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ISO 100, f8 @ 35mm, 20:19, 30sec.
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A workflow explanation. We were rained off on our visit to the Wildfowl Centre at Martin Mere. I grabbed two duck shots in the car park and left. We visited a nearby farm restaurant and saw a stuffed owl. It wasn't awfully inspiring in its case but I tried several clicks. All the preferable angles for the bird were worst for reflections. The best of several end results is probably bottom right rather than the one in my earlier post. Anyway here is how it went. Top left is the original unedited stuffed owl in its highly reflective glass case in the Brandreth Barn Restaurant. Top right is a phone shot of the moon and cherry blossoms. I extracted the owl from picture one and touched up the reflections by copying the left half of the image, pasting it to the right side of the face then introducing appropriate distortions so that it matched the original image but covered the bright face thus removing the reflection on the glass. For the lower left rather unsuccessful version I pushed the owl to the frame edge so that the moon was visible and added light and shade to the head. It is unfortunately looking out of the frame. The lower right version shows the head flipped horizontally so that it is now looking into the frame. I then rendered local highlights on the moon side of the face and a neutral density shadow on the other side. I drew a few tiny, curved feathery lines to soften the paste up. Introducing some "lens blur" to the background also helped the owl to sit more realistically in the frame. My original post was too sharp in the background.
It's the time of the year when I should've renewed my editing software subscription. But this time I decided to try something different. This photo was the first one I made with ON1 Photo RAW and overall I'm pleased with my decision to switch to a different software. It takes time to learn new workflow but so far I've liked ON1.
I think I've described my workflow after a day's shoot in the past. Nothing special about it. I come back with 500-1000 shots (more or less). I go through all of them and delete the usually relatively small number that are out of focus, or where I missed what I was shooting at.
I go through a second time and delete some photos in cases where I shot in burst mode and there may be five or six essentially identical images. Over time that would cost a fair amount of storage space. I'll take the time to determine which two, or three are in the best focus, and eliminate the redundant exposures.
In that process I also save to a special file the photos -- generally a small percentage -- which I think are particularly worthwhile and which I would want to use for Flickr. All of this determined on a single pass through.
Generally my instincts are good as far as initially selecting the best shots for future use. A surprising amount of the time, though, a later return to look at the others seems to show me different images, or a different way of seeing some of them. Hence the value of the X-files...er...archives.
This photo was one skipped over five years ago, foir specific reasons...and not just overlooked. The out of focus bloom front left marred the composition. The position of the bee is not classic, and there were plenty of better posed shots.
Looking back now, with the advantage of highsight and always evolving preferences, I see something a bit special in this shot. Simply put, it has an out of the ordinary quality.
Bees on blue flowers are rather unusual. Bees on purple ones are as sympatico as peanut butter and jelly, or ham and eggs. My stream, and my archives, are filled with bees on purple flowers. Not many at all, though on blue ones.
So I re-evaluated this shot...as each of us should do every exposure from time to time. I gave additional value to the color of the flower, decided the bee's position and sharpness were fine, and actually sort of liked the out of focus bud.
All of that just explains this particular photo showing up after five years...as we await the 2016 return of the bees, bugs and butterflies.
Another square!
In these last weeks I very often brought up with me the fisheye, except for this day. This was shot with a wideangle (Sigma 8-16 mm).
I tilted the camera and converted the shot in B/W to enhance the lines and geometries of the stairs
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LOCATION AND DATE - DATA e LUOGO DI SCATTO
VIa Balbi, Genova (Liguria, Italy),291th March 2013
CAMERA
Nikon D5000
LENS - OBIETTIVO
Grandangolo, wideangle Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC (8 mm)
SHOT DATA - DATI DI SCATTO
ISO 400; f/11
HDR from 3 exposures (-2; 0; +2), handheld
Other EXIF on flickr / Altri EXIF su flickr
WORKFLOW - FLUSSO DI LAVORO
° Rename: XnView
° RAW and lens distortion conversion: DxO Optics Pro
° HDR Processing: Photomatix Pro
° Noise reduction / Riduzione rumore: Noiseware Professional
° Cropping: GIMP
° B/W conversion / Conversione B/N: GIMP
° Curve correction / Correzione curve: GIMP
° Resizing, watermark: Fastone viewer
HaPPY WaRHoLiCiouS GReeN THuRSDaY
Oh yeah, today my idols birthday is, 6th of August.
Happy Birthday, Andy Warhol
Click on the blues and look who he was The BLueS
For those who are arguing about this notes on my pictures
Go and click under the picture the blue line for having a look on large and without the notes
And for all who make notes?
