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While I may have observed the Rule of Thirds, I confess I've committed mortal photographic sins here in the name of 'art'. Ever take a photo and say to yourself, 'Self, that's nice, but what if...." and before long you end up with an image that is way, way dramatically different than the original, but appeals to you more? (Sure you have.) A tweak here with the colour temp; a tweak there with the contrast; and then the editing drugs kick in and you're slamming those sliders left and right until the pixels quit talking to each other and leave the room. "Sorry," I say, "I don't mean to offend -- it's just that you, my digital friend, look more dramatic if I crop out all but a tenth of the original image," ...Rendering it a blob of noise and blur. "But it's Art," I exclaim, in self-defence. "People will applaud my Vision-thing, and maybe even the Flickr algorithm gods will smile down and decide it is Explore-worthy..." Uh, sure.... Maybe I need rehab; put the S1 on eBay, cancel my Adobe subscription, and shoot film again, leaving it to the kid at the pharmacy to send away my rolls for processing, just as his father did, back in the photographic Stone Age.
"The world of reality has its limits. The world of imagination is boundless."
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Vendor art for oOo Studio's new Parasol Prop with several poses that were exclusively made for a new Fantasy Subscription Box: "The Treasure Chest"!
Taken on the first floor of Bromley House Library, Nottingham, 2018 - Bromley House is a private subscription library founded in 1816.
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This is an experiment in tone mapping. Everything in the image is real, just processed in software instead of in camera. Silkypix does not do a great job of recovering shadows in an image which has been intentionally underexposed to capture highlights, so this was created in a trial version of Affinity Photo which is another subscription-free, non catalogue based photo editor. The tone mapping tools make it easy to generate reasonably realistic results although this one was based on a creative preset. In the original image, the foreground is almost black, so it certainly does the job and generates fewer artifacts than my other tone mapping-capable software, Corel Paintshop Pro.
Anyway, Happy Sliders Sunday!
A water pump in Lewes, Sussex.
Created in 1874 by subscription, meaning it was built or created through donations or payments made by a group of people. I can't find any info to show how long it was used for, but it's good to see the cup on its chain is still there.
It looks to have been restored at some point during the 1800s as well, but it's difficult to see the date.
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Miscellaneous shots from recent trips to London... 4 posts.
St. Johns school in Wapping, founded in 1695 with Girls and Boys segregated - long before the term "gender neutral" was ever thought of! A lot of Wapping has recently been redeveloped so it was pleasing to find a few buildings being preserved and showing things as they used to be...
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A 24mm wide angle low level tilt view of Stroud Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.
Back in the mid - 1980s, this camera came free with a Time magazine subscription . There is a great review on Kosmo Foto - King of the Trashcams.
Reloadable 35mm with a 50mm glass f/6 lens with 4 f/stops, 1/60 shutter and fixed focus. There is also a tripod socket and working flash shoe. There are lots of them for sale, from new in package to well worn. This one was new in package and I paid $17 in April 2023. Included was a lens cap, vinyl bag, neck strap and a statue of Liberty pin.
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THE TOWER OF REFUGE, ALSO KNOWN AS ST. MARY’S ISLE, IS A SMALL STRUCTURE ERECTED UPON A PARTIALLY SUBMERGED GRANITE REEF, ORIGINALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFERING SHELTER TO SHIPWRECK VICTIMS UNTIL HELP COULD ARRIVE.
SITUATED IN DOUGLAS BAY, THE TOWER CAME INTO BEING AFTER RNLI FOUNDER WILLIAM HILLARY PETITIONED FOR A SANCTUARY TO BE BUILT ON ST MARY'S ISLE. A PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION PLUS £78 OF SIR WILLIAM'S OWN MONEY MET THE BUILDING COSTS OF £250. TOWER OF REFUGE WAS COMPLETED IN 1832 AND IS 12.5 METERS HIGH AND 52 METERS AROUND ITS CIRCUMFERENCE.
THE REEF ON WHICH IT IS BUILT WAS PREVIOUSLY OFTEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE AND SINKING OF SHIPS AND SO THE TOWER PROVIDED BOTH A VISIBLE WARNING FOR INCOMING SHIPS AND A REFUGE FOR THOSE IN DISTRESS.
THE TOWER IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HOWEVER ACCESS IS DIFFICULT DUE TO ITS LOCATION. WHEN THE TIDE IS LOW ENOUGH, IT IS A POPULAR ACTIVITY TO VENTURE OUT IN THE BAY TO THE TOWER. VISITORS DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK AND MUST BE AWARE OF RISING TIDES TO AVOID BECOMING STRANDED.
