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Parte de la Vía Láctea, zona de Altair, con el nuevo objetivo de tipo pancake Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM con seguimiento con la montura vixen Polarie. (versión 2)
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Do you know that there are 20 over countries that celebrate their independence day in August?
Singapore is one of those countries.
It is on 9th August to be exact.
A set of parades and ceremony will be performed at the floating platform at Marina Bay.
Astounding fireworks display will close the 47th national day celebration.
Be there if you are visiting in Singapore!
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City Hall - Guy´s Hospital - The Shard - London Eye - Tate Modern - London Bridge - HMS Belfast - Southwark Bridge - BT Tower - St Paul´s Cathedral - The Monument - The Gherkin - Tower of London
Taken at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the wing that has the Temple of Dendur, which is an Egyptian monument built ~ 15 BC. There is a reflecting pool in the room, and great glass walls, and always lots of people milling about.
Took lots of pictures that day! :-)
Hope everybody is doing great!
Como la playa en soledad, más pura
luce su desnudez, y como el pájaro
más melodioso vuela si más solo,
así este paraíso de ternura
no pide verso para ser cantado.
Jose Luis Cano
MAR MENOR - MURCIA - ESPAÑA
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Sunday mornin', praise the dawnin'
It's just a restless feelin', by my side.
Early dawnin', Sunday mornin'
It's just the wasted years so close behind ...
I just love the way Tort watches me when I'm taking pictures....
This shot has it all!!
Here they are taking a break from shooting to enjoy the sunrise. I've always found it vitally important to 'put the camera' down at some point during a sunrise or sunset ... so as to thoroughly 'be in the moment.'
I had so much fun dragging them out in the sweltering humidity at 3 AM. I thank them for indulging me. When you are in good company, you can endure anything ... and that includes the early hour, the heat ... and the vicious flies!!
Thanks for inviting me, for the good wine, the fabulous dinner but most of all for the good time, the laughter and the companionship!
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a) Hasselblad FlexBody + Magazzino 6x6/120 + Pentaprisma Esposimetrico Hasselblad PME 45;
b) Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 180mm f. 4,0 CFI + Hasselblad Tubo Prolunga 8mm;
c) Lettura Esposimetrica Angolo 3° con Sekonic DualSpot F-L-778 (effettuate 5 misurazioni con metodo del Sistema Zonale di Ansel Adams) a luce riflessa; la prima sulla superficie del muro in basso (la porzione triangolare prima dei coprimuretti di Argilla cotta) , la seconda sulla piccola porzione della montagna (quella più luminosa a destra del fotogramma, in basso), la terza sulle tegole del tetto (quelle fra il cagnolino e il bordo del fotogramma in basso), la quarta sulla schiena del bimbo. La lettura media ottenuta è stata confrontata con la quinta lettura effettuata sulla fronte del bimbo (la luminanza è stata posta sulla zona V del Grigio Medio al 18%. Per le prime quatto esposizioni (visto la differenza zonale di circa 8/9 zone) ho intenzionalmente imposto e compresso la scala di n-2 per avere una maggiore corposità dei neri (poi in fase di sviluppo ho compensato con la diluizione e i tempi di sviluppo. Il totale è stato sovraesposto di n+2/3 per evitare che l’esposizione finale impostata non penalizzasse le alte luminanze delle “zone IX” che sarebbero risultate prive di dettaglio (visto che la luce, data dal sole mentre stava sorgendo “temperatura cromatica 6800°k”) o le basse luci (le luci in ombra e quelle sul muretto basso erano troppo basse stimate in 2100°K/2200°K);
d) Esposizione Tempo 1/125s con apertura a f.4,0 su stativo Manfrotto;
e) Negativo Agfa APX 25 Asa Professional (esposta a 64 Asa);
f) Scansione del negativo con Agfa Duoscan T2500 Pro su supportoi mobile orizzontale (porta SCASI);
g) Prima Post-Produzione per effettuare un minimo intervento del bilanciamento tonale nelle varie aree scure del corpo del bimbo e nelle ampie zone dei neri (zone posteriori il capo e parte inferiore in basso “porzione del muretto a triangolo”) nonché nei grigi e/o bianchi per (luce proveniente dal sorgere del sole, sul pelo del cagnolino e sul profilo delle braccia, volto e capelli del bimbo) per compensare la temperatura cromatica della luce con Nikon Capture NX 2. (differenza di f/stop fra le zone chiare esterne e le zone scure interne di 9,5 diaframmi in forte controluce);
h) Seconda Post-Produzione con Adobe Photoshop CS3 per il bilanciamento della compensazione dell’Esposizione con le zone d’ombra;
i) Post-Produzione di completamento con Nikon Capture NX 2 per il completamento zonale delle aree...
