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Shooting in RAW with the Lumix DMC-TZ80 compact camera is especially important in making black and white conversions. It is possible to select a monochrome jpeg option in camera, but I always want to have full control over my conversions. That way you can get a richer tonal range.
#sliderssunday
A little bit of a cliché scene, at least for me, because it's a favourite, often visited spot, so you've seen something similar before. But what the tiny Sony had done with the sun on that pleasantly warm 1st of May, turning it into a dominant, relentless ball of light, visualises the momentary heatwave so aptly. And it's Sliders Sunday, so why not?
Technically, in terms of sharpness and detail, the OM-3 with the 20mm lens did a far better job (as expected), but I still like the mood in this scene. And I hope that today, there aren't as many people in that park on this hot Sunday as there were back in May. From tomorrow, the heatwave moves south-eastwards. I hope for our neighbouring countries that it will get weaker on its way.
Happy Sliders Sunday!
This is the only place where it is possible to cross the Tamar River. The estuary extends from Low Head to Launceston (a distance of 70 kms), and when this bridge was completed in 1968 it was a triumph of engineering. This view from the west bank at Sidmouth is framed by the trees and is made more dramatic by the cumulonimbus clouds in the sky.
This is another photograph taken with the Lumix DMC-TZ80 compact digital camera. Tomorrow I will show you some infrared photographs taken with an earlier model the Lumix DMC-TZ40, which I had converted for monochromatic infrared several years ago.
I was walking along my usual route, carrying an old compact digital camera from 2009.
The scenery in my neighborhood is so familiar that I often walk right past it without a second thought. There are no spectacular photo spots nearby; the streets are narrow, and the sky is crisscrossed by power lines.
But when I have a camera in hand, I notice the greenery quietly thriving by the roadside.
Growing vigorously from a crack in the asphalt, the grass sparkled as it caught the light.
Day 8 of 365
I actually took this photo years ago on an old pocket camera, but it just sat in my archives. Now that I am learning how to use Lightroom on my MacBook Neo, I finally decided to edit it and bring it to life so I could share it.
I have always loved dandelions so much that I even have one tattooed on the inside of my wrist. There is something so magical about their delicate details, and I'm so glad I could finally give this old favorite the edit it deserved. It just goes to show you don't need a massive camera rig to capture the tiny details in nature!
📷 Gear & Workflow:
• Camera: Samsung ES80 Point and Shoot
• Editing: Processed in Adobe Lightroom on MacBook Neo
It has been a dry end to summer and early autumn this year. Animal feed has been a priority for farmers. Here is a typical northern Tasmanian rural scene.
05:05 in the morning... more 'Beauty in the City' series
Hello my friends!
I think this is the fastest I've ever uploaded another photo after my previous one : D
Trying to catch up while I have some extra time at the moment : )
I did go out shooting today... but this pic is actually from last July.
As you can see, my focus was on the 'Big Rock' originally... then I decided to pan over & add some of the cityscape, which showed a bit of mist over that morning water.
This worked out nicely, as I ended up catching some sky reflections as well : )
Something I love about this time of year is the bright green moss that shows up on the rocks & wood.
Looks so vibrant & beautiful against many of the other earth tones : )
Both the shoreline & big rock slope toward the sea in this area... and they can give you a sense of unbalanced-ness when photographing here.
Especially good to remember when shooting so close to the water, as the mossy rocks are extremely slippery!
(( trust me, I know from experience ))
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In my first attempt at this shot, I had left my large shoulder bag on one of the smaller rocks (sitting next to the big rock)
and so I had to go back and remove the bag.
Since I didn't use a tripod and captured the first attempt free-handed, I tried composing it exactly the same way again.
I didn't succeed, but I did like the way this 2nd shot turned out anyhow.
This is definitely not my usual type of composition... as one side is extremely busy & condensed, while the other is wide open.
But I loved the contrast I saw afterward... the huge difference between 'up-close nature' & 'distant cityscape'.
So this is the one I'm going with today : )
p.s. This was another very early morning shot where I probably left my house around 03:00 in the morning (night) to get there and setup for some predawn shots... and stuck around for the pretty sunrise as well : )
I do enjoy it!
