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I downloaded a trial HDR programme so am using it to the max before the trial runs out! Quite like how this turned out. It's a nice subtle HDR effect as opposed to the overcooked HDR effects that put me off venturing into HDR for so long.
All comments, critiques, thoughts and favourites are more than welcome.
The view from Forsyth way is a symbolistic view of the current MFA. The old and new buildings are sitting next to each other, and are creating a dynamic transition that the museum has an active metabolism.
I updated the glass structure to increase accuracy. Now, I think the view of my creation also refers to this dynamic transition slightly better.
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Dynamic Automotive Car Show 2019
Dynamic Automotive - Where Customers Become Friends - for lots of videos also see: www.frederick.com/dynamic-automotive
NORTH SEA, May. 23. 2018. Norwegian coastguards and Kristiansend maritime firefighters assist MS SJØKURS in evacuating passengers during Search and Rescue Exercice Dynamic Massive off shore of Kristiansend (Norway). Dynamic Massive is one of the large scale drills conducted during annual NATO exercise DYNAMIC MERCY , which enables military, civilian rescue coordination centres and mobile SAR units to practice synthetic SAR scenarios to enhance cross regional cooperation and response in the event of an actual emergency. This year Dynamic Mercy consists of ten separate incidents, providing different training scenarios for the 13 RCCs and ATC, SAR agencies, SAR units, national authorities such as police forces, hospitals and fire fighters, and commercial agencies.NATO Photo by FRA N CPO Christian Valverde
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NATO exercise Dynamic Manta (DYMA20) runs between Feb. 24 and March 6, 2020 off the coast of Sicily. Ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from 9 Allied nations are converging in the Central Mediterranean Sea for advance anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) training.
Photo, taken near Catania coast, on Feb. 24, 2020 shows the Spanish frigate Cristóbal Colón.
NATO Photo by FRAN S.Dzioba
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NATO exercise Dynamic Manta (DYMA20) runs between Feb. 24 and March 6, 2020 off the coast of Sicily. Ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from 9 Allied nations are converging in the Central Mediterranean Sea for advance anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) training.
Photo, taken on board ITS Carabiniere, on Feb. 28, 2020 off the coast of Sicily, shows SH-90 Helicopter being alerted for anti-submarine warfare.
REYKJAVICK (ICELAND), June, 26. 2017.A Canadian Helicopter "Sea King" executes an low-flight manoeuvers during a demonstration at sea for distinguish visitors and press journalists as Dynamic Mongoose exercise kicks off. Dynamic Mongoose is a high-end multi-national exercise designed to sharpen existing NATO Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) skills in a deep water training area. This year, the exercise is hosted by Iceland, involves more than 2,000 military and maritime personnel from 10 NATO nations as well as 5 submarines,11 ships and 8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA). NATO Photo by FRAN CPO Christian Valverde
U.S. soldiers fire Howitzer during exercise Dynamic Front at Grafenwoehr military base, Germany on March 7, 2018.
Dynamic Front is a U.S. Army-led exercise focusing on the integration of joint fires and allied artillery interoperability at the Grafenwoehr Training Area (Germany), Feb. 23 - March 10, 2018. The exercise features approximately 3,700 participants from 26 allied and partner nations.
CATANIA, Italy (March 2, 2018) Flags fly from the stern of HS Elli (F450) and BNS Louise Marie (F931) pierside in Catania, Italy for final preparations for NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Manta. NATO photo by GBRN LPhot Paul Hall.
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The NATO Maritime Command-led Dynamic Mariner/Flotex-19 (DYMR/FL19) is an exercise that tests NATO’s Response Force Maritime Component and enhances the flexibility and interoperability amongst allied nations. DYMR/FL19 involves ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from fifteen allied nations converging off the coast of Spain between 8th and 18th September 2019.
Dynamic Mariner Day : official picture, on board LH52 Castilla, 11th October.
