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Used Silver Efex.
Mesa Verde National Park
Far View was one of the most densely populated parts of the mesa from A.D. 900 to about A.D. 1300. Nearly 50 villages have been identified within a half square mile area, and were home to hundreds of people.
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I purchased this, still in the original box and never used. The flashlamp was with a Kodak Photo Flasher dated 1954.
The lamp is laying on a sheet of Forever stamps.
Usually I use the 14mm f/1.8 for my night captures, but on this trip with the Milky Way rising so low on the horizon, I started out by using the 16/35 f/2.8 here at the Fisher Towers. This allowed me to get various zoomed compositions and exposures. As this was zoomed in at 20mm for this capture, and the lens could only be opened to f/2.8 ... I increased the ISO to 10,000 and the shutter to 8 seconds to reduce star movement.
I think the results turned out pretty cool and something to consider doing more of when the location arises to use the 16/35 lens.
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no consideration for CC :(
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Scrivo, perché lo faccio non so, è quando generalmente sto bene con me stesso che lo faccio, o forse quando il tempo consente.
Sì nel tempo dove muore il tempo, in un tragitto, dove esiste assenza di rumori fastidiosi, è possibile.
Dopo un momento di meditazione ed uscita dai pensieri inutili.
Quali sono i pensieri inutili?
Sono quei pensieri a cui non si deve dare mai importanza, si devono lasciare come dono rifiutato.
Diceva un uomo saggio che se ti regalano qualcosa che tu non vuoi, devi lasciarlo a chi lo dona.
E’ pazzesco, ma non troppo.
Pensate a cose che non vorreste, faccio l’esempio di un’offesa.
Meglio non sentirla di cuore, l’altro nostro senso.
La lasciamo a chi la fa senza ribattere, che meraviglia non dire nulla.
Chi si carica del dono dell’offesa la risente.
Chi non la riceve ascolta se stesso, resta in pace.
Non c’è nulla di personale, ho letto un brano :
E’ una di quelle storie d’esempio che un po’ di tempo fa io tenevo sempre nel mio bagaglio di ogni giorno. E son quelle cose che poi ti stancano a momenti, ad esempio quando ciò che ti circonda è totalmente differente.
Quando devi per forza essere razionale, come dice qualcuno, ma poi ti sembra di averne tratto un certo vantaggio, riprendi queste cose in considerazione.
Passando da qui e leggendo altre cose, ti torna in mente.
Non puoi fare a meno di pensarci, se a qualcuno interessa lo legga, io non sapevo se metterlo qui, visto che ne ho parlato.
Considerando che sto in viaggio, ognuno cerchi se stesso, abbiamo 8 sensi si dice, ai cinque sicuri, aggiungiamo la pelle, il cuore, l’intuito.
Gio
E’ una storia che potrebbe non interessarvi, fate quel che volete:
Vicino a Tokyo viveva un grande samurai, ormai anziano, che si dedicava a insegnare il buddismo zen ai giovani. Malgrado la sua età, correva la leggenda che fosse ancora capace di sconfiggere qualunque avversario.
Un pomeriggio, si presentò un guerriero, conosciuto per la sua totale mancanza di scrupoli. Era famoso perché usava la tecnica della provocazione: aspettava che l’avversario facesse la prima mossa e, dotato com’era di una eccezionale intelligenza che gli permetteva di prevedere gli errori che avrebbe commesso l’avversario, contrattaccava con velocità fulminante.
Il giovane e impaziente guerriero non aveva mai perduto uno scontro.
Conoscendo la reputazione del samurai, egli era lì per sconfiggerlo e accrescere in questo modo la propria fama.
Tutti gli allievi si dichiararono contrari all’idea, ma il vecchio accettò la sfida. Si recarono tutti nella piazza della città e il giovane cominciò a insultare il vecchio maestro.
Lanciò alcuni sassi nella sua direzione, gli sputò in faccia, gli urlò tutti gli insulti che conosceva, offendendo addirittura i suoi antenati.
Per ore fece di tutto per provocarlo, ma il vecchio si mantenne impassibile.
Sul finire del pomeriggio, quando ormai si sentiva esausto e umiliato, l’impetuoso guerriero si ritirò. Delusi dal fatto che il maestro avesse accettato tanti insulti e tante provocazioni, gli allievi gli domandarono: “Come avete potuto sopportare tante indegnità? Perché non avete usato la vostra spada, pur sapendo che avreste potuto perdere la lotta, invece di mostrarvi codardo di fronte a tutti noi?”.
