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Coastal Obsession
Lately, I've been obsessed with a little stretch of coast on Highway 1 spanning from Laguna Creek up to Panther Beach between Santa Cruz and Davenport. In fact, five of the last six seascape shots I've posted have been from two of the beaches in this stretch.
My lunch breaks, although always late in the afternoon, no longer coincide with sunset. I am waiting patiently for daylight savings time to spring forward and have sunsets be after work!
This is my first semi-serious attempt at a panoramic, as I actually spent setting up. I do not have any special gear other than a nice tripod with a ballhead with panning base. I leveled the tripod and leveled the ballhead clamp and shot in vertical format and is comprised of seven images stitched together.
I want to go back here for sunrise or sunset and try it again. Until then, I have this as a reminder of my obsession. And Aaron, the weather says rain, but the windows certainly are nice!
Nikon D300
Nikkor 35-70mm @ 35mm
1/2.5sec @ f16, ISO 100
B+W 2 stop ND Filter
Lee .6 & .9 Soft Stop ND Grad Filters
ويلاه ضاق الصدر وماذكر يسأل علي ويلاه
نساه طول الهجر والا الصبر من قسوته قساه
وماصار مني خطا غير العطا والتضحيه ماصار
جبار ياهالزمن ماتنظمن فيك البشر جبار
ويــــلاه
حنيت لإحساسنا بوصالنا من كثر ماحنيت
حسيت ان الوصل يمكن حصل لكني ماحسيت
يالله ياربهم اهديتهم فأهديه يالله
رباه رب البشر رب القدر كان القدر فرقا
ويــــلاه
Without edit..
~ Quadvision (Me)
The cropping of this shot is accidental, I accidentally saved on full resolution file with this cropping while shutting down PS & couldn't recall what I did to process it. Anyways, my guardian angel says its good to go... so here it is! =P =D
HGGT & HBWH ;) | Must see L on B
Explore #47(Highest position) - Thanks everyone & thank you nejire for explore link
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Devil's food cake with cream cheese&oreo filling, covered in chocolate. I made this for my Grandma's birthday & it was sooooo goood.
242/365
More archive stuff from last year. I posted a similar shot awhile back but this one is a bit different. I am a bit more confident in my editing skills now and know a bit more about using textures to make an image more interesting. What do you guys think? I like it!
Oh....btw...this is one of my former students and her boyfriend. Howard and I ran into them on the beach one day and took these shots!
Explore #325, 01. Feb. 2009
Rottweil ist die älteste Stadt Baden-Württembergs / Rottweil is the oldest city in Baden-Württemberg Germany
sorry... just another driving shot :-)
Exposure:6 sec
Aperture:f/11.0
Focal Length:10.5 mm
I'm a youTuber now...
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just editing here... but maybe a selfmade video in the next time :-)
When Andrew, our guide at Rattray’s said, “we’re going to see some Buffalos”, we couldn’t have guessed what impressive spectacle was waiting for us. We drove up to the area and he parked the car .. We saw some buffalos, but they were a bit far off. I looked at Andrew a bit confused but he just leaned back and smiled.
Soon it became clear why…. More Buffalos came up on the field… and more… and more. Pretty soon the car was surrounded by a herd of hundreds of them (see picture below). I could have easily touched them. We’ve spent a good part of an hour with them, before they moved on.. slowly.
Know that, although it looks like your average herd of cows, buffalos are considered one of the most dangerous animals of Africa. They have no fear. You can feel that when you look in their eyes. We've been chased by a (wounded) Buffalo Bull once a couple of years ago, no pre-warning; he just attacked out of the blue. Just escaped from him hitting the rental car we drove - and I have a very healthy respect for them!
One of the nicest things about a herd of Buffalos is that they are always in the company of ‘Red Billed Oxpeckers’. These busy little birds feed on the ticks on the hide of the grazing Buffalos and they fill the air with their constant chatter.
Guess on this shot it's not really hard to see how they got their name.. :-)
« Rêver, c'est franchir les frontières du monde physique, c'est entrer dans la lumière pure, c'est être illuminé et donc illuminer le monde à l'intention d'autrui. »
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The Old England building in the snow. At the far right you can spot a building that's been wrapped with a famous painting of the famous Belgian surrealist painter Magritte.
The shot
Standard 3 exposure HDR [-2,0,+2EV] at f/13 using the Simga 10-20mm lens on a tripod.
Photoshop
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° A little desaturation on the snow.
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- EXPLORE #114 on 26 January 2009 -
Must view & feel it in BLACK & LARGE!!!
