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This time I tried to approach it in a different way. There are a lot of possibilities to photograph them. Till last year I did not get results I was satisfied with. I guess biggest challenge is they are such small that you have a usually to much by-catches on the ground in the surrounding.
Ich habe mich den Krokussen auf verschiedene Weisen genähert. Bis letztes Jahr ist mir nie ein zufriedenstellendes Foto gelungen. Ich glaube, die grösste Herausforderung liegt in ihrer Kleinheit und Bodennähe, so dass man zuviel Beiwerk miterwischt.
one spider, 3 shots, melded together to show this busy little creature. It was an orchid hunt, but I did well with bugs and butterflies too
Vivid Sydney lights up the harbour bridge and the Sebel Pier One. The colours are constantly shifting, but managed to catch them both purple at the same time.
Taking a break from the books, I took a walk down to the farmers crossing a few hundred feet behind my home - a place where I spent a lot of time watching trains throughout grade school, but not so much in recent years. To my surprise, CP 647 crested the grade with a handsome pair of Union Pacific 5400s. While not totally uncommon, matched sets of foreign power are always a nice treat to shoot - especially when its a two minute walk from home!
For the foamers trackside, this train cleared Mile 69 at 1330. Now, back to studying...
In honor of MLK today, a study on all the colors in my palette and the beauty each one presents. <3
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Explore 22 Sept 2023. #379
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The details in nature can be an interesting study, and slow water especially intrigues me. It takes on almost an abstract quality to it and gives a sense of movement. This scene was shot at only a 1/3 of a second, which shows just how fast moving the water is at Rearguard Falls.
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Three surfaces - dark, mid and pale - under the same beam.
The dark surface swallows the light, the mid-toned keeps it in balance and the pale one returns it almost entirely, making it clear that the journey of light is shaped by the shades it meets.
Lance Keimig was kind enough to invite me to join his Mono Lake Workshop for a night of shooting at South Tufa. For anyone serious about improving their night photography chops, or just starting out, I can highly recommend talking to Lance and Scott Martin about joining one of their workshops. Both are consummate professionals and have encyclopedic knowledge of techniques and equipment.
I can also recommend Lance's new book, Night Photography: Finding Your Way in the Dark. I got my copy, and it's full of useful information and beautiful photography.
You probably thought what I did: If I post to an award group that requires 3 awards, then I should expect 3 awards, on average. Obviously, any given photo will get more or less, but you figure on average you should get as much as you give, right? WRONG!!
I’ve done a systematic study of how many awards the different award groups give out, and the bottom line is this: The half of Flickrites who do actually give out rewards get nothing in return from the other half of the Flickrites who post and run.
If you’re posting and running, shame on you. If you’re posting and being honest, then you should check out the list below to see which award groups are best and worst.
Details of the study are below; I welcome any data that the group admins wish to share, or from anyone would like to validate these findings. I realize my sample is small and would like to get more data...
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Purpose: Do you get as many rewards as you give in Flickr award groups?
Method: Sample 20 Flickr award groups. Go to page 24 and count the number of awards given to the first 12 pictures; this is deep enough in the pool that awards have stopped, but not so deep that many images have been pulled. I validated a sample of 12 was sufficient.
Result: From a total sample of 240 images posted to award groups, you get 59% of the awards you give out, or roughly you have to give two awards in order to get one. There is huge variation amongst the groups, as you’ll see in table below.
Discussion: At a practical level, it appears that there are two things that contribute to a higher percentage of reciprocity. First, group cohesion makes a difference—for example Shining Star has a relatively higher percentage because many of the members are contacts with each other. Second, a mechanical pool sweeper, if properly used, makes a HUGE difference, e.g. Global Village 2 and Flickr Hearts. The results also show that there are lots of Flickrites who don’t play by the rules. In the case of group awards, without a pool sweeper there is absolutely no penalty for posting and running because there’s no way to get caught.
Group averages… For example, A+++ has 70%, meaning that for every A+++ award you give, you get 0.7 back… Some of the averages are above 100% because of sampling error, and because of multiple invites.
My Winners, 116%
Better Than Good, 116%
Global Village 2, 110%
Flickr Hearts, 88%
A+++, 70%
The Other Village, 70%
Shining Star, 68%
Music to My Eyes, 64%
Dragon Fly, 63%
Flickr Stars (newer one), 62%
Flickr Rose, 60%
Flickr Special, 56%
Perfect Photographer, 40%
Abstract Art Awards, 40%
Photographers Gone Wild, 37%
Peoples Choice, 37%
Colour Art Awards, 30%
Eperke, 24%
Flickr Stars (older one), 20%
I Think This is Art, 7%
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Ever since its grand opening City Center has become the centerpiece of downtown West Palm Beach. The City Center complex includes the City Hall (150,000 GSF, including the City’s Commission Chambers), the Mandel Public Library (85,000 GSF, including a 150-seat auditorium, children’s library, and teen library), the Palm Beach Photographic Centre and Museum (35,000 GSF) and a parking garage for 300 cars with charging stations for electric vehicles.
Song + Associates originally conducted a space-needs study in 1997 to program the future functions of City Center as part of Phase I for the project. Once funding was established years later, Song + Associates validated the study by providing necessary program modifications to reflect the city’s growth and reorganization. We also developed new programs for those departments that were not part of the original study. This phase of the project consisted of weekly meetings with the library staff, Photographic Centre staff, and each of the 22 departments within City Hall in order to understand the workflow, workspaces, support spaces, and department adjacencies. After the programming and master planning was completed then came the design to create a civic connection space for the public all in one convenient location.
Awards:
Urban Land Institute Vision Award, 2010
International Downtown Association Award of Distinction, 2009
American City & County Crown Community Award, 2009
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.songandassociates.com/city-center
www.pbcgov.org/papa/Asps/PropertyDetail/PropertyDetail.as...
www.emporis.com/buildings/1202161/west-palm-beach-city-ce...
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Paul Rubens Haiya Oil Pastels on Strathmore Artagain paper, 9x12".
After Vincent van Gogh:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_Vincent_van_Gogh#/...