NATO photo by FRAN S.DZIOBA
My first High Dynamic Range (HDR) Landscapes with the Nikon D800! These are straight out of photomatix, with no further editing yet!
Nikon D800 HDR Wide-Angle (Nikkor 14-24 mm 2.8 lens) Malibu Landscapes 7 exposures @ 1EV Photomatix
High dynamic range rocks! I'm addicted! :)
Amazingly sharp details and fine, crisp definition!
Nikon D800 HDR at the Parmount Ranch Old West Town movie set in Malibu!
A mostly sunny day with just enough cirrus clouds to lend the sky a dramatic edge.
Enjoy the Hero's Journey Mythology photography, and all the best on your own Hero's Journey in pursuing epic beauty! :)
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NATO Allies collaborated during a search and rescue exercise in the North Sea on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, as part of Exercise DYNAMIC MERCY 2022.
French Naval vessel, FS Pluvier and personnel with the French, British, Royal Danish and Norwegian air force actively participated in the search and rescue. Rescue responders from nearby countries also responded, bringing national and civilian entities side-by-side with military units.
Dynamic Mercy promotes inter-regional and cross boundary cooperation between Rescue Coordination Centres and Search and Rescue units, military or civilian, in NATO's northern region. This also includes Partner Nations that have common Search and Rescue Region boundaries with Allies.
NATO photo by FRAN S.Dzioba
Prompt
A dynamic comic book style illustration featuring nine superhero characters arranged in a pyramid formation, creating a balanced yet energetic composition. The central figure is a muscular male character with dark hair wearing white sunglasses, dressed in a red outfit with a green sash and crossbones on his chest, seated confidently with one hand resting on his lap while the other is placed on the shoulder of a female character beside him. He has short black hair and wears a confident expression. To his right stands a female character with long orange hair, wearing a vibrant orange costume with fiery elements, holding onto him. Above them, a female character with large feathered wings dominates the upper portion of the image, dressed in yellow and black attire with matching golden helmet and cape, her brown hair flowing beneath it. Her wings are wide open, creating a powerful backdrop that spreads from her back to frame the entire scene. On the left side, another female character with orange hair wears a blue and yellow suit with a bat-themed mask, leaning towards the central figure. In front of him, three female superheroes sit or lie in close proximity: Supergirl in a classic blue and red costume with yellow boots, Wonder Woman in a red outfit with gold accents and a Wonder emblem, and Power Girl in a white outfit with a cut-out design. To the far right, a blonde woman in a black bodysuit with fishnet stockings and high boots lounges casually. The background transitions from a cosmic blue sky at the top to a white surface below, adorned with subtle starry patterns, speckles, and nebula-like textures. The lighting is bright and even, highlighting the vivid colors and intricate details of each character's costume and features. At the bottom left corner, there is a stylized signature 'PTLO' in brown cursive script, adding a personal touch to this lively and heroic ensemble.
okay. i tried out a new edit. i dont know if i like it or not. any feedback would be nice.
i swear, you put these two girls together, you'll be clickin your camera all day....
nikon d200
50mm f/1.4
natural light
ROYAL NAVY ON NATO EXERCISE OFF THE COAST OF ICELAND
On Wednesday 1st July 2020, the Task Force involved in this year's Exercise Dynamic Mongoose met off the coast of Iceland.
HMS Kent and her sister ship HMS Westminster met with the USS Roosevelt, USS Indiana, HNOMS Otto Sverdrop, HNOMS Utsira, HMCS Frederiction, FGS U36, and FS Casabianca Rouge off the Icelandic coast during a dark and overcast Thursday afternoon.
Exercise Dynamic Mongoose will see the sister ships from HMNB Portsmouth participate along with other countries including Iceland, Norway and Canada during extensive serials practicing the art of close proximity sailing, anti-submarine warfare drills and surface engagement drills (quickdraw exercises).
