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#130/365 Well kind of my first family portrait (usually it is just the kids). I've was planning to do a solo portrait of the wife but figured it was more appropriate to show the kids. I had several great shot of the kids but in the end the mom has to look the best! Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there!
Strobist: 2x sb-800 (dual bracketed) shooting thru a 43" umbrella @ 1/2 power high camera left.
Really had a great time in Ilocos with some of my closest friends in Flickr.
MAWIE CHAN (para sayo 'to!!!)
Official Ilocos Trip Soundtrack!!!
Laos is the most laid back country I have been to. You cannot take it at your pace. You have to go with the flow - meander around the town on foot, take a boat down the Mekong, get up early in the morning to watch the monks receive alms. This is as close to the romantic Indochina you can get.
The Mekong is born 4000km from the sea, on the Tibetan plateau. More of the river courses through Laos than any other SE Asian country - the entire country parallels its course. It runs through most of the major cities and is a key source of livelihood (direct or indirect) for the country.
Luang Prabang, Laos
2009
...bright future...?
e x p l o r e d, 30 april, #4
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I was lucky enough to get to shoot this bird crazy close, View Large on Black to see the resulting crazy detail on this tiny bird.
I think Juncos are just the cutest birds, don't you agree?
HBW All! ;-)))
Edit: the one with a blurry branch in the bokeh on the left has been voted off the island and replaced with the crop you see here. After three of you said something and knowing many more remained silent but felt the same, that was good enough for me. Thanks for the honest input all, I truly appreciate it!
Reposting for new contacts who most likely have not seen this image....
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I couldn't believe my eyes when I emerged from the dimly lit interior of Notre Dame --- after enjoying the soprano singing vespers --- and walked into the soft rain showers of the evening. What a wonderful surprise to be greeted by this illuminated sky full of rich color! The shining pavement reflecting a glorious sunset shone against the dark buildings, and people with their umbrellas were in silhouette, framed by the illuminated lamposts. Paris between day and night! It was one of those moments when you just grab your camera and do your best to capture the magic! .
Lorsque je sortais - apres vepres - des tenebres de Notre Dame, je me suis trouvee devant ce tableau presque invraisemblable. Il avait plu, et le coucher du soleil rayonnait une lumiere rosatre et doree parmi les nuages qui dansaient. Quelle belle surprise inattendue!
Salí a buscar imágenes de la epidemia de influenza que, dice el gobierno, está afectando al Distrito Federal.
Sólo pude encontrar la Epidemia de Pánico.
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No sería la primera vez que se inventan algo para ocultar un problema real. Lo estoy comenzando a sospechar. A ver qué dicen los hechos.
Otras noticias:
El Congreso aprueba 12 leyes al vapor
Intentos calderonistas de crear un estado policiaco
Investigan a militares por desaparición de civiles
¿Usted qué cree, apreciable visitante?
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Otras - More picures of people appropiating and coping with the flu:
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www.flickr.com/photos/sarihuella/3474096767
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explore 291 on Friday, April 24, 2009
PORTADA DEL LIBRO RUMBO
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Canon EOS 450D + Peleng 8mm 3.5 Fisheye
HDR (One RAW) (-2/-1.5/-1/-0.5/0/+0.5/+1/+1.5/+2)
Y otra versión con un procesado más suave: 500px.com/photo/2914066
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All the macros and closeups I have been taking lately are making me feel a bit claustrophobic. So here is something different :-)
About this photo:
This is a scan of a 1997 (I was 13) photo from Isle Royale, Michigan. Isle Royale is the largest island in Lake Superior and the second largest island in the Great Lakes.
I am not sure exactly where this image was taken. It may actually be on Ryan island, but that still counts as Isle Royale and here is why: Isle Royale has several interior lakes, and many of those lakes have interior islands. So, your trivia tidbit for today is that Ryan Island is the name of the largest island in the largest lake (Siskiwit) of the largest island (Isle Royale) of the largest lake (Superior) in the world. I bet you wanted to know that, right?