Solar Eclipse as viewed from Darul Quran, Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor, MALAYSIA
on 26 January 2009. Started from 4.35pm.
1st image is the climax eclipse in Malaysia, at 5.45pm (+8GMT)
Viewed from this location:
Latitude: +3d 32'32.17"
Longitude: +101d 39'58.62"
Canon EOS 350D + Sigma 70-300mm:
ISO100, f22, 1/4000", focal length at 300mm.
(Guna cermin mata hitam sebagai filter :p)
2nd image with same setting accept using f32.
Photoshop CS3:
- Untouch!
- Added watermark!
You:
All C&C are most welcome ツ
Me:
"How Potent Is The Creator!"
My 1st time to viewed (and photographed) live this moment! Its so great! Remind me how significant is HIS creations!
Quranic Recitation:
Surah Al-Faatihah recited by Syiekh Nabil Ar-Rifa'e.
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You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
1 John 4:44
Explored Jan 25, 2009
"...Suelta la crin sobr'el pescuezo, encaje
forma flotando en su retinto cuero,
las orejas rebeldes, altanero
lo muestran a los ojos del gauchaje..."
Fragmento de "El potro", de Bartolomé Rodolfo Aprile
San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Explore on 2009-01-23 - Teşekkürler.
Nikon D80 ve Sigma 17-70 len ile çekildi.
# Exposure: 0.1 sec (1/10)
# Aperture: f/25.0
# Focal Length: 19 mm
# ISO Speed: 320
Tek kareden yalancı HDR yaptım arkadaşlar. orijinaline yakın bir görüntü elde ettim. Çekim yaptığım alanda komyanla denizi doldurdukları için rahat çalışamadık.
PS ile boyutunu küçültüm ve imza ekledim.
İzleyen, yorum ve eleştiri yazan herkese şimdiden teşekkürler.
Herkese iyi bir hafta sonu diliyorum.
The sun finally decided to show up after almost 3 weeks. I went to Kirkland waterfront hoping to get some beautiful sunset. It was hazy and cloudless, all the boats were parked away for the winter-- not exactly what I had in mind. In a distance, you can see the Seattle downtown skyline. They should build some crazy tall skyscrapers, photographers will definitely benefit. :)
This shot was taken 40 minutes after sunset.
Canon EOS 5D
25 sec at f/7.1
ISO 100
16 mm (16.0-35.0mm)
I want to do more seascape photography. There is something about moving water that sucks me in. I want to thank Mr. Patrick Smith for his photostream which inspired me. He has some of the best seascape images I have ever seen, and definitely is one of the top notch photographers here on Flickr. He generously puts up detailed descriptions of where, when, and how he took each of his photos. It's a learning experience viewing all his amazing work, as well as great motivation.
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Wittenburg City Hall, Stompetoren, North-Holland, Netherlands.
Explore Highest #148 on Jan 20, 2009.
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Ho riunito in questa scena :la storica rolleiflex con la quale ho scattato l' atrio di Villa Pignatelli a SanGiorgio, il cielo procidano ripreso con la Nikon, il programma Bryce che adoro e l'acqua virtuale e marina, in sintesi il mio mondo.
La foto dell' atrio , duplicata e ribaltata mi ha confermato la piena funzionalità della gloriosa Rolleiflex.
I returned from a shoot at the Sentosa Beach, and liked the yellow lights bathing the trees and the blue background served well...
This is a single exposure. Layer masking and some digital blending modes.>/b>
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London | Architecture | Night Photography
EXPLORE # 149
I always enjoy trying to catch the light trails from the London buses at night...this one is in St Pauls, London.
St Paul's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. The present building dates from the 17th century and is generally reckoned to be London's fifth St Paul's Cathedral, although the number is higher if every major medieval reconstruction is counted as a new cathedral. The cathedral sits on the edge of London's oldest region, the City, which originated as a Roman trading post along the edge of the River Thames. The cathedral is one of London's most visited sites.
The nearest London Underground station is St. Paul's.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul's_Cathedral
Catching light trails at St.Paul's London at Night ...
One of the horses of René!
I think you can see me!
L'homme qui photographie l'oeil du cheval!
Un des chevaux de René!
Je pense que vous pouvez me voir!
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(The Motherhood)
Original photo taken at Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie, the National Museum building Krakow; detail from the monument to Stanisław Wyspiański.
The STANISŁAW WYSPIAŃSKI Monument
See some of his paintings whilst listening to Chopin ~ how lovely and civilised
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Sometimes photography is just about being at the right place at the right time. I didn't plan to take this picture at all. I was just driving home after I already took some pictures, when the sky suddenly turned pink. I stopped the car immediately, got out and took a couple of shots. I was just in time, because 2 minutes later the pink sky was completely gone. I already posted a similar shot a few days ago but I thought this sunset was so beautiful it deserved another exposure. Besides that, the colors are very Flickr-ish.
