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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.
New workflow:
Shot uncompressed RAW
Developed in Affinity Photo
Edited in Snapseed.
Check out the colour version.
Revisiting this older Mediterranean vista to try a different processing workflow. In a possible shift of taste, I liked to see more light than shadows in it this time...
exposure series, merged with photoshop HDR pro. additonal workflow with lightroom cc classsic, removed tons of
chewing gum
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.
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
and it certainly was!! (More to follow)
Its been a while since my last post due to domestic duties, but I hope to get back into the 'workflow' saddle in the coming days/weeks ahead.
BUT, and just in case I don't, may I wish all my Flickr contacts the very best of the seasons greetings and a hearty thank you for any faves, comments and general encouragement throughout 2025, its really appreciated.
This image will feature in a new "my back yard" album, its just a 15 minute drive away from my home in Leeds, and located in deepest Bradford no less.
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We’ve had a few flurries, but we don’t have any snow yet. This photo was taken after our first snow in late November last year. However, at 14°F (-10°C) this morning, I thought that maybe it was time to brush-up on my winter processing workflow.
Developed with Darktable 4.8.0.
North Peak and Shamrock Lake - 20 lakes Basin - California
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This is the area I chose for my first Sierra backpacking experience. This view is just one of the rewards attained after hiking about 3.5 miles from the trailhead located at the parking lot next to Saddlebag Lake, which is about 2 miles from Yosemite National Park’s eastern boundary.
I posted a similar shot back in 2009; however this is a slightly wider version, and one that I processed using my current post-process workflow. As mentioned in previous posts, my current workflow concentrates on optimizing white-balance, for accuracy and of course for my own output style.
For a sense of scale, look closely just to the right of center where a small tent is visible with even smaller reflection.
Nikon D700
18-35mm f/3.5 at 26mm
0.3 Seconds
f/22
ISO 200
Polarizer
Manfrotto Tripod
Giottos Ballhead
A tough edit for me back in the day when my post processing ability was rather lacking.
Re-edited on 6 Sept 2020, 1 year later from the last re-edit, happy to make even more progress.
29 Jan 2021 with better sharpening workflow amongst other things, this finally looks presentable enough.
25 Jan 2022 adjusted some colors.
18 Jun 2023 learned some new tricks for a more natural result.
New gear is exciting but new skills are much more rewarding.
At the location, the scene had great potential, proceeded with the shot even though the contrast across the frame was huge. The left of the frame was in the shade while the right side upper quarter of the frame was full of harsh afternoon light.
Handheld shot in LV mode at the weakest focal length of the lens.
Not perfect but overall quite satisfactory edit at 1st attempt.
Best to get the shot right from onset, in this case, bracketing would have been better but that required a tripod.
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.
• A winter's sunset paints the landscape with ethereal beauty, as the snow glistens under a soft amber glow. The sky transitions from fiery orange to cool lavender, blending seamlessly with frost-kissed treetops. Silhouettes of bare branches frame the horizon, where the fading sun casts long, golden shadows. Crisp air carries a serene stillness, while the sparkling frost underfoot echoes nature’s quiet elegance, evoking both wonder and peace.
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hybrid workflow Mint SLR670S/instant Lab, Polaroid bw 600 film film, Bonn Germany, day one 1/2
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Berlin - Government quarter - View from the "Crown Prince Bridge" towards main station and cube.
(My first contact with the photography workflow application and raw developer Darktable 3.0)
A Plains Bison is intent on grazing the last grasses of summer as the sun rises behind him and a lone photographer crouches in front (but not too close - I was barely in his awareness zone). It was a pristine moment - almost too pristine, I think. Was everything really that... smooth???
I think maybe it was. In processing, I didn't change anything from my normal workflow. No excessive noise removal. I recall that in the field I did a lot of maneuvering to obtain as much rim lighting as possible, with varying amounts of the sun showing behind the bison, and I had no sense of which shots - if any - were working. Exposure? Wild guesses! Adrenaline? I only get an adrenaline rush when I'm being chased by large animals; this scene was as peaceful and relaxed as it looks.
One more prairie shot coming, tomorrow, and then we will move on to something different.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2022 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Part of my "workflow" is, after I've hacked and sawed on a picture for a while, I look at the original to see if I've gone...too far. In this case, I may have overdone it just a smidge. See the previous picture.
I enjoy hacking and sawing, so I really do have to check to see that I have not lost the plot.
Usually, when I make a different version of a picture, I wait a while before posting it. In this case, I thought it would be interesting to show the pictures next to each other.
After thoroughly creepyfying the picture I looked at the original and thought, "dang, it was pretty creepy to start with."
So I present the original to you so you can compare. Creepyfied versus just going with flow. Other than the crop, this is SOOC. This is one of the reasons I like to hunt for murder shacks on overcast days...they already have some atmosphere.
Northwest Indiana
February 26, 2026
*In no way do we imply that a felony was actually committed here, or that a felon occupies this space. We jest. But you have to admit…kinda creepy.
More of my murder shack pictures
COPYRIGHT 2026 by Jim Frazier All Rights Reserved. This may NOT be used for ANY reason without written consent from Jim Frazier. This is a real photograph taken with a real camera, and not created by AI.
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Hello everyone! I am in Kustom9 this round & I wanted to share what I created for it.
This piece was the first time I've been able to take my time & enjoy the workflow/progress in so long - I really hope you all like it.. It's only the beginning!
