View allAll Photos Tagged effects
Pots of orchids frame one of the small waterfalls in this wing of the conservatory. View large to see painting effects better.
I had a very ordinary photo of some summer flowers and decided to try out a few effects on it. The Kaleidoscope effect in Paint Shop Pro seems to have been just what the photo needed.
No, there is nothing wrong with this airplane. It's not on fire or anything. Like boats traveling through water, airplanes create wake in the air. The wake can sometimes be seen as an airplane travels through clouds. Last night as the low clouds/fog approached from the west, spectacular vapor effects could be seen as the planes passed through the moisture from the clouds during sunset.
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300
Main character of Far Cry 4!
I Live! Deeply sorry for being inactive for so long. I've been busy with school and work, just haven't had the time. I have more figures on the way but they might not be out as soon as you hoped.
All puffed up and nowhere to go
Original photo was dark and dreary. I did some LightRoom processing using radial filter and color adjustments, and then used PhotoShop for some posterization and other fiddly effects, until it was done.
Happy Sliders Sunday!
There is no editing at all here, just a crop (SOOC = Straight Out Of Camera). That incandescent spot is from the sun (don't ask me how or why - I'm no scientist), and god knows where the coloured spots come from. I love them all though, even that comet flying in at the top.
I got up early this morning to take this, as the air was so still. I used manual settings to get the exposure right, and I was very glad to use a low ISO, for a change.
I'm getting a lot of satisfaction from taking these shots. I think this one is so beautiful. It reminds me of Kubrick's 2001 Space Odyssey. I especially love the boundary layer to the bubble, and how the corona flare breaks through it, almost like a sun rising behind a planet.
There's nothing remotely artificial about this shot either. That dark background is simply the shade of my hedge - very dark because it's underexposed compared to the outrageous brightness of the bubble. This is not a studio shot - all natural!
If anyone wants to try this, please please please be CAREFUL OF YOUR EYES. I'm no expert here, but I imagine you could burn your retina by staring at these flares through a viewfinder.
And if anyone can explain to me how these effects happen, what they are etc, then I'd be pleased to know.
“Nature can put on a thrilling show. The stage is vast, the lighting is dramatic, the extras are innumerable, and the budget for special effects is absolutely unlimited.” ~ Yann Martel
From the archives....I must have hundreds of images I've never processed or posted, and every once in a while, I come across something that makes me appreciate my own Midwestern surroundings a little more :-) Have a great Monday, and as always, thanks for all your visits and comments!!!! Will catch up with everyone soon.
© Darlene Bushue - All of my images are protected by copyright and may not be used on any site, blog, or forum without my permission.
Pisgah Crater is an extinct cinder cone in the Mojave Desert. I used to take groups out to it to explore the many lava tube caves in its extensive lava flows. For the first time on December 4, 2021, I flew my drone over the summit. Roads show effects of extensive mining of the crater for road material.