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A 4X5 crop that includes 3 pillars and creates the perspective that leads the eye to the distant bathers. A slight rotation was made to correct the horizon.
Another image from a magical morning last weekend!
As far as the technical side goes, this image is a 3 shot HDR (+/- 1 1/3 stops). But each of those images were made utilizing the Olympus Hi-Res mode sensor shifting 8 separate exposures to yield an 80mp final result. So, this is actually a blend of 24 images! Adding all those exposures together yields a total exposure of a fraction under 2 seconds.
This image was processed in a workflow that included DxO PhotoLab 4, HDR Efex Pro & On1 Photo RAW 2020.5.
Do you have a photo-taking workflow?
Before I pull out the “big camera,” I sometimes snap a quick iPhone pic to check composition and lighting. Sometimes it tells me everything I need to know, like whether to shift left, crouch down, or just give up and go get some eggs benedict for brekky at a cafe. And when my wide-angle lens isn’t quite wide enough, it's iPhone panorama to the rescue! It’s quicker than taking multiple shots with the OM-1 and stitching later. Lazy or efficient? You decide.
Fun Fact Time - The Goldfish Edition!
Have you ever wondered how long goldfish live? Most pet goldfish clock in around 5–10 years. But some have gone the distance......
The oldest was Goldie (45 yrs). A very solid name choice in my opinion. He never made it into the Guinness Book of Records due to a lack of official paperwork. While he was alive, Goldie garnered international media attention, and his family the Evans family donated any money earned by Goldie’s appearances to charity to help children with physical disabilities. How cool is that, a philanthropist goldfish!
Other notable characters in the geriatric goldfish club include:
Tish (1956-1999) – the official Guinness title holder at 43 years old. In 1988 Tish had a brush with death when he leapt out of his bowl and landed on the carpet. His mum Tilda wasn't home but luckily, when she found him & placed him back into the water, he resumed swimming as if nothing had happened. I wonder if he remembered or if every trip around the goldfish bowl was new to him! Over the years, as he aged, Tish’s scales turned from bright orange to silver, matching the colour of Hilda’s hair. That's kinda sweet.
Fred (42) and George (44). Keith & Mary Allies from Worcester UK won the pair of fish at a fair in 1974, when they were only dating. Since then, the married couple kept the goldfish, who outlived two of their dogs. They passed in 2017 & 2019. Fred & George that is, not Keith & Mary! My takeaway - a couple who raise goldfish together, stay together!
Splash (38) and Splish (36) - Haley and Matthew Wright never did anything particularly special to care for Splash. He swam around his tank all day, ate regular fish food, and fed on live plants in his tank. Splish and Splash were funfair prizes won by the Wrights in 1977 (bit of a common theme there). Mr. Wright believes that Splash mourned for Splish when he was no longer around. PS If it is annoying I listed splash before splish you may be OCD ;)
Sharkey (24) – I reckon best name, hands down! Another goldfish who survived a near death experience. His owner Paul's mother found him belly up in his bowl. She thought he was dead and flushed him down the toilet. However, Sharky was still alive and swam back up the pipe and was saved in time. I guess he felt a bit shitty about that ;)
Bob (20) from the UK – well, it's a solid name for sure. I wonder if it is because he "Bobbed" up and down in his bowl? Bob experienced his 15 minutes of fame in 2017 when his family noticed that he was struggling to swim and developed a lump on his fin. They decided to spend $250 on an operation to save his life. I'm pleased to report the operation was successful and Bob fully recovered. The doc said that his family was very pleased with the outcome as Bob was older than their children and considered part of their family.
I hope these goldfish ramblings brighten your day. Thanks kindly for any likes/comments, they are always appreciated.
Waterscape 34/100 in 2025
Someone asked me how I processed my photos which led me to write my workflow out on my "About" page. After some confusion, I decided to do a visual as you see in the attached image.
During the pandemic, I've been using my cell phone for almost all my pictures. I just wanted to pass along my workflow for others who haven't tried their phones yet. Just remember that a RAW file gives you much more room to adjust contrast.
On the way to the next workshop, taken with an iPhone, synchronized and some minor adjustments, and then at the end of the ride with the Train, less then 30 minutes later, uploaded to Flickr.
Another practice run of the scene-referred workflow in Darktable. Unfortunately I don't have enough of an eye for color photography to gauge whether it's accomplishing what it set out to accomplish, but I think I'm at a point where I can work it OK -- for B&W conversion of course!
- Thanks to everyone who looked at my picture, favors and have commented. Please press "L" or "Z" for a large view - an absolute must to fully enjoy this picture!
Said Bear has had a word with me about improving my workflow - whatever that means - and we published this picture directly from within Shotwell (a photo manager for Linux).
Said Bear has definitely settled into his new home, and I think he is actually taking over. No bad thing tbh.
