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Works in a block of liner K34 CELEBRITY
APEX
Shipyard "Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique"
Saint-Nazaire
FRANCE
Travaux dans un bloc du paquebot K34 CELEBRITY
APEX.
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Saint-Nazaire
FRANCE
This giant snow slug blocked the way to my next camp. I could have (sort of) easily driven around / through it, but I would have had to drive off road and that's something I try to avoid.
Map location is an approximation.
White Mountains, Inyo National Forest.
Victoria asked for this specific style of block and provided the grey fabric. She said that there were no limits on what fabrics we could use. It's a wonderful way to use up small but precious pieces of fabric. She gave us the option of adding something to the center if we wanted and I noticed a definite pink/birdy theme in my fabrics. The appliqued bird is from here. (It's the fifth time I've used this bird in a bee block...I'm kind of in love!)
Except for shopping, which is a biggy, every Block Island activity is represented in this image! See my additional Block Island scenes at flic.kr/s/aHsmHkWEph
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Please, don't fave and run, you will get yourself blocked.
All building blocks in nature have one thing in common, math. Science utilizes math to explain the universe (Mathematical Universe Hypothesis), to model protein structures, and to even claim that our universe is just a computer simulation (Simulation Hypothesis). What will 2025 bring?
SUNSET - Key West Harbor - Thanksgiving Sunset '24
Schooner Appledore - black skimmers - Autumn light
Key West, Florida U.S.A. - The Florida Keys - 11/28/24
--------Key West: Far from Normal - Close to Perfect-------
*[left-click for a closer-look - Thanksgiving - from Mallory Square]
The pretty America 2.0, the Adirondack III, the Western Union, the Appledore, the Jolly Rover II and many other tall ships are credited with helping to keep Key West's maritime traditions alive for years
to come. Always a joy to see skimming across Key West Harbor.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
"Margaritaville" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4XtBiWgXLE
"It's Five-Oclock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPCjC543llU
RIP Jimmy Buffett - Passed 9/1/23
AP - A blockage caused progress to be stopped on the tracks yesterday. A stop sign was knocked over, likely the result of a vehicle collision. Damage was minimal to the sign post, and crews were in later that day to hoist the stop sign back into place. The mirror is expected to make a full recovery.
The only witness, a local warehouse that was sitting nearby at the time, declined to speak to reporters. Officials suspect driver error while backing out of the parking lot bordering the tracks. The investigation is ongoing.
Taken for the Active Assignment Weekly! group. This week's assignment: Freelancer!.
An old fabric/wallpaper printing block we bought last week, comprising a heavy wooden block with the design built up in metal shapes. Makes a rather lovely print, as you can see here
12x17. Typeset drawer with mini-collages of printed and found papers, watercolor, embroidery thread.
Abandoned prison facility, one second wide open exposure. 2 minutes before this I heard a blood curdling screech, above my head flew from its perch a full grown Hawk or some other bird of prey out an open window. I stood my ground because i wanted this shot and dont plan on coming back to C block.
Rolleicord, Fuji Acros
Square in square fun. Pattern and blogged here wombatquilts.com/2013/04/03/square-in-square-fun-wip-wedn...
Black Rock beach
Bronica S2a, Nikkor 50mm f3.5, Pan-F developed in 510 Pyro, printed on Foma 111 and toned in sepia
Unused image from a shoot/ review for Blocks Magazine (Issue 25).
I loved working with 10252 Volkswagen Beetle, really lent itself to being shot on location at sunset- and Mother Nature delivered right when it mattered most!
A7s w/ adapted Nikon 85mm at f/8 or f/11 (can't remember and there's no exif)
Well yeah, this is one block up from Main Street Ventura close to where I do my laundry and about three block away from Ventura High School in a pretty rough neighborhood (not! :-))
Music: Morcheeba - Otherwise right click and open in new window/tab
INVITES ARE GREAT, BUT PLEASE IN MODERATION
All my public photos are free for personal use
In case your interested here's a sample of my convoluted workflow:
1. +2,0,-2 RAW (sometimes JPEG) files loaded into Photomatix and processed using the detail enhancer.
2. Base Photomatix Settings:
Main:
> Strength - 85 or less
> Saturation - 65
> Light smoothing - High (The further right, the more realistic)
> Luminosity - 0 (adjust based on the picture)
Tabs:
Tone
> White point - 2% (adjust up/down based on picture)
> Black point - .5% (adjust up/down based on picture)
> Gamma - 1.00 (adjust up/down based on picture)
Color
> Temp - 0
> Highlights - 3
> Shadows - 0
Micro
> Contrast - 10
> Smoothing - 15
S/H
> Highlights - 18 (adjust up/down based on picture)
> Shadows - 18
> Clipping - 18
The light smoothing is the most powerful adjustment, so play with that setting first then adjust the others until you get the right look,
If your sky is a dull gray increase the S/H tab, “Highlights” up a bit
If you have to much light “halos” increase your “Luminosity” and the “White Point” settings.
3. Save as a TIFF file.
4. Open in "The Gimp" and re-size (save as____.tiff)
5. Make a layer copy.
6. Do an auto "levels" and see what it does, if it's cool I'll merge it down if not I'll play around with the setting and opacity then merge.
7. Make another layer copy.
8. Use the "local contrast enhance" script at about 50%, then adjust the opacity to fine tune it, then merge it down.
9. Make another layer copy.
10. Use the "vivid color" script and play with the opacity to fine tune it, then merge it down.
11. Save (still as a tiff) and close the picture.
12. Open in Photoshop (I have and old version and only use it to run the Topaz plug-ins)
13. Run the Topaz Adjust plug-in filter and see what the various presets do.............
14. Run the Topaz Denoise filter.
15. Save (still a tiff)
16. Open the original file (unaltered JPEG or RAW) in "The Gimp"
17. Re-size this to match the modified tiff file (don't worry about keeping the aspect ratio)
18. Drag the modified tiff file in as a layer (it will completely hide the unmodified version) then merge it down, this will recover the lost EXIF information.
19. Use the "smart eg sharpen" script at default settings (it makes it own layer copy) then play with the opacity to fine tune it, then merge it down.
20. Do a "save as" as a jpeg, and it's ready for Flickr!