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Questa immagine fa parte di una ricerca /reportage che ho in fase di preparazione finalizzato nella ricerca di quei antichi mestieri che stanno scomparendo, altri oramai estinti o non più esercitati, che descrivono e documentano l’attività svolta nei loro ambienti, con i loro strumenti, con i vecchi utensili spesso costruiti a mano o personalizzati. Immagini e volti che esprimono particolari sensazioni, scene di particolare enfasi ambientale, di sentimenti profondi trasmessi attraverso i gesti ed espressioni.
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Anche queste immagini verranno raccolte in un “Manuale Artistico Tecnico Fotografico” nella quale saranno descritte le particolari tecniche di ripresa, i materiali impiegati, l’attrezzatura fotografica, i luoghi di ripresa e le particolari condizioni sceniche ambientali.
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This image is part of a research/report that I have in preparation aimed in search of those ancient crafts are disappearing, some now extinct or no longer practiced, which describe and document the activity in their environments, with their instruments with the old tools are often built or customized by hand. Images and faces that express particular feelings, scenes of environmental emphasis, of deep feeling communicated through gestures and expressions.
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Although these images are collected in a "Technical Guide Artistic Photo" which will be described in the special filming techniques, materials used, the camera equipment, filming locations and the particular environmental conditions stage.
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I have tried to include following maxwell material concept using a simple primitive
Bi directional scatter distribution function (BSDF), layered materials, ior, bump, anisotropy, scatter, transmittance, roughness, coating, clip map, normal map, dispersion, frost, displacement, self illumination and standard grey with hdri image based lighting
Most of materials come from Maxwell material Resource site, rest are preset.. some are my own. But all are my fave.
And of course, dedicated to the progress of a rising photographer Abdul Waris
Out in Mount Angel, this family of Osprey was quite curious. Judging by their panting maybe they were hoping I was the air-conditioning guy. =)
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Venice is a city in northeast Italy sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. It is located in the marshy Venetian Lagoon which stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks.The city in its entirety is listed as World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon. The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. For centuries gondolas were the chief means of transportation and most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times the iconic boats still have a role in public transport in the city, serving as traghetti -ferries over the Grand Canal. They are also used in special regattas rowing races held amongst gondoliers. The gondola is propelled like punting, except an oar is used instead of a pole. Their primary role today, however, is to carry tourists on rides at fixed rates. There can be six people in a gondola and a ride of 40 minutes during the day according to the official rate costs € 80 euros and evening EUR 100. Additional money if the gondolier sing a song! But you can have a very short, short gondola ride to the traghetto, a public gondola that in a few places to cross the Grand Canal makes. Such a trip costs only 50 cents!
Photo of a young girl in Venice dressed already as a traditional Gondolier in red white. On the background you can see the San Giorgio on Isola do San Giorgio Maggiore. In August 2010, Giorgia Boscolo became Venice's first female gondolier. Perhaps this young girl will become a Gondolier too.
