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Portland Pano during the blue hour. Downtown Portland from Pittock Mansion. Mt. Hood in the distance. Great city. 10/10 would visit again.
I took this picture on Christmas Day 2014 at the Portland Head Light in Maine, USA. My camera was mounted to a tripod and I used and ND2 filter to extend the exposure time as well as a grad ND2 filter to balance the light between the sky and the foreground. By using the grad ND filter I was able to avoid going to an HDR.
"Portland Indian Chief" This Image was taken whilst the Hoopoe was enjoying a dust bath.
The national bird of Israel since 2008.
In all of our trips to Africa we have never been lucky enough to see one of these beauties. More images to come.
Palearctic variety.
Sorry but still more of this beauty to come.
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Self-Portrait Series I - Portland Portraits - 05 - Faces
1.3 Megapixel Samsung Camera Phone
This is from a series of close-up self portraits I took with my 1.3 megapixel camera phone in downtown Portland, Or, around 7 in the morning on Saturday, June 16th, 2007.
I liked the framing I made of my face in the window on this shot. The small head acts as a reflection of inner self, whereas the larger head is the outer shell of self. The expression seems to shift from the foreground 'real' face, upon which I seem to have a calm expression, to the reflected face in the window, upon which is a more intense and aggressive look.
Once again I am happy with the texture of the shirt.
Portland - Dorset
Also known as the Western Jackdaw or the Eurasian Jackdaw.
Such a beautiful bird which is very much overlooked.
This one is a bit of a disappointment for me. I wanted to get to this light a little earlier but traffic and a wrong turn did me in. Add in the fact the temps are about 20 degrees with a stiff wind (real feel about 13 degrees) and it was time to make the best of a bad situation. Took several long exposures and this was the best of the bunch but it's not the shot I wanted. I guess I'll just have to go back again some day. ;-)
The lighthouse off Portland in Dorset last week... we had the sunlight literally for a few seconds at a time during sunrise and the hour or so after... so felt lucky to manage this photo with a little bit of light on the rocks and buildings.....
This is a photo I shot at Portland Bill, the southernmost point of Dorset, UK. I must admit I had high hopes for it, as I remember I liked it already from the moment I "saw" the frame in reality and then into the camera's viewfinder. But I was kinda avoiding to process it as the light was too soft and the atmosphere too hazy and I knew it would take me lots of time to get where I wanted - if I ever managed to...
After some initial trials and failures a few days ago (that did show me though the right way to follow), yesterday I decided to go all the way and settle this in a "now or never" fashion. Took me a couple of hours to finish but I must say I'm quite pleased by the result, very close to what I had in mind as I took the photo.
Μια φωτογραφία που έβγαλα στο Portland Bill, το νοτιότερο σημείο του Dorset στην Αγγλία. Η αλήθεια είναι ότι είχα υψηλές προσδοκίες απ' αυτήν καθώς θυμάμαι ότι μ' άρεσε πολύ απ' την πρώτη στιγμή που "είδα" το κάδρο στην πραγματικότητα και κατόπιν στο σκόπευτρο της μηχανής. Απέφευγα όμως συνειδητά να ασχοληθώ μαζί της καθώς το φως της σκηνής ήταν υπερβολικά αντίξοο και η ατμόσφαιρα θολή και ήξερα ότι θα μου έπαιρνε πολύ προσπάθεια και χρόνο για να φτάσω στο αποτέλεσμα που είχα φανταστεί (αν τα κατάφερνα και ποτέ...)
Μια φωτογραφία που έβγαλα στο Portland Bill, το νοτιότερο σημείο του Dorset στην Αγγλία. Η αλήθεια είναι ότι είχα υψηλές προσδοκίες απ' αυτήν καθώς θυμάμαι ότι μ' άρεσε πολύ απ' την πρώτη στιγμή που "είδα" το κάδρο στην πραγματικότητα και κατόπιν στο σκόπευτρο της μηχανής. Απέφευγα όμως συνειδητά να ασχοληθώ μαζί της καθώς το φως της σκηνής ήταν υπερβολικά αντίξοο και η ατμόσφαιρα θολή και ήξερα ότι θα μου έπαιρνε πολύ προσπάθεια και χρόνο για να φτάσω στο αποτέλεσμα που είχα φανταστεί (αν τα κατάφερνα και ποτέ...)
Τελικά μετά από μερικές μάλλον αποτυχημένες αρχικές προσπάθειες πριν από μερικές μέρες (που όμως μου έδειξαν το δρόμο που έπρεπε να ακολουθήσω), χτες αποφάσισα ότι ήρθε η ώρα να ασχοληθώ σοβαρά και με πατριωτική έξαρση του στυλ "ή τώρα ή ποτέ" στρώθηκα στη δουλειά. Μου πήρε 2-3 ώρες για να τελειώσω αλλά ομολογώ ότι το αποτέλεσμα με ικανοποίησε και σίγουρα είναι πολύ κοντά σ' αυτό που "είδα" όταν πρωτοαντίκρισα την σκηνή.