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A great way to end a wonderful day. A drive down to Currumbin Rocks for a moonrise shot and plenty of opportunities to get something else than the moon. Sorry guys...no moon in this shot taken 6min before moon rise. The moon was behind the clouds for the first minutes so I just hang around...
And good to see my friends there too, Danielle and Nick, Terence and Brenda and the kids and Wayne and and and...
All my work is available in large size and high quality.
This one is 6103 x 2034 pixels at 300 dpi
I also have variations of this location which are not published on Flickr....
On the third day of the trip I took the boys to go shoot some paintball guns at a range just outside of Hirafu town, as they had been pestering me for so long to do so. Boys had seen lots of my old photos when I used to play paintball back in Texas, along with airsoft here in Japan, thus their interest.
Afterwards hit a dairy farm on the Higashiyama side of the Niseko resort for some freshmade icecream and horseback riding.
Non-HDR shot of lovely wife Chizuko and I taking in the beautiful Hokkaido upcountry view.
Hokkaido, Japan.
Shot at lowtide. These ships are lying at the seafloor. Six hours later it will be hightide , and the vessels can continue their journey.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN2eJYoW3-8 Weather report suite
Explore #277, August 4th, 2009
About
From the vault.
It's not easy shooting a sunset through a plane window as we climb above the clouds. I reckon I had about 25 seconds to get this shot, and that included getting my camera from the overhead lockers while were we climbing!
How great were these golden cotton buds!
We were chasing the sunset almost all the way home... its was neat, probably the longest 'blue hour' I've ever seen.
Enjoy.
- Canon 50D.
- ISO 100, f9, 1/200.
- Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L lens.
Processing
- WB Adjustments.
- Increased Blacks.
Location: Barangay Caliclic ,Samal Island
Davao del Norte
*Taken from the rest house of my friend Marivic Quiambao-Pascual .
HAVE A HAPPY TUESDAY TO ALL !
6 pictures Stitched Panorama/Vertorama
To be there is a gift but to fly in the middle is magic
I have had 2 flight, one the evening and one the morning.
This one was the morning one.
Thanks to:
Pilote KLOSEK Wlodzimierz co pilote WALCZAK Rysiek
for the invitation to fly on them Polish hot-air balloon
and to
Claudine and Alain
for them last minutes hospitality.
Between ground and sky , I count 182 balloons!!! + all the others who take off before us.
"...A noite - potranca zaina
de nuvens empelegada -
perde o rumo em disparada
na direção do sem-fim...
E quando o baio da aurora
clareia a pampa da vida,
eu nada mais sei de mim,
eu nada mais sei de mim..."
Trecho de "Reculutando lembranças", de Antonio Carlos Machado
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Another multiple me experiment!
Explored July 31, #57
Thanks a lot for all of your comments and views, and have a great weekend!
Explore #86 on Friday July 31, 2009
Khu has told me this many times… Here we are at a lovely spot I love and go to see many times. Its near Hang Da village, where most are master basket weavers who supply the region. Here she said again “I can see the spirits now…”
The Black Hmong are the 3rd largest minority in Vietnam with nearly 900,000 people. In the Sapa region there are about 35,000 Black Hmong residing in the surrounding 17 villages and they account for about 50% of the area population. Most reside at an altitude of 1,600 – 1,700 meters above sea level in this stunningly beautiful region they call “the city above the clouds”. The Hmong started migrating to Vietnam from China in the last 300 years.
In this region about half the Hmong are Catholic and half animistic. They live of the land growing rice and corn and they all believe in the spirits.
August 4, 2009 -- I’ve been featured on the group -- The world Through My Eyes -- TWTME You may read some of my opinions and observations about photography...
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Flickr Group Roulette is doing What The Fluff today -- real constructive criticism, rather than the regular "fluff" comments :) So I took some selfies, and kept the processing down to a minimum.
