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I had photographed the moon before with really pretty mediocre results so decided to follow the advice in this article:
www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/hub/guides/moon-p...
It worked a treat. Some of the advice is common sense but there are lots of small things that all need to be considered. Low ISO, smallish aperture, tripod etc. The colorisation was done in Photoshop using a gradient map.
camera toss plus processing = fun
my initial foray into programmatic sources for camera toss, see this photo for a better description.
The effort (previous picture) paid off for this Red Tailed Hawk with a vole as a prize. As the juvenile Red Tailed Hawk took off with the vole it briefly landed on this fire hydrant marker across from where I was standing. Moments later he flew off to a tall tree nearby to finish off his dinner. Downsview Park, Toronto.
It's a handheld shot at 1/6 sec of two vehicles passing on a highway, for this week's Crazy Tuesday theme: "Something in Motion." What I can't figure out is why the vehicles themselves show motion blur, but the chrome on the wheels shows up as patterns instead of blur. I took several shots of different vehicles and they all came out the same way.
The only thing I can postulate is that maybe the autofocus function on the camera tried repeatedly to focus on the wheels as they turned(?). In any case, I sort of like the look; it gives the image a kind of sci fi or futuristic vibe for me.
HCT
Alternative shot of a previously uploaded photo taken from the western slope of Shiranesan volcano.
The bamboo grasslands would be a result of Siranesan's volcanic activities as the area is lower than the forest limit of 2,500 m.
The snow-capped mountain range in the distance is Kita Alps that forms the western boundary of the Nagano prefecture, while the shooting site is near its eastern boundary. Direct distance from Shiranesan to Kita Alps is some 70 km.
The peaks in the upper right are the volcanoes of Iizuna, Takatsuma (Togakushi), Kurohime and Myoukou. There are too many volcanoes in this part of Japan.
Gestern habe ich dieses wunderbar statische Motiv entdeckt und mit der X100 ein Bild davon gemacht. Bei der Bearbeitung kam mir dann die Idee, an diesen Wurzeln die Pixel Shift Funktion meiner Sony auszuprobieren, was ich bis dato noch gar nicht gemacht hatte. So habe ich ein Stativ eingepackt und bin heute noch mal hin. 333 MB ist die Datei groß geworden, die mir die Sony App aus den vier RAW Bildern erstellt hat, beeindruckend viele Details gibt es bei 100 % zu sehen und das Ergebnis kann sich in meine Augen sehen lassen.
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"Grown Seniority II"
Yesterday I discovered this wonderful static motif and took a picture of it with the X100. While editing, I got the idea to try out the pixel shift function of my Sony at these roots, which I hadn't done before. So I packed a tripod and went back today. 333 MB is the file grew up, the Sony App has created from the four RAW images, so much details there is to see at 100% and the result is impressive in my eyes.
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Pixel shift image from 4 RAW files
Not far from the Postojna Cave there is also Predjama Castle and we visited it too :)
Predjama Castle is a Renaissance castle built under a vertical rock over a hundred meters high, within a cave mouth in south-central Slovenia, in the historical region of Inner Carniola. It is located in the village of Predjama and the largest cave castle in the world. The castle was originally built into a large cave in the 12th century, covering its entrance. Its traces are visible deep inside the cave and they are part of the some castle rooms. Later - around 1570 - the castle was expanded to its current form. The parts of the cave used by the castle are connected to an extensive system of cave corridors, most of which are located below the castle. In times of threat from external invasions, the local population took refuge there with their property and livestock. The cave under the castle was created as a result of the waters of the Lokva River flowing towards the Adriatic Sea and it's the home of a colony of bats. Part of the cave is "dead", which means that no further karst phenomena are progressing in it, which is the result of human activity - the use of these parts of the cave for residential and storage purposes, as well as the digging of passages, tunnels, shafts and adits between them. Currently, the castle, together with a several hundred-meter section of the cave, is open to tourists and can be visited with a guide.
