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A composite I just made. The model is a friend of mine and we tried to make a sport shoot.
Strobist info :
2 rim lights on each side and back of the model in strip modifier with 2 Godox TT685 speedlights.
Main light with my lover, the Godox AD600 in fornt of the model and just above me. All was triggered with my Godox X1-T.
Post-Processing :
Contrast and color search / Dodge and Burn (the light is of course the base to improve the contrast) / small skin work / vignetting / Grain and a VSCO tweak.
Maschinen Krieger Series - LUM-168 Camel
Wacom tablet - intuos pro
Corel Painter
Composite - Ps
The machine swooped down to a halt, right in front of me, it's voice spoke inside my mind, saying;
"The power that governs the destiny of all living beings is called the Eagle, not because it is an eagle or has anything to do with an eagle, but because it appears to the seer as an immeasurable jet-black eagle, standing erect as an eagle stands, its height reaching to infinity.
As the seer gazes on the blackness that the Eagle is, four blazes of light reveal what the Eagle is like. The first blaze, which is like a bolt of lightning, helps the seer make out the contours of the Eagle's body. There are patches of whiteness that look like an eagle's feathers and talons.
A second blaze of lightning reveals the flapping, wind-creating blackness that looks like an eagle's wings. With the third blaze of lightning the seer beholds a piercing, inhuman eye. And the fourth and last blaze discloses what the Eagle is doing.
The Eagle is devouring the awareness of all the creatures that, alive on earth a moment before and now dead, have floated to the Eagle's beak, like a ceaseless swarm of fireflies, to meet their owner, their reason for having had life. The Eagle disentangles these tiny flames, lays them flat, as a tanner stretches out a hide, and then consumes them; for awareness is the Eagle's food.
The Eagle, that power that governs the destinies of all living things, reflects equally and at once all those living things. There is no way, therefore, for man to pray to the Eagle, to ask favors, to hope for grace, The human part of the Eagle is too insignificant to move the whole.
It is only from the Eagle's actions that a seer can tell what it wants. The Eagle, although it is not moved by the circumstances of any living thing, has granted a gift to each of those beings. In its own way and right, any one of them, if it so desires, has the power to keep the flame of awareness, the power to disobey the summons to die and be consumed.
Every living thing has been granted the power, if it so desires, to seek an opening to freedom and to go through it. It is evident to the seer who sees the opening, and to the creatures that go through it, that the Eagle has granted that gift in order to perpetuate awareness.
For the purpose of guiding living things to that opening, the Eagle created the Nagual. The Nagual is a double being to whom the rule has been revealed. Whether it be in the form of a human being, an animal, a plant, or anything else that lives, the Nagual by virtue of its doubleness is drawn to seek that hidden passageway.
The Nagual comes in pairs, male and female. A double man and a double woman become the Nagual only after the rule has been told to each of them, and each of them has understood it and accepted it in full.
To the eye of the seer, a Nagual man or Nagual woman appears as a luminous egg with four compartments. Unlike the average human being, who has two sides only, a left and a right, the Nagual has a left side divided into two long sections, and a right side equally divided in two.
The Eagle created the first Nagual man and Nagual woman as seers and immediately put them in the world to see. It provided them with four female warriors who were stalkers, three male warriors, and one male courier, whom they were to nourish, enhance, and lead to freedom.
The female warriors are called the four directions, the four corners of a square, the four moods, the four winds, the four different female personalities that exist in the human race.
The first is the east. She is called order. She is optimistic, light- hearted, smooth, persistent like a steady breeze.
The second is the north. She is called strength. She is resourceful, blunt, direct, tenacious like a hard wind.
The third is the west. She is called feeling. She is introspective, remorseful, cunning, sly, like a cold gust of wind.
The fourth is the south. She is called growth, She is nurturing, loud, shy, warm, like a hot wind.
The three male warriors and the courier are representative of the four types of male activity and temperament.
The first type is the knowledgeable man, the scholar; a noble, dependable, serene man, fully dedicated to accomplishing his task, whatever it may be.