More about this place: www.nps.gov/isro/
About the process:
This is a scan of a drugstore print from an ancient camera. I boosted the colors and contrast in Photoshop using high-contrast overlays.
To answer a question: I have an HP scanner (Officejet J6450) and I scanned at 300ppi
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Explore #21
#107/365 Post Process Fridays episode #12. This week features an epic photo from PapekPhotography. I mean how epic can you get...beautiful old barn in the middle of the green field with uber clouds at sunset. For this one I really pushed up the colors, since I was going for a fantasy'esque story feel. I think I was a little influenced by PapekPhotography PP'd version he posted couple weeks back because they are very similar. Let's see who will be the first to get the title reference.
#104/365 War is Hell, specially when it's fought on freshly cut grass. Two night shots in a row....what's gotten into me! While taking this I could hear my neighbors saying "what was that?...Did you see that?". I guess they noticed the 2 flash units going off every couple of seconds. This was actually a test for the new lens I got for the d40...the 35mm f1.8 AF-S.
Strobist: sb-800 bare far rear to the right, sb-800 high camera left.
~ Virginia Woolf
Happy Birthday Lori, hope you have loads of fun & cake too; oh this means we get to see more of Evan with all that choco mess =D
It's been a while since I did this wild processing, thought I'd give it a lil shake today for a change =)
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Have a rocking weekend everyone!
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Front Page + Explore #22 (highest position) - Thanks to v1nz` for heads up & Mayumi for explore rank. Thank you everyone for your lovely comments & visits, really appreciate them all *hugs*
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taken in Alexandroupoli, Thrace (northern Greece)
#2 on explore on 7/4/09
#2 most interesting picture of Greece for many weeks
This is a picture of El Capitan mountain in Yosemite. Yosemite is a national park located east central California, United States.
هذه صوره لأحد أشهر الجبال بمنتزه يوسيميتي بكاليفورنيا بالولايات المتحده الأمريكيه. هذا الجبل يعد أكبر صخره جرانيت مكشوفه بالعالم.
Ola!
un blend que enverdad trabaje mucho en gwen
y el fondo :)
el blend habla de la cancion de OCG y la cancion de
OCG habla de gwen jiji
bueno ia x
1.Wind it Up [Cheese Boy]
2.The Sweet Escape [ getnakedd ]
3.Orange County Girl [ 0k4mi ]
4.Early Winter [Yanin]
5.Now That You Got It [ mrrands ]
6.4 In The Morning [Gwen Lover 11 ]
7.Yummy [Slave4britney]
8.Flourescent [ ● alezparĸ ]
9.Breakin Up [ Jhonny Feria :) ]
10.Don't Get It Twisted [ getnakedd ]
11.U Started It [ ]
12.Wonderful Life [ » Dяeαмeя мαGιc cяeαтιOи •· ]
13.Wind it Up live version [ caliizthoo ]
14.Candy Land [ Almis ]
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"You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims"
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i was still getting used to the 5d when i shot this and mistakenly set it to iso 200 (i've been spoiled by the 1Ds because the iso on that is shown in the viewfinder all the time so i never had to worry about it). when i got home, i was worried and loaded the images up immediately only to find out that there was nothing to worry at all - the 5d really rocks and indeed does deliver very clean files at high isos (provided you get the exposure right of course).
the only regret i have about this perfectly lit shot was that i wish this was a mountain scene. :)
~ Eden Phillpotts
Its good to be back after a long weekend. I was unsure about posting this shot for months... let me know what you all think. Have a rocking week everyone =)
About this shot: Taken from plane window at an altitude of 24,000 ft =D
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Explore #227 - Thank you all =)
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“...É um campo aberto
onde a divisa
se perde a vista
e um Deus artista
pintou de rubro
neste sol por,
lindeiro ao mundo
da invernada,
sombra estendida,
parece a vida,
que vai pra sempre
por onde eu for...”
