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I wanted to take a shot for my one-a-day photo challenge and I was also aware that I still needed to submit a shot for the weekly photo assignment which this week is themed: Water of life.
I certainly cannot claim that this is an original shot. It is something that I have seen numerous times on Flickr and elsewhere and something I have always wanted to attempt myself. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to give it a try.
We all know that water is essential for life and is constantly moving around us as part of the water cycle by evaporation and precipitation (...plus a few more steps I'm sure!). This whole notion is summed up for me perfectly when seeing a single drop of water joining a waterbody.
For this shot I had a plastic paint container filled with water and a bag above it with some water plus a tiny hole in it to provide consistent drops. I had a flash gun borrowed from a friend which I had attached to a the camera as I don't have the equipment to trigger it remotely. I also had a box covered with some silver foil behind the tray with the flash directed to bounce off of the foil as much as possible. Then it was just a matter of getting the focus and timing zeroed in. I got a few shots which I liked, but this was my favourite of the bunch.
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I was absolutely delighted to discover that this is my first photo to be featured in Explore for May 2nd, so thank you to everybody for your kind words and favourites! I appreciate all of your feedback! :)
I appreciate what Google Assistant has done to my photo. It presented me a saturated photo with more clarity on the top. However, I still prefer my original more natural looking photo.
All aboard, top of the line! We followed the early Union Pacific Railroad from Cheyenne west, up the mountains toward Laramie and arrived at the round house and station atop Shermen Hill before the descent. The UP encountered plenty of obstacles over the top. The new whistle stop looked pretty rustic in 1869s. There were several wood buildings and I theorize they stocked a lot of materials atop Sherman for the push down to Utah. Little remains at Sherman after UP drove the twin tunnels and relocated the up and down lines over the summit. Steam engines required continual repair and maintenance in round houses.
The Ames pyramidal monument is 800 feet south of the turntable pivot block in this view. Search Ames Monument to zero in on the location. The grey tracing, Iron House RD., designates the original grade. I don't know if the fondation to the left was the depot.
In this photo, Paloma Rubio of Northrop Grumman is installing flight thermal blankets on the structure that supports the James Webb Space Telescope's secondary mirror in a clean room at Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, California. The strings, which are shown hanging down in this image, are called lacing cords, and they are used to tie the blankets to the struts. Why are the blankets tied on with lacing cords? Tying the blankets on allows them to be securely attached, while allowing enough room for them to shrink and move as Webb goes through the movements and temperature changes that will occur during its trip from Earth to its home in space, a million miles away. This technique also makes certain that the blankets are secure without using exposed adhesive for attaching the blankets. It’s cleaner for the telescope optics to not use a sticky adhesive nearby their pristine surfaces.
Because the blankets are tied (and also sewn on), team members working on the thermal blankets are one of the most unique groups of people working on Webb. They often have backgrounds that have included tailoring and costume making, prior to work in the aerospace industry.
Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn
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Location : Kunming City,China Yunnan . ..
Camera use : Canon Entry Level EOS 500D
Lens use : Sigma HSM EX10-20mm F4.5 Lens
Technical Details n Story line:- Non HDR, Single Raw File process by Photshop CS5. Saturation enhancing+sharpening+Framing done by flickr Free-ware call Picnik (highly recommended).
I really need to constantly revise my newly acquire photoshop technics to enjoy the full spectrum creation of beautiful subtle color n dramatic impact with Photoshop CS5 magical delivery tools, as I had did a similar previous trial version within mere 20-30min to reccee what are layering n cloning tools that can benefits my final Post Production outcome, I really have to say i love the final quality result n enjoy the process software so much, I had been not a very new comer interm of photo manupilation technics but had distance my forbidden fingers on dare challenging such pro-effective CS5 software as numerous proven track record users had testify it success. I'm decently new with such half alien new-ware as my usual standard limitation weapon, Photoimpact X3 software, had faithfully accompany me for the past 2 yrs achieving some outstanding inspirational result published by magazines overseas.The software is getting severe concussions from my huge 21 mega pixel heavy sucking file size. All the sudden shut down n super slow insufficient memory had prompt me to apart for early retirement.
At the mean time, I simply make myself understand n fully rely on photoshop basic layering n cloning tools that most require for my photography digital blending aid n is shame on me to say that I still do not know much beside this 2 essential function other than what the rest mighty tools can benefit me.
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Google Ocean View! Images from the Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Kevin Dooley's Pan-American Trek using Google Street View.
As some of you know I received an early invite to test out and participate in Google's latest entry into the social networking world Google+. I did an early comparison piece between Google+, Facebook, Flickr, 500px and Twitter the week before last. I wanted to write and update my thoughts on Google+ for photo sharing now that I've gotten a few weeks under my belt, as well as share with you all my own strategy for sharing photographs going forward.
Google+ completely changes the photo sharing game. Not just a little bit -- alot. This may be the most significant shift in photo sharing that we've seen since the introduction of Flickr. There is more engagement going on with photographs on G+, more ways to share photographs on G+, and it is growing at a rate that blows my mind away. Photos are elegantly presented as large oversized thumbnails in stream views (in contrast to Facebook's stingy microscopic photo thumbnails that I've never quite understood). When you click through the photo you get the most elegant lightbox view (on black) of any photo sharing site out there today.
Here are some tips for those of you who would like to maximize your photo sharing potential on Google+
1. Post your photos directly to Google+. This is probably the number one most important thing to do to promote your work there. If you post a link to Flickr, a link to your blog, a link to some other site, you get a small little thumbnail at best. If you upload your photo *directly* to Google+ you get a massive oversized thumbnail (is that like saying jumbo shrimp?). The larger your work is presented, the more likely it is to be engaged with. Even better, photos posted to G+ don't count towards your Picasa storage limits so Google is effectively giving you unlimited photo sharing on G+ for free. What a deal.
