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Hi guys and gals!
I'm super excited to let you all know that today, after 2 months of tweaking and testing, I've finally released my Presets package for Lightroom!
I invite you all to download and try it out, and I hope that it'll save you plenty of time during your post processing journey.
In this image I used the Shadow Dancer Lightroom Preset to create the colours that you see there. I couldn't think of a more suitable image to formally release with this one other than a nifty hot air balloon floating into the sky.
Anyway let us know how you go with the use of those presets and as always your valuable feedback is important to me.
Peace to you all, stay hip and stay awesome!
Here's a reprocessed picture of Cannon Beach by Justin Luebke, originally shared under the free domain licence.
I think a smaller aperture could have been used to get the sandy foreground a touch sharper just like the background, none the less the composition is infectious and really cool! Will definitely need to visit this place one day!
I used to be angry at my friend Doug for skipping rocks in Moraine Lake on an unreal day... I'm starting to change my mind on the subject haha. September 30th of last year remains one of my most memorable days for moments captured like this.
Days That Used To Be_Neil Young
People say don't rock the boat, let things go their own way
Ideas that once seem so right, now have gotten hard to say
I wish that I could talk to you and you could talk to me
'Cause there very few of us left my friend
From the days that used to be
Seem like such a simple thing to follow one's own dream
But possessions and concession are not often what they seem
They drag you down and load you down in disguise of security
But we never had to make those deals
In the days that used to be
Talk to me, my long lost friend, tell me how you are
Are you happy with your circumstance, are you driving a new car
Does it get you where you want to go, with a seven year warranty
Or just another hundred thousand miles away
From the days that used to be
Songwriters: Neil Young
Picture taken @ IMAGOLand_For FOCUS MAGAZINE LANDSCAPES ARTICLE_ APRIL 2021 ISSUE
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I used my own # 10 Sunny Evening Watercolour Texture here.
You can find it here: www.deviantart.com/creationsbyirene
The Monarch butterflies have returned to my garden, collecting nectar from the Asclepias and Milkweed, soon I hope to see tiny eggs laid on the underside of the Milkweed leaves :)
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The house may look like a 19th century Italian palazzo, but in reality this house began as, and still is, a research institution and it was inaugurated in 1933 under the name Scuola Romena di Roma. The house is designed by the architect Petre Antonescu.
This is one of several institutes and academies, focusing on research in the humanities that can be found not just in Rome, but this part of Rome. The neighbours are Academia Belgica, Reale Istituto Neerlandese, Istituto Svedese di Studi Classici (where I was staying at the time), Accademia d’Egitto di Belle Arti and Accademia di Danimarca - and The British School at Rome is at a close distance (as are several others). But while most (if not all) of the other institutes have worked continuously as just that since their founding, the Romanian Academy has had a more diverse history. It was completely closed 1947-1969 and left to decay, and when it reopened it was as a Romanian library and culture centre. After 1989 it renamed itself Accademia di Romania a Roma and in 2005 it was re-admitted into the official organization for the foreign research institutes in Rome.
... used as a spice for thousands of years
Created for Macro Mondays - Condiments
Many thanks to everyone who stops to look, comment or add to their favourites.
The Pradillo Dam Waterfall is quite close to the Purgatorio waterfall, so you can pass through both with a circular route. But if we want to go direct and not walk too much, we will leave the recreational area La Isla. Because of its proximity, this is a good option to go with children. Following the path along the Lozoya River, you will soon reach the old reservoir, whose wide waterfall used to serve the old light factory. At the top of the noisy waterfall, the landscape is reflected in a quiet reservoir surrounded by pine trees, showing an idyllic picture of nature.