The second type is the man of action, highly volatile, a great humorous fickle companion.
The third type is the organizer behind the scenes, the mysterious, unknowable man. Nothing can be said about him because he allows nothing about himself to slip out.
The courier is the fourth type, He is the assistant, a taciturn, somber man who does very well if properly directed but who cannot stand on his own.
In order to make things easier, the Eagle showed the Nagual man and Nagual woman that each of these types among men and women of the earth has specific features in its luminous body.
The scholar has a sort of shallow dent, a bright depression at his solar plexus. In some men it appears as a pool of intense luminosity, sometimes smooth and shiny like a mirror without a reflection.
The man of action has some fibers emanating from the area of the will. The number of fibers varies from one to five, their size ranging from a mere string to a thick, whiplike tentacle up to eight feet long. Some have as many as three of these fibers developed into tentacles.
The man behind the scenes is recognized not by a feature but by his ability to create, quite involuntarily, a burst of power that effectively blocks the attention of seers. When in the presence of this type of man, seers find themselves immersed in extraneous detail rather than seeing.
The assistant has no obvious configuration. To seers he appears as a clear glow in a flawless shell of luminosity.
In the female realm, the east is recognized by the almost imperceptible blotches in her luminosity, something like small areas of discoloration.
The north has an overall radiation; she exudes a reddish glow, almost like heat.
The west has a tenuous film enveloping her, a film which makes her appear darker than the others.
The south has an intermittent glow; she shines for a moment and then gets dull, only to shine again.
The Nagual man and the Nagual woman have two different movements in their luminous bodies. Their right sides wave, while their left sides whirl.
In terms of personality, the Nagual man is supportive, steady, unchangeable. The Nagual woman is a being at war and yet relaxed, ever aware but without strain. Both of them reflect the four types of their sex, as four ways of behaving.
The first command that the Eagle gave the Nagual man and Nagual woman was to find, on their own, another set of four female warriors, four directions, who were the exact replicas of the stalkers but who were dreamers.
Dreamers appear to a seer as having an apron of hairlike fibers at their midsections. Stalkers have a similar apronlike feature, but instead of fibers the apron consists of countless small, round protuberances.
The eight female warriors are divided into two bands, which are called the right and left planets. The right planet is made up of four stalkers, the left of four dreamers. The warriors of each planet were taught by the Eagle the rule of their specific task: stalkers were taught stalking; dreamers were taught dreaming.
The two female warriors of each direction live together. They are so alike that they mirror each other, and only through impeccability can they find solace and challenge in each other's reflection.
The only time when the four dreamers or four stalkers get together is when they have to accomplish a strenuous task; but only under special circumstances should the four of them join hands, for their touch fuses them into one being and should be used only in cases of dire need, or at the moment of leaving this world.
The two female warriors of each direction are attached to one of the males, in any combination that is necessary. Thus they make a set of four households, which are capable of incorporating as many warriors as needed.
The male warriors and the courier can also form an independent unit of four men, or each can function as a solitary being, as dictated by necessity.
Next the Nagual and his party were commanded to find three more couriers. These could be all males or all females or a mixed set, but the male couriers had to be of the fourth type of man, the assistant, and the females had to be from the south.
In order to make sure that the first Nagual man would lead his party to freedom and not deviate from that path or become corrupted, the Eagle took the Nagual woman to the other world to serve as a beacon, guiding the party to the opening.
The Nagual and his warriors were then commanded to forget.
They were plunged into darkness and were given new tasks: the task of remembering themselves, and the task of remembering the Eagle.
The command to forget was so great that everyone was separated. They did not remember who they were. The Eagle intended that if they were capable of remembering themselves again, they would find the totality of themselves. Only then would they have the strength and forebearance necessary to seek and face their definitive journey.
Their last task, after they had regained the totality of themselves, was to get a new pair of double beings and transform them into a new Nagual man and a new Nagual woman by virtue of revealing the rule to them. And just as the first Nagual man and Nagual woman had been provided with a minimal party, they had to supply the new pair of Naguals with four female warriors who were stalkers, three male warriors, and one male courier.