Sailing: a dance with wind and water, where the horizon expands, the soul finds peace, and freedom whispers through every ripple and gust.
Please join us on our journey through Auneland where we show you this unforgettably beautiful country in all its shapes and colors
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hybrid workflow Mint SLR670S/instant Lab, Polaroid bw 600 film film, Bonn Germany, day one 1/2
Happy PolaroidWeek to you all! so looking forward to see your great polas this week. this community is so inspiring, glad to be a part of it.
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World famous emerald colored Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains is part of the UNESCO designated World Heritage Site. HDR composite photo taken by bracketing -/+ 2 stops, resting the camera on top of a rock. f/22 aperture was selected to cause the sun to create the sunburst effect and deliberately image the lens flares. Bracketed shots were merged with Photomatix and Apple Aperture workflow software. Photographer's comment: It's difficult to compose an image without dozens of photo and selfie snapping foreign tourists wandering around the scene. LOL
Inspired by my Friend Dollia - D-Man you are good:)
www.flickr.com/photos/dollias/
Workflow:
Copy layer, flip it, adjust flipped layer (light and stuff) Put the boat there, Dedicate it to Dollia and be happy:))
Have a great evening folks!
PS: Check for original below
The two last frames from Fridays sunset on Birubi Beach, Nelson Bay.
For a spontaneous shoot that lasted thirty one minutes start to finish, no tripod, very much a run and gun sunset compared to my normal workflow - I'm really pleased that I found so many keepers to share with you ..
The rains back with a vengeance here on the east coast I fear this will be the most colour we'll see all week.
Pentax K1 w DFA15-30/2.8 iso100 f11 Two frame bracket -3.3 and -0.7 ev
Stacked in ON1 PhotoRaw 2022 and finished off in DxOPhotoLab 5 and ColorEfexPro 4.
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
A cliché image but a major change to my processing workflow thanks to a tutorial with Mark Waidson and Geoff Moore last week. A few things quite not right, but a vastly improved image than I would have produced my normal way. I’m treating it as the starting point on a new journey.
Sometimes I wish I had recorded my workflow especially when the results are like this. I tried very hard to replicate it with another similar image but got nowhere near.
Selati Game Reserve
Gravelotte
Limpopo
South Africa
• Old Henry had spent a lifetime with a cigarette in hand, filling the air with a thick haze of smoke. His wife, Martha, sighed as she wiped soot from the keys of her beloved piano. The once-vibrant notes now carried a faint smell of stale tobacco. Bob, their ginger cat, sneezed disdainfully from his perch, glaring at Henry.
"Henry, that piano was my mother's!" Martha scolded.
"Tomorrow, I’ll quit," Henry replied, puffing away.
Years passed, and tomorrow never came. Henry sat one last time in his favorite chair, the smoke curling around him like an old friend. His breath was labored, his voice faint.
"I mean it, Martha," he rasped, managing a weak smile. "Tomorrow, I’ll quit."
As the room fell silent, Martha held his hand. The piano keys remained untouched, carrying a bittersweet melody of promises never kept.
This image was created using my most current post processing workflow. I just finished producing an instructional video which I illustrate how I use the powerful tools and techniques available in Lightroom and Photoshop along with the TKActions V4 Panel to achieve an incredible level of control throughout my workflow. You can learn more on my site: www.zschnepf.com
This is the image I use in my new Tonality Control 2.0 video. It was created using 3 exposures. It was taken while hiking in the Canadian Rockies with some of my fellow Photo Cascadia buddies this past fall. The Lake O'hara Wilderness is one of most incredible areas I've ever photographed.
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New workflow to process my milkyway photos, with software Nebulb + Lightroom + Nik filters + Topaz denoise
My new BW post processing video tutorial is now ready for download, for a limited time get all 6 videos for the price of 1
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Video 2 Mastering BW Conversions
Video 3 Fine Art Architecture
Video 4 Fine Art Landscape
Video 5 Fine Art Seascape
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also included are my photoshop files and post processing notes!
An extremely comprehensive post processing tutorial for fine art BW photography
This is a reprocess of one of my favorite images of 2013 - lightning over Oregon's Alvord Desert playa. Intentionally dark (as it was at the scene), and intended to be viewed on a black background.
If you like how my images look, you might be interested in knowing that I teach my processing workflow over Skype! Use the contact link on my website if you're interested in learning more about lessons, prints, or licensing: www.alexnoriegaphotography.com
Incredibly rushed shot as we drove through Glencoe on the way home from the NC500 trip. There are many reasons this is never going to be a revolutionary shot, but despite it being what I consider one of the most iconic views in Glencoe, it's not a view I've taken, despite 3 or 4 trips through! and I embrace classic views, cos I love them! Bit unsure about the edit, still trying to get a Lightroom workflow that...well....works for me. There were benefits to my old Photoshop workflow (layer transparency) which I do miss!