“Se qualcuno vi si avvicina con un dono e voi non lo accettate, a chi appartiene il dono?”, domandò il samurai.
“A chi ha tentato di regalarlo”, rispose uno dei discepoli.
“Lo stesso vale per l’invidia, la rabbia e gli insulti”, disse il maestro: “Quando non sono accettati, continuano ad appartenere a chi li portava con sé”.
(Paulo Coelho)
Son riuscito ad annoiarvi!
L'immagine è un'omaggio ad una leggenda.
Buon tutto!
I used the Canon AE-1 (35mm) on land, and the Canon AE-1 Program (35mm) inside the IkeLite case.
Talk about an ordeal, talk about bulky, talk about unwieldy, talk about it weighed literally nothing underwater. (Neutral buoyancy)
The flash for this was almost as large. It's as big as the two cameras together, and it attached by a long arm, awkward on land and sea! 😎
To actually make heads or tails of it, you really need to view it larger. (Press L)
My SUPER SMART idea of having water droplets on it makes it VERY hard to 'grasp'.
My mother would have been better off raising hedgehogs, if you ask me. 😋
Gear used:
■ Mount: skywatcher neq-6 goto with Rowan modification belt
■ Telescope: skywatcher 200/1000 F/5
■ Autoguiding: Asi 120mm
■ Total exposure: 3H10m || 38 X 300 seconds
■ Camera: modified canon eos 700d astrodon
■ Filter(s): no filter this time for testing color balance
■ Other optic(s): baader coma corrector
■ Software : Siril / photoshopCC
Why use just one caution marker when you can use hundreds? I guess the city got a good deal on these markers, lol.
Using ND 10 stop for long 30 second exposure shot at sunrise (5:30am). As you can see the long exposure has created the impression of the moving waves but it still retains some shape. There is some mist that gives it that soft etherreal look. I particularly liked the way the early morning light hit the large rock nearest to the camera.
I created a black & white layer and then reduced the opacity to allow some colour to come through. I tried various levels but this seemed to work best to my eye. This image has many hits since it went in to Explore but I slightly prefer the light and texture in this later image see www.flickr.com/photos/mark-edwards/6963320364/in/photostream
F11
30 seconds
ISO 100
17mm
Lighting: I used a Yongnuo manual flash in a
Rogue grid positioned behind the flower for the back lighting. Fill light came from a second Yongnuo flash in an 8.6 inch Lastolite soft box hand held over the flower at camera left. The strobes and my camera were triggered with a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other plants, flowers, fruit or stuff that I've photographed using strobes can be seen in my Strobe Lit Plant set. For each image in the set, and there are over 1500 of them, I describe how I set up the lighting for that particular shot. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157628079460544/
I used DF + Nikkor 20F1.8@F7.1 for taking this photo after rain stop in the afternoon of April 2017. This lens is ultrasharp, ultrafast, and small and light weight.I think it is a great landscape lens and good value.
Because using the Merry Go Round in the normal way is not exciting enough for the gymnasts :-)
Yesterday I noticed a blog post that slights minifig photography and it upset me. I will not name the blog because I do not wish to start any kind of war but I'd just like to comment that we (photographers and builders) are all fans of LEGO and LEGO products so we should be respectful of each other's creations. Everyone, builders and photographers alike, put a lot of effort into their work and we should respect that! I love looking at MOCs even though my building skills are lacking. Seeing everyone creations is inspiring to me and I hope that not all builders are annoyed at seeing my photos on Flickr.
Le fantôme du moulin.
I was convinced that I had used at least once all settings, actually no! My camera (Canon 6D) has a built-in multiple exposure mode. The result is somewhat random, but the picture will do the trick!
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See my shots on Darckr (two by two) or one by one.
In all the years i've been trying to shoot my chickadees, this through-the-window shot is the best I've been able to get, but it pales in comparison to my friends’. Here are three examples of what I would like to attain: 1) from Lydia, 2) another from Lydia and 3) yesterday’s shot by Jude.
