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Some of the nicest things I know is to spend some time with my loved ones, and I know that I'm privileged 🙏

Aiko is the coolest dude I know, well of course you Flickr dudes are really cool too, but his way of begging is probably cutest 😁

 

I think I have to rewrite the saying "Sharing is caring" with

 

"Staring is sharing"

 

King Aiko and his brown eyes gets what he wants, always.

 

The deers are sharing the carrots available, that only lasts so long before one gets greedy.

 

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📍 Porthbeer Cove 🌊

 

The coves and beaches on Lizard Peninsula are my favourite coastal locations this time of year. It seems to be the ideal place locally to catch sunrises and sunsets.

 

I has discovered Porthbeer Cove, near Coverack, a year ago. At the time I bagged some decent photos and vowed to return.

 

On this visit, as the sun ascended through thick cloud, it broke through - casting crepuscular rays. To make the most of the sun rays, I zoomed the lens to 55mm to compress the perspective and effectively make the distant sky more prominent. A slow shutter speed captured the movement of the waves.

 

Canon 6D MkII | 24-105mm lens at 55mm | ƒ/20 | 1/4 sec | ISO 100 | Tripod | ND filter | Lightroom & Photoshop | Taken at Porthbeer Cove on 19-12-2021

 

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Key deer fawn w/ young buck.

Big Pine Key, Florida Keys

 

Key Deer Recovery efforts against the New World Screwworm infestation:

www.fws.gov/refuge/national_key_deer_refuge/

if i could find the words, they would be here... things change by david hopkins

Full loot from last week. Will is awesome....

 

Haven't mailed yet, Codey.

 

These were gifts so don't ask how I got them.

Another photo you have to read...carefully

The nighttime prep! *sorry Jake! Used your shaving cream on my legs*

 

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Mama Mei lost another one of her favorite slumber spots to her baby boy

Both Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji are curled up in Mama 's favorite slumber spot

Xiao Qi Ji savoring the fruitie that he stole from Mei Xiang

Tian and Mei happily enjoys their fruitcicles, while Mrs. D waits for some leftovers

The last decades brought the people to own an arsenal of objects – most of them seldom used and purchased without a pressing need to do so as one could have borrowed, shared or simply lived without them. We are hoarding our private treasures in our private spaces so they can silently get dusty in private. While we are so busy spending a lot of energy in our possessions, we forget that it might make us happier, to save the time we need to work for the purchase and invest it in something that truly makes a value to us.

More: www.pietschy.de/prized-possession/

Who's copying whom? ❤

Bei and Mei sitting together while eating their fruitcicles

Alright, just like others on Flickr, I’ve been asked how I get my HDR image to pop the way they do. Well, while in Baltimore I used my handy Flip Video to show you how simple my setup is.

 

Here is the link to me in Baltimore freezing my butt off, showing off the simple technique of shooting a rental car with 9 exposures. (don't mind the bags under my eyes... that's jetlag and aging for ya)

  

Okay, I shoot 9 exp because... well, my D200 can do it. It's digital and free. Now I typically take one shot. A test shot, with my metering on the largest matrix mode there is, to get an overall average of the scene's exposure. Plus with going further + and -, you cover more of the tonal range, so hopefully that contributes to a better overall final image.

 

But before I do that, I still need to find a shot that is interested and well composed on it’s own. Okay, got one? That was easy.

 

I use a tripod and remote trigger on Ch (high speed shutter) to snap all the shots at once. But take a single shot first to make sure the MAIN SUBJECT looks properly exposed.

 

If the mid-range looks to be exposed properly, then I'll know that it's what I want. Now I shoot 9 exp at 1stop intervals. Thus, if my scene normally would be shot at 1/60th, that means I'll be capturing the tonal range from +/- 4stops. There is a better chance that I'll get exposures of the darkest areas and brightest areas that way. So:

 

1/60, 1/1250, 1/640, 1/320, 1/160, 1/40, 1/20, 1/10, 1/5

 

So right there that covers more range and thus get more tonal coverage.

