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News 6 KOTV, had a couple out on the balcony working out a story, the window reflection gives the other side of the perspective,
For about 10 years or so, I shot mountain bike competitions and my favourite were the Singlespeed 'races' (who wouldn't enjoy a race where you could take the shortcut if you skulled a can of warm beer!).
I was sorting photos the other day and came across this one; used in some magazines.
I'd have to find the original to date and label it but I think it's around 2017 and maybe the New Zealand Singlespeed Championships in Rotorua (could be from the Worlds though).
I like it because it sums up the nature and fun of single speed mountain bike racing.
Some do it for the sheer fun of the event and others are deadly serious about their finishing position.
This was the start of the race and all three main subjects are competitors!
“To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The challenge this time is Tilt Shift..... however I do not own a tilt shift lens or a lensbaby, and I want to try something in-camera. After googling ideas, I came across a technique I had never heard of and honestly would not have thought would work. It's called free-lensing.
Literally free-lensing means detaching your lens, and holding it near the camera body. You can slightly tilt &/or shift the lens relative to the camera to alter the plane of focus. I was amazed at the outcomes. Getting the focus is difficult, especially when your point of focus is far (like mine was). Macro seems a bit easier to master as you can just gets closer to the image (I didn't feel like jumping off my balcony). Moving objects (i.e. my cats) were impossible to photograph with this technique at my current skill level. The light leaks were actually visually appealing and depending on the degree of tilt the bokeh that filled the image was lovely. The sharpness of the focal point was hard to achieve, but that may be my technique.
The hardest part is getting over the fear of dropping the lens (in this case off my 28th floor balcony)..... Note that I did not pull an accident like one of our beloved accident-prone Flickr stars (I won't name names, he knows who he is!! lol).
Moral of the story.... if you are brave enough to death grip your lens, are away from significant dust/dirt/water/etc that could damage your camera/lens, and want to try a fun new technique I recommend giving it a try!
Where is the vanishing point? We call tere tower mansion. Harumi is the many tower mansions. Tokyo Japan
Butterfly feeding on it.
Other perspectives: #1 and #2.
Identified as Calotropis gigantea by Eric_in_SF
Objects in photo are smaller than they appear! My little 4" long cast iron wagon with acorns looks a lot bigger from this perspective!
Well, that didn't quite work the way I planned. I was putting my lens cap beside the spider for perspective and it climbed right up!
This looks a bit like the bee hunting crab spiders I see in the garden. I wonder if they are related. This one was on a dish towel, in the house. I 'escorted' it outside where it posed for a few shots before carrying on its way.
This week, I'm taking a break from work. Time for rest, renewal, and family. I'm off to a good start.
Life's perspective - walking in the grass we will probably miss a small mushroom, however if you get down to ground level, the perspective changes and you will see a new world. Same is with life.
It's been awhile since I've posted on flickr. As I welcomed in the New Year, I took time also to reflect upon 2015. It's always a very important time for me to think about what the past years experiences were ... geographically, but more importantly spiritually, emotionally, and personally. It is at that point that one can look forward to the new year ... goals, strategies, challenges, all the while knowing that you must keep an open mind for the unexpected. More on that in just a few.
One of the most beautiful places for sunrise photography in south Florida is from Cutler Bay ... specifically the Deering Estate. It's not often that the estate grounds are open for sunrise photo shoots, so I always anticipate them. As you can see, the views are amazing ... those gorgeous royal palm tree lines landscaping leading out to the bay on the calmest of days too. Sure we could have used more of those puffy white clouds, but it didn't matter. Departing quite early in the morning to arrive an hour before official sunrise on this fall equinox, knowing that the sun should rise right in the center of lined trees, all add to the excitement. Each time I've been there for this event, it's always been very different, but always beautiful.
As I eluded to before, sometimes life throws us a curveball that we didn't plan for. It's hard to say why and often difficult to accept. We struggle to make sense of it all. We search for the right words, vow to stay strong, and offer support as best as we can. As hard as it is for me, I know that it has been immensely harder for my best friend ... since childhood. I dedicate this image to the memory of her husband and remind her and her family that new days will dawn and celebrating the happy memories of loved ones will help in the healing. RIP CLS.
To everyone who has read this far into the image story ... Life is short and our time in this world is unknown. Live life to the fullest, make happy memories with friends and family, don't be afraid or otherwise remiss in telling those whom you care about exactly how much you love them and what they mean to you. You never know when your chances to do so will run out. That being said, my flickr family and friends are so amazing and I appreciate all of you. :-)
Thanks so much for stopping by to view and for sharing your thoughts and comments.
© 2015 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
It pays to look up. Admittedly, when I went to the Archaeological Museum in Istanbul (where this was taken), it was largely the exhibits I had in mind to photograph.
However, this was pretty spectacular. As I recall, there weren't any particularly dazzling exhibits in this section...but perhaps that was because they didn't want to distract from the architecture? :-)
You can see more shots of this historic city in my Istanbul set.