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Appreciate your support as always my friends : )
Have a very wonderful day! ☺☺☺
CRUSH
Calgary, a cosmopolitan Alberta city with numerous skyscrapers, owes its rapid growth to its status as the centre of Canada’s oil industry. However, it’s still steeped in the western culture that earned it the nickname “Cowtown,” evident in the Calgary Stampede, its massive July rodeo and festival that grew out of the farming exhibitions once presented here.
Omihi or Ōmihi is a rural community in the Hurunui District of the Canterbury Region, on New Zealand's South Island. It is located 21km north-east of Amberley.
This is IR with morning sun. Low-angle sunlight sometimes makes IR more difficult — just the opposite of conventional photography. So I have edited and re-edited. This is a stack of like nine auto-bracketed images. The little Panasonic Lumix ZS6 only auto brackets with three images but with some exposure compensation, I was able to fill it out more. This helps with old, small-sensor noise and dynamic range limitations. One way or another you get more information to work with, and it can help I guess. This is a 720nm channel-swapped image. And the results with post processing these images can be sort of hyper-autumnal. And that freedom is where the indecision comes into the picture. (Heh.) But for better or worse, here it is. As with macro photography and astro, IR, full spectrum, and UV photography are so intriguing. What is happening with nature invisibly but also right in front of us all the time!? You get a little window into the unseen.
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Olympus E-P3
OLYMPUS M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
f/11.0 - 14.0 mm - 1/800 - ISO 400
* Winter Stargate! *
Hello my friends! ☺
Took this chilly shot in February this year : ) We had experienced temperatures of -9°C the day before, and of course I visited this water inlet early the next morning to see what kind of magic I could find : )
The water had frozen around some old pier posts and the icy casing was forced up & around the posts as well. These eventually broke off & fell down into large chunks, which I began to mess about with & created this structure that peered directly into the winter sun (hence the title, Winter Stargate!)
The sunrise was very memorable for me that morning as the clouds were beautiful, yet still allowed some blue sky to appear... and the sun shown huge!
I was also treated to a nice, warm glow of light, which I think was enhanced through this tunnel-esque view : )
Thank you guys so much for taking a moment to view this : )
I'll be around to visit those who have left Comments as soon as I can!
Appreciate your support my friends, hope you find something interesting or enjoyable here : )
Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead!
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CRUSH
A beautifully shady arcade in Agra in Northern India caught my attention. The light was just right when I was there, together with the unknown Indian visitor at the other end of the hallway.
Beautiful sunset in Poznań near the Enea Stadium 🌅 Capturing the colors of the evening sky and the atmosphere of the city. Shot with my Sony DSC-WX350 📷
The Lumix DMC-TZ80 compact camera which I was trying out, gives a very clear rendition of this gull's feathers. Obviously I converted this image to black and white in post from a RAW file. I really like the way the edges of this bird are soft, and I didn't need to increase the contrast very much to distinguish it from the blue sky in monochrome. The square format was selected from the menu option which allows for four different aspect ratios: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1.
Infrared photography is a great way to keep making images even when the light for conventional photography has gone.
This infrared panorama was made from five HDR stacks taken with an infrared-converted Lumix ZS6 using its built-in 3-shot auto bracketing. It wasn't done for an HDR look, but to maximize dynamic range and reduce noise, avoiding clipping. (Well, I tried at least.) The result of this 15-image stack and stitch was a 29MP image. Which, seems a little underwhelming given the workflow!
When you remove an IR cut filter, perhaps especially on a compact camera, you introduce an element of chance. In this way, it feels similar to pinhole photography or image transfers except that it costs a lot less to make an exposure! You do the work, and sometimes it just doesn't turn out the way it seemed to be.
Despite these challenges though, the workflow is rewarding, and you have some creative freedom since nobody sees into the near infrared and swaps color channels with their brain. The image making really is image making.
Also, Lumix cameras are impressively consistent in terms of UI and controls. Because they are consistently good, even their old compact cameras are intuitive and enjoyable to use. They are far more fun than their now-outdated specs would suggest.