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I do hope you like her - she's my best friend. She gives back all the love she receives and much, much more.
Done with love ...
Thanks for all your faves and comments my friends, life's been tough recently (no I'm not starving or homeless and I'm not a refugee, thank goodness). Just had to show you one of my most beloved beings on this earth.
Slightly edited in Topaz and textured using PicMonkey Pro, removing background.
Thanks for looking !
Butterflies are now visiting my local library garden though only saw three. I was able to isolate this against pavement background. Then edited in NIK High Key to remove background shadows and distraction. Added a very subtle tint to white background in Lightroom.
Final edit and texture in Topaz Studio.
HSS
Decided to take a pic from the Game Doom and put me in it, been fooling around with removing backgrounds
Happy Valentine's Day!!
Self Pose used FOXCITY. Pika Pose (altered, removed background)
~Shiny Stuffs~ Black & White CATWA Applier Set (full face)
.euphoric ~Hope Eyes Applier ~[Catwa]
E.BEAUTY - KYLIE SKIN [CATWA] - BOM // EYEBROW
{ Speakeasy } Girl Boss Tattoo
Izzie's - Catwa/LAQ/LOGO - Face Moles medium
ShadowLight Ultimate v1.3
FAC BodyLight v1.0
LA VIE - Glitter Mailtreya SPARKEL ( Gold & Silver )
CATWA EYES RIG Kimberly v3.2
CATWA HEAD Kimberly v4.5
CATWA TEETH B [Small] v3.2
Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V5.3
DOUX - JLOW Hairstyle [L/Boobs]
Cynful Mina Piercings - Collarbone - Maitreya Lara
Dirty Secrets - (CANDY) Right Nipple Barbell Piercing
Dirty Secrets - (CANDY) Left Nipple Barbell Piercing
~LF~ Barbell -Kimberly-
~LF~ Dimple Piercing -Kimberly-
^^Swallow^^ Princess Ears Left
^^Swallow^^ Princess Ears Right
-Sorumin- Bloody heart (in hands)
'we really need more Female Acoustic Poses!
Used the 'remove background' option and concocted something I like better. Fun project for these Covid days.
I was finally able to figure out how to remove backgrounds from my pictures, using photoshop...I then merged two photos, one that I made all black....and this is what I came up with!
15 x 7-min ISO 1600 autoguided exposures; astro-modified Canon 600D and Sky-Watcher ED 80mm f/6.25 telescope.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by stray light.
This close-up of Simba was a tiny bit underexposed to start with, as I wanted detail only in his eyes (and a little in his face). To keep some definition in his face, and remove background colour and detail, I converted to black and white. Next I saturated the coloured version on a different layer, and then created a layer mask to bring the saturated eyes into the black and white image.
Was working on a creative piece for this years La Crosse Area Camera Club. The angel statute was photographed by me at Our Lady of Hope Shrine near Green Bay. The creative license has been greatly expanded and I am pushing the limit here with removing background and inserting elements. Called Floral Garden Angel. Enjoy!
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Edited to remove background as suggested by photo D3...
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ProCamera photos & parts of drawings done in Procreate further processed using Pixelmator & iColorama on iPad Pro L using Apple Pencil.
The photo of the girl was a rather whimsical, lymp, free pose mixed with a secondary photo which beckoned my artistic instincts to turn it into a digital watercolor, my medium of expression outside of the digital world. I used Pixelmator to resize, remove background & change some color parts of photos & elements. Some photos used were turned into contour drawings in iColorama with most contour line drawn in Procreate while continuing to experiment in both apps for watercolor effects, color, composition & story. The butterflies were all drawn in Procreate as well as contour lines from an over enlarged flower as seen simply in the background. I wanted to do something unexpected so I veered off into a color palette with a feel of slight mornfulness & deceit, thus the name, 'Butterfly Lies'. I added a slightly agitated feel on the center area of the girl in iColorama & then repeated original pose twice in watercolor like, rather souless replicas of the main figure in the background. I love experimenting with the artistic possibilities of Apps & photos, changing reality into what initially it may not be.
Another reworked shot from my archives. Taken during a visit to the Toronto Zoo in 2016.
Luminar4 used to remove background (Dodge and Burn) and enhance details.