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Niedaleko jaskini Postojnej znajduje się zamek Predjamski Grad, który też odwiedziliśmy :)
Predjamski Grad – czteropiętrowy zamek we wsi Predjama, w gminie Postojna w Słowenii, wzniesiony pod ponadstumetrową pionową skałą wchodzącą w skład wyżyn słoweńskiego Krasu, uznawany za największy zamek jaskiniowy na świecie. Pierwotnie, w XII wieku, zamek wbudowany był w obszerną jaskinię, zakrywając jej wejście. Jego ślady widoczne są w głębi jaskini i wchodzą w skład niektórych zamkowych pomieszczeń. Później – około roku 1570 – zamek został rozbudowany do obecnego kształtu. Partie jaskini wykorzystywane przez zamek mają połączenie z rozległym systemem korytarzy jaskiniowych, które położone są w większości poniżej zamku. W chwilach zagrożenia zewnętrznymi najazdami chroniła się tam okoliczna ludność wraz ze swoim dobytkiem i inwentarzem. Jaskinia pod zamkiem powstała w wyniku działania wód rzeki Lokva płynących w stronę Adriatyku i jest zamieszkiwana przez kolonie nietoperzy. Część jaskini jest „martwa”, tzn. nie postępują w niej już dalsze zjawiska krasowe, co jest skutkiem m.in. działalności człowieka – wykorzystywania tych partii jaskini do celów mieszkalnych i magazynowych, a także drążenia pomiędzy nimi przejść, tuneli, szybów i sztolni. Obecnie zamek wraz z parusetmetrowym odcinkiem jaskini jest otwarty dla turystów i można go zwiedzać pod opieką przewodnika.
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Primeramente revelé la foto principal en Capture NX-D y lo salve como tiff de 16bits ( ACR aún no me ha dejado actualizar los drivers para la D500, además no es tan bueno como el programa de NIkon para los raw propios ).
Hice un duplicado y lo trate levemente con Topaz Adjust, cambie el modo a luminosity y utilice un poco de la técnica dodge & burn para resaltar luces y sombras. Oculté con una máscara lo que se veía por la ventana ( el patio interior del edificio donde vivo ) para poner la imagen de la Luna. Luego mejoré con pinceles hasta que me gustó el resultado. Pues aquí está! Espero que os guste. Saludos
Species: Cervus elapsus.
Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire..
The autumn marks the main event of the year for our largest land mammal, the red deer; it’s mating season. Having spent the rest of the year in single sex herds, the annual rut sees the dominant male rounding up his harem of females. Younger males, and indeed many of the females, have other ideas, and the result is one of the most dramatic events in the wildlife calendar. Stags roaring, heads tossing, and antlers clashing; battle ensues. Info: The Wildlife Trusts.
Many thanks to people who view or comment on my photos.
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.
So, I had kind of forgotten about this contest until Robot reminded me, so here are the results!
In first we have Wavy Films with his SINnoman Bun from Adventure Time. I really love this figure. It's very original and creative, and the paintwork is really clean.
In second, we have Comic Customs with his Owlman from that animated Juicy League movie. The paintwork is very clean, and I've never seen this figure made before.
In third, we have Ancient Robot Customs with his Toon Lonk. The whole figure is very accurate to Lonk, and the sculpting and paintwork are great.
So, y'all can just DM me on insta to tell me what you want.
I was honestly disappointed in quite a few of the entries that didn't at all fit under the rules of the contest. Y'all gotta read the rules that I put in place.
This time the Caspian Tern managed to catch a Catfish after diving into the pond. This is one of the series of shots that I took of it diving and taking off of water with the fish in its mouth. Good to see them back in our shores. It was a cloudy afternoon; however, a nice break from three days of continuous rain. Burlington, Ontario.
Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, from which the name originated. It is located on the Cape Peninsula, in Simon's Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is also commonly known as Boulders Bay. It is a popular tourist spot because of a colony of African penguins which settled there in 1982. Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park.
These African penguins are only found on the coastlines of Southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia). These penguins are currently endangered. As a result, the penguins are under the protection of the Cape Nature Conservation.
Although set in a residential area, it is one of the few sites where this vulnerable bird (Spheniscus demersus) can be observed at close range, wandering freely in a protected natural environment. From just two breeding pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown to about 3000 birds in recent years. This is partly due to the prohibition of commercial pelagic trawling in False Bay, which has increased the supply of sardines and anchovies, which form part of the penguins' diet. as well as the help from former SANDF naval officer, Van the Penguin Man
Bordered mainly by indigenous bush above the high-water mark on the one side, and the clear water of False Bay on the other, the area comprises several small sheltered bays, partially enclosed by granite boulders that are 540 million years old.
The most popular recreational spot is Boulders Beach, but the penguins are best viewed from Foxy Beach, where newly constructed boardwalks take visitors to within a few metres of the birds. It is also a famous swimming beach, although people are restricted to beaches adjacent to the penguin colony.