Trecho de “Parece a vida”, de Gujo Teixeira
Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
There will be a Day Devotional
There will be a Day
I try to hold on to this world with everything I have
But I feel the weight of what it brings, and the hurt that tries to grab
The many trials that seem to never end, His word declares this truth,
that we will enter in this rest with wonders anew
But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings
That there will be a place with no more suffering
(Chorus)
There will be a day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears
There will be a day when the burdens of this place, will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face
But until that day, we'll hold on to you always
I know the journey seems so long
You feel you’re walking on your own
But there has never been a step
Where you’ve walked out all alone
(Chorus)
Troubled soul don’t lose your heart
Cause joy and peace he brings
And the beauty that’s in store
Outweighs the hurt of life’s sting
I can’t wait until that day where the very one I’ve lived for always will wipe away the sorrow that I’ve faced
To touch the scars that rescued me from a life of shame and misery this is why this is why I sing
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off
Copyright© 2009 Kamoteus/RonMiguel RN
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"...Y sepa, señor, que no digo lo que digo porque soy maestro
o porque me sobra ciencia...
Lo mismo es criollo el que puntea la tierra,
el que hace un libro con criolla concencia...
Orgullo limpio de ser argentino,
orgullo macho de honor y decencia...
Por eso señor,
pa' saber le falta saber lo que es prudencia,
y pa' aprender señor,
le sobra... si tiene vergüenza..."
Fragmento de “Pa’ usted, señor”, de Jose Larralde
San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Amigos, visitem: www.visiteareco.com
~ Langston Hughes
This one goes to Jen (zstheday) for the sweet testimonial she wrote for me... Thank you so much! you really made me so happy, it was such a beautiful surprise =) Do checkout her wonderful stream.
About the shot; Ummm! I like how those petals came out.. like streaks from a paint brush. Oh & again an experiment with the processing =D
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Loads of em' plus a bonus leftover Persied meteor after peak last fall as seen here.
This is another from the land of very little (but still some as you can see) light pollution at Steens Mountain in SE Oregon. If you like night skies, this is a great area to visit!
Image notes: The keys for this shot were very little light pollution, no moon, high ISO (1600) wide aperture (F/3.2) and a relatively short exposure to prevent obvious star trails (30 seconds). A bit of reverse USM (30%, 60 radius, 0 threshold) and ACR clarity (you can open TIFFs as well as RAW in ACR if they are 16bit) helped to further pop the stars.
The foreground was light painted with an extremely bright LED torch from Lowes (Task Force 2 C cell Cree LED flashlight). It was really too bright at 1600 ISO wide open so I had to basically turn it on and paint what I wanted super fast or it completely burned out. I should have probably taken a second exposure at a much lower ISO and could have taken my time light painting and had a much easier go of it. Then later in post combine the two. I think I was just on a kick to get it all in the original untouched shot for this one, whatever original untouched actually means heh.
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The North Sea Canal is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of Amsterdam. It ends at Amsterdam in the closed-off IJ Bay, which in turn connects to the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. The North Sea averages about 100 m. The beaches and coastal waters of the North Sea are popular destinations for tourists. The Dutch coasts are especially developed for tourism. Windsurfing and sailing are popular sports because of the winds. Because of the strong tides and areas of still water, the North Sea is more difficult to sail than the Baltic or the Mediterranean. Mudflat hiking, recreational fishing, and diving, including wreck diving, are all possible. The North Pier near Wijk aan Zee shown above is a nice fishing spot. Anglers from all over the country come to the North pier. At the beginning of the North pier, just across the restaurant you can do some good sea bass fishing. In stormy weather there is a good catch of fish on the inner side. On the pier there is not really one super spot with fish. One moment there is a good catch across the corner, the other moment there is not, whilst the catch is then good at the fence. Is the fishing bad from the beach because of the cold weather, then some fish can be caught on the pier in the deeper water. Sole, codfish, gurnard, dab, flounder, garfish, sea brass, eel pout, eel, whiting, plaice, pout, sea trout, pollack, twaite, mackerel, and mullet can be catched. Various types you will only catch in summer, but a surprise is not impossible. Avoid the pier with stormy weather, because it can be perilous because of breaking waves.
