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I've seriously lost track of how many times I've been shooting poppies this Spring. Finally, I have a shot I'm happy with. I hope everyone is having a good week.
one of the textures used from www.flickr.com/photos/darkwood67/
better in the light box
HDR composed out of 3 shots, all hand held at 1/15s. The different exposures were achieved by changing the ISO (720, 3200 and 12800) - auto iso does that by itself.
The colors on the ceiling and the pillars come from the colorful windows
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 10-24 mm @ 14 mm
ISO100, DRI from 6 exposures (8 sec. - 0,8 sec.), f/13
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Subject Distance : 4294967295.0 meters
One more of the old APS film scans from a decade back when we were living in China. Another one which could have done with a slightly better composition to take advantage of the mad chemical fish. I have no idea if they are natural. The same market was selling luminous green and pink chicks - so I am certain there's something unsettlingly fabricated about these chaps.
The colours are as shot, bar the print/scan element of the process. I looked at playing with vibrance/saturation, but it wasn't needed and the image was so degraded that the pixels wouldn't tolerate tweaks. Really strange beasts - if anyone knows what they are, please drop me a note. I'd be really interested to know.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Morning Sun
The sun is but a morning star. ~Henry David Thoreau, Walden
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It was a misty and foggy evening with the moon peeking out. The light was not looking good at the beach so this was my backup plan. No HDR necessary when the scene is evenly lit!
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Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24-105L @67
3-photo panorama with edges cut off to make it exactly a 1x3 ratio
3 30-second exposures @ F11
Stitched with Autopano, no problems
No filters
No polarizer
ISO 50
Small Slik tripod with Manfrotto 322RC2 pistol grip ball head
RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One
TIFF file processed with Photoshop
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There are many great photographic vantage points in San Francisco. So when I'm there for a sunset,it is really hard to choose from the vast and comprehensive menu! Parking can be a bit of a challenge though, even at night.
The only difficult thing about making this picture were the sea lions that were constantly swimming by making patterns in the water. Even on these 30-second exposures, the patterns are obvious and can spoil the smooth reflections. So I waited for the wakes to calm down and shot between them since I only get about 4 minutes where the moonlight, sunset light and city lights are even. There was also a human swimmer but when he saw me he courteously stayed away with the sea lions circling him. They seem to be friendly.
Actually there is one long sea lion trail that is just below the boat in the center. I'll mark it with a note. And if you ever go to San Francisco, try the Ghirardelli Chocolate!
The map shows exactly where this is. It was taken from the Municipal pier at the end of Van Ness Ave.
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Satellite imagery (choose 'National' for a local US region or use your fave website)
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Tide charting and preditions: (chose your area in US, other countries have similar websites)
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Wave Heights (I choose 'North Pacific from Global')
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Or Here:
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Photos of every inch of the California coastline from a small plane. Excellent for close in detailed views.
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do you ever go through slumps? i'm so slumpering right now.
picking up the camera and taking photos has slipped so far back on my Want To Do list. i can't sort out if it's because we're so damn busy with several large Life Things at the moment or if it's just one of those times where photography sort of naturally takes it's turn on the back burner.
i always carry my camera with me - that's still the case. but i just don't take it out as much these days. even when i see something i know could become a stellar shot. i got a macro lens about a month ago and have shamefully hardly utilized it. and taking self portraits? dear god, that sounds just full of allllll sorts of hassle and the antithesis of fun. i'd honestly rather take pictures of clouds day after day than pictures of myself. where, oh where, has my vanity gone? ;)
i suppose i can partially chalk up my lack of interest to having a parent in the hospital for several weeks and subsequent recovery, house hunting and all the stress that brings, and the fact that i'm going to have a baby in 3 months time (eeeek!!!).
but still. i miss it dammit. and this place, too. i love it when the stars align and everything you shoot looks and feels great and you can't want to get on here and post and comment and just enjoy.
i'm sure it will all return soon enough. ebbs and flows and all that jazz.
