Gawwdd.... She's a....

Thursday 21st May 2009

Sometimes I think I'm going to end up all alone in a cold apartment living on cat food from a can but I guess that's not so bad since I'm a cat after all ~ Story People

For Gorgeous Green Thursday, and Dip-It Thursday Theme: Everyday Objects, and Diptych: Two is better than one, a glimpse into my pantry - not so gorgeous but definitely 'everyday'. HGGT everyone!!

the floating storie part # V

the complete serie

YSSY SYDNEY KINGSFORD SMITH

The Common Man is the creation of author and cartoonist R. K. Laxman. For over a half of a century, the Common Man has represented the hopes, aspirations, troubles and perhaps even foibles of the average Indian, through a daily cartoon strip, "You Said It" in The Times of India. The comic was started in 1951.

With his unchanging dhoti and checkered shirt and a perpetually bewildered expression, the 'common man' symbolizes the mute millions of India, a silent spectator of marching time. The 'Common Man' who finds that the leaky tap in the bathroom is of greater concern to him than the failure of the summit, or the rise in the cost of toothpaste and tomatoes is more bothersome than the deficit in our foreign exchange reserves.

You can find some excellent cartoons by R K Laxman here:

link 1

link 2

link 3

Came across this while taking a evening walk on worli sea face, Mumbai. He stands at Worli Sea Face, facing the sea. Never speaking, just observing the state of affairs silently has been his trademark.

Post processed this slightly. Saturated all the colors except yellow. Some how felt like keeping the yellow light falling over from the adjoining street lights. Critiques please

[From archives of my Mumbai trip in Jan,09]

Explored #404 on 2009-08-19

Or something very Gothic in nature.

Clouds from photos added in layers.

Parameters:

Atlantis by Rama

www.fractalforums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id...

YSSY SYDNEY KINGSFORD SMITH

Postprocessing - BW and decreased the brightness

Postprocessing: Me

Photographer: Federico Forlani

This photo reminded me of one of my favorite songs: "The One Who Knows" by Dar Williams.

Time it was I had a dream, and you're the dream come true.

If I had the world to give, I'd give it all to you.

I'll take you to the mountains, I will take you to the sea.

I'll show you how this life became a miracle to me.

You'll fly away,

but take my hand until that day.

So when they ask how far love goes,

When my job's done

you'll be the one who knows.

All the things you treasure most will be the hardest won.

I will watch you struggle long before the answers come.

But I won't make it harder, I'll be there to cheer you on,

I'll shine the light that guides you down the road you're walking on.

You'll fly away,

but take my hand until that day.

So when they ask how far love goes,

When my job's done

you'll be the one who knows.

Before the mountains call to you, before you leave this home,

I want to teach your heart to trust, as I will teach my own,

But sometimes I will ask the moon where it shined upon you last,

And shake my head and laugh and say it all went by so fast.

You'll fly away,

but take my hand until that day.

So when they ask how far love goes,

When my job's done

you'll be the one who knows.

Words and Music by Dar Williams

For Flickr Group Roulette: What the Fluff?

For Today's Random Fact from My So-Called Life: I actually have three daughters but one is at camp this week. We all really miss her and are so happy she's coming back tomorrow. She makes us all laugh and the house is just a little more subdued with her gone.

postprocessed

RJTT TOKYO HANEDA

Marram grass in the dunes at Holkham, Norfolk.

For more about Holkham beach, see "Precarious beauty" at Oliver's Twists.

Original camera: Leica Digilux zoom. Postprocessed using Polagen (polagen.deviantart.com/).

View on black?

Postprocessing in LR4 and Single RAW HDR in Photomatix

YSSY SYDNEY KINGSFORD SMITH

If you like my pics, please thank me by checking out my music too, iTunes Ace Starry

A portrait of my daughter, Emma.

These are the settings I used to process this image. Adobe Lightroom 4.0.

RJTT TOKYO HANEDA

It was just an experiment, setting f/22 and shooting a Metz 32 Z-2 at "winder" (1/32 of max. power) from a short distance. It looks like it worked :-)

Available as 2560x1600 wallpaper here.

Olympus OM-1

Inverted 24 mm. f/2.8 Zuiko with ~10 mm. extension ring

Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400

Scanned from film with Nikon Super Coolscan IV ED

Summer wind unfurls the silvery undersides of the Sassafras leaves.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhhXEuxhpG4

postprocessing Lightroom 4 & Photomatix

This big turban is a specialty of men in rajasthan, India. Of late started venturing into portraits. This is my first serious attempt. Any feedback friends ?

My first postprocessed shot.

We mostly hear them. If we see them, it's a blur. This one decided to sit still for us. I ran and HDR workflow on this photo to bring out the color and contrast.

Convective landscape

sven jumping over his bike, balancing on the front wheel

In downtown Sydney.

(Some heavy post processing was needed to lighten the foreground subject.)

Postprocessing experiments/ Inspired by Maria Strutinskaya's workshop =))

Photo by Alena Mironova (Gorbunova)/ Детский и семейный Фотограф Алена Миронова (Горбунова)

Dedicated to ❤secret i❤ ; www.flickr.com/photos/secreti/ with Hugzz !

RJTT NEW TOKYO HANEDA INTL

Morning fog hits San Francisco

Mt Tamalpais, Marin, California

Nikon D70, Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VR

Adobe Lightroom (photo merge, spot removal, graduated filter, basic, tone curve, detail, lens corrections, effects)

3 exposures @ f/13, iso 800, 70mm (105mm)

____________________________________________________

This wasn’t actually taken on the East Peak, but I believe on the drive back I turned off the road and photographed the haze as it spread across the San Francisco Bay. I liked this angle because from here you can see both the skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge in the same line, while still having the foreground show and frame the distance of the photograph.

The elevator shaft in the surgery building at Beelitz. Note the floor information at the doors in German and Russian and the different way of counting: the first floor in German is equal to the second floor in Russian. The elevator cage itself can be seen at the very top, hanging at the top floor.

Postprocessed in Photohop, a collection of - NOT LOMOGRAPHIC - Diana-cameras!

... as I remember it.

"so raise your glasses, here's a toast to wasted lives" Stone Roses

A picture of St Albans Abbey Gateway which was originally part of the whole Cathedral area but is now part of the St Albans Abbey Boys' School.

A digital infrared which has been post-processed in PS. Camera Nikon D70 unconverted, Hoya R72 filter.

This is not a miniature. This was taken from the 43rd floor looking almost straight down. Here is the original.

The miniature effect is achieved via fake tilt-shift technique.

This woman was watching a Christmas concert at the mall with the intensity usually seen at a symphony. My original wasn't sharp enough to post (low light), so I'm thrilled that post-processing allowed me a way to share her.

HSS!