Here’s
My first multi-night image, using frames taken in May and July 2021
1 stack of 105 60s images, Canon 800D at ISO 800, Canon 400mm f5.6 lens at f6.3, iOptron Skyguider Pro tracker. 50 darks, 120 biases. Processed in PixInsight as below
* CC defect list + master dark (sigma = 8)
15*(1-(FWHM-FWHMMin)/(FWHMMax-FWHMMin))
+ 15*(1-(Eccentricity-EccentricityMin)/(EccentricityMax-EccentricityMin))
+ 20*(SNRWeight-SNRWeightMin)/(SNRWeightMax-SNRWeightMin)
+ 50
img 4002 ref
* ESD integration, range exclude
* drizzle integration, gaussian kernel
*****Linear processing
*** Initial
* Crop
* DBE tolerance 3, manually placed points outside the dust clouds
*** Color calibration
* PCC using a dust cloud as background, aimed at Triffid, background ref upper limit 0.002
* SNCR 0.8 green
*** Decon
* Using EZDecon, create the following:
* PSF - autogen
* background - autogen, then invert, range selection lower 0.03 smoothness 49, clean with clone stamp, range mask again, invert again - background_range_mask
* star mask: extract luminance, run EZSoftStretch, star mask noise treshhold 0.3 scale 9 smoothness 8 aggregate binarize. Add a couple of ellipses, 2x convolve - decon_star_mask
*** Denoise
Using jonrista.com/the-astrophotographers-guide/pixinsights/eff... as implemented by EZSuite.
* TGV edge protection 3e-5, default MMT
***** Nonlinear processing
*** Initial stretch
* MaskedStretch, default settings
* extract luminance, stretch with shadows 0.05 mids 0.4, apply as mask inverted, stretch mids to 0.3
* ACDNR chrominance only, lightness mask, stdev 4 iterations 6mids 0.2 on lightness mask
***MLT stretch
www.stelleelettroniche.it/en/2014/09/astrophoto/m42-ngc19...
**Initial (fine details)
* created a new multiscale linear transform, kept 6 layers
* diffed from original image to create a "blurred" version of original image
* extracted luminance from original, used as mask on blurred version
* used curves to pump rgb and saturation
* pixelmath sum the 3, rescaled, back to original image
**Second (nebula)
* created a new multiscale linear transform, kept 6 layers, and diff from original
* extract luminance from diff Use as mask on blurred version
* s-shaped luminance curve, gentle, big sat boost
* pixelmath sum the 3, rescaled, back to original image
*** Finishers
* Star reduce with EZscript, 8 layers of morpho
* With the previous star mask on (raw), unsharp mask with default settings)
* Dark structure enhancement
* EZDenoise, default settings TGV, no MMT
* pump up sat in reds and blues
* MMT sharpen, 6 layers biases 0.1 0.1 0.05 0.05 0.25 0.12
* downsample 3x
My second pass at this object. Captured a few more hours of data to add to the first set. I used very short exposures with the rgb camera to avoid the bright star nearby (Gamma Cassiopeiae) from over saturating the surrounding area.
"Cassiopeia's Ghost Nebula is a reflection and emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is often referred to as "Cassiopeia’s Ghost" due to its wispy, ghostly appearance. Here is an overview of its key characteristics:
Location and Distance: Cassiopeia’s Ghost Nebula lies approximately 550 light-years away from Earth. It is located near the bright star Gamma Cassiopeiae, a variable star that plays a critical role in illuminating the nebula.
Appearance and Structure: The nebula appears as a faint, ghostly cloud, with delicate, wispy features that resemble spectral forms. It has a combination of emission and reflection characteristics:
Emission Features: The red hue of the nebula comes from the ionization of hydrogen gas caused by the ultraviolet radiation from Gamma Cassiopeiae.
Reflection Features: The blue tones in the nebula are the result of starlight from Gamma Cassiopeiae being reflected off the surrounding dust particles.
Illuminating Star: Gamma Cassiopeiae, a massive and highly energetic Be-type star, is the primary source of radiation that influences the nebula. The intense radiation from this star causes the hydrogen gas in the nebula to glow and the dust to scatter the light.
Visibility and Observing: Cassiopeia’s Ghost Nebula is relatively faint and best observed through long-exposure astrophotography. It can be challenging to see with small telescopes but becomes more apparent with the use of filters and under dark sky conditions.
Scientific Interest: The nebula is of significant interest to astronomers studying the effects of stellar radiation on interstellar matter. It serves as an example of how nearby massive stars can shape and alter the appearance of nebulae."
