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Laos Countryside
Imagine if that was your home town!
Would you want to live there?
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I had to apply vignetting to the image because the sunshine was obliterating the scene...;-).
February 18 is day 4 of my measurements of the growth-rate. The
bulb has grown two inches in two days. It has doubled its growth rate in the last two days.
February 18 = G :: Growth Rate Starts With The Letter G
G is for Growth Rate. That's good enough for me!
I planted a bulb, possibly Japanese iris, crocus, or hyacinth in a flowerpot of rooted coleus for spring replanting. A bunch of flowerpots with different rooted cuttings are on my kitchen windowsill.
I figured out how to measure this unknown bulb’s growth rate using a popsicle stick to mark the sprout’s height.
The growth rate I measured using a finely divided yellow metal tape is 7/16 inches or 1.11 centimeters per 24 hours.
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excuse the face, its sunday so its not a pretty day.
maybe edited a little too much? i got carried away with myself. ahhh at least i kept myself entertained for the day.
87/365.
:)
I find that the white balance settings dramatically influence the color tones of a shot like this. The auto settings of my Nikon D810 ranged from yellow/red to purple during this sunset. I shoot in RAW, so I don't fret about the auto-WB settings while in the field, but it does create a dilemma in post-processing. Because of this, I try to really pay attention to the color tones of the actual scene in front of me. No camera can truly capture it - the luminance, the feel, the tonality of the colors. In my approach, that's up to me to see it, remember it, and try to push the dials in a way that faithfully expresses what I saw. It's an elusive but satisfying process.
Original shot is here
This shot is essentially genesis of my affair with photography. I took this during my first photoWalk. Since then photography has become a passion
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About | HDR Cookbook | Before-and-After | Making-of | Pics to play with
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Watch the Before-and-After Comparison and the "High-definition Making of..." video (choose the 1080p version for full details) to see where this photo comes from!
The story of this photo:
I have been spending too much time on Google+ and too little time on flickr lately. Therefore, I've also not been commenting on your work as I used to and as I should. Sorry for that! But seeing Google+ come to live and grow right from the beginning has been exciting. There is a strong and very active photography community on G+ that is growing every single day. Just as a comparison, my 7 week old facebook page now has around 300 'followers'. My 3 week old Google+ profile has 3000. Crazy!!!
Speaking of 'followers', I know that people who express interest in a person's page on any social website are commonly called 'followers' or 'fans'. However, I don't like that term. I think that term degrades those people to a mere mass of individuals whose primary property is 'being a fan of XYZ' - a mere number that one tries to increase to get more exposure. I cherish every one of you who is interested in what I do, although it is getting increasingly difficult to memorize each one by the first name. ;-)
Anyway, this HDR vertorama does not depict a church as most of the earlier uploads of that type. Although, one may argue that it is kind of a temple too - a temple of the modern business world. However, I doubt that in 500 years from now, masses of people will be visiting it and look at its interior in awe. :-)
Enjoy!
Take a look at my "HDR Cookbook"! It contains some more information on my techniques.
How it was shot:
> Taken handheld [details]
> 4x3 autobracketed shots (three exposures each with 0, -2, +2 EV)
> Camera: Nikon D7000
> Lens: Sigma 10-20mm F3,5 EX DC HSM
> Details can be found here
How it was stitched and tonemapped:
> Created 4 tone-mapped images directly from the RAW files using Photomatix Pro 4.0 (Detail Enhancer)
> Created two additional exposures in ACR (+4EV and -4EV) to preserve highlights and shadows [details]
> Saved the images as 16bit TIFs
> Applied noise reduction (Topaz Denoise) to each of the source images [details]
> Resulting TIF images were then used as input to Photomatix
> Stitched the 4 tone-mapped TIFs using Photoshop
How it was post-processed:
> Post-processing was done in Photoshop
> Topaz Adjust on the entire image to get back the colors and the details [details]
> Topaz Infocus on the entire image for sharpening
> Saturation layer on the marble floor (desaturation)
> Curves layer on the marble floor (more contrast)
> Saturation layer on the white elements (desaturation)
> Levels layer on the white elements (more contrast)
> Saturation layer on the glass structure (master)
> Photo filter layer on the glass structure (cyan)
> Curves layer on the glass structure (more contrast)
> Saturation layer on the glass roof (master)
> Photo filter layer on the glass roof (blue)
> Saturation layer on the floor mats (master)
> Curves and Levels layer on the red brick walls (more contrast)
> Saturation layer on the red brick walls (master)
> Saturation layer on the metal rails (desaturation)
> Global saturation and levels layers (fine-tuning colors and contrast)
> Vignette effect using a masked fill layer [details]
> Sharpening using the high-pass filter [details]
> Watermarking
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Got up this morning in a playful mood (I love being retired) and was definitely thinking "out of the box" - picked up the Nikon and put on the 10-24, which I haven't done in a while. Sipped some coffee.