Venetië is een stad in het noordoosten van Italië. Venetië is wereldwijd bekend om het historische centrum met zijn vele wateren en heeft een belangrijke rol gespeeld in de wereldgeschiedenis. Sinds 1987 staan Venetië en zijn lagune op de Werelderfgoedlijst van de UNESCO. De Venetianen vestigden zich in de 6e eeuw na Christus op de eilanden van de lagune bij het tegenwoordige Venetië, opdat barbaren hen niet konden bereiken. De lagune bestond uit kleine eilanden met een netwerk van smalle kanalen, niet diep genoeg voor de grote zeeschepen van de barbaren. Het leven op de lagune werd mogelijk gemaakt door het gebruik van een smalle, lichte boot die mensen en goederen kon vervoeren. Deze Gondel boot werd bestuurd door een enkele roeier die op de achterkant van de boot stond, zodat hij goed zicht had. Venetië bezoeken zonder een tochtje in een gondel te maken kan natuurlijk best, want lopend en met de vaporetti kun je overal komen, maar misschien is het toch beter een bedrag te reserveren om Venetië te bekijken zoals het bekeken moet worden: langzaam voortglijdend door stille grachten tussen hoge huizen, begeleid door het geplons van de riem in het water. Houd er rekening mee dat de gondeliers een soort maffia vormen, waarvan een aantal leden er niet voor terugdeinst toeristen te bedonderen, dus maak tevoren duidelijke afspraken over de tocht en probeer flink af te dingen. Er kunnen zes personen in een gondel en een tochtje van 40 minuten kost overdag volgens het officiële tarief € 80 euro en 's avonds 100 euro; elke 20 minuten langer kost € 40 of € 50 meer. Laat je de gondelier een lied zingen, kost dat veel extra geld! Maar je kunt een heel kort, goedkoop gondeltochtje maken met de traghetto, een openbare gondel die op enkele plaatsen de oversteek over het Canal Grande maakt. Zo'n tochtje kost slechts 50 cent!
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Yes the logo is kinda spoiling the composition but I have no other choice now, a lot my images are getting stolen and appearing on various sites and blogs without my consent.
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This is a multiple exposure. Took one of the moon and another long exposure of Nanga Parbat which also intentionally blurred the clouds. I always believe in good honest photography. Cant understand why people tend to hide their exif info even. You can teach someone to shoot in manual mode etc but you cannot teach creativity.
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Nanga Parbat (main peak) has a height of 8126 meters/26,660 ft. It has three vast faces. The Rakhiot (Ra Kot) face is dominated by the north and south silver crags and silver plateau; the Diamir face is rocky in the beginning. It converts itself into ice fields around Nanga Parbat peak. The Rupal face is the highest precipice in the world. Reinhold Messner, a living legend in mountaineering from Italy, says that "every one who has ever stood at the foot of this face (4500 meters) up above the 'Tap Alpe', studied it or flown over it, could not help but have been amazed by its sheer size; it has become known as the highest rock and ice wall in the world!".
Nanga Parbat has always been associated with tragedies and tribulations until it was climbed in 1953. A lot of mountaineers have perished on Nanga Parbat since 1895. Even in recent years it has claimed a heavy toll of human lives of mountaineers, in search of adventure and thrill. Its victims, have included those in pursuit of new and absolutely un-climbed routes leading to its summit.
The Nanga Parbat peak was discovered in the nineteenth century by Europeans. The Schlagintweit brothers, who hailed from Munich (Germany) came in 1854 to Himalayas and drew a panoramic view which is the first known picture of Nanga Parbat. In 1857 one of them was murdered in Kashgar. The curse of Nanga Parbat had begun.
Source: www.k2news.com/nphistory.htm
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July 2012,
Nikon D800,
Nikkor 24-120@31mm,
f,4, 20s, 800 ISO
Location coordinates via GP-1 Module
55/365
My first main shoot failed miserably so the fact that i got myself up again at 1:00 in the morning to shoot this and 2 and a half hours later I am done, it makes me proud.
This is definitely inspired by David Talley!
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Humpback whale jumping with an "Air Madagascar" plane overhead passing in the sky, , sea around Sainte Marie island, Madagascar
In Southern winter - from June to the end of September - the sea around Sainte Marie island, on the Eastern shore of Madagascar, offers one of the most natural fascinating spectacles in the world. Large groups of humpback whales - Megaptera novaeangliae - make their annual migration from the Antarctic to the sheltered waters around Ste Marie island where they calve, nurse their young and engage in their spectacular courtship rituals between the end of June and September.
For months, humpback whales can be seen wondering in the ocean as they move and jump out of the sea in the narrow canal that separates the island from the mainland.
Cousin Greg launching 4th of July fireworks bottle rocket over one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes.
