Archive for September, 2009
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Submitted by Ralph Nordstrom Photography Blog
There are two filters I want really badly – a variable ND and a warming polarizer.
I want the variable ND to do special water effects with very long exposures. This is a neutral density filter that allows you to vary the density from 2 to 8 stops. Pretty cool. It [...]
No Trespassing
Submitted by Ankush Vimawala Photography Blog
HDR panorama image consisting of two individual 7-shot HDR images stitched together. Southern Pacific machine shop at the Eugene rail yard.
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Atwood-Higgins House
Submitted by Howard Grill Blog
In my post about editing photographs from a trip, I mentioned that often images that are not stand alone ‘best of’ photos can still be important to a project because they impart to the viewer a feel for a certain area or location. This was the case for the Atwood-Higgins house, [...]
1080 - September Song
Funny that I have never used “September Song” as a title. It was an obvious title for this image, in fact so obvious, that I thought it must have been taken two years ago.
As for the image, I took it when I went swimming this afternoon. Maybe for the last time this year. Who knows?
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1079 - Ghost Of Yesterday
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Swimming in the morning, in a quiet lake, that’s still warm enough, driving a dramatic mountain road to heights of over 2000 meters in the afternoon, Carinthia is a stunningly beautiful and surprisingly diverse country.
You could tell from these pictures and the many that you’ve seen over [...]
1078 - Love Or Something
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Don’t fear, this is the last post for today, a short one, showing two bicycle images that I shot in the morning, and two afternoon images from my way to the train.
I really love these small children’s bikes. I took the images in front of the [...]
Color Documentary
Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
7up Sign, Scaly Mountain, NC - 2009
Frequent visitors to this blog know that I am a big fan of Walker Evans’ documentary photography from the 1930s. I often try to emulate his style in B&W photos of the region in which I live. I also enjoy the work of Bill Christenberry, [...]
His Serious Side
Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
In some churches the position has been reduced to an activities director for teens. “Give them some fun things to do here at church, and they won’t be getting into trouble out on the street” seems to be the thinking.
Our church has higher goals for our young people than that, and [...]
Newsprint Girl in Photoshop
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
Let me show you how to create a special effect using scanned newspaper images or any image you want to use in Photoshop.
This is the Newsprint Girl that you can create with Photoshop.
The tutorial is here
Other tutorials are here.
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Photo of the Week
Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
Photo taken at G-20 in Pittsburgh, more photos to come on Monday.
Camera: Nikon D700
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 120 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 3200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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G-20 & Street Photography
Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
Why Does the Pursuit for Peace Start with War?
I will be photographing the protesters of the G-20 Summit today that is being held in Pittsburgh. Not sure if I will be able to get close enough to get any good photos but I figure it’s worth a try.
I will be [...]
Slant
Submitted by Ankush Vimawala Photography Blog
First shot I am posting, taken with my new 18-200mm VR lens. 5 shot HDR image, Springfield, OR.
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Pixel - Peeping, 70’s Style
Submitted by Howard Grill Blog
One thing leads to another. I used to watch Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In regularly as a kid. Recently, Henry Gibson, one of the show’s comedians, died, which got me thinking of that time in my life. This led to my remembering a book which I had recently bought but had not [...]
1073 - The Land Of Plenty
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
I made not a single image today. It does not feel good, believe me, I tell you.
Today, like the last few days, I spent most of my time working on my new web site. The plan is to keep the blog on Blogger (I really can’t complain [...]
I still love old signs
Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
Old Gulf Station Sign, Waynesville, NC - 2009
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Cut out an image with a Layer Mask - Part 2
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
In a prior photoshop tutorial how you can cut out an image from its background using a simple Layer Mask. This a follow up tutorial. It will also show you how to manipulate a Drop Shadow.
This is the original image of a girl which I will cut out with a Layer [...]
Cutting out image with a Layer Mask
Submitted by Photoplus Tutorials Blog
There are many way to cut out an image from its background. There are many uses for cutting out an image from its background. You can add it to another background or make a background yourself. I have demonstrated quite a few methods in my tutorials. You will find links to [...]
Pittsburgh Photo Walks
Submitted by Craig Photography Blog
When: Sunday, September 27, 2009
Time: 9:30 AM
Meet Up: Gate “A” at Heinz Stadium
What to Bring: Camera & passion to learn
Who: Open to all. If you attended my previous workshop this will be photography at the next level. Bring a friend.
Expectations: FUN, FITNESS & PHOTOGRAPHY
Cost: FREE
Spread the word,
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Nikon D90- Help
Hello,
I am new in the field and I need some help. I have a Nikon D90 and every time I take a close up picture, the images are blurry. Does any one know how I can fix this problem. Please HELP!!!
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1065 - Your Own Choice
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
You may or may not object to it, but resistance is futile. Today an image is what you make of the raw data that the sensor captured.
These are two images of Saturday, our last day in Poland. We had been visiting Kościuszko Mound in the morning [...]
1068 - Simple Things
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Sometimes very simple things are enough to produce an image that pleases me. In this case it is a storehouse of a local hardware shop, seen through a bunch of yellow flowers.
I took the image on my way to the lake. Most of today was sunny and [...]
1067 - Ride Across The River
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
Forget about post-processing. Yes, I did some things and it’s been more or less random. I followed impulses, and as on another day the impulses would be different, so would be post-processing.
No, it’s not the procesing, it’s the crop. This is what took time, what made me [...]
1066 - No Place Like Home
Submitted by The Daily Photography of Andreas Manessinger Blog
1066: Battle of Hastings. Uhhh … damn those associations
This is an image of Sunday. I took it in the early evening, just minutes before we arrived in Villach after 9.5 hours of driving. Most of the way from Kraków to the Slovak border it just [...]
Size Matters
Submitted by Ralph Nordstrom Photography Blog
I spent the past couple of weeks making almost fifteen large prints for a client. Image sizes were 13X20 and 16X24. Boy, it was fun. I’ve worked with these images over the years. They were all 10X15. But kicking them up even just one notch takes them into an entirely [...]
He’s My Pastor
Submitted by My Viewfinder Blog
He’s a proud Southern Baptist, but he doesn’t slavishly conform to every denominational position or policy. He’s not afraid to go against the grain of traditional understandings of key doctrines, and instead, teach what the Bible actually teaches. He does so with both gentleness and firmness. He is as much at [...]