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i really, really love Explosions In The Sky. there are three great songs by them in Musically Challenged this week, including this one: Your Hand In Mine
(which is a perfect accompaniment to the above image, i've decided)
Canon EOS 550D + Canon UGA 10-22mm
HDR 13 RAW -6/+6 + Photomatix + Photoshop + Topaz suite + Nik Color Tools
So fixing my hair didn't work apparently :P
I was gonna write about how my hair is the result of a ton of backcombing and only 1 hairgrip, but then I realised I edited the poop out of it anyway so it wouldn't exaclty be truthful. It was pretty tall though...just not this tall...
I might add more details to this photo, 'cause I have a few more ideas for it, but I wanted to post it already.
You can probably see that Flickr sharpened the shit out of it. I don't mind...
If you want to see it in closer detail view it on my Tumblr
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Con este amacer quiero agradeceros a tod@s vostr@s, las palabras que me habeis dedicado en estos momentos duros. Gracias por ese afecto y cariño que me habeis demostrado a traves de la fotografia y de Flickr. Muchisimas GRACIAS
En esta vida todo llega y todo pasa, por desgracia pasamos por momentos difíciles y duros de los que nos tenemos que reponer y continuar con nuestras cosas cotidianas sin mirar para atrás. Pero debemos reflexionar y decirnos que no merece la pena no disfrutar el día a día, no merece la pena el llevarnos mal con los demás, no merece la pena no ser felices pudiendo serlo, creo que debemos intentarlo por lo menos y pasar por esta vida de la mejor manera posible, haciendo amigos y no haciendo daño a nadie, creo que así viviremos mucho mejor.
Por todo ello os deseo a tod@s que seáis lo más felices posible
Nunca somos tan felices ni tan infelices como pensamos
Espero que sean de vuestro agrado
Os recuerdo que todas se pueden ver en grande y comentarlas
Seen during a wonderful 20 km hike in Müritz National Park ( a really lovely landscape in Northern Germany) on the handrail of a footbridge near a lake.
The Vagrant Darter, Sympetrum sanguineum, is a European dragonfly.
The species takes it English name from its habit of occasionally appearing as a rare vagrant north of its normal range.
It is a dragonfly of the family sailing dragonflies (Libellulidae). These are a family of large dragonflies (Anisoptera). It is a medium-sized dragonfly with a wingspan of 5 to 6.5 centimeters.
The head, chest (thorax) and hindquarters (abdomen) of the animals are red in the male, the female is more brownish-yellow-red colored with black markings.
You can find the Vagrant Darter in the months from July to November at all kinds of stagnant waters, including smaller waters and garden ponds.
Warmly recommended to view Large On Black
Die Gemeine Heidelibelle (Sympetrum sanguineum) ist eine Libellenart aus der Familie der Segellibellen (Libellulidae). Diese sind eine Familie der Großlibellen (Anisoptera). Es handelt sich dabei um eine mittelgroße Libelle mit einer Flügelspannweite von 5 bis maximal 6,5 Zentimetern.
Der Kopf, der Brustabschnitt (Thorax) und der Hinterleib (Abdomen) der Tiere sind beim Männchen rot, beim Weibchen eher bräunlich-gelbrot mit schwarzer Zeichnung gefärbt.
Die Gemeine Heidelibelle ist in den Monaten Juli bis November an stehenden Gewässern aller Art anzutreffen, darunter auch Kleingewässer und Gartenteiche. Wikipedia
Während einer 20 km langen Wanderung im Müritz National Park sah ich viele Libellen. An dem Tag sind alle drei Aufnahmen entstanden.
If you like have a look at my Set: Insects
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FYI: this is a composite of the right side of the shot, flipped, edited. Shot late afternoon when the sun was low, not at night. Moon added for fun. The gate borders a private property near my place.
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. . . hasta donde la vista llegaba, era el encuentro del cielo y el campo florido de
amapolas, en una explosión de colores y alegria que uno no lo puede describir.
Es la primavera, es la renovación de la vida . . .