THE TOWER OF REFUGE ALSO FEATURES ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF AN ISLE OF MAN 5 PENCE COIN.
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Recently restored Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Subscription Club Car no. 2454 is seen on the end of the Whippany Railway Museum's excursion train on May 19, 2024, during the museum's 175th Anniversary of the CNJ event. Originally built by Barney & Smith in 1912 as open platform subscription car 484, the car was converted to a vestibule-equipped multiple unit (MU) trailer in the 1930s by American Car & Foundry. It was one of only five MU subscription cars built for the railroad, and operated on a service between Hoboken and Gladstone catering to the wealthy members of the club. Notably the car was the only Lackawanna MU to ever receive air conditioning, and was the lead car on multiple farewell runs for these cars, including the very last NJ Transit train that used the Lackawanna MUs in 1984. Car 2454 was acquired by the United Railway Historical Society of NJ, which began restoration of it in 2014. Exterior restoration was completed by 2018 and the car was moved to Whippany in 2019, where interior restoration would take place, coming to completion in 2021.
Autumn forest stairway from the United States National Arboretum in Washington DC.
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The Kendal memorial stands in Market Place, Kendal and takes the form of a serviceman atop a pedestal with laurel wreaths at each corner, there is a four-stepped base. There are 316 names for World War 1 and 168 names for World War 2. The memorial was sponsored by public subscription and unveiled by Colonel J W Weston in 1921; the sculptor was C W Coombes.
I am currently familiarising myself with Luminar Neo, for which I have purchased a two-year subscription, having become a little tired of the increasing cost of maintaining my ON1 Photo RAW product for seemingly minor incremental gains in capability. As part of my familiarisation, I decided to look at testing background removal and layer masking by taking a previously posted shot (‘Done Shopping’) and making an ‘Adamski Effect’ image out of it.
The Adamski Effect uses multiple images, combined to create a single, composite image. The most common application is to render one element of the photo in focus, with the remainder of the image subjected to motion add/or gaussian blur effects. It is named after the Polish photographer and digital artist Antoni Adamski.
The original image was shot using a (manual focus) Samyang 85mm f/1.4 lens mounted to a A7 with using a Pentax K mount adapter form Fotodiox. It was shot at f/1.4 with and exposure of 1/400that ISO 400.
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The Grade II* Listed Ellis Windmill on Mill Road in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
At one time nine windmills stood along the west face of Mill Road over the steep slopes of the Lincoln Edge, these days only Ellis Windmill which was built in 1798 remains. There are documentary references to mills along the road from the early 16th century.
Tower mill of 3 floors with 4 sails, ogee domed wooden cap and fantail. Construction of brick painted black. Door on ground level. Horizontally sliding square windows with stone sills and segmental arches. G W Whitton in 1918, when a garage was added to the complex, and gas was being used. Mill was still in working order in 1940, but lost its sails in 1941, when Frank Ellis was the miller.
The Mill remained fully operational until it fell into receivership in 1973 and in 1974 a fire destroyed all of the remaining woodwork. In 1977 the Lincoln Civic Trust acquired the mill and began its reconstruction, led by Chris Salisbury, millwright.
A cap mechanism was acquired from ‘Subscription Mill’ in Sturton-by-Stow and the stones and drives from ‘Eno’s Mill’ at Toynton-all-Saints and the sails and fantail were made by Thompson and Co from Alford. The reconstruction was completed in 1980 and milling began again in 1981. Lincolnshire County Council took it over in 1995.
The brick foundations of an ancillary building in the north-east part of the site were recorded in 2006, along with a short length of brick wall and a stone wall or foundation immediately north of the mill. Ellis Mill remains a working mill producing flour and is open to the public on Saturday afternoons.
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I just got a subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud. I've never used Photoshop (PS) before ... all I have to say is "WOW"..the controls are sooooo complicated. Kudos to all of you who have mastered PS!
This is the first project that I tried....replacing a sky. The day was terribly overcast which made the original picture quite dull. Its not perfect, but not bad. The trees in the middle far left didn't quite get blended in. I'll have to figure that one out. (The sky was from a photo taken of Lake Balaton in Hungary!)