A photo of the lighthouse at the beginning of the North Sea Canal. It's beautiful walk of 1.5 km to the lighthouse at the North Pier of Wijk aan Zee - Netherlands. It was a lovely sunny day but I had to work. At the the day's end I went to the beach. There was almost no wind and the colors of the sunset were beautiful. It was 30 minutes after sunset. Exposure 4 sec. F8.0, ISO80 and -1.0EV. The flying geese were taken 10 minutes before with standard exposure and blended into this composite. Please notice the fisherman at the end of the pier. After this walk I went for dinner at the sociable Aloha beach club which is open even during the winter season but today it was the first day in spring ;-)
Het Noordzeekanaal is een kanaal in Nederland dat loopt van de stad Amsterdam (het IJ) naar IJmuiden en Velsen Noord aan de andere kant, waar het uiteindelijk uitmondt in de Noordzee. Om de verbinding tussen de Haven van Amsterdam en de Noordzee te verbeteren werd in 1824 het Noordhollandsch Kanaal tussen Amsterdam en Den Helder in gebruik genomen. Dit kanaal voldeet al snel niet meer aan de eisen van het groeiende scheepvaartverkeer. Daarom werd enkele decennia later besloten om via de kortste verbinding tussen Amsterdam en de Noordzee een kanaal te graven. Hierbij werden de duinen nabij Velsen op het smalste deel van Holland ('Holland op zijn Smalst') doorgraven. Er werden sluizen aangelegd die de verbinding vormen tussen het kanaal en de zee.
Zijn de visvangsten door de kou vanaf het strand slecht, dan valt er op de pier door het diepere water nog wel een visje te vangen Tong, kabeljauw, knorhaan, schar, bot, geep, zeebaars, puitaal, paling, wijting, schol, steenbolk, zeeforel, koolvis, fint, makreel en harder. Diverse soorten zal je uitsluitend in de zomer vangen, maar verrassingen zijn niet uitgesloten. Zo kan je midden november nog best een dikke tong vangen en de zeebaars blijft ook steeds langer. De Noordpier bij Wijk aan Zee: een fijne visstek. Hengelaars uit het gehele land komen naar de Noordpier toe. Aan het begin van de Noordpier, even voorbij het restaurant is het goed zeebaars vissen. Bij storm wordt er aan de binnenkant goed vis gevangen. Mijd de pier met storm, want het kan dan levensgevaarlijk zijn door overslaande golven.
Het is een mooie wandeling van zo'n 1.5 km naar de vuurtoren. De hele dag was zonnig maar ik moest helaas werken maar 's avonds uit werk gelijk naar het strand gegaan van Wijk aan Zee. Prachtig avondrood met blauwgrijze Noordzee. Mijn statief meegenomen maar er was eigenlijk te weinig deining om de golfslag mooi vast te leggen. Deze foto geschoten een halfuur na zonsondergang met sluitertijd 4 seconde. De vogels vlogen eerder over en genomen met standaard belichting en later in deze foto bewerkt. Een mooi detail is de visser aan het einde van de pier. Na de late strandwandeling in de gezellige Aloha beach club diner gegeten. Deze club is zelf 's winters open maar vandaag was het de eerste lentedag :-)
~ A hometown delight, Rideau Falls.~ wiki info here...
The building's lighting shadow running on an angle and really disappointed me, but it's the way it is and obviously nothing that 5 bucks and a kid with a pellet gun can't fix with a few simple pumps and a little aiming.
Many thanks to all of you that took a look at my last sphere image and I am thrilled to see a few go visit my friend Eddi 07 for a few textures.
Have a wonderful Saturday and I'm thinking of a possible double image day to make up for the weak week.
Thanks again my friends and as always
a BIG HELLO from Ottawa, Canada.
Hong Kong Flower Show 2009
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Happy 43rd Imagoism Thursday (HIT) and
Happy Gorgeous Green Thursday (HGGT) to everyone!!!
Front Page & Explore, March 19, 2009
Thank you very much Everyone and to Ronaldo F Cabuhat for the FP screen shot.
Highest position in Explore = #17 on March 19th, 2009, THANK YOU!