Tuve el gran privilegio de estar aqui, y verlo con mis ojos.
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La Catedral de Burgos ó "CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA DE BURGOS" es un templo
que comenzo su construcción en 1221, siguiendo patrones goticos franceses.
Aunque su estilo es gotico, se aprecia en su interior elementos decorativos barrocos
y renacentistas. La construcción y las remodelaciones se realizaron con piedra
caliza extraidas del pueblo cercano de "Hontoria de la Cantera"
Fue declarada patrimonio nacional el 08/04/1885 y patrimonio de la humanidad
por la Unesco el 31 de octubre de 1984.
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Make Your Choice
Shot at one of the stops of the event, the cars parked in the driveway of Heeswijk Castle.
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster
- Nissan GT-R
- Ferrari F430
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster
- Nissan GT-R
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster
- Maserati 3200GT
- Ferrari California
- Maserati 3200GT
- Aston Martin DBS
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Sempre nei pressi di Alghero, un' insenatura con dei colori d' acqua fantastici che vanno dal turchese al verde smeraldo,la particolarità del posto è data da diverse grotte, visibili anche in foto, e ancora una torre spagnola.
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last month I connected with Diego for a sunrise at the coast. We headed out to Capitola in the hopes for some nice light. Upon arrival it appeared the conditions may be favorable. With minimal foreground interest coupled with great cloud movement, I went for the long exposure on this one. I really like the way the morning light was distributed throughout the scene.
I hope everyone here in the bay area is enjoying these clear blue skies. Thanks for your constant support and visits. Jave
You see here a small section of the glass facade of the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart. The glass front includes on each side of the building 56 fields, 7 in width and 8 in height.
Anyone who wants to can see the building here Wikipedia.
The Kunstmuseum Stuttgart is the art museum in Stuttgart, Germany. It opened in March 2005.
The cubic museum building with 5000 m² of display space was designed by Berlin architects Hascher and Jehle. During the day it looks like a glass cube, and at nights the interior lighted limestone walls become visible.
The museum's collection comes from the previous "Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart". The city's collection goes back to a gift from the Marchese Silvio della Valle di Casanova in 1924. It contains one of the most important collections of the work of Otto Dix and also works from Willi Baumeister, Adolf Hölzel, Dieter Roth and others (wikipedia).
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Zu sehen ist hier ein kleiner Ausschnitt der Glasfassade von dem Kunstmuseum Stuttgart. Die Glasfront umfasst an jeder Gebäudeseite 56 Felder, 7 in der Breite und 8 in der Höhe.
Wer möchte, kann das Gesamtgebäude bei Wikipedia sehen .
Das Kunstmuseum wurde im März 2005 als „Nachfolgemuseum“ der Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart eröffnet. Im ersten Jahr nach der Eröffnung des Hauses wurden 330.000 Besucher gezählt. Damit hat das Kunstmuseum sogar die Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart überflügelt (Quelle: Stuttgarter Zeitung). Seine exponierte Lage in der Fußgängerzone Königstraße trägt ebenso dazu bei wie die außergewöhnliche Architektur eines die Ausstellungsräume umhüllenden strengen Glaskubus.
Das Museumsgebäude mit 5000 m² Ausstellungsfläche wurde von den Berliner Architekten Hascher und Jehle entworfen. Es wirkt von außen tagsüber als gläserner Würfel, der die Umgebung als Spiegel aufnimmt. Nachts werden die beleuchteten Travertinwände im Innern sichtbar (Wikipedia)
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Quick picture of a young stag grazing on nettles in Boughton Monchelsea Place's deerpark, seen from the churchyard. Shot at 200mm, but cropped down to what must be an effective 800mm.
Text to follow - just catching up.
