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This is a shot of one of my Azalea bushes in my front yard... I have been playing with it for several days now, doing Kaleidoscopes different frames and a bunch of other funny things... Decided it was about time to move on to another toy so hope you enjoy this one !!!!
People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties... they live like ants.
-Bela Lugosi
Been really busy the past few days.And just this morning as i open my flickrmail this is what i got -Just a friendly reminder that your Flickr PRO account will expire on:
Sun, November 21. :(
A couple had watched JJ take a photo of Tim and me by the Chain Bridge, Hungary and asked if he could take a photo for them!
"Széchenyi lánchíd or Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda and Pest, the western and eastern sides of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest, and was opened in 1849.
Its two ends are:
Roosevelt Square (with the Gresham Palace and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), and
Adam Clark Square (the Zero Kilometer Stone and the lower end of the Castle Hill Funicular, leading to Buda Castle).
The bridge is named after István Széchenyi, a major supporter of its construction. At the time of its construction, it counted as a wonder of the world. It had an enormous significance in the country's economics and life. Its decorations made of cast iron, and its construction, radiating calm dignity and balance, raised it among the most beautiful industrial monuments in Europe. It became a symbol of advancement, national awakening, and the linkage between East and West."
The Chain Bridge (Hungarian: Lánchíd) on a cold foggy winter night from the shore of the Danube looking towards Pest. It was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest, and was opened in 1849.
I did quite a bit of walking along the cold Danube that cold and foggy night to get this shot, but it seems to have been well worth it. I have another shot of this same scene that has a longer exposure which blurs the water more. At some point I'll upload it, but I liked the water better on this shorter exposure.
Kodak Tri-X Pan 400 - hc110
(unfiltered, exposure unrecorded)
Hasselblad 500 C/M w/80mm f2.8 Zeiss CF Planar T*
Epson PERFECTION V750-M PRO SCANNER
(2010Xmas_Budapest_TriX_400_47601_010)
Markarian's chain had a late night to capture this didn't start imaging until 02:30 am. Taken on 12/01/2014 15 x600 secs. Counted 41 objects in total hard to believe a 80mm telescope can pick up so many galaxies. Annotated image can found here www.flickr.com/photos/nightcasper/11908347965/
Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. It is called a chain because, when viewed from Earth, the galaxies lie along a smoothly curved line. It was named after the Armenian astrophysicist, B. E. Markarian, who discovered their common motion in the early 1960s. Member galaxies include M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438 and NGC 4435. It's located at RA 12h 27m and Dec +13° 10′.
At least seven galaxies in the chain appear to move coherently, although others appear to be superposed by chance.
Camera: QHY8L CCD cooled to -20C
Guiding: MaxIm DL 9x50 Finder Scope,QHY5 Mono with IR filter ( Finder Guider )
Optics: Skywatcher ED80,Skywatcher 0.85x focal reducer
Filter: Astronomik CLS Filter
Mount: Skywatcher AZ EQ6-GT GEQ & Alt-Az Mount connected to the Sky X and Eqmod via HitecAstro EQDIR adapter
Image Acquisition: Maxim DL 5
Stacking and Calibrating: Pixinsight 1.8
Processing: Pixinsight 1.8
Silver links on a watch chain.
Lumix g5, olympus 40-150 with macro tube. Desktop tripod. Lightzone software.
Here in blue, you can see 4 twisted chain stitches I worked it in the round to get the pink flower, which I really like. The purple flower is just 5 Lazy Daisy petals of ribbon floss placed over (and between) 5 Lazy Daisy petals of Rainbow Gallery Flair. Then there is the French Knot Lazy Daisy, where the tie-down stitch is a French knot instead of just a straight stitch. Each peach bud is a FKLD done around a padded straight stitch. The turquoise ribbon flower shows 6 petals of FKLD with the knots in the center. The two maroon flowers show FKLD with knots in the center and then with knots on the outer edge.
View of the Budapest Chain Bridge before sunset.
The Shot:
- ISO 100, 20mm, f20, 4 secs, Tripod.
Photoshop:
- Imagenomics noise reduction.
- Nik Color Efex Pro Contrast.
- Nik Color Efex Contrast Color.
- Nik Color Efex Tonal Contrast.
- Nik Color Efex Graduated Filter coffee.
- Nik Color Efex Graduated Neutral Density.
- Surface blur on sky and water.
- Curves.
- Smart sharpen.