiber tripod this weekend, and I really can see the difference.
THE GATES OF HELL
Not far from The Thinker stands Rodin's monumental masterpiece, The Gates of Hell, installed in the garden of the Museum in 1937. By a decree of 16 August 1880, Rodin received a commission from the Directorate of Fine Arts for a monumental door which was to be decorated with low reliefs inspired by The Divine Comedy of Dante. This door was intended for the planned Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris to be built on the site of the Cour des Comptes, demolished in 1871 (this site is now occupied by the Musée d'Orsay). The subject was probably suggested by Rodin for it is known that he admired Dante and used to keep a copy of his book in his pocket. He started to work feverishly in a studio specially allocated to him for the purpose at the Dépôt des Marbres in Rue de l'Université. His initial idea was a composition in panels similar to the Door of Paradise in the Baptistery of Florence by Ghiberti (1425-1452). However, he soon changed his mind about dividing the door into sections, preferring the example of Michelangelo's Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel. The third maquette (exhibited in room 10) shows that already in 1880 its composition was close to the one finally adopted.
more info: musée Rodin
Paris - France
Boston from its nicest side. I'm not so often in the financial district, but I should do once a night photowalk there. You will pretty likely see some results here soon.
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this morning was quite frosty, a little surprising for the middle of may.
my fingers were freezing while taking this.. and it took ages to warm them back up after holding my camera super still for a while.
but it was a lovely morning!
Ex #40
First of a few from this amazing place, a 70 second exposure taken just before sunset. I had hoped for better light but the sun was behind huge rain and snow clouds to the west.
The Bow Rock is huge and is covered in gulls, you can see that better large On Black
Amour
Amour, Toi qui nous transportes
Ouvres nous ta porte
Celle du Cœur
Pour que naisse le Bonheur
Amour, n’a pas de frontière
N est jamais froid, comme une pierre
C est toujours Toi, qui décides
Que l’on soit jeunes, ou avec rides
Amour, nous sommes sous ta menace
Quand nos deux corps s’enlacent
Tu nous brûles de désirs
Jusqu’ aux derniers de nos soupirs
Domi
Love
Love, You who transported us
WATTAGE us your door
That of the Heart
To be born Happiness
Love has no borders
N is never cold like a stone
It is always you, who decide
Whether you are young, or with wrinkles
Love, we are under your threat
When our bodies intertwine
You we're burning with desire
Until the last of our sighs
Domi
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9.may 2010 - Mothersday - 1.221 / 150 / 767 / 4 galleries
* mother - the shapes and colors of a role.
Within the belief systems of parenthood, of motherhood, there are dictates of what mothers should be offering to children. ...
www.eliasweb.at/transcripts/t_session.php?session_nr=171
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Have a wonderful day !
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Today, Margreet and I went to Ghent Belgium.
It was a cold and windy day, but we had fun.
We went for coffee and a group of Spanish people came in.
Margreet (Margaretha) is from Spain, so she asked a nice man ;-))
to take a picture of us. And although this is a "snapshot",
I love the way how he captured the incoming light and the outside view!
Texture by:Temari 09: Afternoon Delight Thanks my friend!
My favorite image from a wonderful trip this last Sunday to Coal Mine Canyon. This marvelous canyon is vast, deep, and filled with amazing colors of geological layers and hoodoos. If you took a quick glance at this photo you'd think it was the Grand Canyon, but that is over to the west by about 150 miles. This location is on the Navajo reservation and you buy a permit in Cameron (at the trading post) for hiking. You are not ok to hike down into the canyon because there is a dividing line of sorts between the Navajo and Hopi and a dispute of some sort. The Hopi do not sell permits for their side of this canyon. But I can tell you there are plenty of places up on this top rim to climb about and see wonders. Some of the hoodoos there are so much like what you think of a Bryce and Zion in Utah. I highly recommend this trip. Mark and I were the only people out there on a perfect afternoon and evening for photography. Just think, hours and hours alone in this place. Yes, cobalt here was in Heaven for sure.
Excellent online article, I read it and agree with this author heartily:
www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/coal-mine-canyon/index....
Machine and objective: Canon EOS 450D, Sigma 18-200mm DC OS.
Locale: España, Sevilla.
Photographer: F.MartínezLedesma
Grande View On Black Large
Velocidad: 1/200s
ISO: 100
Apertura: f3,5
Focal: 18mm
...El amor de una madre es el combustible que hace que un ser humano logre lo imposible....
...A mother's love is the fuel that makes a human being to achieve the impossible.....
Esté donde esté siempre te tengo en mi corazón porque eres mi madre, madre que tanto quiero y a quien tanto necesito.
- F.MartínezLedesma -
Este es mi pequeño detalle que dedico a mi madre, persona que quiero más que a mi vida. Tu felicidad para mi es como un bonito atardecer. Gracias por todo mamá.
