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I never tire of this landscape. Taken on the way down from the mountain, showing a fairly rural area with a few quiet houses. Not too far from a city, however!
Taken while in a moving car, so excuse any slight blurs ☺
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Explore #1 - Highest Position, October 3rd. Thanks everyone!
Earlier this week, the central California coast was blessed with its first real sunset since the summer marine layer began way back in May. That light caused a furor around the Bay Area, with lots of photogs hoping that the winter sunset season had begun.
So it came as no surprise when this past week I received a flurry of text messages asking how the evening clouds looked here at the coast in Santa Cruz. But sadly, the entire week was crystal-clear and cloudless. Until Friday night that is. A few clouds started to build, but nothing to get too exited about. Nevertheless, I knew there were some keen shooters out there, so I got in touch with Jave and David, and talked about the clouds a bit.
Both guys decided to roll on out to the coast to shoot Natural Bridges even if it meant shooting in less than spectacular conditions. As we got to the beach however, it became apparent that the sky was going to BLOW UP (to use the appropriately Jave vernacular). When the color did arrive, it was so full and beautiful that it caused us to lose all rationality and run around like chickens, scratching in the sand and shooting shooting shooting.
Afterward we kept talking about how it was the best light we've ever seen at NB (either in person or in photos). Simply amazing.
~Josh
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Tech Notes
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Nikon D300s
ISO100
F/8
0.62 sec
12 mm
Lee 3-stop soft GND Filter, handheld at a slight angle to darken the hot horizon on the right
Post-Processing
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In Raw Converter:
- Dropped my exposure by about 0.4 stops to make the colors richer
- Global contrast for added pop
- Local contrast adjustments to water streaks to add definition
In Photoshop:
- Noise reduction via Neat Image
- Selective Sharpening of arch
- Slight brightness and contrast boost to foreground
- Slight brightness and contrast boost to bridge to enhance the light there
- Luminosity mask on bright brights with darkening curves layers to improve color near the horizon on the right hand side
Thought Process: done with notes on the Image, a la Patrick Smith
Light fixture details in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.
Hope everyone is having a fun weekend!
Thanks for looking. I appreciate feedback!
On Explore : Mar,9 2015 #41
While taking photos of corellas and galahs along the Murray River in Echuca, I turned around just in time to catch this little fellow at the waters edge getting a drink. As he made his way back to the bush I was able to take a few photos of him. On one occasion I got a bit to close and he curled up into a ball as he must have felt a bit threatened. I backed away and he went on his merry way again.
لا تقل من أين أبدا؟… طاعة الله البداية
لا تقل اين طريقي؟ … شرع الله الهداية
لا تقل أين نعيمي؟… جنة الله كفاية
لا تقل غداً سأبدا؟… ربما تأتي النهاية
Don’t say: “From where do I start?” .. Obedience to Allah is the first
Don’t say: ” How can I know my way?” .. The law of Allah is the guidance
Don’t say: “Where is my bliss?” .. Paradise is enough
Don’t say: “I will start tomorrow” .. maybe the end is coming
Here is one last look at H. aureoguttatum's transparent ventral surface. You can clearly see its heart, lungs, and intestinal tract. These little frogs are one of the many fascinating creatures that call the Chocó home.
#savethechoco #amphibians #conservation
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Sunset - Rajasthan, India.
IN FLICKR EXPLORE ON 06-02-2014.
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I was playing with permissions last night, and I find that this morning around 40 of my photos --most of the recent ones--have been dropped from Explore.
I am hit and miss for a bit . . . figure out what is going on with me medically. Thanks for Viewing.
Cho những ngày cuối năm ấm áp..
..Hãy cho người khác quyền được yêu thương bạn,
đừng trao cho họ quyền làm bạn buồn..
Là ở mình.
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
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The Highlands of Iceland cover most of the interior of Iceland. They are situated above 400–500 metres and are mostly an uninhabitable volcanic desert, because the water precipitating as rain or snow infiltrates so quickly into the ground that it is unavailable for plant growth. This results largely in a surface of grey, black or brown earth, lava and volcanic ashes
A view of Matupetty Lake @ Munnar - Kerala, India.
IN FLICKR EXPLORE ON 8-10-2012, # 358
Nestled inside the hills of Munnar IN Kerala State, India, and very near to the Anamudi peak lies Mattupetty, the hill station at a height of 1,700 m. Mattupetty is located 13 km away from Munnar. Here you can enjoy the greenish valleys and feel the fabulous climate around. The main attraction of Mattupetty is the dam and the lake here.
The dam of Mattupetty is a storage concrete gravity dam. The dam was constructed under the Pallivasal Hydro-electric project in the late 1940s, for the purpose of water conservation and power generation. Now the dam is a vital source of electricity generation in Munnar and also a haven for many wild animals and birds due to its constant water availability.
The most attractive part of Mattupetty dam is its still water which reflects the tea garden around. You can engage yourself with water sport activities like speed boating organized by district Tourism Promotion Council of Idukki (Munnar) and enjoy the pretty natural surroundings of this beautiful dam. Adventure lovers also have options here like trekking in the Shola forest.
In the midst of the hills, surrounded by the tea gardens, Shola forest and hilly woods lays a beautiful lake, just a few miles away from the Mattupetty dam. The serene ambience of the lake will take you to a world of peace. You have endless options – either you can go for boating in the lake or you can sit on the shore enjoying the tranquility here. Tourists can go for a speed boat, pedal boat, motor boat or row boat.
Mattupetty is also known as ‘cattle village’, the name which came from the famous Indo Swiss farm project or Livestock project. The project was launched in the year 1963 as part of the bilateral agreement between India and the Swiss government. You can see hundreds of varieties of high yielding cattle in this farm. The sight of the cattle grazing freely on the hills of the wide farm is a unique experience which any tourist can have ever in his life.
The farm is around three kilometer away from the Mattupetty Dam and is dedicated to cattle development and research centre set up by the Government of Switzerland. At present the project is handled by the Kerala Livestock Development and Milk Marketing Board.
The best time to visit Mattupetty is from the month of August to May and it is very easily accessible from Munnar town.
Acknowledgement: www.munnar.com/mattupetty-munnar.htm#Mattupetty
Explore 23.04.2016 HP #145
Still alive, just! Work has taken over but there is rest and photography on the horizon :-)
Last year we celebrated birthday of my mom with a dinner in the historical Sargans Castle, located at the foothills of the Swiss Alps. We had the 500 year old castle all to ourselves for the evening. We explored the 500 year old castle before dinner - this is the entrance hall.
I processed a balanced, a paintery, and a photographic HDR photo from two RAW exposures, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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Explore du 10 Août 2016 : 469e = Éjectée en début d'après-midi.
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