This is a photo of the downtown Seattle public library. Built by Rem Koolhass, this piece of modern architectural art is as amazing on the inside as it is outside. This structure has been shot a ton so I really tried to give it something I hadn’t seen before. Out of all my shots that day, this one “popped” most for me. I brought out my wide angle lens (14mm full frame) and got really low to the ground for this shot. Standing on the corner, I could just barely squeeze in the entire structure. I waited for the sun to peek through the buildings downtown and captured the reflection on the side of the building, which I felt added to the dramatic nature of the structure. As you can see, there is a bit of lens flare, but I actually liked it this time. If you follow the flare trail, you can see it reflected all the way to the street sign on the left, which is ultimately why I decided to keep the street pole in. I really liked all the angles in this shot!
If you like this kind of funky perspective, here's another one of the Seattle Center.
EXPLORED #19
An Irish blessing for all my family and friends!
For Pretty Pinkisms group (pink and green theme for St. Patty's Day)!
Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! Have a blessed day!
Spiaggia di Tirrenia (Pisa)
Tirrenia beach (Pisa)
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photo 81/365
eXplore # 498 + FP
march 15/2009
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Taken during a picnic along with friends at Shorncliffe, Brisbane.
Exposure
EV[0], f/5.6, ISO 250
Toys
Canon 40D, Canon 70-200mm f/4 L IS, Canon EF 1.4X extender
Processing
Photoshop CS4 - Camera Raw 5.2 Tonal Adjustments
Adjustment layer - curve (linear contrast preset)
Borders
BMX
Sorry I have missed so much, but I've been busy.
I'll do my best to catch up :)
HNFF!
50mm @ f1.8
Thanks for the visits everyone. This made it to the Front Page. I knew I liked it, but you never really know if anyone else will... :)
BMX bike close up
EXPLORE #205
This is similar to the F355 shot I uploaded back in late January with three key differences.
- The sun is reflecting in the water
- Better angle for the car
- No Flamingo flock flying
I would have preferred to have this composition with the flamingos flying, but unfortunately when doing sunset shoots, time is your enemy and I was in too much of a hurry. Lesson learned.
I used three Canon flashes triggered by Canon flash transmitter (580EX, 580EXII and 430EX).
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Canon EOS 40D
Lens: EF 24-105 F4 L IS
ISO: 100
Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec
Aperture: F/9
Focal length: 67mm
Lens Filter: B+W circular polarizer
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Adobe Lightroom.
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Just to break my streak of wintry scenes,(Breaking the ice! LOL)
here is one of my shots last summer.
I'm already excited about summer while
Spring is yet to come. :-)
You all have a great weekend!
#22
Das Stadtbad Gotha wurde 1906-09 nach den Plänen von Stadtbaurat Wilhelm Goette (1873-1927) in den Formen des späten Jugendstils errichtet. Das Bad wird in den nächsten Jahren Saniert.
The old Citybath Gotha was build 1906-09 in the Art Nouveau - Jugendstil. The bath will be refurbished in the next years.
♥ FP and EXPLORE ♥....3-4-09....Best Position #19....THANK YOU to all my wonderful FRIENDS!
* This photograph of pink hyacinths is dedicated to my son's girlfriend, Rebekah. When Rebekah was a little girl she could not pronounce the word "hyacinths" so she called these beautiful flowers "hyenas". So Rebekah, here are your "Pink Hyenas"!
NOTE:THANK YOU FRIENDS for your continual support of my photography, your lovely comments and encouragement and most of all for your enduring friendship.
Enjoy your Wednesday, everyone! ♥
What:
One from the archives
Where:
Prospect Bay
Nova Scotia, Canada
About:
Sorry folks but I started using Lightroom as my RAW convertor and database/catalog program and have been going through the 50,000+ images on my computer!! Granted many are triplets from bracketing my shots and my many trial compositions etc. Anyway, I came across this and it reminded me of summer. I'm getting a little sick of the cold and ice and I'm sure you're getting tired of my winter shots. I figured I would throw this on the wall to see if would stick! :-)
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Nikon D200 : Nikkor 18-200mmVR @ 18mm : 1/10s @ f/13 : ISO 200
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