When the first Nagual and his party were ready to go through the passageway, the first Nagual woman was waiting to guide them. They were ordered then to take the new Nagual woman with them to the other world to serve as a beacon for her people, leaving the new Nagual man in the world to repeat the cycle.
While in the world, the minimal number under a Nagual's leadership is sixteen: eight female warriors, four male warriors, counting the Nagual, and four couriers. At the moment of leaving the world, when the new Nagual woman is with them, the Nagual's number is seventeen. If his personal power permits him to have more warriors, then more must be added in multiples of four."
Explored on September 27, 2013
Hall of the Two Sisters / Sala de las Dos Hermanas.
Palace of the Lions (ca. 1370-1391), The Alhambra.
Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
Technical data: Nikon D800 | Nikkor AF-S 14-24 mm f/2.8G ED at 14mm.
1/25s | f/5.6 | ISO 400.
Processing: Lightroom 5.
Wacom Intuos 5 pen tablet.
The Hall of the Abencerrages and the Hall of the Two Sisters, located on the South and North side of the Court of the Lions respectively, are two of the most beautiful spaces created in the history of Islamic Architecture.
Three basic elements constitute the structural core of these vaulted spaces: the squared hall; the circular or polygonal dome; and the drum, and intermediate element that enables the transition the transition from the square shape to the circular base of the dome. In order to support the diagonal sides of the drum, squinches are usually added. This passage from the square to the circle symbolizes the journey from the Earth to the Sky.
The principle behind the extremely complex appearance of these structures is the use of a prismatic modular element known as muqarna. The more than 5,000 pieces that conform the visible part of the dome of the Hall of the Two Sisters -the biggest structure of its kind in the world- were originally prisms made of plaster that were then carved at an extremity. The modules were then assembled in the form of an immense puzzle to create a continuous surface. Each one of the individual pieces was finally sculpted and painted.
The masterful work of the Moorish artisans who once crafted these domes shines with alluring detail and geometrical perfection still to this day. In the Alhambra, however, nothing is as simple as it seems. The geometrical solution actually adopted in both cases purposely breaks the octagonal symmetry of the ceiling in an almost invisible way precisely under the chechia, at the very vertex of the dome. As we already know, perception and reality are not always aligned.
Zaanse Schans, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederlands
Starting in 1961, historic buildings, windmills, barns and houses from across the Dutch Zaan region were brought to Zaanse Schans in pieces and reassembled. The town is now a very popular tourist destination to view 18th and 19th century Dutch life.
Windmills (shot March, 1976):
Hexanon AR 50mm f/1.7
Kodachrome 64
Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED, VueScan
Sky (Shot June, 2003):
Nikon F100
AF-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
Kodachrome 25
Scan: Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 ED, VueScan
Processing: Two different 3625 x 5436 vertical images of the same windmill silhouette arranged to make a horizontal 7250 x 5436 image), masking to add the sunset scan with a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet.
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A once beautiful house has fallen into disrepair, a victim of abandonment, neglect and possibly progress.
A digital painting created using Wacom Intuos tablet, Corel Painter 2017, Photoshop CC 2015.5, ArtRage 4.5 and digital photography.
• There is a Myth that Mermaids are born from the innocent women who drowned from being thrown overboard for it was a belief women brought bad luck. As they sink to the ocean floor they are transformed. Reborn to seek revenge.
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Second big job on a portrait, using all the different technics I had learnt : dodge and burn, frequency separation, Hue and Saturation, Noise, Highlights, Shadows, playing and making a dedicated background with a DIY vignetting.
Feel free to comment please, from bad to good comments, I would appreciate it !
Strobist info :
Main light :
A Godox Witstro Ad600 in a octabox in front of model (2,40 m high) and slightly on the right side of the subject. Powered at 0 in TTL.
Fill light :
A speedlight through a softbox (80cm x 80 cm) on the left side (8 hours) at 1/16, zoom 50mm.