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Chapter 12
It was another late night pouring over images; deleting, cataloging, organizing, choosing submissions - 'the workflow'. I hate the workflow. It was 3 am and I'd been fighting to stay awake for a while now. I was about to call it quits for the night, when I heard a soft melody drifting, somewhere in the background. From the flat next-door? And a faint yet pugnent smell of... what was that?... incense? massage oil and sweat?? Perfume?
Then... over my shoulder, the sound of a whisper I couldn't make out. I turned. "Sally! What... how did... what happened to you? Where were you..."
"You know", she said. It was her voice, but with an eerie, far away tone I'd never heard before. "I've been here" she continued, "right here".
"What... what do you mean? I... I don't understand" I stammered.
"Silly, silly, boy" she giggled. "I'm not real" she said. "You know that, right?"
"But... but I... we... our photos... our sessions..." my head began to spin.
"Il-eona!" she replied.
"What? I... "
"Il-eona... iliwa. Weikeu... weiku. Dangis-i gaya" I heard her say, her voice changing to a slightly higher pitch, and taking on a hypnotic, melodic twang"
"I don't und..." I said, as the music grew louder and louder - drowning out my voice... my thoughts. The music. An oddly familiar tune. Where had I heard it before??
Chapter 13
My head still spinning, I closed my eyes tightly. The music... the sounds and smells... so familiar. But how?
And where was I? I was in my flat, looking through shots from earlier in the week... wasn’t I?? I felt a hand on my upper arm... a gentle shake and “Weikeueob! Wake up!” in that same musical, hypnotic, woman’s voice. And in a short, curt but sweet broken English “time to go now.”
I opened my eyes and tried to focus them in the smokey, dimly lit room. There - my clothes, lying crumpled in the corner. A snuffed out candle, burnt low. A tattered, heavy, velvety-red curtain covering a small window, hazy wisps of light peaking around the edges to bathe the dusty air. A table cluttered with incense, an empty absinthe bottle, oils, small drinking glasses one of them stained with lip stick, some scattered powders and substances I didn’t recognize, a thin red veil covering jars of some mysterious, exotic substances. A ledge with a small lamp, a crystal vase and some ornaments and knickknacks... a few Halloween decorations scattered throughout. I looked up, into the beautifully large, dark eyes or the oriental-looking girl standing over me. “S... Sally?” I said, in my confusion. “Yes, me Sally” she said, showing her smile. “We have fun, but you... too much. Too much fun - no good. Too much no good. You understand? Only little fun.” she said, gesturing with her thumb and forefinger. “Umm... I...” was all I managed, grasping to make sense of something that, at least to me, made none at all. Remember, I told myself. Remember. I closed my eyes again trying to remember and relive, to make sense of the past days.
When I opened my eyes again I was someplace different. A bed. Crisp white sheets. Everything is so white. There’s something...in my arm. An I.V. A hospital. I’m in a hospital bed. There’s a voice “Doctor - come quick. He’s conscious”. A tall, thin man rushed into the room, dressed all in white. “I... where am I?” I ask. “You’re at College Hospital” he said. “Can you tell us what happened to you? Some passer-byes found you, in the streets, delirious, wearing clothes obviously not yours. They brought you here. Do you remember anything? Anything at all??”
Remember. “Sally” I said softly. “Sally” I whispered, as I closed my eyes... for the last time.
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First - apologies. I started this as a 365. But when I added the story, it began to write itself... including the ending. Thanks to those who took the time to view the images and read the text.
The story is a tribute to 2 great creative artists: Tim Burton and Edgar Allan Poe.
In the spirit of Halloween, and if you have time, I hope you’ll watch a Tim Burton movie and get lost in his magical world of crazy but relate-able characters. Or that you’ll read a story from the genius imagination of Poe, or read about his mysterious death (of which the ending of this series is based).
Edgar Allen Poe died this month (October 7th) in 1849. He was found delirious in the streets of Baltimore, taken to hospital, and never regained coherency (or perhaps only briefly) before his death. How he spent his last five days, how he came to be in such a state, why he wasn’t wearing his own clothes, his cryptic calling out for “Reynolds” during the night, and even the cause of his death, remains a mystery and source of much speculation and theory, even to this day.
******* Happy Halloween everyone! *********
P.S. - sorry for running behind (it’s been a busy time, and a challenge just to get the daily image posted). I will catch up viewing everyone photos and comments soon!
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Equipment=Canon EOS 6D (Canon 6D)
Lens Used=Tokina 17-35mm F/4 AT-X Pro FX Lens
Exposures=7
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Workflow= LM
Adobe Light room 5
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Equipment=Nikon D7000
Lens Used=Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Lens
(Rapid Blend IF)
Exposures=3
Location=Prague, Czech republic
Workflow=Rapid Blend If
Adobe Lightroom 5,
Nik Sharper Pro 3.0
Nik Color Efex=Sun, Brilliance/Warmth, Cross Balance Pro
Contrast and Glamour Glow and White Neutralizer
Topaz Clarity
Equipment=Canon 6D
Lens Used=Tokina 17-35mm Lens
Exposures=7
Location=Madrid Spain
Workflow=Lightroom HDR Version
Adobe Lightroom 5
ON1 Photo 10= Increase Color, Increase Color, Darken Sky, Sunrise Glow
Nik Color Efex=Glamor Glow, Sunset
Self-portrait, 1st image of the new year.
I've been going through so many changes creatively. I've slowed down my workflow, been building in my studio, and I've let go of the expectations I put on myself. I'm entirely free. It feels amazing.
For an update of my creative process and a new video about creative baggage:
www.promotingpassion.com/letting-go-of-creative-baggage/
"Percussion", January 2016, self-portrait.
::the striking of one solid object with or against another with some degree of force.