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Shooting the lightpost at about 4:30pm made it possible to illustrate (1) early evening daylight - note, the lights are not on yet and (2) the winter clouds of Texas. This photograph was shot in Kemah, Texas on Saturday, January 29th, 2011.
We were putting the finishing touches on a new cooling tower installation at work. 4 new units on the 6 floor level with an impressive crane doing the lifting. I managed to get a couple of shots on the way to the parking lot.
Lightpost is in the foreground.
An excellent page explaining the science behind that age-old rule of thumb about sailors and red sky can be found here. The basic idea is that high pressure areas of the atmosphere tend to contain a lot of "dirty" air (soot, dust, other particles), and low angle sunlight passing through dirty air experiences scattering such that mainly reddish wavelengths arrive at the observer. As a result: "Since it is morning you are looking east, and the red sky indicates that there is high pressure there. Because you are in the mid-latitudes, the high is moving eastward--away from you. That could only mean that a low, and very likely an associated storm, is moving toward you from the west. Sailor take warning!"
Throw back Thursday
I was recently shown a social media post that went something along these lines….
Going outdoors – not cancelled
Music - not cancelled
Family - not cancelled
Reading - not cancelled
Singing - not cancelled
Laughing - not cancelled
Hope - not cancelled
Let’s remember what we have
Rather than going out and creating new images, it seems appropriate to look back at past collections of beautiful things our area has to offer during these difficult times and that will still be here when we are done with the current conditions….
Stay safe, stay supportive
Photography by Craig McCLure
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I don't always shoot black & white, but when I do...
I usually create my b&w tones using a Black and White Adjustment Layer in Photoshop, and Curves. But I really like the options in Silver Efex Pro 2. I started with a preset and gave it some tweaks, then added my own ND Graduated filter to darken the top of the sky. lightpost at the end of a cloudy bridge 205
I don't always shoot black & white, but when I do...
I usually create my b&w tones using a Black and White Adjustment Layer in Photoshop, and Curves. But I really like the options in Silver Efex Pro 2. I started with a preset and gave it some tweaks, then added my own ND Graduated filter to darken the top of the sky. Funny how Lightroom has presets for graduated filters, but Photoshop doesn't.
24mm, f/9.5, 0.3 sec (varies), ISO 100
9x HDR, Photomatix, ACR, Photoshop, Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
Lots of food tags today on the way to the Barc Cat Fair. These were taken walking from Greenpoint to N 1st & Wythe in Williamsburg. Some have been around for a while, some are new.
Sullivans Pub
Erie's Oldest Irish Pub
Located in Downtown Erie
A popular place especially on St. Patricks Day
#sunset #morning #Derbyshire #home #sun #colours #red #yellow #orange #purple #bird #silhouette #lightpost #trees #sky.
As a surprised gift for some of our friends I made a full collection of Dharma Initiative Wine Charms. I guess they could be worn as necklaces too, but they are almost a little big for that.) Through the magic of shrinky dinks, i made this set of 12 charms from some of our favorite Dharma stations and work groups, including the swan, hydra, flame, looking glass, orchid, pearl, temptest, arrow, lightpost, the motorpool, cooking staff and security.
Note: My Post office assured me that these would arrive by Tuesday's lost party. Of course they didn't arrive until Friday! Grrrr. Since the surprise is ruined I decided to make the photos viewable by everyone! Dave & Amy, Matt & Wilma - Josh and Bryce have these and I figured each couple could get four. Enjoy!