HMS Kent has been involved in a wide array of operations over the last three months, from exercising with the Americans in the Arctic Circle, taking part in Exercise BALTOPS 20 with numerous NATO units to working alongside HMS Queen Elizabeth in the North Sea.
Credit: LPhot Dan Rosenbaum, HMS Kent
NORTH SEA, May. 23. 2018. The Norwegian coastguard officer gives the signal for the passenger to be winched up to the helicopter during the aero medical evacuation part of the Search and Rescue exercise Dynamic Massive. Dynamic Massive is one part of the annual NATO exercise DYNAMIC MERCY , which tests the cross-border, cross-boundary and inter-regional cooperation and communication between the Allies’ national Rescue Coordination Centres and Search and Rescue units.NATO Photo by FRA N CPO Christian Valverde
National Park Utah! Nikon D800E Dr. Elliot McGucken Fine Art Landscape & Nature Photography for Los Angeles Fine Art Gallery Show !
Will be busy printing and framing in nice large, matted formats and frames and museum glass! Five of these photos will be printed on 40" x 60" floating wall mounted metal sheets! I think I know which--will share photos of the photos hanging on the walls!
And I am mounting some on plexiglass/acryllic--front mounting them! Some I am printing on lossy fuji-crystal archival paper too, and then front mounting 40"x60" versions to plexiglass--will send photos!
The secret to HDR photography is that you want people to say, "Woe dude--that's unreal!" And not, "Dude--that's not real!" "Unreal" is the word they use when they're trying to figure out the photo--what makes it cool--is it a photo? Is it painted? How'd it come to be--how'd you bend the light that way? "That's not real," is what they say if you have the saturation/HDR/ etc. turned up too high. :)
Some (almost) final edits for my Los Angeles Gallery Show! Printing them on metallic paper at 13" x 19" and mounting and framing them on a 4mm 18x24 white mat and 2" dark wood frame. Also printing some 40" x 70" whihc is over three feet by five feet! Wish you all could come (and hang out with the goddesses)!
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Nikon D800E / D800 HDR Anelope Valley Ghosts in Slot Canyonfor Gallery Show!
Yay! I booked a major photography show at a major LA gallery in December! Will also be giving some lectures on the story--the Hero's Journey Mythology--behind the photography!
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Preparing for some gallery shows this fall to celebrate 300,000,000 views! Printing a few dozen photographs in ~ 30"x40" formats and mounting/framing. Here are some close-to-final edits. HDR photography 7 exposures shot at 1EV and combined in photomatix: 36 megapixel Nikon D800E with the awesome Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens. 45SURF Hero's Journey Mythology Photography!
Epic Scenic HDR Landscaps Shot with Nikon D800E: Hero's Journey Mythology Photography!
Shot with the Nikon Nikkor wide-angle 14-24 mm 2.8 lens!
Seven exposures @ 1EV finished in photomatix.
Enjoy the Hero's Journey Mythology Photography, and all the best on a hero's journey of your own making!
These were shot with Nikon's best D800 with the 14-24mm wide-angle Nikkor lens. 7 exposures were taken at 1 EV intervals, and combined in photomatix to bring out the shadows and highlights.
Rather large HDR (high dynamic range) photo--you can see great detail both near and far! View the detail at full size!
The Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens rocks!
High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos rock in capturing the full dynamic range of the scene!
All the best on your epic hero's journey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
The Delicate Arch in Arches National Park Utah! Nikon D800E Dr. Elliot McGucken Fine Art Landscape & Nature Photography for Los Angeles Fine Art Gallery Show !
Sunrise at the Mesa Arch: Canyonlands National Park Utah! Nikon D800E Dr. Elliot McGucken Fine Art Landscape & Nature Photography for Los Angeles Fine Art Gallery Show !
IONIAN SEA, Feb 28. 2019. A French Navy air crew member aboard a Maritime Patrol Aircraft "Atlantique 2" looks out sea surface activities while conducting a Combined Antisubmarine Exercise (CASEX) during Dynamic Manta 2019. Dynamic Manta is an NATO Maritime Command-led exercise designed to sharpen the anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface ship warfare skills of the participating units. NATO Photo by FRAN WO Christian Valverde.