Go on, I love it !!!
I have to thank again my dear friend Angela for the textures I used
Look here at here stream, amazing textures
Danke, Angela
here are the 2 links to the textures I used
first this one
I turned it 180 degrees
and the flowery one, you find on this click
Put on the sunglasses and…………..
Ever since its grand opening City Center has become the centerpiece of downtown West Palm Beach. The City Center complex includes the City Hall (150,000 GSF, including the City’s Commission Chambers), the Mandel Public Library (85,000 GSF, including a 150-seat auditorium, children’s library, and teen library), the Palm Beach Photographic Centre and Museum (35,000 GSF) and a parking garage for 300 cars with charging stations for electric vehicles.
Song + Associates originally conducted a space-needs study in 1997 to program the future functions of City Center as part of Phase I for the project. Once funding was established years later, Song + Associates validated the study by providing necessary program modifications to reflect the city’s growth and reorganization. We also developed new programs for those departments that were not part of the original study. This phase of the project consisted of weekly meetings with the library staff, Photographic Centre staff, and each of the 22 departments within City Hall in order to understand the workflow, workspaces, support spaces, and department adjacencies. After the programming and master planning was completed then came the design to create a civic connection space for the public all in one convenient location.
Awards:
Urban Land Institute Vision Award, 2010
International Downtown Association Award of Distinction, 2009
American City & County Crown Community Award, 2009
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.songandassociates.com/city-center
www.pbcgov.org/papa/Asps/PropertyDetail/PropertyDetail.as...
www.emporis.com/buildings/1202161/west-palm-beach-city-ce...
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Ever since its grand opening City Center has become the centerpiece of downtown West Palm Beach. The City Center complex includes the City Hall (150,000 GSF, including the City’s Commission Chambers), the Mandel Public Library (85,000 GSF, including a 150-seat auditorium, children’s library, and teen library), the Palm Beach Photographic Centre and Museum (35,000 GSF) and a parking garage for 300 cars with charging stations for electric vehicles.
Song + Associates originally conducted a space-needs study in 1997 to program the future functions of City Center as part of Phase I for the project. Once funding was established years later, Song + Associates validated the study by providing necessary program modifications to reflect the city’s growth and reorganization. We also developed new programs for those departments that were not part of the original study. This phase of the project consisted of weekly meetings with the library staff, Photographic Centre staff, and each of the 22 departments within City Hall in order to understand the workflow, workspaces, support spaces, and department adjacencies. After the programming and master planning was completed then came the design to create a civic connection space for the public all in one convenient location.
Awards:
Urban Land Institute Vision Award, 2010
International Downtown Association Award of Distinction, 2009
American City & County Crown Community Award, 2009
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.songandassociates.com/city-center
www.pbcgov.org/papa/Asps/PropertyDetail/PropertyDetail.as...
www.emporis.com/buildings/1202161/west-palm-beach-city-ce...
© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any form without my prior permission.
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We who spend time in the depths of Photoshop find tools and tricks we like. We repeat them. We try to learn, but we build on a mode of expression.
Shot from a helicopter landing in Vancouver's Coal Harbor yesterday. Tungsten white balance gives it the bluish hue, though I did dial it back a little in PP.
Had to clean a shitload of reflections from the interior glass of the helicopter bubble.
I always think that it's interesting to see someones workflow for photoediting so I recorded mine to show you :)
This was a more complicated task where I had to use Lightroom and Photoshop.
How do you edit your pictures?
I could not wait to make the stack and a first processing even by the poor resolution of the notebook. It was an object that I always wanted to do, but because of the low on the horizon and resulting light pollution high, it is difficult to shoot well. Palombaggia such provisions be made with the help of Valentina, and the support of Rino, and the night before with the French friends and Mathew and Tibo, it was possible to take the photo in all its majesty (for us who live in the northern hemisphere)
edit v.2 : color balance and gradient fix at home pc :)
edit v.3 - apply my new personal workflow on processing that reduce noise, and that's the result :)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rho_Ophiuchi_cloud_complex
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of 131 ± 3 parsecs, this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.
technial specs of this shot:
100mm Canon EF 2.8@4.5
Canon 600D full spectrum mod
star adventurer skywatcher
50x2mins @1600ISO ~ 1h30min total exposure time
taken from nearby Palombaggia, beach, South Corse
“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.” - Ansel Adams
......or in my case, where to lay on the ground....