خاطرة شوق وحنين
قلبي يغرق ويبحر في طريق مظلم يد بعيده كآبه من حرمة الحضن الهنيء الدافىء من قلب صافي من حنان من عيون ويد تدعوني لها كمل أنا بشوق لهذه الاحاسيس .. حقيقه من يمكن ان يحصل على هذه الاحاسيس أتوقع أنه سيكون سعيد في حياته ياليتني احصل عليها ربما حصلت على الشخص لكن لا يحسسني بأنه قريب مني لا يمنحني هذه المشاعر شعور غريب يحسسني بلهفه والشوق اليه ... هذه بعض المشاعر التي اختنقت في قلبي ولم اعرف كيف اشكوها لإنسان ما ولكن يدي تخط لكم بعض الهموم التي في قلبي همي هو أنني بعيده عن الإنسانه التي أعتبرتها هي روحي التي أشكي لها همي وحرماني التي نورت حياتي والتي أبهجت قلبي وفجأه ترحل عني ... الفراق أصعب شيء على المرء ولكن الأصعب منه هو أنك كيف ستعيش من بعد هذا الفراق ياليتها تأتي وتحي روحي التي ماتت من بعد فراقها الله ياربي مالي سواك أشكي له فأنت المستجيب إذا دعيناك ... فأكون أسعد انسانه اكون جسد بروح بعدما كنت جسد بلا روح ورده بأوراق .. لو لم يكن هناك لحظه فراق لكنت البنت السعيده المرحه التي اعتادوا علي اصدقائي ولا البنت البائسه اليأسه من بعد ذلك الفراق ..... اواه ياربي اجبني مالي سواك من مرتجى أذهب همومي كلها وأتي إلي بالهنا
In case you are tired of seeing Half Dome, it isn't in this photo!!
I stayed one extra day in Yosemite after everyone else had left so that I could hike the Mist Trail and to get around to other locations in the Valley I might have missed. Since I came the farthest, I needed to maximize my time in the park!!
Kevin told me that some weather was moving in and that I would probably see some epic clouds. He wasn't kidding. The clouds were totally epic, so epic that Half Dome was entirely obscured!
It did make an appearance, briefly; but I am uploading that image later! Note: time image taken is listed as CST (forget to change the camera time). Real time this was taken was two hours earlier at 7:18!
Film.
I've run out of good pictures to show you. Hopefully I will get some I like this week. I was hoping for some sunny spring today, but it's not. It is overcast and wet. You see I don't mind rain, but it isn't even doing that. It is just dark and then every once and awhile it rains for five minutes. :(
Anyway, I hope you have a happy Easter.
P.S. I have difficulty titling pictures that don't portray any emotion to me. That is why these past couple photos have been untitled.
My dear friend Yvette , (Photoma's World) took me to wonderful places in Flanders , her corner of the world !
PLEASE , do not comment with GLITTER IMAGES !
Gratefully to Lydia Marano for the use of the texture
Kerala Is located in the farthest south of India and on its west coast. This state provides grand sights of nature. Passing clouds of extreme beauty and ferocity. Rolling thunder that would make animals and humans seek shelter and bolts of lightning that would streak the dark skies ever so often. In a word - it was pure magic. Thank You Thor.. if you are still there.
A storm befitting the stature of Thor, the Norse God of LIghtning, Thunder and all things elemental. Much like the two gods of the current day Hindu pantheon Hanuman and Garuda who were mightier then the other gods but chose to serve less powerful Gods.
Is there a lesson here.. ?
Maybe the area where I stayed was actually a wind tunnel from the sea to the western ghats. So perhaps it was just the location that got me such grand sights. The cloud formation if it would have been shot from maybe near the bridge would have given a correct visual of the name it carries Mammatus.
After seeing grand sights such as these , one would think that one would have got whatever what one wanted but I am still looking for what I have not found..... in the true U2 verse of similar nature. So here is an appropriate number by Celtic Thunder who do versions of various famous songs..
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Taken on April 21, 2007 at 5.26pm IST
Posted to Flickr April 23, 2011 at 8.57PM IST (
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The abandoned Shooters Waterfront Cafe in Providence, Rhode Island.
