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I actually took this shot through a closed and rather dirty window also, but I was adjusting some problems on my small camera and so took a few misty scenes. I really liked the street and buildings opposite our own apartment block. Editing brought out those fantastic clouds a lot more and showed more of the mist also. I also realize too much editing can add some unwanted effects as in the trees here (called a halo), so I must be more careful.
… actually from inside the Doubletree Hotel, which has taken over the whole dock.
Explored #2 on March 1st 2022.
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Actually did a quick touch up on one of my iPhone landscape shots. Probably my fav of the landscape shots I did. Only if I had a landscape lens while I was there!
This is actually one of the locations that Lee and Patrick from Fstoppers.com and I used as a lesson while filming Photographing The World. While some of you already know that, something you may not know is that Lee almost got us kicked out of here for flying his DJI Phantom 2! Apparently local building security thought we were using it to spy on people in their tiny apartments. Thankfully I was able to sweet talk my way out of the situation and still come away with the shot!
It’s unbelievable to me that people can live so tightly packed in like this. On the other hand, it’s also really cool to think that a place that most people rarely give a second look, or consider to be so ugly, can look so beautiful and interesting to a photographer. It reminds me of all those years ago when I was wandering the Stockholm Underground and came across what has always been one of my favorite photos in my portfolio, Belly of the Beast. It’s seeing places like this that always remind me that beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder.
To learn the techniques I used to shoot and post-process this image, you can find all the info about my new tutorial video series by visiting: bit.ly/landcape-cityscape-photography-tutorials
Actually ... Berry Falls (Big Basin State Park).
But I would like to think the late-great Berry White would approve of this message.
I'm fortunate to share this image with you all via Explore! Thanks for your feedback and encouragement! Cheers!
Actually I'm not being fair to the ducks - they've picked a good platform for a rest and a preen. I'm more often doolally nowadays :-o.
Oxford canal - views from the towpath. I've walked this route many times - there is always something new to see.
Actually the 'blood moon' was planned to capture but a lot of clouds made that impossible.
Hours later the atmosphere was mostly clean and i took this shot with the sigma 150-600 and 1.4 converter. Instead of a tripod i used my monopd and deactivated the electronic stabilizer.
On this single shot (no stacking) some afterwork with Infinity Photo was neccessary but I avoided to convert to b/w 😇.
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Actually an optical illusion - it may look like you’re seeing right through but it’s actually a reflection. Belfast city centre.
Actually young lovers captured in fraganti.
The lake and mount composed in 3d. The rest of elements shoot previously.
We actually returned to the same site not too long later. More of the area had been flattened at this point but we were still able to access the 'block' that we had before.
So, all good, right? The way in was the same, still no meaningful security on site... what could go wrong? Well, boy was it cold. Layered up in jumpers and coats, we had climbed the internal stairs without any trouble. The conditions on the roof were... worse. A layer of incredibly slippery ice had formed on the surface - typical considering on this visit I wanted to venture further down the rooftop...
Venture forward we did though: me, clutching onto the railing for dear life and Michael stepping forwards unaided without any fuss (could we be more different?). It certainly felt like one of the more dangerous things we'd done over the years.
Actually, for our cat, this enforced lock-in has not been very relaxing. She likes her space, and having all four of us around all the time has resulted in just too much attention.
Snapped with a Pentacon 135/2.8 zebra.
Actually its not a great shot but this trip was very memorable and my first use of sony camera which I bought couple of days before this 5 days vacation in HK. ^_^ (too long to tell stories, the rest is all in my head!) :D
The Brown Egret answers' "No. I'm not smarter than a fish".
This is a real story. I was watching lots of fish jumping out of the water, thinking...ok.. they are going to be easy food for the birds. The first picture below is the first shot actually. The fish jumped, the brown egret was close by... I thought... ok.. this is it... But in a fraction of a second before the egret could react, the scenario changed as the fish escaped into the water and another one jumped out. The look on the face of the egret ( 2nd picture) and its posture shows its shock. Before it realized what happened the second fish also slipped away. In the 3rd picture, the bird was looking after the fish and trying to understand what happened.... lol... The top picture is the last one. It just flew away as if nothing had happened!
Taken at Mutuukadu Lake Boat club, Chennai.
Actually got out with my big boy camera last night. This is a 5 min exposure shot at f/10, ISO 100 using my extreme neutral density filter.
Happy Tuesday friends :)
I actually saw this feather flying through the air and get caught on the tree branch and so I had my title Caught and held.
- Omar Khayyam
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Some of our favorite spots to photograph in all of California are connected by this wonderfully scenic drive called Rt 395. We have done so many trips up this highway and lived on pretty much every small town that dot the highway. This shot was taken at the south tufa beach of Mono Lake near Lee Vining, CA.