La Cascada de la Presa del Pradillo está bastante cerca de la cascada del Purgatorio, por lo que se puede pasar por ambas con una ruta circular. Pero si queremos ir directos y no caminar demasiado, partiremos del área recreativa La Isla. Por su proximidad, esta es una buena opción para ir con niños. Siguiendo el camino junto al río Lozoya, enseguida se llega al antiguo embalse, cuyo ancho salto de agua sirvió para la antigua fábrica de luz. En la parte superior de la ruidosa cascada, el paisaje se refleja en un tranquilo embalse rodeado de pinos, mostrando una idílica estampa de la naturaleza. (Fuente "Guía del Ocio")
Ventriloquists used to be burned as witches...tough crowd I guess
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYWTMlUSW-I
Hotdog - Ventriloquist Dummy
NOMAD Ventriloquist Dummy RARE
Ventriloquist Doll by Abramelin Wolfe
Finnstill is wearing
[Phunk] Mesh Men's Tails Tuxedo
Thank you to Finnstill for sitting for me
Photo taken at Faded - Lana
Song: Mercy, Mercy, Me (The Ecology)
Woah, ah, mercy, mercy me
Ah, things ain't what they used to be (ain't what they used to be)
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows
From the north and south and east
Woah mercy, mercy me, yeah
Ah, things ain't what they used to be (ain't what they used to be)
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas
Fish full of mercury
Oh Jesus, yeah, mercy, mercy me, ah
Ah, things ain't what they used to be (ain't what they used to be)
Radiation underground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying
Hey, mercy, mercy me, oh
Hey, things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land?
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
Oh, na, na, na
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Hey, ooh, woo
- Written by: Marvin Gaye
I used a dark filter on this one found at Adobe's website it's called Albion. Several different low key filters it's fun! Shot at our local Butterfly Pavilion! (I used my Helios)
Overshadowed by her marginally higher neighbour, Bidean Nam Bian, to which she is connected by means of a col just a few meters too high to give her Munro status, Stob Coire nan Lochan is most often just used as a stopping point with a nice view for Munro baggers trying to bag Bidean and Sgreamhach in a wee round.
Too bad, in my opinion, as this mountain, still one of the tallest in Argyll, offers lots of interesting climbing on it's north face, and short walk-in times from the main road. The crags start at around 830-850 meters, and go right up to the pyramid-shaped summit.
Rock around here is mainly rhyolithic/andesite lava, with a granite core because this used to be the centre of the Glen Coe caldera. Because the centre of this ancient supervolcano (think Yellowstone) lies right around the Three Sisters, anyone interested in geology as well as climbing is going to have the time of their life here. The summit of Stob Coire nan Lochan consists almost entirely out of rare Andesite pillars, and the bottom of the coire itself cuts into the granite of the old magmachamber.
A single remnant from a box of mini crackers provided the perfect item for the single use challenge.
Topaz Studio
Texture with thanks to Alan- sunsetsailor
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Please, don't fave and run, you will get yourself blocked.
I always feel compelled to rescue on or two of these when the opportunity arises….Bettie than plastic perhaps, but still mad!
A local house used as a restaurant in Ywama.
There are many such places in Ywama as the community has been coping with tourists since the British period.
It has also catered to Buddhist pilgrims as the famous Phaung Daw Oo temple and the Nga Phe monastery are located in the same community.
Inle Lake has a longer history of tourism compared with other tourism places in Myanmar.
This is a re-edit of a photo uploaded previously.
Items Used from NEO Japan
▼△ Jacket : -00- W-ZERO - Kaizoku Shoulder Jacket
▼△ Katana : -00- W-ZERO : Kaizoku Katana A
▼△ Pants : Caboodle - Genzo Pants and Wraps
▼△ Puppet : Haro - Bento Marionette 1
Example of use of TOPAZ AI SHARPEN
A Chiffchaff taking off
Un pouillot veloce qui s'envole
It's impossible to recover a movement blur with a sharpening filter : a sharpening filter will only add noise in this case but it will never recover details.
TOPAZ AI SHARPEN includes a new function called STABILIZE that is different from a simple sharpening filter. It tries to find a movement on the photo and to cancel it. That's why sometimes there are small artifacts on the opposite side of the movement, but it is really easy to deal with them with GIMP or photoshop.
To conclude : this tool deserves a try as it is free for 30 days.
It is very usefull for animals in movement (birds in flight, animals running ...), but it can manage movement of the photographer too.
(DSC08870_DxO-TIFF_1-stabilize70-70-0-4f)
Number Please this old telephone is in a Railroad and Telegraph Museum in North Carolina the local train station is not in use so it became a small museum, interesting place ran by a bunch of fellows who don't dust!