Right before sunrise, a BNSF intermodal curves along the Needles Sub as it approaches Siberia. I climbed this hill with a somewhat different shot in mind, and as I walked past this composition the thought came into my head that if a train showed up before the sun rose, this shot was probably the best I could do. I couldn't see any trains coming out of Amboy, so unless one was hiding at Bagdad which I couldn't see, there were no trains out there. I continued up the hill, but 30 seconds later I was shocked to see a train appear, coming out of Bagdad. I returned to the prior composition and bagged the shot. It wasn't until I got home that I realized I'd taken one of my all time favorite photos.
This photo feels somewhat transformational to me and my approach to photography. It was a result of a completely spontaneous overnight train trip. In recent years, I could always talk myself out of going trackside. Rather than my normal square peg in a round hole approach to photography I was flexible and honest with myself, choosing this shot (which I had previously not known existed) over other shots I've dreamed to for this area that honestly just don't work. But this one does. The most transformational thing may be that I'm finally feeling a little motivation and excitement about photographing trains locally again. If this photograph is an omen of things to come, 2025 could have a lot of great shots in it
Doppelbelichtung mit einer selbst fotografierten Textur - bearbeitet mit overlay / 2 Bilder + digital Overlay
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Double exposure with a self-photographed texture - edited with overlay / 2 images + digital overlay
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Thank you so much
Una toma diferente del mismo lugar que la anterior, pero esta vez tomada con la réflex y una iluminación diferente.
Para conseguir los mejores resultados en esta cavidad, creo que lo mejor sería utilizar un grupo de 3 ó 4 flases comandados por radio y colocados estratégicamente para iluminar estas formaciones como se merecen, aunque para ello es preciso un planteamiento logístico algo fuera de mis posibilidades en estos momentos. Hay que tener en cuenta que preparar un solo disparo requiere un tiempo de al menos 20 minutos y un equipo de apoyo de una o dos personas, y se trata de una cavidad de unos 4 km. de desarrollo total, con una altura media de solamente un metro, lo que obliga a recorrerla reptando gran parte del recorrido, con las dificultades que ello conlleva.
Supongo que se aceptará la presencia de personas en la imagen, que personalmente creo que son necesarias para dimensionar el lugar, aunque si los administradores consideran lo contrario, no hay problema en retirarla.
Gracias a todos por vuestra generosidad y vuestros amables comentarios.
After watching the storm clouds build for hours, it ended in this rain storm which also brought lightning and thunder.
This bridge is located in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Fayetteville, W.V. The 3030 feet long bridge stands 876 feet above the river. In 1977 when completed, it was the tallest regular car carrying bridge in the world. The bridge averages over 16,000 vehicles per day.
To an engineer, the material somewhat reveals itself by its rusty color. The bridge is made of Cor-Ten steel which was developed by United States Steel Corporation. The chemical make-up oxidizes as it ages, resulting in a layer of naturally protective material which also does not require painting. The steel was made by SSAB (Svenskt Stal AB; Swedish Steel Corporation), under license from the USS.
There were two birds but they were too far apart to get in the same frame with the zoom. Also, I couldn't see any young ones but typically they hide in the tall grasses etc. The Sandhills have very long legs so it should give you an idea of the height of the flowers. (The dark colour is the result of iron in the soil.) travelingrainvilles.typepad.com/traveling_home/2015/07/bi...
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Just over a week ago, the radar showed a potential break in the storm that was raining up and down the west coast of California. So what does any self respecting seascape photographer do? I made my way to one of my favorite local spots and enjoyed the stormy light at the beach.
This is the infamous "hole" in Hole in the Wall beach. I've passed through here hundreds of times, often running from the waves that wash through here. The tide was pretty low on this evening, and the arch was taller than usual as the storms had scoured out a lot of sand. The low tide did allow for some nice sunset reflections vs. having water movement in the foreground. I'd like to try this composition again with more waves, but the sand has already started to build back up and the interesting rocks along the bottom are starting to get covered up.
This image easily had too much dynamic range for a single exposure and is a result of double processing a single RAW file and blending it with a bracketed "fused" image using the Exposure Fusion function in Photomatix. I am keen to try more advanced image blending techniques for shots such as this where traditional filter use and single exposures just don't work.
Anyway, hope everyone had a great weekend and as always, thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!
Nikon D300
Nikon 12-24mm @ 12mm
-bracketed exposures at f11, ISO 200 fused and blended with a single RAW file
-Tony Kuyper's luminosity masks and color tools used extensively to better balance the image
Net Results group of fishing nets stuck in a barrel just made an interesting arrangement, some vivid colors from the netting, found in North Carolina.
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