Kick light :
A speedlight through a softbox (80cm x 80 cm) on the left side behind the model (10 hours) at 1/8, zoom 50mm.
A Photoshoot I had yesterday! Was shot with the Hasselblad 500c with Natural Day lighting. Used the Sonnar 150mm F4 CF T* lens.
Did a long wanted/awaited Fran cosplay thanks to evermore giving me the last few pieces! Thanks again!
Unable to decide the final frame of this shot... Therefore, I put the 2 frames I prefer.
Strobist info :
Cross light with an octabox (90 cm) on the right side with a Godox Qt600 II at 1/4.
Background vignet with a Godox Qt600II with basic diffuser and a 20 degres honeycomb grid at 1/16.
A digital painting I did in Photoshop CS. I limited my tools to just a hard round brush & eraser & painted it freehand, using minimal layers & an Intuos 2
Dear Friends,
I can't believe it's been almost two months since my last upload.
Life has been extremely busy and it's hard for me to keep up with everything.
I have been shooting many sunrises in these last weeks: I am concentrating on new projects which need a lot of dedication.
This is an image from my four days in Brighton in September: the Michael Levin workshop has been a fantastic experience, meeting him was inspiring and everything even exceeded my high expectations!!!
I am now trying to bring my photography to a new level; I will concentrate just on my 'perfect' images: expect very few uploads!
By the way, I have tried an Intuos tablet and I think I will never come back to the mouse for the accurate processings; I couldn't believe the difference it makes!
Hope you all are doing great and I really apologize for being that absent lately. I missed you all!!!
Details
- CANON 5d Mark II ir, EF 70-200 f/4 IS @ 111 mm, f/9, 61 s, ISO 100
- Mirror Lockup, Phottix TC-501 Remote Shutter
- Lee Big Stopper (10 stops ND filter)
- Tripod
The shot
Brighton Beach, UK.
The Processing
Photoshop:
- Added many soft light layers to adjust light;
- Applied Noise Reduction
- Resized for the Web (1200px);
- Applied an Unsharp Mask to slightly improve contrast;
- Smart Sharpen + More accurate (On luminosity 'blending mode', at low opacity, foreground and wall only);
- Framing and Signature.
Take a look at it, LARGE on Black :
@ You all
Comments, faves and critiques are always welcomed!
I wish you all a fantastic weekend; I will try to catch up with your works in the next hours
My new Apple iMac 27" + 24" LED Cinema Display (ACD).
Stuff on the picture:
-Apple iMac 27" (Core i7, 8GB RAM, 1TB)
-Apple 24" LED Cinema Display
-Apple iPhone 3G 16GB Black
-Apple iPod 5.5G 80GB Black
-Apple Wired keyboard
-Apple Magic Mouse
-Apple Classic Remote
-Apple Dock
-Chinese iPhone dock
-Wacom Intuos 4 Large
-Wacom Intuos 4 Pen + holder
-M-Audio Studiophile AV40 speakers
-Sandisk Firewire Compact Flash cardreader
-Datacolor Spyder 3 Elite calibrator
-8GB Transcend CF card
Info
Camera: Nikon D300 + Nikkor 17-55mm
Extra: Nikon SB900 + Pocket Wizard + White shoot through umbrella (from the right)
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Strobist info :
One cross light on the right side, a GODOX QT600ii through an octabox 90 cm (1/2 Power) - One rim light on the left side, a little behind the model, a GODOX QT600ii in a strip box. One GODOX AD200 with honeycomb grid to highlight the hairs. All was triggered with a GODOX X1-T.
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I wish all my friends and photo lovers a big Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2018 !
Strobist info :
This shot is inspired from this shot I found amazing : www.flickr.com/photos/128396124@N05/30853832774/in/faves-...
Thanks to him !
After many months of closed schools, the time has come for kids to go back to their natural place. So every morning they arrive, others on foot, others by bus, by car or... on their magic pencil! Full disclosure, there may be others that are even more excited for the open schools than the kids. You guessed it, it’s the parents!