Explored :)
",,,A los baguales criollos, de azarosa
historia de fortín y tolderías,
hijos de aquellos que en lejanos días
nos dejara don Pedro de Mendoza...
Fui jinete de espuela y guardamonte
y le pago mí deuda al compañero:
al picazo, al lobuna, al estrellero
al de la selva virgen y al del monte...
Porque soy una crianza de capayos
con la leche robusta de la sierra,
le debía a los gauchos de mi tierra
el romance de todos sus caballos..."
Fragmento de "Romance de los caballos", de Buenaventura Luna
Fuente: gauchoguacho.blogspot.com/
San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Amigos, visitem: www.visiteareco.com
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. ; )
Close up of the bonnet of a Bugatti at a Berlin showroom.
For any petrol heads out there, I believe that this is the Bugatti Veyron. I don't know much about cars but I am told that this one is rather fast (400 kilometer/hour) and is very expensive (over £800,000).
FP & Explore #27
Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, let go of what you can't change. Kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything and have no regrets. Life's too short to be anything.....but happy.
Enjoy your Monday, my Flickr Friends! ♥
Please, use a few seconds of your time to see the photo in large view!
Questo è il dormitorio dei monaci che curano la famosa chiesetta di San pietro, arroccata sulla scogliera di Portovenere e costruita tra il 1256 e il 1277, in segno di ringraziamento per una vittoria sui Pisani, da sempre acerrimi nemici degli abitanti di zona.
Listen:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKAPO_nYV1o&feature=related
Oggi tutti insieme cercheremo di imparare
Come fanno per parlare fra di loro gli animali
- Come fa il cane?
- Bau!
- E il gatto?
- Miao!
- L’asinello?
- Hi! Ho!
- La mucca?
- Muuu…!
- La rana?
- Cra!
- La pecora?
- Beee…!
E il coccodrillo? E il coccodrillo?
Il coccodrillo come fa?
Non c’e nessuno che lo sa
Si dicce mangi troppo
Non metta mai il cappotto
Che con i denti punga
Che molto spesso pianga
Pero quando e tranquillo
Come fa ’sto coccodrillo
Il coccodrillo come fa?
Non c’e nessuno che lo sa
Si arrabbia ma non strilla,
Sorseggia camomilla
E mezzo addormentato
Se ne va
Guardo sui giornali
Non c’e scritto niente
Sembra que il problema
Non importi alla gente
Ma se per caso a l mondo
C’e qualcuno che lo sa
La mia domanda
E ancora questa qua:
Il coccodrillo come fa?
…
.en translation
Today we will try to learn all together
How the animals can talk to each other
- What sound makes the dog?
- Bau!
- And the cat?
- Meow!
- The little donkey?
- Hi! Ho!
- The cow?
- Muuu…!
- The frog?
- Cra!
- The sheep?
- Beee …!
And what about the crocodile?
How does it sound the crocodile?
There’s no one who knows
They say he eats too much
They say he never wears his coat
They say he stings with his teeth
They say he often cries
But then, when he is quiet
How does it sound that crocodile?
From the Official Site:
Along the Great Ocean Road and beyond, you will be able to experience some of the world's most breathtaking coastal regions. See huge cliffs, raging surf, tranquil bays, lush rainforests,and fascinating wildlife.
Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Exposure: 13 exposures (-2,-1.66.-1.33,-1,-.66,-.33,0,+.33,+.66,+1,+1.33,+1.66+2 EV)
Aperture: f/18
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Accessories: Manfrotto 190XB Tripod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head, Canon RC1 Wireless Remote
Date and Time: 26 July 2009 7.46am
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported 13 exposures to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Exported HDR and 0 EV exposure to CS3 and layered HDR on top of 0 EV
Brush tool to even out the sky
Noise reduction layer
Background layer and healing brush tool to remove dust gremlins
Curves layer for contrast
Hues/Saturation layer (reds, greens, cyans, blues)
Background layer and quick selection tool to select rock-face
Unsharp Mask filter on selection
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Chromatic aberration adjustment in Light room
Vibrance adjustment in Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as 2500 x 1667 JPEG
#207/365 The Tour de France finale stage is today. This shot is a tribute to Lance Armstrong. If all goes well, he should finish 2nd or 3rd overall. If you don't know the history here is run down. Lance survived testicular cancer, a tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs in 1996. Then starting in 1999 he won a record of seven stright Tour de France titles. He then retired only to come out of retirement this year at the age of 37. This guy really is superhuman. This year's tour was really dramatic and I believe he could have won it this year. He announced next year that he is putting together his own team (Team Radio Shack) and will ride again to try to win. Hope everyone has a great Sunday...Enjoy Life!