What I like most on this photo isn't the colors but the people on the foreground. If you look closely they are communicating with each other, they are not skating.
Note: these are the real colors as spotted that day, no PS enhancements needed. Well, only a few basic corrections.
1/100 s
f/2.2
ISO 200
50mm
Explore #14 January 8 2009 and Frontpage
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The Netherlands is a small country of 16 million people, but it boasts a quarter of a million competitive speedskaters, and millions more who skate for fun. What's the story? Natural ice in the Netherlands is a rare occurrence. In fact, some winters there's no natural ice at all. Maybe that explains why the Dutch love to skate outdoors. They hardly ever get the chance! But when a cold wave hits, and the interconnected maze of canals, rivers and lakes freeze over, it's a spontaneous celebration, a national holiday. Businesses close their doors and everyone goes skating. According to Richard van Ammerzoden, a skater from Rotterdam, skating in Holland originated as a poor man's sport. Isolated by mud and water in the damp winters, rural farmers prayed for ice. When it came, just like Hans Brinker, they strapped on their wooden skates with leather thongs, and traveled great distances to visit friends and relatives they hadn't seen in months. Then they skated home.
Perhaps that explains the origin of the Elfstedentocht or "Eleven Cities Tour", a 200-kilometer mega-tour in the province of Friesland known as "the mother of all skating tours." In the 1890s, some Frisian farmer with well-developed leg muscles tried to skate through all eleven cities of Friesland in a single day. He succeeded, and the rest is history.
Photo taken at the Ransdorper Die nearby Amsterdam. Dutch skaters enjoying the kilometers of natural ice. During the month January and February most geese can be found here in Waterland. The geese are migratory, moving south or west in winter. The greylag geese fly in V- formation to save themselves energy. The next days extreme low temperature of -15 degrees Celcius expected. Ofcourse I do skate too and planed to have some skating holidays ;-)
Zo'n 1000 jaar geleden of eerder begon men te schaatsen . Toen hadden ze nog geen ijzer uit gevonden dus deden ze dat met botten van geslachte of dode dieren. Die maakten ze een beetje scherp, bonden ze met touwen onder hun voeten vast en zo kwamen ze al een beetje vooruit. Toen er ijzer uit werd gevonden waren er al vrij snel ijzeren schaatsen in plaats van schaatsen van botten. Nederland is het enige land waar zoveel mensen schaatsen. De schaats is ook in Nederland uitgevonden. Ook in Noorwegen schaatsen veel mensen maar lang niet zoveel als in Nederland. Er ligt daar meestal te veel sneeuw op het ijs. Als er twee nachten matige vorst is geweest slaat de gekte weer toe. Erwtensoep in de pot, schaatsen uit het vet en tochten maken. Helaas heeft het al jaren niet meer gevroren, weet een hele generatie niet wat natuurijs maar nu lijkt eindelijk de weer een vorst periode aan te breken waar op natuurijs geschaatst kan worden. De Grauwe gans, grijsbruine gans met forse oranje snavel en roze poten is te zien langs de Grote Rivieren, Zeeuwse delta, Friesland en hier in Waterland. De ganzen vliegen altijd in V-formatie waardoor de krachtsinspanningen over de groep worden verdeeld. Vanaf eind oktober strijken de ganzen neer. Ze blijven tot eind maart. Het hoogtepunt van de ganzentijd ligt in de maanden januari en februari.
Today you may take a look at Portovenere seascape, with its harbour and the coast. In the background there is La Spezia, lightened by the last rays of sun.
and maybe I love you
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Fotógrafa: Mônica Fadul
Modelos: Larissa Cogu
Produção: Mônica Fadul, Lívia Fernandes, Larissa Cogu, Pedro Félix
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He has his eye on me most of the time. Border Collies like to stare, and Barney is no exception, I think this is why is good at having his photo taken, many dogs are worried by the lens (apparently they think its a hard stare from the alpha!) but Barney is happy to look straight back at you, its not a challenge, he's just not afraid of eye contact, in fact he likes it!
I took this shot this morning, we were playing on the field, its cropped a lot but for some reason I seem to like it, anyway I kept coming back to look at it, so thought I'd put it up!
A bit out of sequence in my shots here...this is a 5xp HDR rendered photo take a few minutes before the previous shot atop the Mori Building in Roppongi Hills.