Hello Everyone, and Happy New Year! I built this last year (wow, a whole day ago!) but did not get along to finishing the editing, so, alas, here it is now! My first build of the New Year! I recently got both an Xbox One and Wii U for Christmas (shared with my brother) and that has inspired me to build this. Battlefront is such a great game: the graphics are stunning, the gameplay is fun, and I really enjoy it! The quality of this picture is not all that good for some reason, but it's probably because I'm not the best at removing backgrounds. If anyone has techniques or would like to help me with that, I'd appreciate it!
15 x 7-min ISO 1600 and 15 x 4-min ISO 3200 exposures, taken over 2 sessions; astro-modified Canon 600D and Sky-Watcher ED 80mm f/6.25 telescope, piggybacked on a Celestron C8 telescope for autoguiding.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by stray light.
"White Egrets Greeting" by Patti Deters. These two white birds are Great Egrets (Ardea alba) and were flying around looking for a suitable nest location. They would "greet" each other as they passed, perhaps the one asking if the yellow flowers might make a good place for the nest. You can tell it is breeding season by the green coloring near their eyes and the beginning of long plumage tail feathers. The birds were photographed in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and a several heavy textures have been added to remove background distractions. If you like outdoor nature art, please enjoy more avian and other wildlife images at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/white-egrets-greeting-pa....
Data captured in July, 19 from XII EBA from Brazil.
**Equipment: refractor 80mm F7.5, mount SkyWatcher HEQ5, camera QHY163M and Optolong filters.
**Total exposure: 7.5 hours
StarNet++ was applied to remove background stars.
Don't think many of you know that besides photography, sports cars are definitely my other passion in life :D I have been inspired by automotive photography for a very long time and always admire what other professional photographers can achieve. However it wasn't until last weekend that I decided to give it a go at creating a moving automotive shot & really... what could be better than being able to shoot and create an action image of my very own car! Since this is my first attempt, please feel free to criticise :D I'm sure I will lots more to learn & I can't wait to create more !
For those who are keen to do a similar image like this, there are a few ways to achieve this. The cool way is of coz to shoot it with a specialised rig attached to the car or shoot it from the back of a ute. Unfortunately I do not have the privilege of these so you guess it... the only one for me is through photoshop :P (which many professional photographers did too!)
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An moving action shot of Mercedes SLK280 (which I had since 2011)
The Shot
3 exposure shots (+2..0..-2 EV) of static car with background in RAW with tripod
3 exposure shots (+2..0..-2 EV) of only background without car in RAW with tripod
Camera :: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens :: Canon EF 16-35mm F/2.8L
Tripod :: Manfrotto 055XPROB with 498RC2 Head
Photomatix
- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
Background with road image
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- Added 1 layer mask effect of duplicated image with radial blur (zoom) for road action effect
- Added 2 layer mask effect of duplicated image with motion blur for moving trees effect
- Added 2 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (reds & yellows) to tone down selective area
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (cyans & greens) to darken the vegetations
Static car image
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- Added 2 layer mask effect of duplicated image with radial blur (spin) + free transform (warp) for spinning wheels effect
- Added 1 layer mask effect of duplicated image to remove background & just keep the car and shadow
Final image
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- Blended car image onto background image
- Added 2 layer mask effect of duplicated car image with 30% & 50% opacity for shadow on moving road
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'brightness' to darken the shadow
- Added 3 layer mask effect of 'curves' for selective contrast
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'photo filter' (warm) to enhance the image
- Cloned off my face at the driver seat (for my own preference & purpose of privacy lol! :P)
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With a quick turn of its delicate neck, an Anna's Hummingbird keeps an eye on me focusing in on it. I would rarely convert a bird image to black and white unless it enhanced the original. This one did.
My photographic images, and photo-transformed graphics are free to download under Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. Some Rights Reserved. Thank you for your continued fellowship in photographic imagery.
13 x 3-min ISO 3200 exposures; astro-modified Canon 600D and Sky-Watcher ED 80mm f/6.25 telescope, piggybacked on a Celestron C8 telescope for auto-guiding.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by stray light.
I have tried some backgrounds, and I really like this one! It's more autumny than before.