For Angelica, who very kindly wrote a great (and funny!) testimonial for me today :) It was a really wonderful surprise! Thanks Angelica, for being such a lovely Flickr friend. You can see her beautiful collie dogs and wonderful photos here:Hermio82
Hehe! Barney looks like he's ready for take-off here, with those great flappy ears :) We were at the top of the Beacon, the highest point of the Malvern hills, where it's always wild and windy, even on warm, sunny days. He loves it up there, racing about, or simply standing, nose to the wind, taking in the scents and sounds from the villages and farm land below. He loves the wind, and I love what it does to his ears (lol but not what it does to my hair!)
Finally, I am pleased to say that Barney's sore paw has almost completely healed now, he's back to his happy, bouncy self, and going for normal, long walks. I'm soo happy and he is obviously overjoyed at being able to run free once more, thanks once again for all the kind comments and support when Barney wasn't feeling well.
#206/365 Before leaving worked I wanted to mess with flash and try to balance it with the ambient room light. Martha was a good sport and stood in. Holding the camera in one hand while holding a monopod with the flash in the other hand. Used a DIY beauty dish..only because that was the only thing I had available (umbrella shaft was broke). Have a great weekend!
Strobist: sb800 on a monopod with a diy beauty dish. Setup shot
Smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and cancer.
So for your health stop smoking!
This is one of my old shot's, hope it's fine!
This Château is a castle in the French seaport of Boulogne-sur-Mer. It's build over a Roman Wall in the 13th century. The wall is still visible in the basement.
There's a 'myth' that in World War one or two (I can't remember, but I think WWII), that some people escaped out of town through a secret tunnel. Cool 'medieval' story right ;)
After World War II it housed a prison and nowadays it's a museum.
Yeah, Frontpage! Thank you, thank you, thank you! :D
One big perk about living in Japan is the food. Pretty much hard to get a bad meal here even on the cheap.
In addition its not hard to buy (mostly) local grown fresh veggies and fruits at local stands all throughout the city/country.
Non-HDR and non-artsy shot taken with my new Pentax K-7 of one such stand while I was bicycling to the in-laws last week.
Tokyo, Japan
From Wikipedia:
The Princess theatre is listed by the National Trust of Australia and is on the Victorian Heritage Register. It was first erected in 1854 by actor-manager George Coppin, who would create Melbourne's theatre land. He already owned the Olympic (known as the 'Iron Pot') on the corner of Exhibition and Lonsdale Streets, installed gas lights in November 1855 into Astley's, and then he would go on to take over the Theatre Royal in Bourke Street. The Princess Theatre is the second building on the present site - the first being Astley's Amphitheatre which opened in 1854, containing a central ring for equestrian entertainment and a stage at one end for dramatic performances. It was named in honour of the Astley Royal Amphitheatre, near Westminster Bridge, London. In 1857, the amphitheatre was renovated and the facade extended, then re-opening as the Princess Theatre and Opera House.
Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Exposure: 3 exposures (-1,0,+1EV)
Aperture: f/18
Focal Length: 27 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Accessories: Exposdisc, Manfrotto 190XB Tripod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head, Canon RC1 Wireless Remote
Date and Time: 23 July 2009 10.02am
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported 3 exposures to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Exported HDR and 0 EV exposure to CS3 and layered HDR on top of 0 EV
Brush tool to even out the sky and movement
Lens distortion filter to correct perspective distortion
Crop tool
Curves layer for contrast
Hue/Saturation layer (yellow)
Noise reduction layer
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Vibrance adjustment in Lightroom
Sharpening in Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as 3000 x 2000 JPEG
Explore #131, 21. Juli 2009
Zum Anlass 40 Jahre Mondlandung am 21.07.2009, fotografiert von meinem Sohn Pascal mit dem Celestron Teleskop 900 mm
Captured by my son Pascal with the Celestron Telescope 900 mm
Buttercups with a bluey background....i only noticed the little spider after i had taken the photo! :-)
Re-posted 17th April 2011
The weather is gorgeous in Somerset today.....hope all my friends have a lovely day!!
Love Carl xxxx
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This odd colored dragonfly caught my eye while I walked by, I had to stop.
First is the bright green colour, then the smoothness in the eyes. The eyes look out of focus until you see the original size that is available. I'm wondering if this is a sign of being young for a dragonfly?
TYPE UPDATE : Green Darner dragonfly
Many recent visitors asked about my shot settings and stuff, so... for this shot -
90mm macro with a 3X Close-Up filter, 430EX w/ lightchute.
Canon EOS 40D
20/07/2009 16:25:55
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/250Sec.
Av(Aperture Value) F27
ISO Speed 200
Lens 90mm
Focal Length 90.0 mm
Image size 3888 x 2592 (cropped to 2592 X 2592)
Have a spectacular Tuesday to my friends around the globe clicking on their mouse.
Sorry for the double Insect load, but this afternoon, as you can see, I found another interesting critter with really neat features. Hope it's enjoyed.
BIG HELLO from Ottawa, Canada.
Explored July 20, 2009 #31 Thanks to all...
This image was taken the last night of the Central American cruise somewhere between the west end of Cuba and Mexico.. You can tell from the smooth water that we were sailing calm seas and were into or close to the Gulf of Mexico by this time. It was a very fitting sunset to closeout what was a wonderful seven days at sea...
View LARGE or ORIGINAL for a closer look at the red colors of the dying sun.. Thanks....
Most Interesting on flickriver | More HDRs | Explored Set | More from São Chico city
These lights - that look like old lamps - are everywhere in São Chico city, mainly in the central avenue. I never liked them so much, I think they seem to have come from a thriller movie or something.
Explore #33. Wow, thanks!
- Highest position on EXPLORE #72 -
Thanks all for your kind visit & support! Have a wonderful day ahead... =)
Selepas aje punch card pagi tadi, saya menyinggah di tepi Tasik Huffaz bila melihatkan cahaya matahari yang mengujakan menyimbah cantik melatari Masjid DQ dan ketenangan tasik yang mempersonakan! Dengan kamera yang tengah meragam, tawakkal je lah saya menge-shot beberapa keping gambar, ada rezeki rupanya, 'lekat' juga gambar yang diambil!
Subhanallah; pujilah Si Pencipta keindahan ini, jangan dipuji insan yang menyampaikannya...
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Another shot of the beautiful St Patrick's Cathedral. This is my first attempt at doing a night-time HDR.
Details
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Exposure: 13 exposures (-2,-1.66.-1.33,-1,-.66,-.33,0,+.33,+.66,+1,+1.33,+1.66+2 EV)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Accessories: Canon RC1 Wireless Remote, Expodisc,
Date and Time: 17 July 2009 7.06pm
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported 13 exposures to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Exported HDR and 0 EV exposure to CS3 and layered HDR on top of 0 EV
Brush tool to even out the sky
Curves layer for contrast
Noise reduction layer
LucisArt 3 SE filter
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Slightly cropped in Lightroom
Vibrance adjustment in Lightroom
Sharpening in Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as 3000 x 2000 JPEG
View Original Size
#200/365 Rosalie and the kids were picking flower while I'm running around trying to shoot into the sun. If you look to the bottom left you can see my son's head sticking up.