The Belvedere complex is comprised of 2 Baroque palaces built in the 1700s when Vienna was the capital of the Hapsburg Empire. Visiting places like this during the "off season" always has its pluses and minuses. On the plus side, one can obtain some great pictures without mobs of people. On the minus side, the weather can be challenging (today was overcast) and I wasn't able to get the iconic photo of this building with its reflection in the pool in front of it as the water was drained for the winter.
A house with a million-dollar view at low fog Sunrise in Livermore, CA
Both low fog and sunrise burn were predicted by Sunrise/Sunset forecast service in Yiupai app.
The service provides customized sunrise/sunset forecasts daily based on weather models and clouds movements from Satellite. I used it as my second source to make my photography decision, in addition to my Skyfire subscription, and other weather app.
If you are interested in this sunrise/sunset forecast service, as well as other photography services, you are welcome to download the "Yiupai" app and subscribe the service. It is free downloadable in Google Play Store and Apple store.
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last month of the subscription [that went fast!] going out early this month as i'll be out of town. subscription to be back later this year in time for the holidays!
Fairburn Cricket Club, founded in 1927, is a welcoming and community-driven cricket club based in North Yorkshire. The club is located at Linton Piper Hill, WF11 9JA, about 15 miles from Leeds City Centre.
Club Overview
Fairburn Cricket Club is a member of the ECB Yorkshire Premier League North, competing in various divisions. The club hosts:
Two senior teams (YPLN Championship West and Division 2 Ebor)
Junior teams at U15, U13, U11, and U9 levels
All Star and Dynamos Cricket programs
T20 Midweek Team
Winter Indoor Cricket Team
Mission & Values
The club aims to promote cricket while fostering a friendly and inclusive atmosphere. It follows the ECB 'Safe Hands' Welfare of Young People in Cricket policy and the ECB Equity Policy Statement, ensuring a duty of care to all members.
Management & Membership
The club is managed by a committee, including a President, Vice-President, Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Team Captains, Groundsman, and Child Welfare Officer. Membership is open to all, regardless of age, gender, or background, with subscription fees ranging from £2 to £30, depending on the category.
After the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901, Lord Curzon, who was then Viceroy of India, placed before the public the question of setting up a fitting memorial to the Queen. He suggested that the most suitable memorial would be a "stately", spacious, monumental and grand building surrounded by an exquisite garden. The princes and people of India responded generously to his appeal for funds and the total cost of construction of this monument amounting to one crore, five lakhs of rupees, was entirely derived from their voluntary subscriptions.The building is 184 ft high upto the base of the figure of Victory, which is another 16 ft high. The groups of figures above the north porch represent Motherhood, Prudence and Learning. Surrounding the main dome are figures of Art, Architecture, Justice, Charity etc. The Memorial is situated on a 64 acres of land with the building covering 338 ft by 228ft. King George V, then the Prince of Wales, laid the foundation stone on January 4, 1906 and it was formally opened to the public in 1921.
Oslo is all snowy and gray now, it is hard to believe that the sun still is out there. When the time is like this, it is nice to go back in the archive and find one of those sunsets, close the eyes and think back...
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I'm still experimenting with my new ND 3.0 filter, I just love the 60 second exposure effect on moving clouds and water :)
Photo:
- Canon 40D
- Sigma 10-20mm
- B+W 110 ND 3.0 Filter
- Tripod
- 7 RAW exposures converted to DNG (-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 +2)
- 2, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60 sec at f/22, 60 sec at f/11ISO100 10mm (35mm eq: 16mm)
Post Processing:
HDR & Tone Mapping done in Photomatix.
Thanks
Comments and critique are as always welcome.
In and out of Explore. Thanks a lot to all my Flickr friends :)
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I swear I saw a troll tonight!
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A lot of you told me a couple of days ago, that I should take advantage of all that new snow. So I went out along the Oslo fjord to chase those motifs, this was one of the shots I got home with. I had to leave shorty after this shot, because I'm sure I saw a troll in the woods.... they can get kinda grumpy at night...
Thanks
Comments and critique are as always welcome. Let me hear your opinion, why do you like this, or even better, how would you approach this scenery. Give me your thoughts... not just a Wow!... only then I can improve :))
Discussion
I asked for critique and I got it, thanks a lot :))
I can see that those bushes to the right is messing the shot up a bit. I tried to get a shot where that funny looking dead tree was isolated, but I couldn't find any good angels.
The tree is standing on a small top, so if I had moved more to the left I wouldn't have had the water in the shot...