I used to remove background manually, but in this software called GIMP it's way easier. Manually looks slightly better imo, but GIMP is definitly worth it regarding the time you put in it.
Let me know what you think of this new background!
Please click here to see this on white!
This picture was shot on hand held in RAW. Processed file in Photoshop CS6. Removed background and replaced with black. I increased the overall saturation with Hue/Saturation. Curve adjustment to increase the overall contrast. 1 layer mask in soft light mode at 50% gray, using brush tool to lighten and darken some areas of the image, to bring out details. Topaz Clarity for additional boost in contrast and color.
Portrait of a male Mandrill Monkey at Oregon Zoo.
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This breathtaking plant was in a neighbor's yard. I just love tropical plants, and this one was special.
I have enhanced it with airbrush to bring out the natural colors and remove background distractions.
Explore #138, Oct. 21, 2009
Lightblading legend - Patrick Rochon demonstrating a lightblading kata with his Liteblade KYO system at the excellent light painting meet-up in Brisbane’s New Farm Park. It was great to meet Patrick and see him demonstrating some of his lightblading moves. f/11, 8secs, ISO100. Post processed from RAW exposure in Adobe Lightroom 6, including local adjustments to remove background artefact.
Had a run of a few hours last night in order to top up last years M31 taken by my 6 year old son.
I've taken it up to 7 hours in luminance, and combined it with just under 4 hours from the DSLR. With plenty of work going in to removing background colour blotching that you always seem to get with a DSLR (regardless of exposure time).
28x900 (L) Atik 383L+
40x300 (RGB) Canon 1000d
Thanks for looking! :)
This is a single 120s exposure with Ioptron skytracker for future reference. Although the image quality could be further improved, it may look fine on aluminum print. My plan was to aim at the core and the dark streaks on the lower right that stretch to Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. I started with a focus length of 24mm, then 70mm, and finally 50mm. Each had an exposure of 120s. I did not turn on long exposure NR to save time (NR-on could make the background darker, same effect as using dark frame, by removing sensor noise at high ISO). After setting at 50mm with 120s exposure, I took 6 images for stacking, but clouds moved in. Hopefully I could have more image for stacking to remove background noises caused by other natural factors.
I was able to take astro images over 10 nights in September, which must be something of a record for me! I'm still working through the processing and posting.
This was 30 x 4-minute ISO 3200 autoguided exposures; with an astro-modified Canon 600D and Meade ED 127mm f/7.5 telescope.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by light pollution.
Note that the pale red disk around the bright star (Gamma Cass) is caused by reflection on the light pollution filter in the camera.
What? Did I mix up pescadology with botolony? Do you suppose that this could be a Klingon. I've only seen one of them before, see comments:
Originally it seemed that I shot everything but the flowers at Denver Botanic gardens. I decided to make a series of some of my showy botanic shots for a series. I followed some of the paths scattered about the Denver Botanic Gardens but I found this inside the pavilion where they have jungle (Jungle Jim just jumped me) plantings. I am now posting more of my botanical series after my extended series of garden environmental shot series. I still have lots of garden shots to edit. Some at a time.
This shows my series change. Well, at least this is some of the jumping color I snapped. Next?
This is yet another from an early summer eDDie trek to the Denver Botanic Gardens. I have passed it untold times but never invested my time or ponied up the entrance fee. This shouts that upkeep at the gardens is far from free, but eDDie bought a season pass so I did another round of sponge bobbing at the right price. Boy, this place is loaded with distractions that were made for me! ...and, did I ever get distracted.
Trekkers and lookie-loos packed and poked every path and display making clean shots more difficult. There were plants, displays and art in the park everywhere, keeping me abuzz and focusing in to removing background peeps. This shows that I actually got to botanic growies sooner or later. When will I change interests in another series like I usually do? As you can see from my steam, I make treks all over the place, gathering new captures as I can.
Since the Denver Botonic Gardens trek, I have made more treks with eDDie especially to the hills. At least I was able to snag a load of shots on that mellow day. I filled my film card for the first time ever. OK, I was tapped and all in by the time it was filled.
Data provided from Chilescope and processed by me.
It was used images in h-alpha and OIII channels.
StarNet++ was applied to remove background stars.
BatmanBeyond117 beat me to make one, but heres mine with a custom coat that can be removed! background is d back of my batman book
Another reworked shot from a 2017 visit to the Toronto Zoo. Removed background and cropped image in Luminar4.2
18 x 4-min ISO 1600 autoguided exposures; astro-modified Canon 600D and Meade ED 127mm f/7.5 telescope.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by light pollution.
Well, my single most ambitious astrophotography project to date is finally complete and I am VERY pleased with how it came out. It's my first time doing a mosaic as well as my first time shooting over multiple nights as well as my first time getting over 10 hours of exposure time on a single target. Whew. This is gonna be a long write up.
The Cygnus Loop is a supernova remnant - left behind long after a star exploded. It leaves behind a beautiful burst of colors and shapes, including the Eastern and Western Veil Nebulae and Pickering's Triangle.
This image is a 4-panel HOO bicolor mosaic totaling 41 hours of exposure between all 4 panels.
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Equipment:
- Scope: AstroTech AT65EDQ Quad APO
- Mount: Rowan Belt Modded Orion Sirius EQ-G
- Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600mm-Pro
- Guidescope: QHY MiniGuideScope
- Guide Cam: QHY5L-II Mono
Software:
- EQMOD/StellariumScope for mount control
- APT for image capture and platesolving
- PHD2 for guiding
- PixInsight for Processing
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Acquisition:
- Location: Sugar Land, TX
- Gain: 200; Offset: 50; Camera @ -10C
- 248 x 300" Ha - Chroma 5nm
- 244 x 300" OIII - Chroma 3nm
- Nights: 6/5/20, 6/6/20, 6/10/20, 6/11/20, 6/12/20, 6/13/20, 6/15/20, 6/16/20, 6/17/20
Total Integration Time: 41 Hours
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Pre-Processing of each Panel (Apply to each Ha and OIII master panel)
- Integration of all panels
- DynamicCrop to get rid of edges
- DBE on masters
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Initial Processing (done on each Ha and OIII Master Panel)
- Deconvolution via Oke's tutorial
- TGV+MMT via Jon Rista's Tutorial
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Mosaic Process for Each set of 4 masters per Filter
- Run each master through ImageSolver to assign coordinates w/ distortion model generated
- MosaicByCoordinates script to register masters for mosaic
- dnaLinearFit to match background values of registered images
- GradientMergeMosaic to make mosaic for each filter
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Processing of each Mosaic
- HistogramTransformation to Stretch
- HistogramTransformation to bring down background levels
- LocalHistogramEqualization to bring out nebula details w/ rangemask
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Combining the Ha and OIII Mosaics
- DynamicCrop to remove mosaic edges from each filter mosaic
- StarAlignment to align both mosaics
- Combine mosaics into color via PixelMath with the following combination:
- R: iif(ha>.15,ha,(ha*.8)+(oiii*.2))
- G: iif(ha>0.5,1-(1-oiii)*(1-(ha-0.5)),oiii*(ha+0.5))
- B: iif(oiii>.1,oiii,(ha*.3)+(oiii*.2))
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Further Processing
- DynamicCrop to remove edges
- invert -> SCNR -> invert to remove magenta tint
- ABE to remove background gradient
- CurvesTransformation on hue to change red hue
- CurvesTransformation on red to bring down red tone
- HistogramTransformation to reduce background further
- CurvesTransformation for contrast
- ColorSaturation w/ rangemask to deepen blues
- CurvesTransformation w/ RangeMask to darken background further
- StarNet++ for StarMask
- Binarize and Convolution on StarMask
- MorphologicalTransformation to reduce stars
- Export to Photoshop to manually take care of seams
- Save and Export
Tarantula Nebula is an impressive cosmic object, it lies in Great Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy of our local group. This nebula is very rich in hydrogen, in this image we can see many complex clouds of ionized gas. NGC 2070 is a jewel for southern astrophotographers and I'm feeling so happy with this work. It's always a challenge to get this nebula because it is high on sky in rainy season here in Brazil.
**Equipment: refractor 80mm F7.5, mount SkyWatcher HEQ5, camera QHY163M and Optolong filters.
**Total exposure: 6.8 hours
StarNet++ was applied to remove background stars.