If you are a nikon user...don't get the 50mm 1.4d, its a pile of junk. Save money and get the 50mm 1.8D or pay extra and get the newer 50mm 1.4G. It's a nightmare wide open when bright light is around (flash or sun).
Saw the new Potter movie. It was great, although not the best of the series...that title still belongs to Prisoner of Azkaban. Gary Oldman FTW!
Explore #86 on Sunday, July 19, 2009
Sunsets come early and fast in Sapa, the city above the clouds.
Fansipan or Fan Si Pan (Phan Xi Păng in Vietnamese) is the highest mountain
in Southeast Asia, at 3,143 m. or 10,340 ft. Located in Lào Cai province in Northwest Vietnam, 9 km southwest of Sa Pa Township in the Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range. Fansipan is dubbed "the Roof of Indochina"; it is to be approved as one of the very few ecotourism spots of Vietnam, with about 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species. The topography of Fansipan is varied. Muong Hoa Valley, at the lowest altitude (950 to 1,000 m.), is created by a narrow strip of land at the base on the east side of the mountain.
Climbing Fansipan -- Fansipan Tourism companies in the area will arrange hikes to the summit taking from one to three days with a local guide. A very small village is located at around 1 500 m where accommodation and food is offered. Further up, at 2 800 m, is an overnight camp. Coordinates -- 22°18′12″N 103°46′31″E
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HDR and layers work in Photoshop from 3 images.
….
As I was sitting on the beach watching the waves rolling in at this spot I got the Good Vibrations song from the Beach Boys in my head,
here is a version of it on youtube if interested
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC2gZMNkyJo&feature=fvw
Went for a nice bike ride, riding the bike seems ot be no problem at all with the strained muscle in my leg, just have to be careful when walking but its slowly getting better
Comments appreciated, Constructive critique even more appreciated, best way for me to learn
better on B l a c k M a g i c
05/12/2009: Hit 1.000 Faves. Thanks so much!
New York is such an amazing city! I've never seen anything like the Times Square at night before. Really stunning!
Info:
New York City (officially The City of New York) is the largest city in the United States, with a metropolitan area that is among the largest urban areas in the world. The city serves as one of the world's primary global cities, exerting a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, and entertainment.
The city is also an important center for international affairs, hosting the headquarters of the United Nations.
Founded as a commercial trading post by the Dutch in 1624, it served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790, and has been the nation's largest city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wall Street, in Lower Manhattan, has been a dominant global financial center since World War II and is home to the New York Stock Exchange. Today, the city has many renowned landmarks and neighborhoods that are world famous. The city has been home to several of the tallest buildings in the world, including the Empire State Building and the twin towers of the former World Trade Center.
New York is the birthplace of many cultural movements, including the Harlem Renaissance in literature and visual art, abstract expressionism (also known as the New York School) in painting, and hip hop, punk, salsa, disco and Tin Pan Alley in music. It is also the home of Broadway theater.
New York City is located in the Northeastern United States, in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan
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West Side Story is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical's plot is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Set in New York in the mid-1950s, the musical explores the rivalry between two teenage gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The young protagonist, Tony, who belongs to the Anglo gang (Jets), falls in love with Maria, the sister of the rival Puerto Rican gang's (Sharks) leader. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theatre. Bernstein's score for the musical has become extremely popular; it includes "Something's Coming," "Maria," "America," "Somewhere," "Tonight," "Jet Song," "I Feel Pretty," "One Hand, One Heart," and "Cool."
The original 1957 Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold Prince, marked Stephen Sondheim's Broadway debut. It ran for 732 performances (a successful run for the time), before going on tour. The production garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical in 1957, but the award went to Meredith Willson's The Music Man. It won a Tony Award in 1957 for Robbins' choreography. The show had an even longer-running London production, a number of revivals and international success, and spawned an innovative, award-winning 1961 musical film of the same name. West Side Story is produced frequently by schools, regional theaters, and occasionally by opera companies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story
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Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York (plus one theatre in Lincoln Center) in Manhattan, New York City. Along with London's West End theatre, Broadway theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world.