I’ve been getting a few questions on how this was done so here's the full story: We did this one over a long 4th of July Holiday stay at the lake cabin on a windy night with a close to full moon. 3 People were involved; 1 model, 1 person to light the bottle rocket, and 1 cameraman (me). I was using a DSLR (Sony A77) at the time that let me set Shutter Speed, ISO and Aperture independently in Manual Mode (kind of a 'duh' for you Flickr Pro's but those were the questions I was getting). I put the camera on a tripod, attached a wide angle lens (11-16mm) and had a remote shutter release cable attached so I could take a picture without touching the camera and potentially shaking and blurring the image. We shot off a test bottle rocket and counted ("one one thousand, two one thousand . ." ) how long it took from lighting the fuse, till it flew and exploded – the total time was 5 seconds – so that is what I set my camera Shutter Speed. We launched some more test rockets off and worked at adjusting the launch angle against the wind trying to get in the entire arch and explosion into the picture frame (easier to do with the wide angle lens). I also took a couple of test pictures and played with Aperture and ISO settings and checking how those effected the exposure (shutter was set to 5 seconds). I settled on an Aperture of f/5 because it seemed to get everything around the launch area and model in focus and it helped to keep the ISO low. ISO was at 400. The Histogram was on the dark side but it looked good in the camera. I positioned the model on the back side of the rocket from the camera so he would get illuminated by the sparks. It also looked better if he had his hands out otherwise he was just a floating face in the dark. It was very dark out so I shined a flashlight on the model to set the camera's Auto Focus and then I switched the camera to manual focus so it would not hunt for focus during the shot. Time to take the picture: I had the model freeze and try not to move for the entire 5 second exposure. My helper lit the bottle rocket and as soon as he got out of the way, I pressed the remote camera shutter, the rocket took off and exploded and my shutter clicked shut. We did it in one take and then ran out of there cuz the mosquitoes were eating us alive. On the computer in Photoshop; I cropped the picture, adjusted the colors and saturation a little, used a program called Noiseware Pro to reduce noise, used a program call Topaz Adjust to make the red orange sparks ‘pop’ a little and then gave the entire image a little overall sharpening. That's it – thanks for looking.
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A presidential election will be held in Iceland on 30 June 2012
There are six candidates for president, which is unusual: a president choosing to run again has previously always been unopposed:
Andrea Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir, chairwoman of Hagsmunasamtök heimilanna, a non-governmental organisation founded in the wake of the 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis and also vocal in criticising both government and financial institutions, announced her candidacy for the presidency of Iceland. She is Against EU membership.
Ari Trausti Guðmundsson a writer, geophysicist and formerly of the Communist Party of Iceland, but now an independent. He is EU membership Nautral
Hannes Bjarnason, a farmer who lived in Norway for 14 years. He seeks to enhance the place of "morality" in the public debate and to "safeguard" national interests. He is Against EU membership.
Herdís Þorgeirsdóttir, a solicitor and professor of law at Bifröst University.She said her campaign would be an experiment on democracy, in that she wanted to see if the people of Iceland were willing to support someone running against an incumbent president and against "financial influences". She is a member of the European Women Jurists Association and Iceland's representative at the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe. She is Against EU membership.
The incumbent president, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, initially stated he would not seek re-election, but then stated on 4 March that he would run for a fifth term, after receiving a petition of over 30,000 voters in favour of his candidacy. He is Against EU membership.
Þóra Arnórsdóttir journalist and news presenter. "As president she will make sure the people get to decide in a national referendum whether we join the EU. She is EU membership Neutral
O lendário e valoroso Castelo de Montemor-o-Velho domina, do seu alto monte, a extensa e bela planície de arrozais do Baixo Mondego. Aqui se acolheram diferentes povos e culturas, existindo sinais materiais da passagem dos Romanos, como o testemunham alguns dos cilhares de pedra integrados na base da torre de menagem desta fortaleza medieval. Vivendo os tempo conturbados das invasões bárbaras e, posteriormente, do mais calmo reinado visigótico, Montemor-o-Velho seria ocupada no século VIII pelos muçulmanos, que deixaram nesta região uma forte impressão da sua cultura. Reconquistada em 848 para as armas cristãs, através de Ramiro I de Leão e do seu tio, o abade João, este castelo do Baixo Mondego mudaria de mãos por diversas vezes até ao século XI. Numa dessas razias, a fortaleza foi particularmente afectada pela acção militar desencadeada pelo impetuoso exército árabe de Almançor.
