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So, once again, I dip a little toe into the deep waters of the Flickr group (We’re Here) daily theme image creation. Today’s theme seemed a simple one although given recent activities South of the border, the temptation was there to get political. I resisted, plunked a styrofoam head on the table and steeled my nerve, then grabbed a small knife and thrust it into an unsuspecting banana. It did not end well for the banana (but it was a tasty one, although I did entertain a brief Hannibal Lector moment). A depiction of banana violence and a complete lack of a conscience. - JW
Date Taken: 2021-01-07
Tech Details:
Taken using a hand-held Nikon D800 fitted with an AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm 1:4.0 lense set to 50mm, ISO100, Daylight WB, Spot metering, Aperture Priority mode, f/13.0, 1/3 sec with an EV+1.00 exposure bias. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source file: set final image size to be 9000px wide, brighten the image overall by setting exposure compensation to EV+0.35, set colour balance to 5200K to reduce a bit of a blue cast on the foam head, enable Tone Mapping at the default levels, boost black level to get a good dark background, use the Shadows/Highlights tool to tame the highlights on the head and also brighten the shadows a bit, apply sharpening (edges only), save. PP in free Open Source GIMP: use the tone curve to darken he top 20% of the curve and retain detail in the head highlight areas, while holding the remainder at default levels, use the colour balance tool to remove a slight residual green colour cast, duplicate the image to a new layer n top and then add a mask and paint in the banana (using white/opaque paint) on the mask, use the Hue/Saturation/Brightness tool on the yellow channel only to brighten the banana and also boost its saturation, create new working layer from the visible result, make small increase to the overall contrast, slightly desaturate the cyan channel and further reduce the colour cast in the head, sharpen slightly, save, scale to 6000px wide, sharpen slightly, save, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 3000 px wide for posting online, sharpen very slightly, save.
Did a photoshoot with María Rún last month, we wanted a pretty simple studio photoshoot, no big fancy makeup or clothes.
Model: Skye McLeod Fairywren
Skin: Emelie by Glam Affair
Hair: Alice by Wasabi Pills
Dress: Anarchy V2 by GizzA
Gelf Ears: [][]Trap[][]
Nails: Japanese Soul Pink by Candy Nail
Boots: Metallic Rose Ankle Boots by BAX
Crown: Once Upon a Crown by Remarkable Oblivion
Eyes: Forest Elf Eyes by Sterling Artistry
Bubble Glam Tights by LeeZu!
Lion Gold Chain by Ryca
Metallic Eyeshadow by KOSH
Strawberry Lip Creme by M.O.C.K
Sim: Mysterious Wave (Childhood Build by Cherry Manga & Anley Piers @
"Why aren't solar panels on every south facing roof"? he asks. I agree...
DIY Lumiquest (small) softbox to the left corded in manual. Sun working it's way through that cloud making a nice rim and grass lighting, thanks sun.
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We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.
~ Mao Tse-Tung
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A good seat to contemplate the scale of the universe. 100 Billion stars in our relatively small galaxy and more than 170 billion galaxies. Astronomers estimate that there are a septillion stars (1 and 24 zeros) in the universe. But, there could be more than that :)
BTW I believe that the streaks in the sky are the vapour trails of planes landing at Grenoble.
Contemplating the Dunes. Death Valley National Park, California. April 2, 2015. © Copyright 2015 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
Walkers contemplate evening light on sand dunes
The wind had been strong enough the night before that as I lay in my fairly hardcore mountain tent (fully staked out!) I could hear nearby campers pounding in their stakes, rescuing gear than had gone flying, or giving up and sleeping in their cars. The wind continued on into the morning, and as I drove away to a place that I thought might be more sheltered I passed through big blowing clouds of dust and sand. As I returned in the middle of the afternoon there was still a lot of dust in the air and the wind was still blowing, thought its force was diminishing. I went to my camp for a quick visit and the winds continued to die down. By the point when it was time for me to head out for evening photography things had calmed down considerably and I decided to visit dunes.
The large nearby dune fields were in almost pristine condition on this evening, since the wind had kept a lot of people off the dunes and obliterated many of the tracks that folks had left earlier. I selected a part of the dunes where I saw no other people and headed out. The sand was largely undisturbed and I was able to photograph the patterns created by the wind with few signs of human visits. As I worked I looked off into the distance toward the highest dunes where a few people were not returning and walking toward the highest hills. From my position the foreground was a landscape of layered and angled slopes of sand, and in the distance a few people seemed to pause and enjoy the quiet evening among the dunes.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
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Coming back from Spray Lakes, Alberta, Canadian Rockies