Snow in October. a video by fangleman on Flickr.
Watch the branches slowly give in to the weight of snow.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Your Knowledge of Me is Binary. I Am My Own Analog.
Yes, so I still have no internet at home. The feeling of being disconnected is a surprise to me. Of course, there were several things I wanted to accomplish this weekend that required an internet connection. This October snowfall prevented that. It could have been worse...
Here's the Photo Recipe & strobist info:
Strobes set subject left and subject right. Bounced off ceiling, and a bounce card to direct some light to the subject. Ratio of 1:2 for the strobes. Height was about head level on stands. I used a 430 and 580 Canon strobes, fired using ST-E2 IR transmitter. I set the intervalometer to about 15 seconds and let it shoot away. I used AF to allow it to focus on me properly. I set the flash exposure to evaluative and a little hotter, +1 I think.
The image on the iPad was made in the same way, but edited through one of those common filters that many photo editing programs have built-in.
I originally had a different photo on the iPad, but went with this one for this image. I may put up the other ones I created at a later date. One was more Halloween-ish, but I wasn't quite happy with it.
Added to the Weekly Challenge, Self Portrait.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Leonardo's iPad
da Vinci's iPad
This was a quick "what if". A sample shoot, so to speak, to see how an idea looks "on film". If I like the concept well enough, and can bring together all the elements well, I will do it again, bigger and better, so to speak.
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Shot with 580 and 430 strobes on stands next to table, bounced off ceiling to diffuse light and triggered using ST-E2
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
i see a tree by the see
SOOC
converted from RAW file.
shot handheld resting on park bench
Canon 40d + 70-200mm F2.8 IS2 lens
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Breakers Cliff Walk Seascape Panorama
Panorama of The Cliff Walk in Newport, RI at the Breakers.
Technical stuff:
Shot hand-held, no tripod or other support.
Raw file format.
20 images combined in photoshop
Final dimensions - 15,462 x 2,317 pixels
Over 180 degree view
Saturday, October 22, 2011
"rammer" jelliy
In Japan these are sold as novelty pets. They don't live long, but they sure would be a cool aquarium animal tpo have in an office or house.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
When can a garble lie?
Unsupported hand held shot, straight from the camera, converted from RAW file.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Panorama FAIL
A failed panorama. Horrible, isn't it?
8 shots were taken, and only 4 were used. Using more images didn't improve the fit any. However, the camera strap in each shot was pretty obvious - how did I not see that when I made the series? Well, it is hard to see the LCD in bright sun!
The difference in exposure between the left and right in the clouds and trees is too much. So, I have not finished this panorama, and have no intention on finishing it. This is it. It's all you get. Maybe you can learn from my failure.
- Olympus TG-810 point and shoot camera
- 8 shots, 4 used.
- Exposure held between shots by not fully releasing the shutter button.
- Aligned in CS5
- Each image shot in portrait.
More info
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Throughout the peasantry, surges the breakdown.
It is so hard to give a panorama its deserved appreciation on flickr. I think flickr really needs to bring a nice pano viewer to these pages. We can play video, so how about a good pano viewer? Hello, anyone in here?
- 14 images stitched together in CS5
- 17-55mm Canon lens
- each image made in portrait orientation
- handheld, no support
- shot from just inside the fence
Of course, these places do not allow photography or video inside the mansions. For preservation. Yeah, right. Total bullshit of course, but then again, how many ignorant idiots and ordinary dumbasses don't know how to turn off the flash on their camera? Yes, all of them it would seem.
More info
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Swim out past the breakers
Panorama of The Breakers mansion, in Newport, RI.
- 14 images stitched together in CS5
- 17-55mm Canon lens
- each image made inportrait orientation
- handheld, no support
- sky unedited, only edited the rest of the image for contrast etc
Looks a lot like a wide angle shot, wider than the 17mm used on a Canon 40D. At 17mm, where I was able to stand, the whole house wasn't even close to being in frame.
Of course, these places do not allow photography or video inside the mansions. For preservation. Yeah, right. Total bullshit of course, but then again, how many ignorant idiots and ordinary dumbasses don't know how to turn off the flash on their camera? Yes, all of them it would seem.
More info
Check it out on black!
If you read this far, you're certainly interested in commenting, yes?
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
All the other kids
Straight Out Of Camera - SOOC: Converted from RAW with defaults from Canon software.
Crystal jelly at Mystic Aquarium.
See more jellyfish HERE and HERE.
Crystal jelly
Aequorea victoria
From:
www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc/living_species/default.as...
"Graceful and nearly transparent, these jellies have long, delicate tentacles. When disturbed, they give off a green-blue glow because of more than 100 tiny, light-producing organs surrounding its outer bell. They can expand their mouths when feeding to swallow jellies half their size. They’re harvested for their luminescent aequorin, used in neurological and biological experiments to detect calcium."
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Don't get around much anymore...
Straight Out Of Camera - SOOC: Converted from RAW with defaults.
Crystal jelly at Mystic Aquarium.
See more jellyfish HERE and HERE.
Crystal jelly
Aequorea victoria
From:
www.montereybayaquarium.org/efc/living_species/default.as...
"Graceful and nearly transparent, these jellies have long, delicate tentacles. When disturbed, they give off a green-blue glow because of more than 100 tiny, light-producing organs surrounding its outer bell. They can expand their mouths when feeding to swallow jellies half their size. They’re harvested for their luminescent aequorin, used in neurological and biological experiments to detect calcium."
Cliff Walk Panorama
The finished product from the previous post, A Work In Progress.
How do you think it turned out?
6 images in portrait orientation, to make a pano of this nice area of the Cliff Walk, in Newport, RI. Made using the truly fantastic 70-200 Canon lens (Version II). Merged in CS5. Handheld, no tripod or supports, so merging takes some extra effort.
I like how the curves from the left lead the eyes out to sea, and how the empty space there returns the eyes to the gazebo.
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