Beautiful SR71 "Blackbird" detail taken in the American hangar, Duxford Imperial Air Museum. Photoshop used to remove background
"Sandhill Romping in the Rocks" by Patti Deters. A Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) with her wings outstretched appears to be romping and dancing on the sand among rocks and tall grasses, suggesting a wetland edge habitat. Notable details of this large, grey wading bird include long legs and neck, sharp beak, and the characteristic patch of red skin on its forehead. The crane's wings are partially raised, adding a sense of dynamism as if it's balancing, displaying, or preparing for flight, all rendered with soft brushstrokes against a clean white background. The bird is from my own photograph that I've cut out, then placed into this minimal coastal scene for artistic effect and to remove background distractions. Thank you for viewing this picture. If you like outdoor nature photography, please enjoy more birds, animals, and other wildlife images at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/sandhill-romping-in-the-....
Latest portrait of my Daughter Taylor, aged 13.
Colour original, converted to "orange filtered" B&W in Picasa.
Removed blemishes in Photoshop, also removed background with a black layer.
Improved contrast, dodged and burned.
Re-drew eye with added details to iris area, and new catchlights as original was taken with natural light from large double doors.
Added "warmth" in Picasa, then de-saturated (this brings in a brown/sepia tint to the image).
Resized and unsharpened for the final image.
Total time from capture to finish = 1 hour.
So proud that Taylor's image was chosen as the winner in the blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/kateday/100002267/photo-com..., thanks Kate Day.
Looks like these stamen are really horny and showing off their masculinity in this yellow columbine. These flowers are common around here. Often, people rip Columbine blue columbine off from the hugh country and plant them in their back yards. They turn yellow soon enough. Were they stressed at high altitude? Perhaps but I prefer them up at altitude.
It seeems that I shot everything but the flowers at Denver Botanic gardens. I decided to make a series of some of my flower shots after looking at my load of unedited captures from my trek with eDDie. While following some of the paths scattered about the Denver Botanic Gardens, I found many spots outside the pavilion where they had flowers fringing paths. Columbines were alongside other ground plantings. Columbines are easily grown in outside gardens in this area. I am posting a botanical series after my extended series of garden environment shot series. Egad, I still have a real load of garden shots to edit. Some at a time.
I supposed I ought to edit some of the flowers that cover Denver's gardens before long. Well, this shows some as a series change. Well, at least this is some of the color I snapped away. Next?
This is yet another from an early summer eDDie trek to the Denver Botanic Gardens. I have passed untold times but never invested my time or ponied up the entrance fee. This path shouts that upkeep at the gardens is far from free, but eDDie bought a season pass so I did another round of sponge bobbing at the right price. Boy, this place is loaded with distractions that were made for me! ...and, did I get distracted.
Trekkers and lookie-loos packed and poked every path and display. There were plants, displays and art in the park everywhere, keeping me abuzz and focusing in to removing background peeps. This shows that I actually got to botanic growies sooner or later. When will I change interests in another series like I usually do? As you can see from my steam, I make treks all over the place, gathering new captures as I can.
Since the Denver Botonic Gardens trek, I have made more treks with eDDie especially to the hills. At least I was able to snag a load of shots on that mellow day. I filled my film card for the first time ever. OK, I was tapped and all in by the time it was filled.
Please click here to see this on white!
This picture was shot on hand held in RAW. Processed file in Photoshop CS6. Removed background and replaced with black. I increased the overall saturation with Hue/Saturation. Curve adjustment to increase the overall contrast. 1 layer mask in soft light mode at 50% gray, using brush tool to lighten and darken some areas of the image, to bring out details. Topaz Clarity for additional boost in contrast and color.
Portrait of a Southern White Rhino at Singapore Zoo. This one was captured last year when I was visiting Singapore during Chinese New Year. TGIF!
To view my other images of the Animal Kingdom, click here.
To purchase a print of this, please visit Fine Art America
It seems that I shot plenty of growies and flowers at Denver Botanic gardens. Thus the edited captures and new series from my trek with eDDie. While following some of the paths scattered about the Denver Botanic Gardens, I found many spots outside the pavilion where they had flowers fringing paths. Here is a patch of Colorado columbines brought in from the hig country. Columbines are easily grown everywhere in this area but high country blue columbines fade to yellow on the flats. This one has already lost luster. I guess that is why they are so precious when found in the high country. Snap pictures and leave them alone at altitude. Transplants won't work anyway. My dad tried and tried. Egad, I still have a real load of garden shots to edit. Maybe a few more.
