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32. Monday 27th June 2011
This project is semi-annoying as it means that I have to actually go and seek out people to take pictures of. Which means passenger areas, and annoying uniform changes.
Luckily, I had other options. This is taken from the funnel/ roof of deck 16, looking down on the sports deck.
Giant chess sets have a special place in my heart, after many hours spent playing in Gran Canaria. This wasn't a proper game I don't think, but it looked a little like a father-son lesson in tactics.
Today, I traced the air start system. It was actually surprisingly fun. Probably because it didn't involve crawling. We were in Ketchikan today but I was so tired that I didn't even bother attempting to go ashore.
The second lesson was to adjust the levels on an image (I didn't know how to do this!!) and to add text, changing the opacity and type of layer. Kim Klassen also asked us to work on a light image and a dark image. Here's my lighter one, complete with a rainbow from the other night! (And also with textures from Distressed Jewell/Cheryl Tarrant and Kim Klassen.)
Printer paper, HB pencil
The lesson didn't say to post the drawing, but since I like this one, I'm posting it to this group. :)
We will walk the streets of Red Hook on Saturday afternoon. We will be conscious of our surroundings. We will stop at the corner and cross only when it's safe. We will smile at the people we see even if they don't see us. We will concentrate on our breathing. We will acknowledge all thoughts compassionately and briefly and then we will let them pass. We will always return to the breath, totally relaxed, bathed in nirvana.
I feel like i'm back to this place where I'm just not sure where I want to go in my PPing. At some points it's frustrating because I'll play and play and then end up just getting frustrated and not ever share or post. On the otherside I love when i get to these points. I am able to grow and learn and play and enjoy it.
So here are two plays on this image, one brown toned the other blue. just putting it out there.
Tree Climbing Lesson. Yosemite National Park, California. June 7, 2009. © Copyright 2011 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
Two black bear cub and their mother climb trees in Yosemite National Park, California.
I was very fortunate to be able to watch this bear family a couple of years ago - and to have a long enough lens to do so without intruding on them. The mother bear seemed to be alternately letting the "kids" play around and do whatever they felt like, and then offering them "climbing lessons" on some of the trees. The cub with black fur seemed the most comfortable at this, quickly scrambling straight up the trunks to surprising heights, moving with agility that reminded me of monkeys. The brown-fur sibling seemed a bit more cautious and "mama" seemed to have to offer a bit of encouragement and support, much as a human parent might do. Her actions at this point reminded me of my own experience with my kids the first time they climbed something (that seemed to them to be) dangerous - I followed close behind with my "front paws" around them, ready to catch if necessary.
While the brown cub initially hesitated quite a bit, before long it also took off and quickly ascended way up in the tree, and before long the whole family was 20 or more feet off the ground.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer 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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Now I think I'm getting it -- that is with paper selection. I found my oldest most tanned papers and books and tried printing over more old paper. I learned a lot from lesson 2 - thanks, Mary! I like this page much better than the first.
When in wildlife territory always have your tele lens on the camera, landscapes give you time to change lenses, bears don't. This is OK, but if I was ready I could get a dream shot of this bear.
I took this a couple weeks ago but thought I would share while I am looking for more victims to shoot!!
Had a Photoshop class with Tim Buerger today.
Worked on some of the photos I did in a previous strobe lesson in Minato Mirai, Yokohama. Now it feels like the lesson is complete... from the shooting to the post-production.
I was never a huge fan of flashes and non-natural light but I really like the results of this class... time to practice!
Model: Tim Buerger
This was a shoot from my first air show put on by the Navy Blue Angels. A fantastic show. These planes (for the show) are flying at speeds ranging from 150-450 mph, so high shutter speed is important to get sharp images and is not really difficult to achieve on sunny days like this one. The Blue Angels have a predetermined spot at which they perform some of their maneuvers like this one in which they pass by one another at a very close distance (remarkable) so here, shutter speed, aperture, steady camera and knowing that sweet spot where they pass is important to get sharp images. Here, I didn't know where that center point was so I panned with the number six plane and shot at 5 frames a second hoping to get the image I got, but because of my panning the number five plane became blurred (traveling the opposite direction of the pan). The show was wonderful and I learned a lot.
This image was shot with a 70-200VR lens at 5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/2500 sec.
I was a lifeguard as a teenager, and was actually teaching swim lessons at a summer camp when a beautiful young counselor (and my future wife-to-be) walked in with a group of kids. So when it came time for me to teach my own young daughter how to swim, it was a rite of passage filled with meaning, love, happiness, and beauty. We've been going in the water with her since she was only three months old, and by now (age 2) she looks forward to her weekly swim lesson more than almost anything else.
In another new project, I'm planning to document her progress learning to swim over the course of the next few years. We'll see where it leads...
I swear, we have world class talent here in Western Maine. Last night a small church in Jay, St. Rose of Lima, hosted an Advent Lessons and Carols night with readings from Isaiah and Luke, interspersed with a sall schola singing chant and polyphony. It was sublime
+Start to draw at the inside of previous leaf
- Following leaves should be painted from the inside of previous one
- So that you keep the leaves shape tight
+First drawing remains
- Object drawn first stays the front.
- The water makes line in between, which is beautiful
- So, the previous leaves must darker than latter one.
Here a small child is giving lessons in how to solve the problems of the world. Share and Trust. Smile and Love.
Odd, how it seems only a child knows and understands these truths.
Not the best design of an easel with no room for the jars of paint and the jar of washing water.
High chance of kicking the jar over.
St Ann's Well Road
The province is now in Stage 3 with COVID rules so it was nice to see people enjoy one of the only in person festivals this year. It was a lot of fun for everyone.
This little girl was so enthusiastic about learning the dance steps.
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