Taken on Dec 31, 2008 as the family and I went to watch the last sunset of 2008 over the city we call home.
Tokyo, Japan
Page # 1 Explore. Dear all, have a Flickerized 2009!!!
Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. The name is a derivative from Amstel dam pointing to the city's origin: a dam in the river Amstel. The city is known for its historic port, the Rijksmuseum, the red-light district (de Wallen), the liberal coffeeshops, and the canals which have led to Amsterdam being termed the "Venice of the North". The Westerkerk ("western church") is a Protestant church in Amsterdam, built in 1620-1631 after a design by Hendrick de Keyser. The church is right next to Amsterdam's Jordaan district, at the bank of the Prinsengracht canal.
Here's a view of the Westertoren in the winter -5 ºC december 2008, Jordaan - Amsterdam
De belangrijkste toeristische trekpleisters van Nederland zijn in Amsterdam te vinden. Zo was in 2006 een tocht per rondvaartboot door de Amsterdamse grachtengordel met 3,1 miljoen bezoekers de meest bezochte attractie van Nederland (de Efteling was de tweede met 3,0 miljoen), het Van Gogh Museum is met 1,7 miljoen derde op deze lijst. Ook het Rijksmuseum en het Anne Frankhuis behoren tot de drukstbezochte attracties. Onder de toeristen zijn voorts de vele andere musea, de coffeeshops, de restaurants en de raamprostitutie op de Wallen ('Red Light District') populair. De Westerkerk behoort tot de Protestantse Kerk in Amsterdam en staat aan de Prinsengracht, aan de rand van de Jordaan. Voor de kerk aan de linkerkant bevindt zich het het Anne Frankhuis.
... is easier when on the Cable Car.
The edges of the wide angle Sigma create a mechanical vignette when pushed. It is an engineering defect and/or benefit. Cropped a bit up and to the right to allow for the light at the bottom left to provide an exit path.
Many people already made that kind of shot, but I think I'm the first one who did that with a red savina habanero!
Happy 2009 to you! :)
Made it in Explore, #42, December 29th 2008
-ben franklin blues-
it was a cloudy and gloomy day all day and i was so bored so we decided to stop by at camden, nj. one hour into sunset and lo and behold, the sun started peeping out so we got clear skies, some fog, calm waters, and no haze - essentially the perfect conditions. little did we know that the ben franklin bridge was also quietly celebrating christmas with her own beautiful lights!
happy new year to all of you my flickr friends! :)
Explore #2, Dec 24, 2008 - Thank you my flickr friends :)) !!!
* MERRY CHRISTMAS * FROHE WEIHNACHTEN * JOYEUX NOËL * FELIZ NAVIDAD *PRETTIGE KERSTDAGEN * BON NADAL * 聖誕快樂 * 圣诞快乐 * Καλά Χριστούγεννα * メリークリスマス * Gleðileg jól * GOD JUL *
Who ever will come to the business of Käthe Wohlfahrt in Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Germany, Bavaria) during the summer might feel strange. The shop is a huge Christmas village and offers Christmas and Advent items all the year. The warm light inside is amazing and it will touch you. You may feel like a child on Christmas Eve who is waiting for his present ;-). The half-timbered houses with the Christmas tree in the middle are really lovely. You shouldn't miss this beautiful village and visit it in the Winter as well as in the Summer.
For the moment this photo will be my last one of the series from Rothenburg o.d. Tauber.
To see the details it is nice to View Large On Black
Wer im Sommer in Rothenburg ob der Tauber in den Laden von Käthe Wohlfahrt kommt mag sich befremdet fühlen. Das Geschäft ist ein großes Weihnachtsdorf und bietet das ganze Jahr über Artikel rund um Weihnachten und Advent.
Das warme Licht ist wunderschön und man fühlt sich fast wie ein kleines Kind an Heilig Abend, das den Christbaum bestaunt und auf sein Geschenk wartet ;-). Die Häuser und deren Fachwerk mit dem Weihnachtsbaum in der Mitte sind einfach toll. Ihr solltet es euch dieses Dorf unbedingt einmal anschauen und den Blick geniessen im Sommer als auch im Winter.
Vorerst ist dies mein letztes Foto aus der Rothenberg Serie.
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"...Pra mim - que ouvi na missões,
causos de campo e rodeio,
do 'Negro do Pastoreio'
cruzando pelos rincões,
das lendas de assombrações,
e cobras queimando luz,
foste - Menino Jesus,
o meu sinuelo de fé,
juntando ao Índio Sepé,
O Nazareno da Cruz..."
Trecho de "Natal galponeiro", de Jayme Caetano Braun
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil