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For 2019: one photo each day (8/365) and 119 pictures in 2019, #112 "Vision". For this theme I took things very literally. Vision is precious, take good care of yours. This is the morning after cataract surgery in my right eye, and I'm wearing an eye protector ( for the first day or so). This is not much fun, so take care of your eyes. Cataracts are age related, but generally in association with environmental factors like excessive exposure to UV over time.
Here's a self-portrait from inside the Waenhuiskrans cave near Arniston.
Most of us who studied science at school will have learned that the smallest possible measure of light is known as a "photon". Although our camera sensors capture these photons fairly accurately, they're not always able to capture things exactly as our eyes can see them.
Let's imagine that each pixel in our sensor is represented by a bucket outside in the rain. If no drops manage to reach a particular bucket, then that pixel will be pure black. But if the bucket receives so many drops that it overflows, then that pixel would be pure white. As photographers, we're aiming to catch at least a few drops in every bucket, but not so much that they'll overflow.
Most of us who are passionate about photography will know that a "stop" is the measure of how much light is in a photograph. A one-stop increase means that the amount of light doubles, and similarly, a one-stop decrease means the amount of light is halved. The difference in "stops" between the brightest objects and the darkest objects in our photos is known as "dynamic range".
There are a huge number of stops between the darkest and brightest objects in the real world, many more than what our eyes can see (and our camera sensors are able to capture). Distant stars emit only a few photons per second, while the sun blasts out about 10^17 photons per second. That's about 57 stops!. Human eyes can only see between 10 and 14 stops of dynamic range at any moment, and approximately 24 stops when we have the time to adjust our eyes. Most DSLR sensors however, are still way below that, so sometimes we do need to capture multiple differently exposed images and blend them together afterwards.
This is one of those photos. :)
1.85:1 ratio
Sigma Art 40mm f1.4
White mist filter
LED RGB panel
I want to explore more with cinematic ratio and vibrant colors, we'll see !
Selfie: Reflection on Metro -
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Many people don't realize that I am deaf without my hearing aids. (Deafness runs in my family going back at least 4 generations.) But...like most people who are deaf/hard-of hearing, I read lips, something I cannot do in a world of masks.
This photo represents how the 'world-behind-masks' sounds to me.
Flickr Explore, 2021-07-21.
I've been tagged by one of my oldest and most creative contacts... Venustus Vita.
www.flickr.com/photos/venustusvita/
This is my second tag with a different group. This time I'll take the painful step of posting an impromptu self-portrait. Viewer discretion is advised!
Behind me is a portrait of my friend Tivoli whose family I've known and whose face I've photographed now for over 8 years. Behind me is one of the African masks I collect while on the shelves are some of the reproduction of Greek and Roman statues which are another collecting field.
Random facts:
1. To complete my undergraduate honors degree in English Lit at Kansas University, I wrote a 100 page essay entitled "Shakespearean references in James Joyce's 'Ulysses'" It took a year to write and I've never read it since.
2. I collect wood carvings of all sorts: African Masks, Indonesian deer, and small Buddish and Hindu sculptures.
3. I have two children who I love dearly.
4. Upon leaving a job overseeing the computer area at KU's Art and Design department, I took with me 3 filled boxes of thank you and graduation cards from students I worked with over a 24 year period.
5. I live in the apartment complex where the founder of Google grew up. Google maps traditionally have set Meadowbook Apartments as the "zero point" because of this.
6. My favorite video games are any of Sid Meier's "Civilization" series or the first amazing game entitled "Deus Ex."
7 I am a cancer survivor after 4 surgeries.
8 I once fell into a nine ft concrete tunnel at an abandoned concrete factory
9 I was born in a desolate area of the SW corner of my state - the land of Dodge City and cowboys.
10 I'm not a cowboy
11 My favorite documentary is Ken Burns' The Civil War
12 My favorite TV programs are Northern Exposure and Mystery Science Theatre 3000
13 The biggest quandry in my life is deciding between Canon and Nikon photo equipment
14 I won a watermellon seed spitting contest when young at the county fair.
15 I've only seen the ocean once and that was on the ferry around NYC.
16 I love too many movies to name, but perhaps my favorite is "The Maltese Falcon."
Happy Valentine Day to all my dear friends on Flickr. You know I love you!
You have got to love self-timer. Capturing my silhoutte on moonstone beach.
July 2, 2009 Explore: 107
Finally got a bit of space so was mucking about with some lighting ideas. Shock horror, no front light!
Elinchrom BXRi 500s, one with the deep octa behind me camera left, one with a gridded beauty dish high camera right, also behind. Large white reflector front camera right to fill the shadows a little bit. All fired with Skyports. Setup shot here: www.flickr.com/photos/bud/9119645416/
Photoshop for a bit of curves and high-pass for contrast.
Middle-distance gazing driven by the fact I'm watching an episode of the X-Files on my laptop, which is camera left. Gives me something to do while I'm waiting for the 10 second self timer to count down.
recently I've been analyzing too many things. Do you have days like that when you can't stop thinking of things you better not think about? Like what the future holds and other stuff.
I confess I lived a Sci-Fi past. Now I'm scared. Can I make it? After a long long time I can finally feel I'm so close to achive so many things... This is the face of someone who lost some things and persons through the distance and time. This is me, this is my hope. This is my time.
I see future saying "cheese"
Listening...
www.goear.com/listen/cef867d/Yeah-LCD-soundsystem
*crossing fingers*