 

But that's only the tip of the ice cream. Now is time to get the images on the computer and process them.

 

Here is a quick 10 minute video on how I process the images with Photomatix and then Photoshop CS3

 

So in Photomatix, I roughly use these settings:

 

Strength: 100

Saturation: 100

Light Smoothing: (either the 4th or 5th button)  this has a dramatic effect on your overall image

Luminosity: Usually 10. Less = more halo affect on horizon, but does work better with the 4th Light Smoothing button.

 

Play around with these the most, as they will influence your image the most.

 

Tone:

white: 100

black: 100

Gamma: between 1.40 and 1.15

 

Color:

Temperature: between -2 and 4

Saturation Highlights: 10

Saturation Shadows: 10

 

Micro:

Micro-contrast: 10 (love me a good contrast)

Micro-smoothing: 5-30 (30 being smooth, 5 being pretty dramatic, but also lots of noise in the sky)

 

S/H:

Highlight Smoothing: 0

Shadow Smoothing: 0

Shadow Clipping: 0 unless I want some areas dark

  

Process. Save.

 

Once I get my photo into CS3, I take my time to dodge/burn the photo so all those little weird dark areas that Photomatix creates are all evened out. Once it's all even... ready for this, I:

 

Create a dupe layer

change it to: SCREEN (which makes it really bright)

adjust it to about.. I dunno, 30% or so until it looks properly exposed

Then flatten

Then use DODGE/BURN to even out the exposure and any areas that appear too dark/light

 

Create another dupe layer

change it to: SOFT or HARD light to exaggerate the colors a bit

adjust it appropriately.

Flatten

 

Once I do that, I might use the SPONGE tool to either saturate or desaturate the colors so it's even on the photo.

 

Now for the sky, if I want crazy clouds or colors, I use a magic wand or something to select the sky and thencreate another layer.

 

open up OPTIKVERVE'S VIRTUAL PHOTOGRAPHER and go through some of the presets in there. My personal favorites are:

 

Photocopy

Radiant

Landscape

 

Etc. Then I apply it, and adjust my layer, between 20 and 80%, depending on how much it changes the image

LARGE VERSION for educational purposes only.

 

That's about it really. There might be other things I do, but I always dodge/burn to even out the shadows and highlights. While the colors are vivid, I don't like things looking too crazy... usually.

 

"The bench, a place designed to serve its clients. A place to bring facilitation. A place where people come together and separate. A place where one can sit on the leftovers of the predecessor while reading Shakespeare. A public place which simply cannot help if the one that found it before you doesn’t want to share."

Find out more: www.pietschy.de/benchism-public-space/

Bei and Mei sharing some afternoon boo

Bei's too cute using his back paw to hold his big boy boo

Bei and his treat battle with Mei

Bei grabbing Mei's boo to chew on

Bei and Mei sharing some morning boo

Like Mama . . . Like Baby

Sharing just isn't the same unless Bei sits next to his Mama

Bei happily leans on Mei while eating some boo

since the cat wouldn't let the dog pas she decided to sit next to him and see how things go

Look at those ears!!! ❤

 

Open Sim LM (this spot is under water 8^) ): sharingiscaring.family:8002:LoveCats

Bei's failed attempts at getting Mei's treats resulted in him being content just snuggling up to her

Mei steals the corn stalk just as Bei goes in for a bite

Bei's so happy to be eating Mama's fruitcicle, while Mei's in the background asking for other treats

Mei shares her breakfast corn stalk with Bei

Bei decided to go upside down to reach for some boo . . . J.B.H.C.

Bei gives Mama Mei a sneaky snuggle while she tries to eat boo

Bei and Mei getting a cool drink of water from the pool

Unsuccessful attempts of a chubby cubby trying to get treats from Mama

Bei and Mei eating boo together, in sync

Like Mama, Like Baby ❤

Look at Bei's big fuzzy belly!! ❤

Bei sitting and eating boo just like Mama

Bei and Mei sharing some breakfast boo

(ok, I confess, the only reason I wanted this pic was because of Bei's foot)

Mei shares her boo with her baby boy

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