2. Get the balance right. You don't want to post too little or too much to G+. Your photos posted to G+ have a limited life. In the first hour that you post your photo it will receive 50% of the attention. In the next 3 hours 25% more, in the next 6 hours 10% more. In the next 24 hours 12% more. After a day and a half your photo will likely be buried. So it's important to regularly be adding photos to your stream. On the other hand, if you inundate people with too many photos (like 10 in a row within 10 minutes) people will drop you faster than a hot potato and you will lose visibility -- there's a fine line between sharing photos and whoring photos. Find a rate for uploads that feels right. At present I'm uploading about 5 photos a day to G+ spread out throughout the day and night. This feels about right to me.
3. Share your best work. Don't upload *everything* you take to G+. If you want to archive all your work use Flickr or Picasa. Save G+ to showcase some of what you feel is your strongest work. This will encourage other people to share your work and promote it more.
4. Don't use watermarks and signatures on your work. Don't hate me for this one. I'm so tired of haters. If you want to watermark the crap out of your work, go for it. It's your work, do WHATEVER you want with it. YOU own it. It's YOURS. Don't shoot the messenger. I'm just saying that watermarks, sigs, logos, etc. look *especially* bad when people pull up your photos in the large lightbox view. I've noticed that photos that are mared up by watermarks tend to not do as well on G+.
5. Make sure you understand sharing and make your posts *public*. Alot of people make the mistake early on of only sharing their photos with their circles without even realizing that they are limiting themselves. This means that your photo goes out to *alot* less people. This would be the same as marking a photo as private on flickr so that only your friends and family could see it. These photos will get alot less attention because most people *can't* see it due to Google's privacy settings. When people first start using G+ if they are browsing in a circle of their contacts and they share a photo from that screen, it limits the photo to only that circle. If you want your photo to be seen, make sure when you post it that it says "public" when you are sharing it.
6. Invite people from your other social networks. Post on your Facebook Wall about your Google+ stream. Offer to send invitations to your contacts there. Tweet links out to your G+ stream. Post it on your blog or tumblr account. Most importantly, post to FLICKR your Google+ stream so that your photo sharing contacts on Flickr can add you on G+. There is no easy way to transfer flickr contacts to G+ other than by word of mouth. It's up to you to get the word out to your other photo sharing channels and get them to follow you on your new G+ account.
7. Engage with people who engage with you. Pay attention to the +1's (fave/like) your photos receive. Pay attention to the comments. Go check out the people that are faving and commenting on your stuff. Social networks are largely about reciprocation. If they are a talented photographer consider adding them to a circle. If you like some of their work fave and comment on it too. Don't just post your own stuff. Engage with the community there.
8. Try some hangouts with other photographers. I've hosted a few hangouts so far. It was great hanging out with Scott Jarvie who is one of the top wedding photographers out there. Trey Ratcliff seems to always be hosting them. Popular ones will fill up quickly (hangouts are video chats limited to 10 people) -- but keep trying to get in those or maybe even set up one of your own. Don't be shy on a hangout. Talk about photography. This is a great opportunity for you to virtually network with some other great photographers. It's easy. Drop in, drop out. Make sure you've got your clothes on though, this is not Chatroulette.
9. Write good titles and descriptions for your photos. If you enter a description in for a photo in Lightroom or whatever other photo processing tool you use and write it as the photo's caption, it will automatically populate into Google+ when you upload it. You'll still need to manually add a title or headline. Make your titles interesting and engaging. Don't upload something as DSC10989. Give it a good strong title. Don't overkill on the caption, but a nice one or two sentence caption can be nice.
10. Be early. Don't wait to get involved with G+. Get yourself an invite and signup NOW. Photo Sharing on G+ feels alot like the earliest days of Flickr. It's the early frontier. Many of Flickr's most popular users are popular because they got on the site EARLY and built a following before there was as much competition. Right now there is a huge brand new audience, HUNGRY for great photography on G+. It is early still and people are figuring out who to follow. Get involved and super active early to help build your own audience there. If you wait six months, or six weeks, or heck, six days as fast as Google+ is growing, you'll miss out on some of the strongest, fastest early growth.
Bonus Tip: check out who your other photographer friends have added to *their* circles. You will likely find alot of people you know to add by doing this.
One final note. I've been asked by TONS of people about what the Google TOS means for photographers. There is a lot of FUD flying around out there about that now. As a policy I no longer comment about anything copyright related, so please don't ask about that here or on G+. I won't answer any questions about it. I will point you to an insightful post on the topic though written last night by Vincent Mo (who works for Google) on the matter.
If you don't have an invite to Google+ yet and want one, either email me tom(at)thomashawk.com or flickrmail me your email address and I will try and invite you. I'm doing the best I can to keep up with the invite requests, so bear with me if it takes some time to get it out to you.
Also if you are already on Google+ and want to follow my work there you can do that here.
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When you first take Google Glass out of its premium packaging it looks a little top heavy. All the parts, including the small prism display and battery, fit on the right-hand side of the frame, luckily though the battery sits behind the ear to balance things out.
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Cool people declare they are part of the solution at the "Meet and Greet" party of www.weliveinbeijing.com with the 3 Finger Sustainability Salute!
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Dr Vinton Cerf, Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, Google, speaks during World Congresson Information Technology WCIT at Kuala Lumpur May 21 2008.
When he talk, everybody listen, the plenary hall was pack with people, I really enjoy listen to him as much as photographing him, talking about the future of the internet. I was so lucky to watch him in person, not to mention photographing him..
More about him, just Google it... :-)
I don't use flash for this shot, available light only...
No text. :)
- Trey Ratcliff
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