O castelo de Montemor-o-Velho está implantado num local que apresenta vestígios de ocupação muito antiga, provavelmente pré-histórica, todavia é certa a ocupação romana, atestada pelas pedras utilizadas na base da Torre de Menagem. As primeiras referências a este castelo, dão conta da sua reconquista aos árabes por volta de 848, mas cairia de novo nas mãos dos muçulmanos em 990, com uma nova reconquista cristã por volta do ano de 1006, para voltar à posse árabe em 1026, e este alternar de conquistas e reconquistas só viria a estabilizar por volta de 1064, quando Fernando Magno reconquista toda a região, empurrando os árabes para lá do Mondego. Este castelo em conjunto com os de Miranda, Penela, Soure e Santa Eulália formava, no período da consolidação da independência do Condado Portucalense, a cintura defensiva da cidade de Coimbra. Palco de muitas lutas, não só com os árabes, mas também devido às disputas entre os príncipes e reis de Portugal, e até nas invasões francesas, foi sendo reparado, ampliado e modificado ao logo dos séculos, mas se alguma coisa marca a história desta fortaleza, é o facto nela ter sido decidida a morte de Inês de Castro.
Ao longo dos anos, a quebra progressiva do interesse militar deste tipo de estruturas, foi ditando o abandono ou a sua utilização com outros fins, neste caso chegou a existir no seu interior, um cemitério, junto à igreja da Alcáçova, que foi retirado em meados do século XX. A partir de 1936 tem vindo a ser conservado, foram reconstruídas muralhas, foi colocada instalação eléctrica e criada uma casa de chá no que resta do chamado, Paço das Infantas. Para além do que este castelo tem para ver, da sua grande estrutura defensiva, no seu interior encontram-se as ruínas do antigo paço senhorial, a Igreja de Santa Maria da Alcáçova, a Capela de Santo António, a Igreja da Madalena e as ruínas da Capela de São João. Mais recentemente em1994 fizeram-se algumas obras de recuperação e consolidação das muralhas. Foram também ajardinadas algumas partes interiores. O castelo foi classificado como Monumento Nacional pelo Decreto de 16-06-1910.
O Castelo de Montemor-o-Velho e a Lenda das Arcas
Já diziam os antigos que no castelo de Montemor-o-Velho estão enterradas duas arcas, uma cheia de ouro e a outra cheia de peste. A sua origem remonta ao tempo dos Mouros quando era alcaide naquela cidade um viúvo austero que tinha uma única filha, a qual guardava longe dos olhares de todos como se fosse o maior tesouro do mundo. Um dia, quando a jovem era já uma mulher, um dos seus fiéis cavaleiros apaixonou-se por ela, mas o alcaide nem queria ouvir falar de tal possibilidade. Quando o cavaleiro insistiu, o alcaide resolveu prendê-lo e condenou-o à morte. Assim que a jovem soube da tragédia em que involuntariamente estava envolvida, ainda tentou interceder mas o pai permaneceu insensível às suas súplicas. A jovem que até então não fazia ideia do grande amor que o cavaleiro lhe dedicava, resolveu visitá-lo em segredo nas masmorras. Este amor devia estar já talhado no livro do destino, pois a jovem logo se apaixonou pelo cavaleiro e ambos fugiram do castelo. Porem, a sua captura foi fácil e logo foram levados a presença do irascível alcaide, este ainda ficou mais furioso quando soube que a sua filha tinha casado com o cavaleiro. Então, por vingança, resolveu dar-lhes uma prenda maldita: duas arcas, uma com ouro e a outra com a peste. Os jovens que prezavam mais a sua vida e o seu amor que todo o ouro do mundo fugiram do louco alcaide, deixando para trás as duas arcas que nunca ninguém ousou abrir e que ainda hoje estão enterradas nas muralhas do velho castelo. Muitos, movidos pela audácia ou pelo desespero de tempos difíceis, aproximaram-se das arcas e em épocas de crise muitos foram os que se juntaram para abrir a arca da fortuna… Mas… logo paravam atónitos e perplexos, petrificados com o medo de abrir a arca da peste pois esta se aberta traria ainda mais desgraça e miséria… E assim, as arcas lá continuam à espera de um dia alguém ter a ousadia de as procurar e a imprudência de as abrir...