I crawled army-style on my stomach, about 30 feet through mud and water, to get a close up, low angle view of this Dunlin and a few of his buddies. Carrying the 500mm + extender + camera, plus wearing thick and heavy waders with steel shank boots, was physically exhausting. While I was hand-holding the rig, I was wishing I had my skimmer pod. I’m a bit sore, but it was worth it!
These Dunlin are really cute, and I enjoyed watching them chase the waves back and forth, especially when a splash caught them off guard. Good times!
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The workflow to process your photos is for many photographers a well kept secret.
Left: Direct from the scanner and unprocessed. Here the image looks very bad, and most of you wouldn’t even take the time to process the file. But if it wasn't for that I really knew that I got something that morning, I wouldn't too.
Middle: Color corrected, I set every channel with curves. Spot removal (there is a lot when I scan by myself =) Lighten it up a little with Levels. Then re sized the image to around 1800pix.
Right: The final crop, sometimes you have to see the image within the image. One more layer of curves, because in this image I was needed to reduce the red tones in its highlights a little more. Sharpening if needed. The last thing I do is to put that white frame around. For me, that really helps to bring out the best of the image.
Hasselblad H2 - HC 80mm f/2.8 at f/11 and a warming filter 81A - HM 16-32 magazine with Fuji Velvia 100 exp 2007 - Scanned with my Epson V800.
Svedala 2018.08.26
Workflow process: vimeo.com/105460991
I haven’t had much time/energy to really work on anything lately for SL but I try to put some time in for tutorials now and then and also quick sculpts in zbrush to just… not forget the program. Lately i’ve been showing some demo timeline scrubs on plurk of some of my random sculpts. Food has been making me inspired lately, so that’s what i’ve been doing a ton of.
Wanted to put these up in case anyone’s interested to watch the workflow process I have. These are done with the intention that someday I might rework and upload them into SL, so the shapes are blockier than RL food, but sorta suited for SL meshes.
Le Suquet is the old quarter of Cannes, probably best known to tourists as the climbing, winding cobbled lane lined with local restaurants, Rue St Antoine. Le Suquet contains a clock tower and church that sit high facing east overlooking the Bay of Cannes and Cannes itself. At the bottom of Le Suquet on Rue Dr. P. Gazagnaire is the Marché Forville, where the market is held in the mornings and early afternoon.
This area is the original fishermans' residential area of Cannes. The houses are all very old. The streets were laid out at least 400 years ago. It is a 5-minute walk from the beach and is full of restaurants around the Rue Saint Antoine and the Rue du Suquet. A lot of the area is pedestrianised and is a major tourist attraction for visitors to Cannes.
The rue du Suquet is the original main road into Cannes. It came in below the walls of the castle (for defence reasons). It is a pedestrian street again and has plenty of restaurants [Wikipedia.org]
The Petrified Elephant, Valley of Fire, Nevada
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This January we have lined up an awesome workshop in Moab, Utah photographing iconic Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. Winter is a great time to explore the desert landscapes of Moab with snow capped mountains rising beyond red stone monoliths and arches. Not to mention that we will be out each evening working the stars and light painting in the parks. Register here for this workshop - www.josephrossbach.com/workshops/arches-canyonlands-winte...
After spending a few hours setting-up my new R6, this is one of my first test shots. I normally use DxO PhotoLab in my workflow but it doesn't support the R6 yet, so I processed this image in Adobe Lightroom plus contrast adjustment in DxO (NiK) Color Efex Pro.
Uncropped & hand-held.using canon 100-400mm mkii + 1.4x mkiii extender! (I was shooting garden birds in the trees near our garden pond when the dragonfly appeared)
Click to enlarge as usual
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After years of demand, the first in my series of instructional post-processing videos is finally available for purchase! Learn my entire workflow, as I show you the post production of my popular image "Arclight" start to finish. Click here for more information!
with juicy xpro faux-holga action(s). let me know what you think.
the more I understand it the more I'm liking this crossprocessing workflow.
Last weekend I convinced my wife to take pictures of her. It is the first time I experimented with low key pictures. For a real low key it seems there is to much light but I and she like it.
All pictures done in the living room. :-)
Strobist info: Selfmade striplights camera left and camera right. The striplight behind her was equipped with ohne YN560III @ 24mm and 1/8 (down to 1/16) power. The keylight was equipped with an YN560III @ 24mm and 1/4 power. All speedlights triggered with the 560-TX.
Post processing: I tried a new workflow for beauty retouching. This is my first trial and I try to improve it. I want to get rid of the frequency seperation. So in this picture I just used really decent the healing brush and heavy D&B. After that some color corrections and a curve to improve the overall look. Nothing else done (no blurred skin :-D ).