Tammy had a good point: "Where else will the troll hide to get away from the camera?"
But thanks a lot for pointing that out, now I have to go back and see if it is possible to find a better angel :))
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Rene pointed out that the foreground should be more dark. I often get carried away in post process trying to get all that dynamic range out of the shot. This time I think it would have been better to let the foreground stay in the shadows...... I tried a few things on the shot, but I think I'm gonna l leave it as is ... it feels strange to do the same shot all over... I do take all your thoughts with on the next photowalk :))
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Built in 1813 by a local farmer to mill grain, this mill has 3 floors and was built to a Lincolnshire style. It has 4 sails and an Ogee cap with an 8 bladed fantail.
There are 3 sets of mill stones, 2 of which are wind driven and 1 set which are driven from an external engine.
In 1884 the mill was extended and gained an extra floor.
The windmill has continued to work from the day it was built up to present day.
This impressive monument commemorates the Fallen of the old counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. The insignia on the front are those of the Royal Navy, the Army, the Royal Air Force, and the medical services. The insignia on the back are those of the Cumberland Artillery, the Border Regiment, and the Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry. Its panels now refer to the fallen of both the First and Second World Wars.
It was dedicated on 25th May 1922, and unveiled by the Earl of Lonsdale. Schools and workplaces released pupils and employees to enable them to attend. It is believed the dedication ceremony was attended by 25,000 people.
The structure is of local Pink Shap Granite and was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer. It is 40 feet high and was constructed at a cost £5,000.
The parkland in which it stands was the initiative of the Carlisle Citizen’s League, a charitable organisation founded in 1914 by the then acting Mayor of Carlisle, Sir Benjamin Scott. The League (which provided considerable aid to ex-service personnel) raised, through public subscription, the sum of £11,500, sufficient to purchase the area now known as Rickerby Park.
When a decision was made to erect a memorial to those of the two counties of Cumberland and Westmorland who had made the Supreme Sacrifice in The Great War this site, in Rickerby Park, was chosen.
The result was the imposing Cenotaph, the Empty Tomb you see here. This was the focus of the annual 11am Act of Remembrance until the City Centre Cenotaph in the Greenmarket was dedicated in 1990. For some years the commemoration at the more accessible City memorial drew attention away from this.
However in recent times the local branch of The Royal British Legion has, on each Remembrance Sunday, hosted an afternoon Act of Commemoration here, with greater and greater numbers attending each year.
The Park also has a Memorial Bridge and a Memorial Garden, both just a short walk from the Cenotaph. The bridge provides a pedestrian and cycle link to the east of the city. It has an impressive single span of 200 feet and was constructed in 1922 by local craftsmen from around 100 tons of steel. It crosses where the rivers Petteril and Eden converge. It was dedicated at the same time as the Cenotaph.
The Garden, Memorial 12 in this series, is laid out to a formal design and with a dedication to the Fallen. It is actually an entrance to the Park from the northern end of the Eden Bridge. The Garden was also provided through the efforts of the Carlisle Citizen’s League.
"Think well of us, oh land for which we fell. May all that's well with Britain still go well. Keep her bright banners free from spot or stain. Lest we should dream that we may die in vain"!
Rickerby Park is a public open space in Carlisle, Cumbria on the banks of the River Eden. The parkland is dotted with mature trees, beneath which cattle and sheep graze the sweet pasture grasses. A riverbank path follows the sweeping bends of the Eden and, by crossing the Memorial Bridge, you can complete a circular walk back to the city centre on the opposite bank. Nearby is Rickerby Hall and the village of Rickerby.
The manor of Rickerby has been owned by a number of families, specifically the Tilliols, Rickerbys, Pickerings, Westons, Musgraves, Studholmes, Gilpins, Richardsons, and Grahams.
In the 19th century it was owned by the banker George Head Head. In 1876, George Head Head died and Miles MacInnes, a justice of the Peace, succeeded to the 940 acres of Rickerby where he owned all the land. In 1914 the estate was broken up and sold off up by the trustees of the MacInnes estate.
In 1920 the Citizens League purchased the area known today as Rickerby Park for £11,500. In a joint scheme with the Corporation (now Carlisle City Council), Rickerby Park was dedicated as a memorial to the fallen of the Great War of 1914-1918. The Memorial Bridge, from St Aidans Road was erected along with the Memorial Cenotaph.
On 25 May 1922, Rickerby Park was formally opened and handed over to the City of Carlisle for the benefit of the public.