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Or: When the half is the whole. This is what the escalator from my previous image (in the first comment) really looks like when seen from the KaDeWe's ground floor and looking up to the (amazingly dirty) glass roof of the 7th floor which houses the more buffet-style restaurant Wintergarten. My suggestion: If you happen to be at the KaDeWe and are hungry for a snack, go to the 6th floor.
I've been back to the moving staircase this Friday, this time with the Laowa C-Dreamer 7.5mm/F2 prime lens and the GRIII mounted with the wide-angle adapter GW-4 which expands the GRIII's native 28mm to 21mm. Initially, I'd wanted to take the 7-14 wide-angle zoom lens, but it doesn't handle very bright light sources all too well, and there are plenty of such lights at the KaDeWe, while the Laowa creates nice light stars. So the latter was the "safe" choice (regarding the photo output), plus it's super tiny, so it was also the safer choice regarding noticeability. Once again, it was no problem at all to take photos there, but I got noticed by an employee, and for a very short moment I was afraid that his charming remark "You've got a nice camera!" would be followed by "But you aren't allowed to take photos here." But that didn't happen. He smiled and quickly moved up the escalator. Phew.
And why am I telling you all of this when the image you see is one taken at my previous photo walk and with the LX100? Well, you will see photos taken with the Laowa and the GRIII sometime in the future, and – once again – I realised that it is almost impossible to replicate a photo even when you are in the exact same spot as the last time, and especially so when different focal lengths are involved. I also wanted to show you what I started with to create the kaleidoscoped image and how simple and straightforward it was to achieve the kaleidoscope effect – at least this time: Take the single image, copy it to a second layer in PS, flip one layer horizontally, and combine both layers to a single image. Done.
The SOOC RAW file was in landscape mode, and at first, I wanted to upload this single image in its original orientation but then decided to rotate it to the left so it's easier for you to see how the kaleidoscoped image came to be. In addition to this, this image looks much lighter and airier in portrait mode, while in landscape format the scene looks a lot denser and sort of heavy, oppressed even – which is a little what it feels like to ride this moving staircase up and down because the opposed single escalators on each floor are built in a rather compact way, and sometimes, you can even touch the underside of the escalator going to the next floor – someone did, most likely a child or a teenager, because on my Friday visit I noticed a cat sticker on the underside of one of the escalators ;)
I've taken all the LX100 photos of the escalator in 16:9 (it's the only camera where I ever change the image ratio for shooting, because it has a convenient toggle on top of its fixed lens which allows you to quickly choose between 1:1, 3:2, the native 4:3, or 16:9), and since 16:9 images look very "slim", especially in portrait mode, I've added the white frame to make it look a little "beefier". I've also added a little more colour punch to this version so it won't simply look like the previous image "cut in half".
Happy Sliders Sunday, Everyone!
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Why?
Who me?
Why?
Feet, don′t fail me now,
Take me to the finish line.
Oh, my heart, it breaks,
Every step that I take.
But I'm hoping at the gates,
They′ll tell me that you're mine.
Walking through the city streets,
Is it by mistake or design?
I feel so alone on the Friday night,
Can you make it feel like home,
If I tell you you're mine?
It′s like I told you honey.
Don′t make me sad,
Don't make me cry.
Sometimes love is not enough
And the road gets tough,
I don′t know why.
Keep making me laugh,
Let's go get high.
The road is long,
We carry on,
Try to have fun
In the meantime.
Come and take a walk on the wild side,
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain.
You like your girls insane.
So choose your last words,
This is the last time
′Cause you and I,
We were born to die.
Lost but now I am found,
I can see but once I was blind.
I was so confused as a little child,
Try'na take what I could get,
Scared that I couldn′t find
All the answers, honey.
Don't make me sad,
Don't make me cry.
Sometimes love is not enough
And the road gets tough,
I don′t know why.
Keep making me laugh,
Let′s go get high.
The road is long,
We carry on,
Try to have fun
In the meantime.
Come and take a walk on the wild side,
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain.
You like your girls insane.
So choose your last words,
This is the last time,
'Cause you and I,
We were born to die.