PS: I'm really proud of my wife. She has always to model for me and she get never bored! Love you!
I generally do not like to complain...about anything. BUT I need some relief! She's only 7 lbs. but she's either in my lap (worse) or on the keyboard or in front of the screen. If I lock her out she scratches at the door and wines. My wife helps but she's got the sister cat to contend with. That's right - double trouble!
It's a wonder I get anything done.
Stepping into large format photography might be intimidating. I felt compelled to try it, but did not want to walk away from my medium format workflow. At the same time, 6x12 panoramas were what I wanted. This is how this photograph - my very first capture of that kind - came to live.
“The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.”
~Marcus Tullius Cicero
One of my favorite things about being at the beach is being able to get up early and just walk along the water, it is just so relaxing! The sky was beautiful, the water was calm and cool, and I was ready with my camera! I loved the way the clouds were formed too!
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Discover My New Portrait Editing Workflow!
In this series, I’m sharing the before and after of my portraits to show how my editing process has evolved.
The RAW photo: I always start with a clean, well-lit image to have a solid base.
Editing with Evoto AI: Then I use Evoto to refine the skin naturally and efficiently, preserving texture and authenticity.
Final touches in Photoshop: Finally, I make color adjustments and fine-tune the look for a harmonious result.
If you’d like to learn more about my experience with Evoto, you can read the full article on my blog.
I hope this inspires you and gives you new ideas for your own portrait retouching!
blog.stephanemosse.com/2025/10/27/evoto-ai-comment-jai-di...
So... I'm trying out DXO's PureRAW and I took one of my "depth finding" shots of the Levy Semaphores. These are throwaway shots used to judge what the shot will look like in a short amount of time... By cranking up the ISO to some ungodly number... in this case, 51200. Completely useless for sharing, but great for telling me in the field what's my image going to look like.
Thanks to DXO's Pure Raw 4, The middle image came out into the world. Further processing in Lightroom classic and Nik ColorEffex results in the lower one... One that's, well, actually usable.
More probally to come now.
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My DIY ringflash that I've been doing for the last few days.
(Photo, starting from top left) Description
(1) I started with a 24 cm diameter steel bown and a normal food can.
(2) Added some tape on the bowl and drew the cutting lines with the can as a guide.
(3) Bottom from the bowl and can removed. I also shortened the cat a little bit. I first drilled a hole on the bottom of the bowl and then cut the metal with metal cutters.
(4) The two parts connected with strong epoxy that was meant for metals.
(5) Hole for the flash made and few connecting holes drilled. Also the needed aluminum parts are cut and bent in shape.
(6) The bottom part covered with black hockey tape. In the photo it has a Manfrotto quick attachment plate on it. Also has a hole for attaching it to the tripod mount of the camera.
(7) The top part where the flash is attached. Made some holes for the DIY TTL flash cord.
(8) I added some plastic parts for the flash hole to make it look nicer and to prevent light from escaping too much. Next I added some putty to finish it (wasn't necessary but I got too carried away again with the building).
(9) Putty and the bowl fully sanded and waiting for some gray primer and matte black finish.
(10) Painted and finished. Added some black hockey tape on the can's edge to prevent it from scratching the camera.
(11) Close up of the flash hole. A little bit of aluminum foil tape on the inside and black hockey tape on the edge.
(12) White thin fabric streched and being glued on the edges to get some diffusion to the light. There is a rubber band holding the fabric to the can.
See the finished righflash:
* DIY ringflash finished, without camera
* DIY ringflash finished, with camera
Cost: bowl 3€, can 0€, aluminum 1€ + some extra costs from paints etc. but I'm not going to count them to the total. Cheap anyway.
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Having gone through a dark period of photographic stillness, I decided to seek enlightment. Not to ... Tibet though. Instead I dived into the vast ocean of internet trying to learn from the experience of wizzards in the pracrice of HDR photography. Captain Kimo, Jimmy McIntyre, Stuck in customs, were a few among many that tought me a lot.The latest interesting site I fell upon is called ''Farbspiel''.
This photo is post processed following the suggested workflow of the before mentioned site. Maybe in a couple of months I'll be declaring the same things about my current attempts. Anyway ... that's life and the magic of it is to walk the road to become better in each and every aspect of it.
After all I'm just a poor guy in the trenches ....
Kastoria, Greece
Nikon D300s, AF Nikkor 18-35mm f 1:3.5-4.5ED
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