The pirate ship, which is the small island of tufa formations that you see in the middle is actually quite far from the shore and would appear quite small in wide-angle photographs. I wanted to convey a sense of size of the tufas on the shore compared to the pirate ship tufa.
Actually this is my neighbors field so I should change the name to Out Standing In My Neighbors Field.
This is actually a journal which was given to me by a very dear friend. I'm crazy about it and couldn't wait to play around on Sliders Sunday with just the outside!
Hope everyone had a wonderful day
and will continue enjoying the upcoming week!
*Trust the abstract* . . . THINGS HAPPEN THERE . . . aledzian
Actually the Science Pyramid at Denver Botanical Gardens
BURKETTDESIGN, Inc., Architect, completed 2014
Actually wondering whether I'm getting a tiny degree of back focusing with this primary. Just seems a little soft.
Actually, the cat's eye is not blue... it's just a matter of different light reflection in each eye ...
Actually I wanted to photograph a beautiful sunset this evening. But when I arrived at a good spot the last sunset light I was able to capture is what you can see here.
I mounted my camera on the tripod - took 3 shots - and the beautiful red sky turned blue ;) Next time I'll have to be earlier.
Greetings from Germany!
Actually, they’re my favorite decorative pins, but I imagine that in the tiny hands of woodland sprites, they’d make beautiful scepters for the smallest of royal families.
I wish I could claim that it was my idea to photograph the pins this way, but I was inspired by this lovely image www.flickr.com/photos/hummmlan/3441956984/in/faves-409804...
A heartfelt thanks to Bsandtana for the lovely testimony. Be sure to visit her magical stream filled with florals and interesting insects!
Textures by www.flickr.com/photos/my_key_in_the_pocket/3881005524/in/... and
Actually the birds flying over the pass are NOT photoshopped. I didn't know they were there until I uploaded.
Actually broke out the 18-200 for the first time with a selfie. Converted this to B/W and used the TRA "Beer goggles" for the blur.
Explored Highest #134
Actually just a few days afterwards... since an unedited version was encored quite a bit I have hurried up and by popular acclaim upload this version, which I'm sure I don't thing has anything too special about it. But hope you like seeing the comparisons, and I'm so busy it will take a little bit to get to the close ups, please be patient.
Actually, I'm not nearly as frazzled as this suggests. Things are going very smoothly, and I'm on number 5 of 8.
Late night last night, but tonight I should be able to get some sleep while the computer does the hard work.
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This is some sort of wetland grass growing at the banks of Barton Springs, in Austin, Texas. This spring feeds the Colorado river, which is actually Ladybird Lake at that point.
Actually there weren't any snakes involved in this image, just an unusual leaf formation on my indoor palm. Just occasionally this pam produces new fronds which aren't able to emerge normally and the embryo leaves get folded like a concertina. The image is turned 90 degrees. I thought it then looked similar to a human hand stroking a green snake's head.
Actually, it's good fishing in the Wisconsin river so this juvenile great blue heron was having a good day while I paddled by. The fires in Minnesota & Ontario made the air smell like a giant campfire and the light really strange.
Spearfish Falls was actually one of the most popular tourist stops in the northern Black Hills around the beginning of the 19th century when a Burlington Railroad line took passengers directly over it, parts of which can still be found on the trail today. The trail to this 47 ft waterfall starts at the parking lot for the Latchstring Restaurant and is roughly 3/4 in length. Note that while the path to the left is easy, the one to the right of the restaurant is more difficult but does include a sweet traverse over an old metal walking bridge. Interestingly enough, in 1917, this waterfall was actually turned off for awhile as water was diverted from Spearfish Creek to a nearby hydroelectric plant that helped power operations at Homestake Gold Mine until November 17, 2003. For this reason, Spearfish Falls is one of the lesser-known waterfalls that often gets passed by even today.
Source: www.blackhillsbadlands.com/places/spearfish-falls
If you don’t have much time to hike while you are visiting Spearfish Canyon, I would encourage you to put this one high on your list. The trail is rated as moderate. The total hike is 1.5 miles. I love hiking this any time of year. The trail is pretty easy to find. The path is right behind the Latchstring Inn. The trail has been reworked recently. It is no longer a loop trail, the only access point is just north of the restaurant. The path is nice and wide and should be manageable by most people that can walk moderate inclines. Just take your time and soak in the beauty of the canyon floor. The waterfall is so beautiful, you’ll want to hangout and enjoy it for awhile. This is just one of the waterfalls of Spearfish Canyon worth visiting. There is plenty of hiking in the area. Just on the other side of the road is Roughlock Falls Nature Trail. While I like hiking this area all year long, it is definitely one of my favorite fall hikes in the Black Hills. And, if you are staying in Spearfish, be sure to checkout the Lookout Mountain Hiking trails if you want a longer hike.