The light streaming through the windows invigorates. The sun was shining brilliantly, although the air was heavy with humidity, but it wasn't raining (yay) and the sky was void of cloud cover (rare the past month).
Shooting with a wide angle is fun! Hit the inside of the house first and then went outdoors, but those shots can wait for another day.
I kept the fun going with Photoshop... Five For Fun.
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Post processing was done the same on all images. Each is as framed and reduced to 180dpi from 300. No other images or color were added. Toning, saturation and filters were all used in the same order for each photo. Spot saturation and toning on each for finished results.
Wish fortune to smile on all of you :)
Ken Lewis...your words speak to hearts.Thank you my friend!
Wishes dream the future to life
each thought and sigh leaving its mark
on the moments not yet born,
and for those who see beyond
the surface of the moment
to the traces of all the nows
alive within the energy of our spirit,
the steps upon the path may be glimpsed
through the fog of today's skies
The future never arrives unless we live it today...
Ken Lewis
I'm behind on my reading, what else is new? When they arrive I quickly thumb through them, always intending to go back to each one when I have the time, but then another one arrives... Of course I found the time to over process this photo, several magazines at a time, running them through the filters in Photoshop, sometimes more than once, and then a couple of final hits in Aviary... HSS everyone!
Gale force winds and huge waves over Black Rock this morning. I braved the weather to go and capture some half-marathon shots and I was amazed just how many runners there were. I gather more than 8K reached the finishing line. Champions, every one of them.
I found myself a wonderful bus shelter to stand under. I thought I was a champion just coming out in this weather.
Post-processed to the max.
What started as an exercise in photographing reflections in liquid, gave me an idea for a new set: Idioms. I've never really understood this saying, and to me it seems a bit dismissive, as though the cause of upset is not significant or valid enough to warrant the upset. Anyway - more weird sayings to come ...
Thanks to ASfotos for the beautiful texture
My first experiments in Tilt Shift Miniature Faking. The picture was not originally taken with this technique in mind, so the depth of field is not ideal. The result is not as miniaturesque as a typical tilt-shift fake, but I still like how it highlights the ferry in the middle.
This is the original image.
Want to learn how to do it? Here is a great tutorial.
WARNING! I snapped these photographs under duress by my husband.
I am terribly afraid of spiders of all kinds, yet my husband insisted I take these pictures and share them.
I have these red plastic trays that I use on my young tomato plants when I put them in the ground to help strengthen their root system. I was removing the spent plants and the trays from the garden the other day. When I turned the tray over to spray it off with the hose, I was surprised by this visitor. There is more information about Black Widows here:
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/eight-fun-facts-abo...
This pink Dogwood tree is the apple of my eye this year! It stands at the end of our driveway, before parking, and we are so proud of how it has flourished this year!
Hypothymis azurea (female)
Shot in the wild/habitat, Nasugbu, Batangas
This gorgeous very tiny bird is very difficult to photograph as it is kind of restless, hopping from branch to branch non-stop aside from being under the low-lighted tree. Out of 50 or so shots and an aching neck and arm ... I only managed to get a few good ones. This got to be it.