(photo prise avec appareil photo et objectif provisoirement rafistolés... merci de votre indulgence)
dust bunny
dust bunny . shutter fence . white . gate (used as door)
dust bunny . shutter fence . white . straight triple
dust bunny new mainstore:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dust%20Bunny/118/200/17
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Concept} Garden gacha @ Shiny Shabby
Concept} 01. Garden. Board. Rare
Concept}11. Garden. Glass Bottles
Concept} 06. Garden. Double Bucket
Concept} 10. Garden. basket pot
Concept} 09. Garden. Metal pot
Concept} 02. Garden. Rocker. Rare
Concept} 04. Garden. Wood Box B
Concept} 08. Garden. Grass Bucket
Concept} 03. Garden. Wood box A
Concept} 05. Garden. Cactus Bucket
Shiny Shabby Event location:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Shiny%20Shabby/147/153/22
.peaches. in the October Deco(c)rate
.peaches. Rustic Accents - Wall Baskets
.peaches. Rustic Accents - Single Square - Bun
.peaches. Rustic Accents - Single Square - Bird
.peaches. Rustic Accents - Hanging Frames - RARE
.peaches. Rustic Accents - Whatchu Talkin' About Whale-is?!
peaches. Rustic Accents - Literally, a Photos Frame
Serenity Style
Serenity Style in the November Deco(c)rate
Serenity Style- Jojo Cozy Armchair
Serenity Style- Jojo Cozy Book & Mug
Serenity Style- Jojo Cozy Slippers
Serenity Style- Jojo Cozy Blankets Basket
if you want to know more about the Deco(c)rate visit:
Serenity Style @ The Liaison Collaborative
Serenity Style- Hopathia Autumn Tree Bench
Serenity Style- Hopathia Autumn Scrabble
Serenity Style- Hopathia Autumn Coffee
The Liaison Collaborative event location:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Remarkable/140/193/22
Serenity Style @ 6Republic
Serenity Style- Canadian Friendly Ferrets -Laying Brown
Serenity Style- Canadian Friendly Ferrets -Naughty RARE
6 Republic event location:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Rockaway%20Shores/172/97/36
Serenity Style-Working Space PC All in One
17 - DRD - MM2 - Toys - Boardgame 1
to use the object as a stepping stone to a realm of meaning completely beyond itself.
Clarence John Laughlin
HPPS! Justice Matters! Indict Trump!
water lily, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
I use "Big Head" for more fun.
For someone, orange groves - a common occurrence.
But for me it is something special.
In my country, oranges are not grow, and these trees are just amazing for me
Feel, like in a fairytale, and that's amazing
This is a landscape version of my square photo called 'Simple Abstract 75'.
This image is looking up at balconies of Wardian London, one of two similar towers in Canary Wharf, East London, using intentional camera movement. The architects are Glenn Howells.
I like to think this photo has the feel of a scientific abstract image taken by the great photographer Berenice Abbott (1898 to 1991).
Camera used: Pinhole homemade camera 6X6
Estenopeica, hecha en casa.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mi galeria en Color www.flickr.com/photos/samycolor
Mi Galeria en B&N www.flickr.com/photos/samycollazo
Kodak Max 400
Kodak D-76
Exposure: 5 seg.
Pinhole-10 (6X6)
Pinhole .3mm
F.L. 51mm
F:170
Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
taken 2 days ago
The Greater Whitethroat is a medium-sized warbler with a pleasant song.
also called Common Whitethroat
sylvia communis or curruca communis
grasmus
fauvette grisette
Dorngrasmücke
Curruca Zarcera
Sterpazzola
papa-amoras
Nikon Z9 at 560 mm and f/4
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Kurzeme Fortress Museum is a large private collection dedicated to the events of World War II in Kurzeme. The museum is located in the village of Zante, Kandava municipality, which is part of the military history of the Kurzeme Fortress. Exhibit includes items of military history, military machines, restored trenches and bunkers.
The Kurzeme Fortress and Courland Pocket – these are the terms that are most commonly used to describe battles between the German and Red Army in Kurzeme from 1944 to 1945. These engagements or “Grand Battles of Kurzeme” were notable, because the German Army, which was located in a partially isolated territory, managed to withstand multiple large-scale attacks by the Red Army at a time when Berlin had fallen to the Allied Army and Germany had already surrendered. Units of the Latvian Legion were one of the best combat units in Kurzeme. Latvian Legionnaires believed that their fight would help thousands of Latvians to escape the Red Army's crimes against civilians. Even long after the war had ended the land of Kurzeme was riddled with reminders of the battles fought – military cemeteries, destroyed equipment, armaments and trenches.
militaryheritagetourism.info/en/military/sites/view/150?0
Interesting photos here:
visitkandava.lv/en/active_recreation/kurzemes_cietoksna_m...
Happy Truck Thursday!