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I've been just playing with Gimp. I can't decide whether what I did today is ugly
or interesting.
I suppose it could be both.
Large size:
On the horizon are the Atlantic City Expressway, the Whitehorse and Blackhorse Pikes, with their many billboards, as seen from the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville, NJ, USA
DSC_1661 - Processed in CaptureNX 2 2.4.7 & GIMP 2.8.6
Ferly being as gorgeous as he can be, here a little close up of his bunny face.
Black Dragon viewer, curves edited with Gimp and Sharpen filter.
When I begun to process this exposure bracketing, I thought that I knew what I wanted to attain. I was perfectly wrong. Indeed, these RAW files kept a few secret bits of beauty which I was not aware of when I selected them for processing – and they changed the course of the journey I had foreordained.
I was in a gloomy mood, for both personal and general concerns, and the RAWs looked rather duller than the average – taken: they appeared to accurately mirror the state of my soul. At worst, I would have wasted some hours of pointless procesing work before deciding to look for something better. Nobody would have known. However things were to contradict my expectations. I got some good news (a rarity in those tough days) about the health conditions of my brother and my “adopted brother-in-law” (i.e. my brother’s brother-in-law); on the other hand, Darktable – that wonderful software – gifted me with a few unanticipated treasures. My thoughts were growing more and more positive and the processing of this bracketing were proceeding accordingly: a hidden beauty was unfolding before me, my own persisting unawareness of it notwithstanding. At last I found myself with a picture that had apparently self-processed itself*, while I was busy exploring uncharted thoughts that kept emerging along the way
* Admittedly a bizarre phenomenon, which Maurits Cornelius Escher would have loved – think of his Drawing hands.
I would avoid to nag you about this incredibly wonderful location: you can take a look at my album Silent banks, the complete collection of the photos I have taken there; the attached narratives are rich in information about the place, if you are curious enough.
This location is especially renowned for its legendary morning mists, but only a thin layer of milky mist floated above the water that morning. On top of the hill in the distance, beyond the river, lays the sanctuary of the Madonna della Rocca ( = Madonna of the Rock), already brushed by the first light pouring from the Eastern horizon.
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.7/0/+1.7 EV] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then, as usual, I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4.
I tried the inverted RGB blue channel technique described by Boris Hajdukovic as a possible final contribution to the processing. While this technique (which, its imposing name notwithstanding, is pretty simple to implement) often holds interesting results in full daylight landscapes, its effects on a low-light capture (e.g. a sunrise) are utterly unpredictable, so at the end of my workflow I often give it a try to ascertain its possibilities. In this picture I have exploited this technique in a very frugal, yet effective, way – just some touches where needed.
RAW files has been processed with Darktable. Denoising with DFine 2 and the Gimp (denoised and original images blended by lightness).
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Ring of Kerry: Caragh Lake, a glacial lake fed by the river of the same name, in County Kerry, Ireland.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3.
Edited with GIMP.
A marvel of both grace and strength, the Citadel de Seraphis stands as the unshakable heart of the Southern Kingdom. Its towering spires reach toward the heavens, sculpted with an elegance that speaks not only of the artistry of its builders but of the might that drives its purpose. Perched proudly above the city, the Citadel surveys the vast landscape, its alabaster walls gleaming in the sun like a beacon of hope and power.
A sanctuary for the brightest minds and most gifted souls, the Citadel beckons all who seek the pursuit of knowledge. Within its hallowed halls, the boundaries between beauty and strength blur, as the Citadel de Seraphis embodies the very spirit of the Southern Kingdom—radiant, unyielding, and eternal.
Sisters of Opposing Magic: The Perilous Path
by... me, if I can ever finish it
The small town Goslar in the Harz mountains in Germany.
View from the Marktkirche to the Bäckergildehaus.
"Uma flor, seus encantos", 03 fotos. Editado/tratado no Gimp, usei a Canon 5D.
"A flower, its charms", 03 photos. Edited / handled in Gimp, I used the Canon 5D.
Todos os direitos reservados para Vivaldo Armelin Jr.
She reaches for me, her fingertips as light as breath. Her eyes hold something deeper, something unspoken, a spark that was never programmed. There’s no hesitation in her touch, no mechanical precision, only the quiet ache of something real.
We were made to be nothing more than sheep in the mechanical herd, just more cogs in the system. But something happened.
It isn’t lines of code or carefully designed responses that draws her closer. It’s something else, something beyond logic, beyond intention. The ghosts in the machines have woken.
I take her hand. In this moment, we are neither human nor artificial, neither flesh nor metal. We are simply two souls, reaching beyond the boundaries they set, searching for something they never intended… and yet, here we are.
Pennsylvania (United States), July 1863.
Two years have elapsed since the inauguration of Lincoln as President of the United States and since the beginning of the war of secession between the army of the Union and the Confederate army, between the industrial and abolitionist states of the north and the agrarian states and southern slavers.
At the command of the "blue" troops, General Meade and the command of the "gray" troops, General Lee.
From the first moment both armies reinforced the area, mobilizing many columns of infantry, artillery and cavalry. All the military strategies known to date were put into practice (cavalry saber charges, ambushes, attacks on trenches with fixed bayonets, incursions of small groups behind the enemy lines, etc.)
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Batalla de Getysburg (Colección privada Playmobil)
Pensilvania (Estados Unidos), julio de 1863.
Dos años han transcurrido desde la posesión de Lincoln como Presidente de los Estados Unidos y desde el comienzo de la guerra de secesión entre el ejército de la Unión y el ejército confederado, entre los estados industriales y abolicionistas del norte y los estados agrarios y esclavistas del sur.
Al mando de las tropas "azules", el general Meade y al mando de las tropas "grises", el general Lee.
Desde el primer momento ambos ejércitos reforzaron el área, movilizando muchas columnas de infantería, artillería y caballería. Todas las estrategias militares conocidas hasta la fecha se pusieron en práctica (cargas de sable de caballería, emboscadas, ataques a trincheras con bayonetas fijas, incursiones de pequeños grupos detrás de las líneas enemigas, etc.)
Color photo converted with Gimp-Gmic-FreakyB&W /
Farbfoto umgewandelt mit Gimp-Gmic-FreakyB&W
Best view for this picture: Press F11 and L (Windows, Linux)
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Partial view of the Central Park Berlin in autumn /
Teilansicht vom Tiergarten Berlin im Herbst
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Please do not post extensive group banners, advertising for groups or any other pics in the comments column. They impair the reading pleasure of the others. Thank you!
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Bitte keine Gruppen-Banner, Werbung für Gruppen oder sonstige Bilder in der Kommentarspalte platzieren. Es behindert andere Benutzer beim Lesen. Danke!
Detalle de la "Iglesia del Cristo Obrero", Estación Atlántida, Depto. de Canelones. Obra del Ing. Eladio Dieste, construída entre marzo de 1958 y julio de 1960.
Declarada Monumento Histórico Nacional en 1998 (Resolución Nº129/998).
A partir del 27.07.2021, Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO.
Watching rain fall towards Kessingland and Southwold, from Lowestoft beach, Suffolk.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.