…Nunca me han interesado ni el poder ni la fortuna lo que admiro son las flores que crecen en la basura…
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Ex #18 Front Page Explore :) Thanks for all the views and comments :)
Stopped of at the coast last night on the way to a party as there were some fantastic clouds around. I got some pics but I've never missed so many shots in such a short period of time, always arriving just a few seconds to late for a rainbow or whatever.
Pura Batu Bolong -Tanah Lot, Bali, Indonesia
Pura Batu Bolong is a small shrine located just a stone's throw from the famous Tanah Lot temple. It is perched at the end of a rocky promontory that leaps seaward into the surging Indian Ocean. Visitors to Pura Batu Bolong tends to lump it with Tanah Lot, hence its name is not as familiar.
Canon EOS 50D + EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
EXIF: 0.167 sec • f/14• 14 mm • ISO 100
Exposure Mode + White Balance: Manual
Filters: Hitech 0.6H + Lee 0.9S
Software: Digital Photo Pro + Adobe Photoshop CS3
Thanks everyone for your visit, comments, critiques, fave,invite..etc. I really appreciate it.
This unmarked lane in the Napa Valley in California's wine country makes me wonder who lives down there and what sort of wine do they produce! 30-second exposure, no HDR.
Free wallpaper for over 100 of my images in 6 different screen sizes is now available!
Please see the 1200 pixel version for the full softened effect of 30 seconds at midday!
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Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24-105L @97
Hoya NDX400 (9-stop dark circular ND filter)
30-second exposure @F13
LEE soft ND grad (100x150mm - 4x6in) 0.9
Lee foundation kit filter holder with Lee 77mm adapter ring
Small Slik tripod, Manfrotto pistol-grip ball head (the best!)
No polarizer.
ISO 50
RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One
TIFF file processed with Photoshop
No water shoes or bare feet required!
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A temporary break from the seascapes...
I am not sure where this leads, but this is the first in a series that will cover each of the 4 seasons in the Northern Hemisphere, because the leaves will turn Red in late November and then be bare for a couple of months until spring in February or early March. it will look different each time.
I was heading up the Napa valley on a warm day last weekend, when I was once again FORCED to stop and take a shot. Well, actually I waited for the sun to almost go down behind the hills to get warmer light, then I took the verrrrry long shot through the large automatic gate! The leaves moving in the breeze softened the look of the trees for a more impressionistic look and feel. During daylight hours, you have to do something extra to avoid a photo looking like a snapshot. Actually, this would look better with a wet street, but the dry season that lasts until November will make that difficult to pull off!
The map shows exactly where this is. It is right off the road, but no easy parking is available. And make sure nowone is driving towards you!
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Google Earth
Simply the best way to scout out locations that there is. You can see sun angles and pre-visualize light under lots of different conditions. Sometimes you can actually pre-compose your shots! This has saved me many thousands of vertical feet of climbing by avoiding spots with blocked views etc.
Satellite imagery (choose 'National' for a local US region or use your fave website)
www.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/?wfo=mtr
Tide charting and preditions: (chose your area in US, other countries have similar websites)
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.shtml?gid=235
Wave Heights (I choose 'North Pacific from Global')
polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/main_int.html
Or Here:
www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/shtml/RP1bw.gif
Photos of every inch of the California coastline from a small plane. Excellent for close in detailed views.
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Don't ask (it's forbidden to know) what end the gods will grant to me or you, Leuconoe. Don't play with Babylonian fortune-telling either. It is better to endure whatever will be.
Whether Jupiter has allotted to you many more winters or this final one which even now wears out the Tyrrhenian sea on the rocks placed opposite
- be wise, strain the wine, and scale back your long hopes to a short period. While we speak, envious time will have fled already
Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in the next.
Quinto Orazio Flacco, Roman poet, (65 b.C - 8 b.C)
Non domandarti - non è giusto saperlo - a me, a te quale sorte abbian dato gli dèi, e non chiederlo agli astri, o Leuconoe; al meglio sopporta quel che sarà:
se molti inverni Giove ancor ti conceda
o ultimo questo che contro gli scogli fiacca le onde del mare Tirreno. Sii saggia, mesci il vino
- breve è la vita - rinuncia a speranze lontane. Parliamo e fugge il tempo invdioso: vivi il presente, non pensare a domani.
Quintus Oratius Flacco, poeta romano (65 a.C - 8 a.C)
Take a seashell , take a bit of happiness …. beach with the view of Alaska , on the horizon - couple with the dog … sound of the waves , light breeze and bucket full of colors … this is my beach . Quiet , no smell of sunscreen , cheap food and beer … no vendors with trinkets made half a world away … this is my beach.
Where I grew up ( south-western Poland ) it was far away from the sea and I only seen Baltic few times. After Greece and now half of my life in Vancouver , I can't imagine living away from the see. Ocean has something , it could be that defiant line of different dimension that is not easy to cross .
See where this picture was taken, west of Masset , Queen Charlotte Islands / Haida Gwaii , BC , Canada [?]
