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A little more of 'Captain Orange'
Orange canna lily.
My front garden.
Cherrybrook, in northern Sydney
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV, with the Canon f 2.8 L 100mm macro lens.
And here is the 'Groove Master' himself, saxophonist Richard Elliot, with his funky 'Smooth Jazz' hit: 'Retro Boy'
www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=O_IuAMiKeaQ
Processed in:
Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Peak period on Sydney harbour.
Last Saturday night at McMahons Point Wharf.
Saturday 12th October, 2024.
Part of my recent dusk walking tours around the harbour.
Lately I have been parking the car along Blues Point Road, and walking down to the harbour.
A catamaran had just picked up more wedding guests from the McMahons Point Wharf, and was embarking on its dusk wedding cruise.
Meanwhile, the 'John Nutt' ferry - coming from Darling Harbour - was just about to dock at McMahons Point Wharf, to collect passengers going to Luna Park (Milsons Point) and then under the bridge to Circular Quay.
The 'John Nutt' is Sydney's newest ferry, commencing service in July, 2024. It is one of the new Parramatta River Class of catamarans. John Nutt was an engineer who was chiefly responsible for constructing Sydney's Opera House.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
So for this image I brought out the 16-35mm f/2.8L IS wide-angle lens in order to get ALL the city in the frame, even the Blues Point Tower, but also the W-Hotel in Darling Harbour.
Anyway, this is the view from the rainforest on Balls Head Reserve, at Waverton. I love this location in Sydney because you can drive right up to the headland and park amid the forest.
You get out of the car to be greeted by a squadron of Brush Turkeys that follow you everywhere!! After evading these wild turkeys you can select one of the many vantage points which give uninterrupted views of all the city.
Mind you, you do share the view with King Parrots, Rainbow Lorikeets (far too many of them, lol), Crimson Rosellas and a big army of Wattlebirds.
My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV with the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L IS USM lens.
Processed in Adobe Lightroom and PhotoPad Pro by NCH software.
Loudon Ridge Road - Sunset
I had shot this location before, but never with Autumn foliage, and never at Sunset.
Date: October 15, 2024
Location: Loudon, NH, USA
Equipment: Canon 5D Mark ii with Tamron 24-70mm F2.8 VC
Software: Lightroom Classic
Copyright: Neil Morrill, All Rights Reserved
Hope you enjoy!
NC
Optics : 80/480 Apo + ZWO EAF
Mount : Ioptron CEM70G & Ioptron TriPier;
Filter : H alfa Daystar Quark Cromosphere;
Filter : IR CUT Baader Planetarium 2”;
Camera : ZWO ASI 174 MM;
Software : FireCapture, AutoStakkert3, Photoshop
Equivalent Focal Length : 2016 mm
Solar Active Region NOAA 12882
Casalecchio di Reno - Italia
44° 29’ 29” N
11° 14’ 58” E
Ericpol Software Pool
Lodz, Poland
designed by HORIZONE Studio
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Ericpol Software Pool
Lodz, Poland
designed by HORIZONE Studio
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My Website: www.zeitfaenger.at
Creative Commons License: Attribution 3.0 Unported
Affinity by Canva: First Impressions
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
I spent half an hour learning/evaluating Affinity by Canva.
It's not an intuitive software, especially for those who aren't very experienced with editing, but it quickly makes you realize it's not one of those toy apps. Affinity is powerful, however, and includes a wealth of editing and graphics tools on par with more well-known and very expensive software.
It's not a product for astrophotography, so its value can be best demonstrated by its performance on non-ordinary images.
I limited myself to the Pixel section, i.e., photo editing, and after some testing, I ventured into processing a raw TIFF image of M42 (box 1), a subject rich in nuances, tones, and a myriad of details.
Even with the basic settings (box 2), the result is very satisfying. However, it's by exploring the advanced tools that I discover extremely useful applications for astrophotography, such as generating false-color images (box 3) and applying powerful and incredibly simple deconvolutional algorithms.
The use of deep learning in many tools is all too evident, and it's important/recommended not to get too carried away. The experienced user will know how much to use and, above all, when to stop to avoid entering the minefield of overprocessing, which is unfortunately widespread, where artifacts are considered objective details.
For software that has become free, can you expect more?
M42 taken with 127EDmm f/9
Not the scanning software problem but the Windows app. It was too easy using. That was the flaw. Was not designed for people looking for great results. Adobe did fine
This picture of a California wildflower was taken in a nature field just a few feet from the Pacific ocean near the famous town of Carmel. I assume it to be a daisy of some type. The field of depth was taken via the camera, not created using software.
postprocessing:
reinforced sharper
using PhotoFiltre software
CROP
Highest position: #373 on Saturday, February 21, 2015
mode=history
Highest position: #342 on Saturday, February 21, 2015 (best position Saturday night)
The externel flash [Canon Speedlite 430EX II ] helps in exact focussing with its infrared method.
There was some wind.
Exif data
Artist eagle1effi
Canon Exposure Mode Program AE
Tele-macro
Camera <b<Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 17.5 mm aka 96 mm
ISO Speed 100
Tele-macro
Focus Distance Upper 1.15 m
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Herbe de la pampa
L'adjectif spécifique selloana lui a été donné en 1818 par le naturaliste Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), en hommage au botaniste et naturaliste allemand Friedrich Sellow qui étudia la flore d'Amérique du Sud, en particulier celle du Brésil.
