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I was out in the middle of the storm the other evening looking for something interesting to photograph, when I ran across this old windmill/watertrough setup. The wind was howling through here, but the old wheel on top was only rotating when a huge gust would come in.
I took many shots here, from 6 minutes down to 30 seconds, and I decided that I wanted to try and get one where the wheel wasn't blurred much by the wind. This was the only one that showed the definition in the blades that I was after. I know that may sound odd, but for some reason, a motion-filled windmill wasn't as appealing (and I did take many with motion).
You can't tell by looking at the water, but it was splashing around in there. The motion made for a smooth reflection with some cool colors. I really liked the odd gradient green-blue color of the tank as well, especially paired with the rust.
This is asymmetrical, because that is the way the farmer made it! There was no way of giving it any more symmetry than you see here, but I also kind of liked that. So many manmade things are "perfect" and full of symmetry, but this unit is more pragmatic -the way of the farmer.
Flickr Explore #77 04/06/10
This is one single image, no HDR treatment.
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 17-40L @17mm
52 second exposure @ F16
Lee soft ND grad .9 + .75 filters
ISO 50
Not the image I had in mind, in fact, it was facing the opposite direction, but sometimes you just have to go with the conditions you're given. The plan was to photograph The Beehive, a mountain on the eastern side of Mount Desert Island near Sand Beach, as light caught the peak and reflected in the lagoon below. The image was there to be made, but for whatever reason, I didn't feel it was as strong as it could be. Maybe it was the lack of clouds in the sky or lack of water for the reflection, but I just wasn't feeling it. In any case, the light behind me, and particularly the gradient of color, was too good to pass up. I quickly found a composition, choosing a low angle to add depth and show some of the character of the area, all while the color intensified... and just before another photographer stepped in frame in the gap between the hillside and grasses in the distance.
To view a video of the Gradient Sun go to: www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/8103212817
Looking at a particularly beautiful image of the sun helps show how the lines between science and art can sometimes blur. But there is more to the connection between the two disciplines: science and art techniques are often quite similar, indeed one may inform the other or be improved based on lessons from the other arena. One such case is a technique known as a "gradient filter" – recognizable to many people as an option available on a photo-editing program. Gradients are, in fact, a mathematical description that highlights the places of greatest physical change in space. A gradient filter, in turn, enhances places of contrast, making them all the more obviously different, a useful tool when adjusting photos. Scientists, too, use gradient filters to enhance contrast, using them to accentuate fine structures that might otherwise be lost in the background noise. On the sun, for example, scientists wish to study a phenomenon known as coronal loops, which are giant arcs of solar material constrained to travel along that particular path by the magnetic fields in the sun's atmosphere. Observations of the loops, which can be more or less tangled and complex during different phases of the sun's 11-year activity cycle, can help researchers understand what's happening with the sun's complex magnetic fields, fields that can also power great eruptions on the sun such as solar flares or coronal mass ejections.
The still here shows an unfiltered image from the sun next to one that has been processed using a gradient filter. Note how the coronal loops are sharp and defined, making them all the more easy to study. On the other hand, gradients also make great art.
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
To download this video go to: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11112
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Estou na fase dos gradientes...
Acho que vai rolar post sobre essa mani <3
Só digo uma coisa: nesse sanduÃche de cores que na verdade foram 5 esmaltes tem o lançamento da Dany Vianna que são os Purple Potio e o Kelly Green!
Thoughts on this version ... I added in some contrast to the clear sky in this version. First time really attempting this so feedback appreciated for ways to possible improve. Original mono processed shot below.
Oregon Coast (Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area)
Once again, sometimes you just have to keep your eyes open and be ready for the proper occasion. This shot has been taken five minutes from home. It's a secret spot, so don't tell anyone... ;)
I cleaned out some small bottles of shower gel the other day. Came up with this little idea last night. Different amounts of blue food dye in bottles.
Modéstia parte acho que de todas as unhas que eu fiz na vida essa foi a mais linda!
Usei:
Quase para sempre - Avon
Sweet Dream - Capricho
Estilosa - Lorrac
Branco para carimbo - Blant
Plaquinha M57-1
Extra brilho - Argento (não mancha o carimbo)
Ficou lindo demais!
A foto num tá aquelas coisas porque o dia tá super escuro hoje, mas pessoalmente tá muito lindo! Espero que vcs gostem tanto quanto eu.
Beeijos
Vertical panorama of the sunset at Sandy Point in Maryland, the photo still does not do the sunset justice!
I wonder if anyone else feels that urge to wind up their drop spindle in the prettiest gradient possible while spinning, or if that's just me being weird...
The Last train of the day, headed up by the NNR's 4MT attacks the climb over the coast road on it's way West to Weybourne on a moody January afternoon.
Primeiro vou contar que essas unhas causaram mais do que minha zebra tropical!!! TODO MUNDO fica olhando, a caixa do supermercado, as colegas do serviço, até minha sogra falou delas. Uma mina do trampo quer q eu faça igual nas unhas dela, só que em azul, pra combinar com o vestido da formatura!! Opa será minha chance de ganhar dinheiro com isso?? Ahahaha
Agora como eu fiz:
1. Passei uma camada de Coral Chic da Colorama
2. Com uma esponja de cozinha cortada(parte amarela) apliquei com batidinhas o Laranja CÃtrico da Colorama, da metade pra ponta da unha, deixando a "raiz" com o Coral Chic aparecendo
3. Com outro pedaço de esponja, passei(dando as batidinhas) o Atrevida, da Colorama, mais na ponta da unha, deixando o laranja e o coral à mostra
4. Passei mais uma camada de Coral Chic por cima de tudo.
5. Passei o Raio de Sol da Biguniverso por cima pq eu sou DragQueen e adoro um glitter, ok?
E ficou lindo assim!!
Fica como opção de unhas diferentes pras alérgicas, como usei praticamente só esmaltes Colorama. É só não passar a ultima camada "Priscilla a Rainha do Deserto" de breeeelho q eu passei!
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