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So this is my first attempt at putting together a collage style photo composed of multiple different layers captured at different windlights. Like a stack. I need to work on controlling light better so I can get highlights rather than just different colors. I kinda like it though!
This one is actually from a couple of months back. Recently I've been making an effort to train myself in the art of rope bondage. And with the help of a lot of examples on Flickr, and my friend Linda Lovelace in particular, I've had some degree of success. As Daisy can attest, we've had literally dozens of practice sessions, where I try various techniques and see how secure it is by having Daisy do her best to get loose. The goal being to get to a point where both she and I know she is totally secure, and unable to get free without my help. We don't want our little lady to feel insecure, now do we?? 😜
Anyway, since it was a learning experience and not to the level I would prefer, I haven't posted any of the photos. But I suppose this session wasn't too bad.....so I will post of few shots here and there this week.
If you are curious as to the point of this position, we were playing a old college drinking game called "Hi Bob!". You know that game where you watch old Bob Newhart Show reruns and do a shot every time someone says "Hi Bob!"?? (Yeah, I'm probably showing my age here...) Well I thought of a neat variation on the theme. We watched several episodes, and every time someone said the magic word, Daisy got a shot....with my paddle. And who could blame me....isn't that just a deliciously inviting target??? 😍
Drummers practice on the battlements of Edinburgh Castle before a performance of The 2015 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
A little practice goes a long way. While I haven't been doing much practice in the saddle this past week because of spraining my shoulder, I've still managed to get some training done with the baby boy. He's been worked in a Pessoa to encourage him to work deep, because as a big, long, horse who has been used to thundering around on his forehand, he needed to work more on rocking onto his hindquarters and engaging properly underneath. I've also been free-jumping him over cavaletti, particularly focusing on bounce jumps for him, because nothing teaches a horse to get back onto his hindquarters and stay there like having to jump a grid.
It seems to have paid dividends, with our practice session at Evergarden over the jump course coming in at what I think is a very respectable 62.09. I've no idea how it compares to everyone else, but I think it's around the fastest Foxtrot and I are capable of completing the course - in this case, I think his being as tall as he is works against him, as the distances in some of the double elements are a bit more than a bounce, and a bit less than a stride. With a smaller horse, you might get a stride in, which can help your horse center himself, but I think for Foxtrot, I'd have to ask for a longer, shallower, jump on the first element to land him in bounce distance for the second elements.
Either way, I'm super proud of the progress Foxtrot has made in such a short period of time, and I'm excited to see how he improves with more time to train him.
"If you think education is expensive -- try ignorance."
– Ann Landers, October 4, 1975.
"Never call yourself a philosopher, nor talk a great deal among the unlearned about theorems, but act conformably to them."
– Epictetus, 'Enchiridion'
"Theories usually result from the precipitate reasoning of an impatient mind which would like to be rid of phenomena and replace them with images, concepts, indeed often with mere words."
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 'Maxims and Reflections' (1833).
"How can we possibly test, or improve upon the truth of a theory if it is built in such a manner then any conceivable event can be described, and explained, in terms of its principles? The only way of investigating such all-embracing principles would be to compare them with a different set of equally all embracing principles- but this procedure has been excluded from the very beginning."
– Paul Feyerabend, 'Against Method' (1975).
Ever since I became a Flickr member I've enjoyed the gorgeous Bald Eagle pictures of, for instance Imtoootall, Doug LLoyd, Nikographer, Fella-1 and Garnite (to name a few...).
I long to go to the places they live/visit, see the eagles with my own eyes, but it seems that my wishlist of 'must see before I die'-places only grows longer since I'm on Flickr and the time left only becomes shorter.. :-)
But.... there are vague plans to go to Vancouver Island in autumn. I've heard from a friend that there seem to be a lot of these flying beauties around there.....
Meanwhile, last sunday I went with friends and their kids to Beekse Bergen in Holland. Apart from it being a lovely day which really lifted the spirits of us sunstarved people in the Netherlands (:-), they had a wonderful show with birds of prey.
So here was my chance to practice a little! You might call it a small miracle that I haven't hit anyone on the head with the camera and lens but I was só eager to get at least one shot right!