Askar ACL200: 200mm f/4, ASI533MM : Ha 36x5m , Sii 34x5m
Askar ACL200: 200mm f/4, ASI533MC : rgb 821@15s
Nikon 70-200mm 200mm f/2.8, ASI533MM : Oiii 56@5m
Guided on ZWO AM5
Captured with N.I.N.A. processed with PixInsight, Ps
I used to go to school at Portland State University, spent a bit over four years there in fact, so during breaks in classes, or long lunches, I walked the city. I have known about this tree for years, and I knew there was a photo of it that I really wanted to take. Yet despite frequent return trips over the years, I never found it. That is until this night on a photo walk, when the elements all came together and it made sense. And finally I have a picture of this tree that I am pleased with. Not that I won't visit it again, but it is nice to have that particular itch scratched. ;-)
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It had been nice seeing so many trees blossoming around the botanic garden as a whole and the Japanese garden area specifically.
It was a struggle to get this shot though. Those blossoms were well above and I had to use the tilting LCD screen with camera at arms' stretch overhead and multiple shots to get the blossoms and the far side of the pond in frame.
I wish I knew what type of tree this is.
Happy Tree-mendous Tuesday.
Edited using Pixelmator Pro
Thanks for the comments, faves and visits
To see more of my HDR and 4K videos please see my Video Website: vimeo.com/randyherring
Camera used: Pinhole homemade camera 6X6
Camara Estenopeica, hecha en casa.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mi galeria en Color www.flickr.com/photos/samycolor
Mi Galeria en B&N www.flickr.com/photos/samycollazo
Kodak BW400CN (exp. 2007)
Exposure: 8 sec.
Pinhole-8 (6X6)
Pinhole .3mm
F.L. 33mm
F:110
Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
Lightroom 3
Camera used: Pinhole homemade camera 35mm
Estenopeica, hecha en casa.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mi galeria en Color www.flickr.com/photos/samycolor
Mi Galeria en B&N www.flickr.com/photos/samycollazo
Arista Edu 100
Exposure: 12 sec.
Pinhole-18 ( 35mm)
F.L. 41mm
Pinhole .3mm
F:137
Nik Silver Efex Pro 2
Lightroom 3
“Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very quiet if only those birds sing there that sang best.”
― Henry Van Dyke
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © GilG . All rights reserved. www.gilgphotographie.com/
1. Super Star, 2. Bright idea!, 3. Sweet sticker,
4. Straw goes here, 5. duck (life) saver, 6. A life saver,
7. Soup cover, 8. Packet directions, 9. seal of a snack cup
Created with fd's Flickr Toys
An old, weathered farm off a dirt road in rural Maryland at sundown.
Emmitsburg, MD
August 27th, 2015
8:09pm
SETTINGS:
Canon T4i
EF-S18-135mm IS STM
@22mm
ISO 100
f/4.5
4 seconds
ND Filter
I used to have quite a few finches that I raised back
around 1980-1990.
I had a pair of Australian Lady Gouldian Finches
and was able to raise some young from them.
The pair I had were captive bred.
This shot is from one of my winter projects.
I ended up making over $850.00 from that winter project.
While in todays terms that doesn't sound like a lot, back then dollars went a lot farther.
Hope the bright colors brighten your day.
This was scanned from an old slide.
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Camera equipment: Canon 5D Mark III, 16-35mm f2.8L II USM lens
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Here's a composite of Balanced Rock and the Milky Way.
If you've never been in Arches National Park or have been but aren't familiar with the best sites for great photography, you just may want to take a look at my ebook ... Arches National Park - A Photographer's Site Shooting Guide 1.
Do you shoot the Milky Way but need a little help in getting the Milky Way to jump out of your photos ? If so, take a look at my ebook A Photographer's Milky Way Processing Guide - A Photoshop HowTo
I will be updating the Milky Way processing ebook soon to include an advanced technique for bringing out the detail in the arches/rocks under dark sky / low light conditions.
In 2016 I have a spring and fall 3 day photo tour in the Tetons.
See my Flickr Profile if you are interested in joining my early September Glacier National Park or Colorado fall color photo tours with Milky Way night sky workshops.
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Time to chill out to St0rm Warning's song ... Calibre.
Thanks for stopping by.
A Northern Shoveler drake passing through Wichita on his first migration. Normally I can't get this close to a shoveler, but as I was sitting on the park boardwalk behind the railings observing this guy some other park visitors walked down the trail. Happily the the duck moved away from them, towards me and right into the colorful reflections.... Lots of nice detail in large size....