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A long stretch of U.S. Route 50 traverses Utah along a desolate portion of the Great Basin Desert. It is commonly referred to as the "Loneliest Road in America."
At the time, I was talking to the old man. He was telling me that he had made this colossal recipe of beef enchiladas. I was getting the entire recipe related to me in it's entirety. It was so lonely out there, all by myself ... that I was content to just tune in.
I finally had to 'tune out the food channel' when I saw this epic sunset unfolding over the desert swamp right before my eyes. I stopped in the middle of the road, left the car door open ... sat on the hood of my car ... and watched the sun set. Not one car passed by... the only sound I heard were the frogs.
Picking the second one to post on this comeback tour was harder than the first!! :-))
The above as seen in NYC's Central Park, they have a man made lake where they race toy boats.
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El Faro de Ponta da Piedade, en Lagos, fue construido entre 1912 y 1913, entrando en servicio el 1 de julio de 1913. La lámpara original era de petróleo; en diciembre de 1923 la luz pasa a ser de ocultaciones, con una cadencia de 2,5 segundos cada 69,5 segundos.
En 1953 el faro fue electrificado con grupos electrógenos, y se sustituyó la lámpara de petróleo por una eléctrica, con un alcance original de 15 millas, que aumentó posteriormente a 18 y finalmente a 20, el alcance actual
Fue completamente automatizado en 1983.
El faro tiene como peculiaridad estar flanqueado por dos enormes palmeras, y la zona en que se ubica, a unos 2 kilómetros de Lagos, es muy visitada por sus acantilados y cuevas horadadas por la acción del mar.
Espero sea de vuestro agrado
Mejor ver en grande sobre fondo negro
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Have received a few requests to post together Orvieto's and Siena's cathedral. Here they are. You can see the many similarities between one and the other. But it is still unclear which one influenced the other. What is certain form an architectonic point of view is that Orvieto's is built all in the same style while Siena's started in Florence's style (see lower part) and ended up like Orvieto's (upper part).
... I apologize in advance for bringing you yet another one!
This is #7 in the series {and that doesn't even take into account the ones I posted on Instagram}! If you are interested in seeing the Instagram versions, you can check out my Instagram gallery here: statigr.am/pixelmama I'd love to find out who else is on Instagram!!
As you can see from the SOOC in comments, I slid the heck out of this image. The originals below are the middle & under-exposed images of a 3-bracket set. The over-exposed image was totally blown out. The sky in the under-exposed image of the set is what I was going for in the sky, but the surfers were too dark and not in a good position like the middle exposure image. I started with an image blend, but it was a hand-held bracket shot and it didn't line up at all! Imagine that! *note to self: use tripod for bracketed shots*
To begin my slide, I selected the middle-exposure image and processed using my standard Photoshop edits {levels, H/S, etc.}. I then opened it in RadLab . I really like RadLab with the endless possibilities and tweaking you can do with it.
The final step was a fine-tuning in Nik Viveza. Of all the plug-ins I have, I think I use Viveza the most. The final image looks completely different, doesn't it? Sliding is so much fun!
Hope everyone is having a Marvelous & Happy Sliders Sunday!!
On my way down to Wagga, I made a diversion to a place called Laurel Hill, just outside Batlow. In a minute section of the Bago State Forest, sits the Sugar Pine Walk. These sugar pines, which are native to the USA, reach into the sky and makes for a enchanting place. A pathway has been created so that you can comfortably immerse yourself in this almost ethereal location.
Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland.
I didn't flash - the light on the rocks is ambient lighting.
I know Phacelia (Scorpionweed) already a long time. Many species are cultivated as garden plants and honey plants. I love this wonderful flower which attracts bees and bumblebees.
Now I saw it for the first time planted between the wine rows and like the blue colour between the green lines. I think the wingrowers use it as green manure how I used to do in my own garden many years. This vineyard is in Kleinheppach (Region Stuttgart, Germany).
Much better in Large On Black
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