Well, this extends more of my new series. Well, at least this is some of the color I snapped. Next?
This is yet another from an early summer eDDie trek to the Denver Botanic Gardens. I have passed untold times but never invested my time or ponied up the entrance fee. This path shouts that upkeep at the gardens is far from free, but eDDie bought a season pass so I did another round of sponge bobbing at the right price. Boy, this place is loaded with distractions that were made for me! ...and, did I get distracted.
Trekkers and lookie-loos packed and poked every path and display. There were plants, displays and art in the park everywhere, keeping me abuzz and focusing in to removing background peeps. Color me amazed by this place.
After the Denver Botonic Gardens trek, I was tapped and all in by the time my card was filled.
12 x 7-min ISO 1600 autoguided exposures (taken 24 Sep 2022) and 7 x 7-min ISO 1600 manually guided exposures (taken 20 Sept 2015); astro-modified Canon 600D and Sky-Watcher ED 80mm f/6.25 telescope, piggybacked on a Celestron C8 telescope for guiding.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by stray light.
Unfortunately the pale red circles around the bright stars are reflections caused by the clip-in light pollution filter that I always use. I should really remove it when such bright stars are in the frame!
As long as I found more flowers from those left in my unedited captures, I am offering a flower series. There are more. This change to a new series comes after looking at my load of sequestered unedited captures from my trek with eDDie. While following some of the paths scattered about the Denver Botanic Gardens, I found many spots outside the pavilion where they had flowers fringing paths. This is certainly a showy take of a planting beside the path. It looks like that I am getting closer to botanical series after my extended series of garden environment shots. Egad, I still have a real load of garden shots to edit. Some at a time; some at a time... after this tribute to Andy Griffith.
I always supposed I ought to edit some of the flowers that cover Denver's gardens before too darn long. Well, this shows some of my change up. Well, at least this is some of the color I snapped away. Next?
This is yet another from an early summer eDDie trek to the Denver Botanic Gardens. I have passed untold times but never invested my time or ponied up the entrance fee. This path shouts that upkeep at the gardens is far from free, but eDDie bought a season pass so I did another round of sponge bobbing at the right price. Boy, this place is loaded with distractions that were made for me! ...and, did I get distracted.
Trekkers and lookie-loos packed and poked every path and display. There were plants, displays and art in the park everywhere, keeping me abuzz and focusing in to removing background peeps. This shows that I actually got to botanic growies sooner or later. When will I change interests in another series like I usually do? As you can see from my steam, I make treks all over the place, gathering new captures as I can.
Since the Denver Botonic Gardens trek, I have made more treks with eDDie especially to the hills. At least I was able to snag a load of shots on that mellow day. I filled my film card for the first time ever. OK, I was tapped and all in by the time it was filled.
The result of my only astro session in a very cloudy October. Not the best conditions anyway, due to variable cloud, hence the haze around the brighter stars. I deleted most frames due to cloud, and ended up with very little data. This is what was salvaged - not too bad in the circumstances.
7 x 4-min ISO 3200 exposures; astro-modified Canon 600D and Sky-Watcher ED 80mm f/6.25 telescope, piggybacked on a Celestron C8 telescope for autoguiding.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise and remove background colour gradients caused by stray light.
thought it´s about time to do another self portrait, most likely the last one without studio flash. but there was nice light this afternoon in my living room, so I simply took this opportunity.
the shot actually has been done before a white door - just as some few before - so the background is created with photoshop. if you´re interested how to to this, especially how to select hair from the background (one of the more challenging retouching jobs), read here Katrin Eismanns ultimate tutorial "Selecting Hair and Fine Detail in Photoshop" - there isn´t any better.
Katrin Eismann is an internationally respected teacher and lecturer on photographic imaging, restoration, retouching, and the impact of emerging technologies on photography and the arts. Katrin received an undergraduate degree in photographic illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology and her Master of Fine Arts degree in design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and she is the author of several books.