If you noticed the ladybug, leave a 🐞 in the comments
Made with #NikonD750 Adobe Photoshop and Wacom Intuos S
Stock photography: Unsplash and Pixabay
You have to see it REALLY large to take it all in....
This piece is an homage to two of my favorite flickr artist/friends, Giuseppe Parisi (G2 Studio) and Mattijn Franssen (Mattijn). The digital matte painting aspect is inspired by Giuseppe, the presence of me, today in a hood, and my pug Meeka, as well as some of the compositional elements are inspired by Mattijn. Thanks for the inspiration guys, and keep up the great work!
This took about 24 hours to complete, not including the time it took to take the photos. The mountains were hand painted using my Intuos 3 Tablet and textured with source photographs.
The complete image contains 56 layers.
This is one of the hardest images that I have done so far. Mainly because I have not really practiced hand painting enough, but that was kind of the idea for this image, practice. Lucky for me I am on vacation so I have the time to veg out in front of my computer for three days straight. lol.
While i went through yesterdays shots in Adobe Bridge the shots of this steel girder of which i have about 30 jumped out at me and while Norma was saying yesterday that my last upload was maybe my best yet i was confident that i could top that. Anyway as me and Allan England an a rotation policy :P at the HAven on Sunday morning he was at this spot first but i didnt think he had managed to get a shot as the tide was lower when he was doing the North shift. Anyhoo low and behold a beautiful shot pops up on FB today by Allan and its nearly the same lol.
It seems we've both been effected in the same way by Dave Brightwell and his awesome ability to find some kind of great FG interest. I thought Allan wouldve been happy with his giant log but no, he soon got bored of that when he seen this girder :D
I have to say it was a great morning, a stunning sunrise and all the better for the fact that so many people were out nearby shooting and captured it :)
In this shot i think i mightve used the Kood ND4, i defo used the Lee 0.9 Soft Grad and the Hitech 0.9 Reverse Grad which was really good in these conditions. It really helps hold back the sun just before or after it pops up.
With this shot ive done very little in the way of PP. I straightened the lighthouse which was well conkey :O, i added a light grad of +1 EV in Adobe Camera Raw to the upper part of the sky then using a non destructive tekker on a 50 grey layer i did something else... can you guess?
Its something subtle but adds to the image. I used the Wacom Intuos 5 to do it and doubt it would be very easy without it.
I have to say after my first try with the Wacom i put it down and hadnt touched it for over a month as i bloody hated it but after a bit of perseverence im getting there and finding hings that it can do that you just cant do with a mouse! Thing is with a mouse its either off or on 100% whereas with the Pen you have 2000 levels of sensitivity. For example if you wanted to paint a line you can set it so that if you press lightly it does a fine line but if you press harder the line goes wider.
Great for this... something i need in my latest venture (watch this space)
So today in Photoshop ive learned the following...
How to change my brush size with the bracket keys.
How to switch between Black & White using 'X'
How to create a 50% Grey Layer in which you can non destructively Dodge & Burn. (I did already know this but sortve forgot a little part lol)
How to dodge & burn using Black & White instead of the actual Dodge & Burn Tool.
How to change the layer Opacity by using the number keys along the top of the keyboard.
I will forget all of this by the time i upload my next photo lol
Thanks for looking and please check out Allan's Stream. Also if you look at my last upload you can see everyone else's shots from various NE locations from yesterdays sunrise.
Sometimes I wish I had a massage team.. Minipandabears could be perfect, they are so professional...
Well, another shot made in this beautiful place with my beautiful model... What else ?
The sun was hard. I used the flash to open the shadows the best I could.
Sunrise captured at Eastbourne Pier back in late August.
Being there the day before managing to get blue hour and a sunrise, the sunrise being the more fruitful. Not managed to visit here before got lucky with the sunrise although moving around rapidly to get some sort of composition.
This one a long enough exposure of 26 seconds with a Black Mist filter. 6 stop Kase with Black mist filters combination.