(We were born, we were born.)
We were born to die.
(We were born, we were born.)
We were born to die.
Come take a walk on the wild side,
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain.
You like your girls insane.
Don′t make me sad,
Don't make me cry.
Sometimes love is not enough,
And the road gets tough,
I don′t know why.
Keep making me laugh,
Let's go get high.
The road is long,
We carry on,
Try to have fun,
In the meantime.
Come take a walk on the wild side,
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain.
You like your girls insane.
So choose your last words,
This is the last time.
′Cause you and I,
We were born to die.
(We were born, we were born.)
We were born to die.
(We were born to die, we were born to die.)
(We were born to die, we were born to die.)
(We were born to die, we were born to die.)
(We were born to die, we were born to die.)
(We were born to die, we were born to die.)
(We were born to die, we were born to die.)
(We were born to die, we were born to die.)
(We were born, we were born to die.)
no cropping, as shot from camera in raw, with a little Lightroom adjustment. Low light levels and had to pre-focus manual lens before taking the capture
Cleo refuses to wear a Santa hat but apparently is more inclined to accept something more elegant on her head. This hat belongs to my sister but I think it suits Cleo better.😆 She may not have been thrilled to wear the hat but didn't make any attempt to get rid of it. Her only reaction was to treat me with contempt ...
I have some news according to my place Reverie. I will close it for some term since Monday. You can call it like holidays or so :)
Im thankful to everyone who become not indifferent to this place and share their visions and opinions. I'm so appreciate it.
Im sure Reverie will back someday with new look and new corners to explore :) So no say "Bye" and just "See you soon".
With best wishes^^
P.s. if you have any photos left feel free to share in group. i left it open.
Hold on to me
Don't let me go
Who cares what they see?
Who cares what they know?
Your first name is Free
Last name is Dom
We choose to believe
In where we're from
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"Out to Sea"
Dark and gloomy conditions at Ruby Beach in Washington State. A few other photographers were grabbing the standard wide view of the rock formations that litter the entire coastline here. There are truly some wonders to behold for sure, but some of the rushing currents that were coming from behind us prevented me from going to far up the beach. Give it a click to see it in a larger format. Hope you enjoy!
Bridge to Grace...Featuring Swank with Sascha's Designs
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No real story here. The weather was not doing what it was told to do, so I had to go with a plan B. For me, plan B is usually a fish-eye lens. I crop into the image because its a full circular 8mm fish and I try not to use the full circle. This was the result. This is actually a three image blend to help the lights and darks. Its actually very dark under those tulips. Enjoy. Let me know what you think.
Here to Eternity was captured at Waterford Beach Park. An exposure of 30 seconds was used to smooth out the water and present the viewer with a calm view out into the sound which seems to go into nothingness due to the slight haze of the morning. One can watch the ferry's as they traverse the channel on their regular schedule. A very relaxing location this time of year.
We all do need comfort and stability. We want to make plans and realize our dreams. Let the imagination fly away sometimes. Just to live safely and peacefully. Hope this time will come back to us. Like summer returns.
A macro from the previous summer. From the very different world, that seems to be lost.
Thank you for all the comments and faves, my friends.
While traveling to Lhasa in 2009, I encountered these Tibetans on the road. It’s a small world.
Tibet is a region in East Asia covering much of the Tibetan Plateau spanning about 2.5 million square kilometers. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Tamang, Qiang, Sherpa, and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people.
Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 5,000 m (16,000 ft) Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, rising 8,848 m (29,029 ft) above sea level.
Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, lies on the Lhasa River's north bank in a valley of the Himalayas. Rising atop Red Mountain at an altitude of 3,700 m, the red-and-white Potala Palace once served as the winter home of the Dalai Lama. The palace’s rooms, numbering around 1,000, include the Dalai Lama’s living quarters, as well as murals, chapels and tombs.
(Canon PowerShot SD4000, 1/1600 @ f/2.0, ISO 125)
The entrance to Canary Wharf's Crossrail station for trains to Heathrow. Touch and go whether the passengers on the train or the plane will get to the Terminal building first.