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I was lucky enough last week to meet up with Flickrites Teri and Arina on a little sunflower gold tour. Having just missed some sunflowers the week before and the year before, I decided I'd get a little help before trying again. So when I got invited, I jumped at the chance...
Fortunately Mother Nature chimed in with calm winds and some really pretty rays of light. Even with the beautiful conditions, I blended two exposures in ps to get this final composition. This image was taken near Denver International Airport in Colorado.
Thanks Teri & Arina for inviting me to come along and to many more for providing the inspiration!
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A UNESCO world Heritage Site at Tamilnadu,India.For about 250 years, the Chola clan had ruled over a large part of South India. In those times, the Chola dynasty was at its apex and conquered many a parts of the northern territory. The wealth was brimming due to the outcome of their booming war operations. On one of the expeditions, Rajendra Chola,the great Chola who conquered a large area in South India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Sumatra, Kadaram (Kedah in Malaysia), Cambodia and others at the beginning of the 11th century A.D brought Ganga water in a golden pot and consecrated the reservoir 'Ponneri or Cholaganga'. Consequently, Rajendra was been titled as 'Gangaikondan' (the one who brought the Ganges). The king wanted to erect a 'larger than life' temple corresponding to the Brihadeeswara Temple at Tanjore.During 1020 - 29 AD, Gangaikondacholapuram had seen its construction.
The clouds were looking good and I knew I had to get out to the coast. This is a shot I got on an evening out at Bonny Doon beach near Davenport. It was extremely windy and I could only get in one or two shots before the sea spray saturated my filter and lens. Although it was very frustrating I hung in there and managed to get a few good ones. Thanks for stopping by!
Better on black background.
Taken in the forest near the Queens View Pitlochry. I really like the shadows of the trees, output sharpened using Nik Sharpener Pro, adjusted levels and curves in CS6. Taken hand held with my Fuji XE2 and Fuji 10-24.
The Les Orgues of Ille Sur Tet are strange sandstone pillars. Here seen in the early morning looking East.
The Pinnacles, NZ. Trekked through this rugged mountain range through the coromandel forest park, 2490ft to the summit of the pinnacles. For those lord of the rings fans, the 'path of the dead' scenes from the return of the king was filmed in this region!
Galveston is an island city on the Gulf Coast of Texas. It’s known for Moody Gardens, where giant glass pyramids house sharks, monkeys and other animals. Amusement rides and restaurants line Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier on the south shore. West is bird-rich Galveston Island State Park, with its trails, kayak launches and fishing spots. Stewart Beach and East Beach are on the island’s eastern end.
A few more from yesterday! The main one is very similar to my Soap Film 47 - I should perhaps have added it underneath that one at the time but here it is in its own right (plus two more in the Comments).
Colours and patterns arising from the interference of reflected light rays on a thin film of water and soap held in a tiny frame (a 'bubble wand'). The inner circle which I use for these photos measures 18mm. I removed the ugly plastic outer surround to the ring in Photoshop and the colours are slightly brightened - otherwise the soap film is entirely natural.
Using some washing up liquid (Tesco's own brand!) with some water added - it's so tempting to try this out using different soaps!
Sony Alpha 100 SDLR camera with Cosina Macro 100mm lens; 1/125 sec at f/11 (ISO 200). No flash - lit by an office type angle-poised lamp.
Anyone interested in this type of photography, please feel free to join the Soap Films group (link below) and add some photos soon!
HDR background
2 hdr images stitched , each +- 2 stops
Strobist:
3 x studio light, 2 6ft softboxs either side of model, 5ft octo in front
Image done for an event on facebook(www.facebook.com/events/1554812144807245/). I do not own this image, i just did the retouching. Image taken and owned by Sarah Bowman Photography.
Last rays of the setting sun find their way into a dark birch forest.
Nikon Z 30, Nikkor Z 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 DX