Another from our recent trip to Embo, in the North East Highlands of Scotland. With the highlands, being the highlands, we got all 4 seasons in one week... you've seen one of the calm days... here's one where the sky was a wee bit more angry.
No sunsets over the water on the east coast, so had to find a rock out in the sea to precariously balance tripod and my not insignificant frame, to shot back across the beach towards the sun. This was after the sun had dipped below the horizon. Invested in a pair of wellies after getting a royal soaking on this one :-)
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“...Se alzó espantao un carancho
de la dormida cumbrera
y el viento encrespó en la tarde
un remolino de ausencias...
¡Qué rancho pa' estar de noche
bautizando las estrellas!
¡Qué campo con el rocío
pa’ desvelar las vigüelas!...”
Fragmento de “Remolinos de ausencia”, de M. Duran
Fuente: gauchoguacho.blogspot.com/
Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay
~Explore#
...As escolhas que fazemos podem mudar
Ou destruir
As correntes que nos prendem nesse lugar
Bem perto de você é aonde eu quero estar
Até o fim de verdade dessa vez! ♪
I'll tell you
The choices we make can change
Or destroy
The chains that bind us in this place
Right next to you is where I want to be
"...Entonce, empeço a alembrar
aqueles trastes que eu tive:
- a daga, punho de ourives,
para passear à mão-salva
e um nagão, berro de touro
e um relógio, casca de ouro,
mais certo que a estrela d'alva..."
Trecho de "Recuerdos de Tapejara", de Aureliano de Figueiredo Pinto
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
The concept of "foreground interest" doesn't really seem to be my thing. But, trying here to see if a very uneventful sky can be balanced by at least some kind of "event" going on in the foreground :-)
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Spiral staircase leading to the 'Café Glockenspiel' in Munich.
I took several shots of this staircase from different angles, but this one is my favorite, because of the bit of wall which is still visible on the right side (looked strange when i cut it off a few shots earlier) and because of the intersecting railings.
Technique/Processing
I took 2 shots, 2EV apart from each other. The first one already had dialed in an exposure correction of +1EV, because i wanted to retain the bright walls. The upper part of the staircase had to be replaced (manual blending) with the one from the -2EV exposure, because it was completely white.
I did NOT use a tripod, but hand held it again, having to use ISO 7200 (!!!) to get the bright look. I was really excited, that the lavender wall color came out so nicely at this high ISO setting
Sunset over the Hradčany in Prague.
Info
Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad) is a castle in Prague where the Kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had their offices. The Bohemian Crown Jewels are kept here. Prague Castle is one of the biggest castles in the world (according to Guinness Book of Records the biggest ancient castle) at about 570 meters in length and an average of about 130 meters wide.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Castle
Technique/Processing
I shot this one, using the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 lens. At first i shot a normal photo, but i realized it didn't look good, because of the troubled waters of the Vltava.
But then i remembered that i miraculously did not forget to pack my B+W ND110 ND filter, so i screwed it onto the lens and by that, could use an exposure of 15 seconds, which created the silky water you can see here. Oh, and i also had to carry my tripod around the whole day, but hey, 2kgs more or less don't matter ;)
Moreover, the cloud moved during those 15 seconds and thus it seems to encircle the sun.
Only one shot, no HDR
III Maximum speed III
III سرعه قصوى III
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canon 7D
SIGMA 10 - 20 mm 1:4-5.6 DC
F : 11
2 Seconds
10 mm
ISO : 640
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لكم مني كل الحب والتقدير
عبدالرحمن محمد القيسي
لا انسى وجود المتألق : عبدالله التيهاني خلف العدسه
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Paradise island resort, Maldives
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Smoking kills
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Graffiti chat dans l'Albaicin à Grenade:mon avatar chat!
Cat graffiti. Albaicin area. Granada.Spain.
My buddy Icon ;))
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CaméraPanasonic DMC-LX2
Exposition0,003 sec (1/400)
Ouverturef/7.1
Longueur focale6.3 mm
Vitesse ISO100
Détection du degré d'exposition0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire
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HaPPY GoRGeouS GReeN THuRSDaY !!!
I will be away for some days.
Hope your spring is beautiful.
Have all a fantastic weekend ahead…………….
Thank you JoesSistah for the texture.
Play it loud and………
HaPPY FLoWeRY THuRSDaY !!!
The last day of Songkran festival is here.
Thailand is wet and ready for a new year.
This man here is working on the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok.
The most important shrine for the thais and you can believe me, tons of flowers, candles and incense sticks are laid down all day by the thai Buddhists, coming to this place to pray for good business and success.
So this man is doing an important job, he grabs all flowers and the other stuff and making space for new ones.
I like the hand of him, I catched in this shot.
HaPPY GoRGeouS GReeN THuRSDaY all of you !!!
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Chefchaouen or Chaouen is a Small City situated in the Rif Mountains in Morocco, just inland from Tangier and Tetouan.
More Information from Wikipedia
Chefchaouen, Morocco