NORWEGIAN SEA, June.25 2018. Maritime Patrol Aircrafts stationed on the tarmac of Andoya Air Station during Dynamic Mongoose18. Dynamic Mongoose is a high-end multi-national exercise designed to sharpen existing NATO Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) skills in a deep water training area. Dynamic Mongoose 2018 showcases NATO Maritime capabilities and interoperability. This year, the exercise involves 8 NATO nations as well as 2 submarines, 7 ships and 3 Maritime Patrol Aircraft. (MPA).NATO Photo by FRA N WO Christian Valverde.
IONIAN SEA (March 7, 2018) BNS Louise-Marie (F931) and ESPS Victoria (F82) practice RAS (Replenishment At Sea) approaches during Exercise Dynamic Manta 18. NATO photo by GBRN LPhot Paul Hall.
Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature
February 24 – May 21, 2023
Italian-born American modernist Joseph Stella (1877–1946) is primarily recognized for his dynamic Futurist-inspired paintings of New York, especially the Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island. Lesser known, but equally as ambitious, is his work dedicated to the natural world, a theme that served as a lifelong inspiration. Throughout his career, Stella produced an extraordinary number of works—in many formats and in diverse media—that take nature as their subject. These lush and colorful works are filled with flowers, trees, birds, and fish—some of which he encountered on his travels across continents or during his visits to botanical gardens, while others are abstracted and fantastical. Through these pictures, he created a rich and variegated portrait of nature, a sanctuary for a painter in a modern world.
Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature is co-organized by the High and the Brandywine River Museum of Art and is the first major museum exhibition to exclusively examine Stella’s nature-based works. The exhibition features more than one hundred paintings and works on paper that reveal the complexity and spirituality that drove Stella’s nature-based works and the breadth of his artistic vision. Through expanded in-gallery didactics, including a graphic timeline of Stella’s career and a short film, the exhibition digs deeply into the context of the works, exploring their inspirations, meanings, and stylistic influences.
Touring Dates:
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida (October 15, 2022–January 15, 2023)
Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania (June 17, 2023–September 24, 2023)
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If you know the painter Joseph Stella, it’s probably from his famous urban landscapes like Brooklyn Bridge (1921), a futurist interpretation of New York’s dramatic 20th-century industrialization. But Stella was just as captivated by the botanical world as he was by cityscapes, and today, Atlantans can see that side of the artist in vivid color. Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature, an explosive new exhibit at the High Museum of Art, features dozens of his flower and plant-filled paintings and drawings. In Atlanta through May 21, the exhibit travels chronologically through Stella’s lifelong love-affair with the natural world, from an early study of a piece of bark to the epic, intricate Tree of My Life.
Visionary Nature was a joint effort between the High; the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach, Florida; and the Brandywine Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, where it heads next. “They were really focused on [Stella’s] nature works, and we have a great work by Stella here at the High,” said Stephanie Heydt, the museum’s Margaret and Terry Stent Curator of American Art. “It was a great collaboration.”
Stella was born in 1877 in Muro Lucano, a hilly city in southern Italy. He immigrated to New York originally intending to follow his brother into medicine, but after a uninspired stint in medical school, he pivoted to painting. Stella studied briefly under the impressionist painter William Merritt Chase at the New York School of Art and soon developed a reputation as a sensitive interpreter of the urban working class.
The High’s exhibit features of some of these early works, in which the natural world spills out amidst the smokestacks and steel mills of America’s industrial revolution. “This is the Progressive Era at the turn of the twentieth century,” Heydt explained. “And he’s looking at the people in his own community, specifically the Italian immigrants.”
