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Even the young kids come out and have some fun. This little girl shows she knows how to Samba and have a good time.
Nikon F80
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX
Ilford HP5+
Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Shot with my 35mm DX format lens.
Red Rock Canyon, Nevada
Red Rock Canyon is a short drive outside of Las Vegas. Part of this used to be a quarry, but it was not profitable and left behind some hefty cut blocks. The third one looks to me like it’s a face.
This is the first block I received in a round robin. I hope Jane likes what I did and yes I did the tatting.
Taken during our walking in Errant Rocks :)
Errant Rocks (Polish: Błędne Skały) it's a complex of rock blocks at an altitude of 853 m, creating a picturesque labyrinth (rock city), located in south-western Poland in the Central Sudetes in the Stołowe Mountains. The area of strict protection called Errant Rocks has 22 hectares. It contains a group of unusual rock forms about 6 - 11 meters high, created as a result of absondering sandstone weathering. Errant Rocks is a labyrinth of crevices and recesses, sometimes very narrow, separating several meters high rock blocks. Many rocks have their own names, for example: "Rock Saddle", "Hen's Foot", "Labyrinth", "Tunnel", "Big Chamber". These various rock formations create a several hundred meter tourist route with a unique charm, which we often literally squeeze through narrow cracks between the rocks. The height of the corridors varies between 6-8 m, the width is different - in some places it is only a few tens of centimeters. On the area of Errant Rocks there is a point of observation on a platform called "Rock Bowls". From there we can see both Szczeliniec Wielki and Maly, Broumovska Vrchovina, the town Machov, and when there is good visibility, we can also see the Karkonosze mountains.
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Jeden z wielu skalnych korytarzy w Błędnych Skałach :)
Błędne Skały – zespół bloków skalnych na wysokości 853 m n.p.m., tworzący malowniczy labirynt (skalne miasto), położony w południowo-zachodniej Polsce w Sudetach Środkowych w Górach Stołowych. Obszar Błędnych Skał ma powierzchnię ok. 22 ha. Obejmuje on swoim zasięgiem zespół osobliwych form skalnych o wysokości 6 - 11 m, wytworzonymi wskutek wietrzenia piaskowca ciosowego. Błędne Skały to labirynt szczelin i zaułków, niekiedy niezwykle wąskich, oddzielających bloki skalne kilkunastometrowej wysokości. Wiele skał ma własne nazwy np.: "Skalne Siodło", "Kurza Stopka", "Labirynt", "Tunel", "Wielka Sala". Powstałe bloki skalne tworzą kilkusetmetrową trasę turystyczną o niepowtarzalnym uroku, którą zwiedzając często dosłownie przeciskamy się pomiędzy skałami wąskimi szczelinami. Wysokość korytarzy waha się w granicach 6-8 m, szerokość jest różna - miejscami wynosi tylko kilkadziesiąt centymetrów. Na terenie Błędnych Skał znajduje się punkt widokowy, na platformie o nazwie "Skalne Czasze". Widoczny stąd jest m.in. Szczeliniec Wielki i Mały, Broumovska Vrchovina, miejscowość Machov, a przy dobrej widoczności zobaczyć możemy także Karkonosze.
Various blocks from the Mario video game series:
? Block - First appeared in Super Mario Bros in 1985 (update of my earlier version)
Brick Block - Also first appeared in Super Mario Bros.
POW Block - First appeared in Mario Bros. in 1983.
Jump Block - First appeared in Super Mario Bros 3 in 1988
Rotating Block - From Super Mario World released in 1990.
The background is based on scenery from World 1-1 of Super Mario Bros.
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Sunrise over Ross Jones pool at Coogee beach, Sydney.
Nikon D810 & Nikkor 16-35mm, Breakthrough 6 stop filter. PP in PS CC using Nik Software and luminosity masks.
A close up crop of the Deloitte Touche building downtown Vancouver.