The Broadway theatre district is a popular tourist attraction in New York City, New York. According to The Broadway League, Broadway shows sold approximately $937 million worth of tickets in the 2007-08 season.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre
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Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, a borough of New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. The Times Square area consists of the blocks between Sixth and Eighth Avenues from east to west, and West 40th and West 53rd Streets from south to north, making up the western part of the commercial area of Midtown Manhattan.
Formerly named Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed after the Times Building (now One Times Square) in April 1904. Times Square, sometimes known as the "Crossroads of the World," has achieved the status of an iconic world landmark and has become a symbol of New York City. Times Square is principally defined by its spectaculars, animated, digital advertisements.
The intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street, at the south-east corner of Times Square, is the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States of America.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square
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New York at night is really incredible - especially the Times Square...
Processing:
7 exposures blended using my ADRI method in Photoshop (Smart Objects), overlayed with a tonemapped version done in Photomatix and finally manual blending for the parts Photomatix couldn't get right.
#1 on explore 18/07/2009 - thanks!
26/07/08:
This has become my most interesting photo and the most interesting for New York and the USA
Finally I was able to get out and shoot again after a very long time. Been very busy at work shit full.
So I was at the 155th graduation ceremony of our school this morning (not my graduation though), got a couple of decent shots to work with. Special thanks to my friend Josh for letting me use his tripod and 50D.
Wishing everyone a happy weekend!
The photo above and the one in the comments below have 12 differences. Can you find them? Mark them with a note and a small description of the difference. I marked one as an example.
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From Wikipedia:
The Shrine of Remembrance, located in St Kilda Road, Melbourne, is one of the largest war memorials in Australia, and resides in Kings Domain. It was built as a memorial to the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I. It now serves as a memorial for all Australians who served in war and it is the site of annual observances of ANZAC Day (25 April) and Remembrance Day (11 November).
Beneath the Sanctuary is the Crypt containing a bronze statue of a father and son, representing the two generations who served in the two world wars. Around the walls are panels listing every unit of the AIF, down to battalion and regiment, along with the colours of their shoulder patch. The Crypt is hung with the standards of various battalions and regiments, listing their battle honours.
Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Exposure: 13 exposures (-2,-1.66.-1.33,-1,-.66,-.33,0,+.33,+.66,+1,+1.33,+1.66+2 EV)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Tripod: Manfrotto 190XB Tripod & Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head
Accessories: Canon RC1 Wireless Remote
Date and Time: 16 July 2009 1.30pm
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported 13 exposures to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Exported HDR and 0 EV exposure to CS3 and layered HDR on top of 0 EV
Hues/Saturation Layer (yellows)
Curves layer for contrast
Noise reduction layer
LucisArt 3 SE filter
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Sharpening in Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as 2000 x 3000 JPEG
I have a hidden face. My secret people. I have a life trying to hide for years. Now I'm having trouble hiding it. He wants to go outside. All my body wants to be dominant. I have a small taste of freedom. But he wants more. Has seized me. Do not be afraid. Because I live with him for years. My life is mixed. Does not interfere in my life. I can not give him more. It can not be allowed. That is very different. Dangerous. Stop may be required.
Youtube: Dream Factory
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Explore: 7-17-09 (Thank you my dear Flickr friends)
When most people hear the name Daisy Mae, they think of beautiful Daisy Mae Scragg who was hopelessly in love with Li'l Abner in cartoonist Al Capp's comic strip. The Daisy Mae pictured above is one of our three calico cats. Daisy's two sisters are Lily Pad and Karma Anne. Best seen in large size view. (But if you view in large size, Daisy insists you give her a treat!!!)