Cortaderia selloana, commonly known as pampas-grass,
is a flowering plant native to southern South America, including the pampas after which it is named.
Der Begriff "Ziergras" stammt nicht aus der Botanik.
hier: Pampasgras aka Cortaderia Selloana
... after the German botanist and naturalist Friedrich Sellow.
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The feathery flower head plumes, when dried, are widely used in flower arrangements and other ornamental displays.
Das Amerikanische Pampasgras (Cortaderia selloana) oder Silber-Pampasgras
ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Süßgräser (Poaceae).
Das Schneiden der meisten Ziergräser sollte im Frühjahr vorgenommen werden und nicht im Herbst, weil ansonsten Wasser in die Halme gelangen und zu Fäulnis führen kann. Das spätere Zurückschneiden im Frühjahr schützt die Pflanzen außerdem vor Kälte und hilft ihnen zu überwintern.
Wegen der auffallenden Farben und imposanten Wuchs-Formen ihrer Blätter, Blüten oder Halme auch im Herbst und Winter sind Ziergräser (englisch: ornamental grass) ein beliebtes Gestaltungselement in der Gartenkunst und künstlerischen Gartengestaltung.
Ziergras-Arten eignen sich als Solitär-Pflanzen, als Sichtschutz für den Stauden- und Steingarten oder auch zur Verbindung verschiedener Pflanzenarten wie Blumen und Sträucher.
Auch als Kübelpflanzen für den Balkon, die Terrasse oder den Wintergarten sind Ziergräser beliebt.
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Caution: (the following description contains NO sarcasm. read at your own risk.)
Venice is my favorite place to go on a photo walk. No matter where you go, there is always something unique and beautiful to see. Being such a small & compacted place makes it ideal for a day trip too. However, if you plan on doing some photography, make sure to stay a little longer and observe the city during different times of day. You’ll be surprised how much the lighting conditions will change, sometimes hour by hour.
Here you see the light of the late afternoon. A sun, hung low in the sky, not quite casting golden tones, but still casting long sharp shadows and highlights. It’s a great time of day to capture vivid colors, contrast, & dramatic lighting.
Check out some other HDR Photos from Venice.
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Technical Mumbo Jumbo:
- Nikon D3 - Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8@ 24mm f/2.8 Iso: 100
- 5 (handheld) Exposure Brackets (-2,-1,0,1,2)
- HDR Photography Processing & Tone Mapping using Photomatix Pro
- Post Processing & Color Correction in Photoshop
- Sharpened Edges with Topaz InFocus
- Enhanced detail with Nik Software Sharpener Pro
- Forgot to take my sarcasm pills
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Using Topaz Noise Adjust 6 for the first time.
This shot of a Beach Staggerwing Replica was very noise on the underside of the aircraft. Not a very good capture but a great candidate for the test.
Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's & Claude Monet's impressionist sunflower paintings.
Finished using Alien Skin Software.
Thanks for viewing :)
Delmar CA.
The quietest train I've ever heard.
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While trying to find the recent lunar eclipse (May 15, 2022), I saw this rabbit (an Easter cottontail) just sitting very still on the side of the road. I carefully parked my car and used the car's door to stabilize my camera and took some pics of the it. It was a smart bunny and stayed perfectly still as we have foxes and owls who hunt in our neighborhood.
Tech stuff: 1/8 shutter speed (the best I've ever done in holding a camera perfectly still without some kind of assistance is 1/20 of a second), IS0 5000, ƒ/6.3 at 240mm zoom. I toned down the amber coloring from the street light (sodium-vapor element) to add more blue and green to the image and used Nik Software's Dfine to remove some digital noise from the high ISO. Higher ISOs do let in more light to the image (better light sensitivity for what is available) but there's also more "noise" or pixillation as the camera's brain is trying to fill in the gaps it cannot see.
Experimenting with cameras and software. I'm not sure what I'm looking for but I know I haven't found it yet.
Giving Nik Software HDR efex Pro 2 a test run. I'm not big into HDR, but sometimes it's just kinda necessary (in small amounts). Now that I've got an awesome tripod of awesomeness, it's time I learned to embrace it.
Also thinking it might be time to leave my beloved CNX2. I love it. I wish they would upgrade it and fix all the problems with it and maybe give us a few more features, but it's been YEARS since NX2 was released, there's been no news from nik software of any intention of upgrading it, and their newest versions of the plug-ins aren't even compatible with NX..... sigh....
Testing CS6 with the nik software plug-ins now to see if I can make it close enough to NX2 to convince myself to make the switch.
"Economics is on the side of humanity now."
– Isaac Asimov, in "The Currents of Space" (1952).
"Many readers judge of the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings."
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "Kavanagh: A Tale"(1849), Chapter XIII.
"The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say."
– Ramsey Clark
An Edwards B-1B Lancer takes off Runway 22L on April 1, 2014, to begin testing its Sustainment Block 16A software upgrades. The SB 16A software will work in conjunction with the long-range bomber’s new glass cockpit configuration in order to ensure its capabilities in a fast-paced integrated battlefield of the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner/Released)
Ericpol Software Pool
Lodz, Poland
designed by HORIZONE Studio
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