Traveling back in Europe, Stella was inspired by the contemporary artists he saw there: the cubism of Pablo Picasso and early futurism of Umberto Boccioni. He drew on these sources back in the U.S, earning acclaim for his dynamic geometric paintings of the metropolis; several choice selections, including American Landscape (1929), and Smoke Stacks (1921), are on view in this exhibit.
But even as Stella built his career on the towering achievements of urban industry, he yearned for the sunny landscapes of his youth. He frequented havens like the Bronx Botanical Gardens, which opened in 1891 and offered escape from New York’s sooty streets. Walking through Brooklyn one day, he later wrote in an essay, he stumbled across a sapling.
“This little tree is coming up from a crack in the sidewalk, shadowed by a factory, and he sees himself in this tree,” Heydt said. “He says, This is me.”
That encounter inspired Tree of My Life (1919) a florid aria sung to the natural world. A sturdy olive tree—Stella himself—anchors the canvas, surrounded by a vortex of tropical plants, birds, and, in the background, Stella’s native Italian hills. Brandywine Museum Director Thomas Padon envisaged the exhibit after seeing Tree of My Life in a private collection. “I was transfixed,” Padon told the New York Times.
Stella painted Tree of My Life and Brooklyn Bridge within a year of each other, announcing a duality that would define the rest of this career. While he painted flowers throughout his life, it was his moody, futurist treatments of New York that made him an art-world celebrity. European artists fleeing World War I were landing in New York in droves, sparking a new creative fascination with the cutting-edge American city. “(Marcel) Duchamp says the art of Europe is dead, and this century is about America,” explained Heydt. “Stella’s understood to be one of the first American-based painters to figure out . . . how to paint the new modern city.”
But Stella’s love of the natural world—and of Europe—endured. He returned to botanical themes throughout his life, infused with the Old Master styles of the Italian Renaissance. Many works in this exhibit invoke the sun-drenched vistas and towering cathedrals of Italy, overrun by sumptuous flowers that are decidedly not native to the Iberian peninsula. Stella—a native turned immigrant—seems to delight in the contradiction: in Dance of Spring (1924), tropical orchids and calla lilies burst open in a beam of beatific light, like Jesus rising to the heavens in a Raphael. Purissima (1927), part of the High’s own collection, evokes the iconic Renaissance Madonna, here transformed by Stella’s whimsy: the stamens of a lily serve as her celestial crown, while snowy egrets (the Florida kind) grace her sides.
With saturations of color abounding in every room, Visionary Nature enjoys an added depth through words. Stella was a prolific writer, and the exhibit makes canny use of text to explore his passion for the living world. “My devout wish,” reads one such diary segment on view, “That my every working day might begin and end . . . with the light, gay painting of a flower.” In a unique addition to their exhibition, the High created a short video featuring more of Stella’s own thoughts. “We wanted to end with his voice telling us how he felt about various paintings in the show . . . or his ideas about art,” explained Heydt.
Stella, who died in 1946, spent the last years of his life in ill health, largely confined to his studio. He never stopped painting the natural world; a few of those last works, modest trees still full of flair, are on view here. A few years before his death, his friend and fellow artist Charmion von Wiegand paid a visit to his studio. She found Stella amidst a riot of color, studiously painting his favorite subject. “Flower studies of all kinds litter the floor,” wrote von Wiegand, “and turn it into a growing garden.”
Dynamic Automotive Car Show 2019 - Dynamic Automotive - Where Customers Become Friends - for lots of videos also see: www.frederick.com/dynamic-automotive
CATANIA, Italy (March 02, 2018) Belgian and Greek flags are hoisted pierside in Catania, Italy on the bows of their respective ships. The ships are in Catania in preparation for NATO exercise Dynamic Manta 2018. Dynamic Manta is a NATO Maritime Command-led exercise designed to sharpen the anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface ship warfare skills of the participating units. Dynamic Manta 2018 will be conducted in vicinity of Italy from 5 March to 16 March 2018 and include participants from 10 NATO Allies. NATO photo by CPO Christian Valverde.