My last posted image of it is in the first comment.
June trip to Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary with Missy Mandel and Ilana Block. We stayed at the Pelican Lake Lodge. Visited Cementson Wayside Park for the pelicans.
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Sunrise long exposure over Avalon beach pool, on the northern beaches of Sydney, Australia.
Nikon D810 & Nikkor 16-35mm, Formatt Hitech 10 stop filter. PP in PS CC using Nik Software and luminosity masks.
This fella's a wee bit out of shape!
The wall was in even worse shape, crumbly, mossy and sooked up the paint like a sponge.
Think i should have either went a bit smaller and tried something a bit wilder, or gone a bit bigger and tried something simpler.
Ach weel, who knows!
This unmarked lane in the Napa Valley in California's wine country makes me wonder who lives down there and what sort of wine do they produce! 30-second exposure, no HDR.
Free wallpaper for over 100 of my images in 6 different screen sizes is now available!
Please see the 1200 pixel version for the full softened effect of 30 seconds at midday!
www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-smith-photography/456699353...
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Settings etc.:
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Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24-105L @97
Hoya NDX400 (9-stop dark circular ND filter)
30-second exposure @F13
LEE soft ND grad (100x150mm - 4x6in) 0.9
Lee foundation kit filter holder with Lee 77mm adapter ring
Small Slik tripod, Manfrotto pistol-grip ball head (the best!)
No polarizer.
ISO 50
RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One
TIFF file processed with Photoshop
No water shoes or bare feet required!
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A temporary break from the seascapes...
I am not sure where this leads, but this is the first in a series that will cover each of the 4 seasons in the Northern Hemisphere, because the leaves will turn Red in late November and then be bare for a couple of months until spring in February or early March. it will look different each time.
I was heading up the Napa valley on a warm day last weekend, when I was once again FORCED to stop and take a shot. Well, actually I waited for the sun to almost go down behind the hills to get warmer light, then I took the verrrrry long shot through the large automatic gate! The leaves moving in the breeze softened the look of the trees for a more impressionistic look and feel. During daylight hours, you have to do something extra to avoid a photo looking like a snapshot. Actually, this would look better with a wet street, but the dry season that lasts until November will make that difficult to pull off!
The map shows exactly where this is. It is right off the road, but no easy parking is available. And make sure nowone is driving towards you!
See my Flickr profile for a link to my newly designed website.
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Resources:
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Google Earth
Simply the best way to scout out locations that there is. You can see sun angles and pre-visualize light under lots of different conditions. Sometimes you can actually pre-compose your shots! This has saved me many thousands of vertical feet of climbing by avoiding spots with blocked views etc.
Satellite imagery (choose 'National' for a local US region or use your fave website)
www.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/?wfo=mtr
Tide charting and preditions: (chose your area in US, other countries have similar websites)
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.shtml?gid=235
Wave Heights (I choose 'North Pacific from Global')
polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/main_int.html
Or Here:
www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/shtml/RP1bw.gif
Photos of every inch of the California coastline from a small plane. Excellent for close in detailed views.
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Hey, have you seen the latest issue of Blocks magazine? Page 50 & 51? Yep, that's my work there. A commission I received a few months ago, and I'm now able to show to the world (kind of) in what is a beautiful issue of an awesome magazine.
Just a simple Minecraft inspired creation. Having fun with digital Lego and rendering.
The colours might need a bit of tweaking, but I attempted to get them somewhat accurate. I also didn't bother trying to figure out the interlocking of the bricks in the grass block. It can be done, but I just didn't have the free time to build that detail (laziness also might have factored in). The shovel, on the other hand, is actually fully connected together.
Built in SR3D and rendered with POV-Ray
As those following at home probably know, I've been featured in Blocks magazine 3 times this year so far.
But this issue was the first, and as such it holds a special place in my heart.
And it finally arrived on my doorstep today.
It's going straight to the poolroom.