Source: enjoyingsouthdakota.com/spearfish-canyon/spearfish-falls-...
Actually this Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep ram was just scratching his behind on a conveniently located Juniper.
Actually, everyone should at least have access to clean drinking water. Unfortunately we are still a long way from that!
Anyway, have a happy Macro Monday and a great week!
Lampstand.
This was taken where I was staying during my recent holiday in Barbados - it's actually a bedside lamp. I rather liked the effect of the light in the different perspex globes and the light against the roughness of the wall and thought it would make an interesting image for 7 Days With Flickr group's Thursday Black & White theme.
Thanks for taking time to look. I hope you enjoy the image! Happy 7DWF :)
[Handheld in artificial light on the little camera :)
Processed in DXO Photolab, then sharpened and a bit of Glow filter in Affinity Photo.
Then into Nik Silver Efex 2 for the conversion. I was intrigued by the look of the Film Noir preset, so I tweaked from there. It gives it rather a strange overcooked look. Also used burnt edges in the filter.
Back into Affinity for a basic frame.]
I actually finished this build around the beginning of June, but haven't gotten around to posting it until now. This was just a build for fun to mess around with the dark blue/white colorscheme and to finally do something for Kaliphlin over in Guilds of Historica again. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, though unfortunately the pictures are rather poor.
Located on the Eastern outskirts of Katoren, this monastery survived the Kaliphlin civil war better than most. A natural spring was the reason for the monastery's location, and the spring continues to provide fresh water for all the inhabitants, as well as make the surrounding area very lush compared to much of the Kaliphlin landscape.
Actually there were wonderfully healthy looking Cormorants down there. But only one in this photograph.
There's a trick I use to check my long exposure quickly. Once the dark ND filters are on the lens I set the ISO to 6400 and make a shot (in this instance the exposure time was half a second). Have a look. Exposure ok? Focus fine? If good, then turn your seconds into minutes; return ISO to base; and let it go. So the next shot, at ISO100, could be 0.5 x 6400/100 (basically just simplify it to 0.5 x 60) = 30s (basically half a second turns into half a minute*).
But sometimes I discover I quite like the shot at ISO6400. Here I caught a nice wave rolling through and half a second worked quite well. That sucks because ISO6400 is noisy, isn't it. Or, maybe it doesn't suck that much these days. The noise isn't as serious as it used to be. And the pic next door was shot at ISO64 and ended up looking ancient since I've added noise in "to taste"!
* assuming your cameras base ISO is 100 or close enough to that. If your base ISO is 200 then, in this example, 0.5s would turn into 15s, not 30s. Or to make it sound so confusing, each second would turn into half a minute.
Oh, the Kingyo Red Cap is actually a sweet water fish...
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Some months ago I started to work part time, and take a preparatory course (this course is to take the test that was supposed to be the begining of this year, but it will supposely happen only next year). This course finally reached its end on April. I took a couple of weeks off and am now, working in the morning, taking my preparatory courses in the afternoon, I run three days per week in a park after classes, get home, eat, watch the news, and read whatever I have in hands (related to the test I want to take) 'till I find it's time to sleep, usually 22:30.
I am now making a lot less money than I used to, but am also studying a lot more in a less stressing way.
I was planning to go to USA on June/July this year, but that won't happen because I didn't get enough money (and there was the car problem, and some other unplanned expenses), nor time to go to São Paulo to request a Visa.
I was invited to go to Spain on Novermber, and I really would like to go, but that will happen only if I boost print sales sky high.
I would also like to go to USA on March or April next year (If the test I want to take really takes place on February as everyone expects), but according to my finances, that seems even harder to happen.
The problem with the test is that the last time it took place was in 2005!!! It should had taken place in 2007, 08 and 09! And nobody is sure if it will take place next year.
I'm just saying it all because I kind of said some of it to some people, who told other people whom I hadn't told anything and they got pissed because I hadn't said anything to them, and then there were other people worried about the amount of time I'm still "wasting" with photos and this and that... So, just making things clear, I take a camera where ever I go, so most photos "just happen" and don't take much of my time. The editing takes just as little of my time, lately, no more than 15 minutes. I upload photos usually during lunch time, while my brain is in "roaming mode".
That's it... and I'm kind of up set.
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"um caco no chão não é apenas o seu presente de caco no chão, é também o seu passado de quando o não era, é também o seu futuro de não saber o que virá a ser." - José Saramago "A Caverna"
Actually Tuesday and the Ruddy didn't have to pay for parking either.
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