Shooters Waterfront Cafe
Shooter’s, part of a national chain of casual waterfront dining and dancing venues, was in a three-story building that could accommodate nearly 1,600 patrons. The 25,000-square-foot complex featured dockside dining, a waterfront pool, bars inside and outside, a top-floor restaurant and a 90-slip marina. One of its incarnations included a boat valet. It cost $6 million to build in 1990.
The waterfront nightclub overlooking Narragansett Bay operated under many different names in its 10 year lifespan. It was also known as Waterline, Bombers and Bootleggers. It closed down in 2000 and the property was taken by eminent domain by the state Department of Transportation and used as a staging area for the relocation of Route 195. The building was finally demolished in 2012 and the site sits empty today despite being on the waterfront.
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#providence
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Son tres damas vestidas de rojo que con mucho glamour y simpatia me
mostraron su esencia y belleza que viene desde su interior y que pude
captar a través de mi objetivo y mostrarlas aqui tal como son.
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After I damn near sprinted to these dunes from Harry Wade road, I still had enough daylight left to shoot the sweet, late-afternoon shadows created by the setting sun.
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Tech Notes on this Photo
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Nikon D300s
Tokina 12-24 f/4 at 12mm on a crop sensor
ISO200 - shutter speed wasn't a concern so I went to ISO200 for max dynamic range
f/9 - sweet spot on my lens in terms of sharpness
1/50 sec
Lee 1-stop and 3-stop soft GND filter
Post-Processing
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In Raw Converter (Nikon Capture NX2)
- Processed single raw file once
- Global contrast for added pop
- Local brightness and contrast adjustments in the clouds to make them pop a bit
In Photoshop:
- Noise reduction via Neat Image
- Selective sharpening of foreground sand, and midground bushes
- Minor curves adjustment for global contrast
Thanks for looking!
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Unattended at the moment but probably belonging to a street vender, this suitcase stood proudly out front of the Saint Louis Cathedral, bordering Jackson Square, in the French Quarter.
About the above, I thought long and hard about the crop. Lately I have been very much in love with the square crop, something that can be said by many of us on Flickr. I think there are so many of us that prefer it because Flickr's allowed display space is completely filled out when using a square crop. However, if the square crop was used here it would eliminate some important elements and take away from a good deal of the sky. So in the end, I did make a small crop but left it taller than square.
Hope everyone is doing Great!!!
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MUCHAS FELICIDADES, Nane!!!
La vida tiene PENAS, SONRISAS, LÁGRIMAS, MÚSICA, ALAS Y ABRAZOS... como los que te envío en este tu día. Que pases un cumpleaños maravilloso rodeada de tus seres queridos y amigos.
La Ermita de El Rocío está situada en Almonte (Huelva). En ella se celebra anualmente la famosa Romería de El Rocío. Actualmente congrega a más de un millón de personas. Dentro de la Ermita está la Virgen del Rocío, una pequeña talla muy venerada. Su popularidad es grande en todo el mundo, ya que su veneración ha dado lugar a la romería más importante de España.
Today, I turn 29 . . . . and I made a deal with myself that today I would upload a self portrait. This is, by far, the most uncomfortable thing I have ever done, all credit to you guys who upload selfies regularly, but give me razor wire anyday!
Explored, in at #207
Pues si se acabo el día y el viaje que he realizado a la Sierra de Cazorla, de la que vengo encanto por todo su contenido ya que es naturaleza pura y he disfrutado muchísimo.
Pero este ocaso quiero dedicarlo a dos personas en concreto a Mercedesol por ser una grandísima anfitriona ya que siempre que pudo y sus deberes le permitieron, nos acompaño o nos mostro donde poder ir y disfrutar de esa maravilla, gracias a ella hemos visto creo realmente que la mayoría de lo más bonito de la Sierra, así que muchísimas gracias Mercedes y a la otra persona es a Roberto (Konkuidado) amigo, compañero de viaje y compañero de disfrute ya que los dos lo hemos pasado genial.
Y a los demás deciros que ya tenía ganas de empezar a ver vuestras tomas.
Así que un saludo a tod@s