Ok, it might not (yet) be the real stuff, and it doesn't come near the quality of the above mentioned gentlemen's shots, but still I've enjoyed seeing this wonderful eagle fly enormously. (and at least it felt real !!! :-) )
This is my youngest. He knocked out some 80's rock for me while posing and letting me practice with my lighting. Oddly enough, he wasn't posing here, he was just looking at something behind him. I ended up liking it the best even though he's not playing his guitar here. I liked it so much when I took it I had him do several poses similar to this one.
Strobist:
Canon 6D, 24-70mm lens, Canon 580ex II camera left behind subject with a blue gel, at 1/8th, Canon 430ex in 24" softbox camera right, 1/2 power. ISO 200, shutter 1/500, f/3.5
Explore #118 March 2nd, 2009
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I've put a 'CANON 70-200mm f/4L USM Lens' on lay buy, so I thought I'd do some practice shots at around 70mm with my trusty kit lens!
I don't plan on using the new glass for landscapes, but there will be sometimes when I will, and I want to challenge myself to work within this focal length, tighter crops etc
- ISO 100, f9, 1/320, 70mm
- Canon 75-300 Kit lens.
- Tripod.
Processing
- Off camera.
- 'Landscape' calibration in Lightroom 2.2.
- A small 'photoshopped' bird for a bit of fun, (bird shots are taken at same location).
Practice makes perfect!
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Heavy winter rains create seasonal creeks that cascade down hillsides in unexpected places. This one was off OR-99 south of Oregon City.
This is a pretty common scene during the elk rut. A couple of satellite bulls sparring. Since they aren't challenging for dominance, this activity is primarily an exercise in preparation for when they are ready to do so. It's fairly rare for these practice bouts to get very intense...why risk injury when there is no reward to the victor?
Taken in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
I have decided to change from Adobe Elements to Lightroom and as a result am short of time while I get back into learning mode :-)
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You practice with your trumpet don't ya?
You practice your guitar till your fingers bleed.
Why?
Because if you're not an idiot you wanna give a wonderful performance with the camera.
- John Free (LA Street Photographer)
Taken at the same time as my 'Blowin in the Wind' shot. This is just a little further down the hill. Since I fixed my camera I have been thinking about my photography differently. Whilst I realise that my camera skills have improved, I still have a lot to learn about seeing a shot in my mind and quickly capturing it. John Free's video uploads have kept me motivated in practicing and improving what I do here.
**this shot didn't have the great light as the previous one shown below. This scene is in a dip, when we drive through here we always lose phone signal, it's a communication black hole! The light is softer and more subdued, giving a more gentle scene. I like this shot, however it has undergone multiple revisions and I'm still not 100% about it.
Thanks for coming to look at my little dusty corner of Flickr :)
With the recent onset of true, winterlike temperatures in our area, the thistle sock has seen an increase in activity. Seems there's at least one or two Goldfinches on it whenever I look outside.
However, on this rather rainy day, while doing some birdwatching, I noticed there were lots of Goldfinches on the thistle sock, so I grabbed a shot before they flew off. I caught eight of them in this shot.
As we await the arrival of Winter Storm Ezra tomorrow, it's a good thing the Goldfinches were practicing their clinging and sharing skills, as those skills may be put to the test over the next two days.
And yes, there's a squirrel photobomber in the background, scarfing up the whole peanuts I'd tossed out earlier.
..- Practicing surrealism..... On the real world .....
- Practicando el surrealismo....., sobre el mundo real...
Foregrounding Métis history and aesthetic practices, this painting includes around150,000 to 250,000 bead-like dots and blends Belcourt’s knowledge of beadwork traditions with her expertise in medicinal plants. Various plants are represented, as well as insects, raindrops, dew and birds. The patterns have been adapted from nature, with several inspired by traditional Métis floral beadwork. A visual ode to water, the work recognizes the life that water brings to everything and everyone.
The world you see is just a movie in your mind.
Rocks dont see it.
Bless and sit down.
Forgive and forget.
Practice kindness all day to everybody
and you will realize you’re already
in heaven now.
That’s the story.
That’s the message.
Nobody understands it,
nobody listens, they’re
all running around like chickens with heads cut
off. Jack Kerouac