The following pictures are of Dry Falls. The next picture has Linda standing under the waterfall. The remaining two are of different compositions, which portray a different effect.
Monday, September 7, 2015
September 7, 2015
We are in Highlands, NC for the weekend and drove by this meadow with a great backdrop and a small grove of Birch Trees.
The following pictures are of Dry Falls. The next picture has Linda standing under the waterfall. The remaining two are of different compositions, which portray a different effect.
The following pictures are of Dry Falls. The next picture has Linda standing under the waterfall. The remaining two are of different compositions, which portray a different effect.
Saturday, September 5, 2015
September 5, 2015 b
AFTERTHOUGHT... There are times that one wants haze in a photo to remain. This photo is a great example. It was taken in October, just north of where 'The Old Man of the Mountain" was before nature led to its demise. I think that if I had to pick ten photos to keep, this would be one of them.
September 5, 2015
Ever have a photo that has haze in it? Most photos with haze in them tend to be put aside. Clarity is at the top of the list when looking at a photo, unless belong to the "Photo Critique Police."
Newer versions of Lightroom and Lightroom, that operates in the 'Cloud,' have functions that do a great job in romoving or lessening haze. Click and button, move a slider, and the haze is gone. My version does not have that!
Not to be deterred, I played around with this following photo to try to lessen the haze. The picture is of a suspension bridge that has a tunnel at one end and a normal approach the the bridge at the other. It was taken near Bergin, Norway.
The first picture is the original and the second is my attempt to remove the haze, which took about 10 steps in the processing. The good news is that I can save the sets as a "PRESET," which can be applied to other photos and allows additional processing, as required by the specific photo. The effect is better seen if the pictures are 'clicked' upon to enlarge them.
Newer versions of Lightroom and Lightroom, that operates in the 'Cloud,' have functions that do a great job in romoving or lessening haze. Click and button, move a slider, and the haze is gone. My version does not have that!
Not to be deterred, I played around with this following photo to try to lessen the haze. The picture is of a suspension bridge that has a tunnel at one end and a normal approach the the bridge at the other. It was taken near Bergin, Norway.
The first picture is the original and the second is my attempt to remove the haze, which took about 10 steps in the processing. The good news is that I can save the sets as a "PRESET," which can be applied to other photos and allows additional processing, as required by the specific photo. The effect is better seen if the pictures are 'clicked' upon to enlarge them.
Saturday, August 29, 2015
August 29, 2015
I do not know where the line is draw between wildflowers and weeds. Maybe it is in the size of the plants or is it how ugly it is.
The two pictures below are from what I would call weeds. The are on the Big Creek Walkway and are from plants that are the only ones around. Taken on two different days, they were about two miles apart.
If I had captured the surrounding area, it would look like a jungle, snarly and unkempt. That is why the flowers caught my eye. It was a 'Beauty and the Beast' moment.
The two pictures below are from what I would call weeds. The are on the Big Creek Walkway and are from plants that are the only ones around. Taken on two different days, they were about two miles apart.
If I had captured the surrounding area, it would look like a jungle, snarly and unkempt. That is why the flowers caught my eye. It was a 'Beauty and the Beast' moment.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
August 25, 2015
This picture was taken on Linda's I-Phone last Summer on the Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine. If you ever go to Maine, walk the Marginal Way, which starts in Perkins Cove and goes back to Ogunquit. It is a paved walkway along the rocky coast and there are many benches on which to sit, rest, or better yet, enjoy it all.
This is a first for me to E-mail the picture from her phone to my Email. I then saved the picture to my desktop and then imported it into Lightroom for processing. As you can see from the shadow on the ground, the sun was to my back. This cause a heavy shadow on my face and I can here a few saying, "That is a good thing!"
I tweaked the picture to lessen the shadow on the face, cropped the photo, and now it could easily be printed or saved as a desktop background. There they are again... "Why?"
As an afterthought, I have included the original photo from the I-Phone below for comparison.
This is a first for me to E-mail the picture from her phone to my Email. I then saved the picture to my desktop and then imported it into Lightroom for processing. As you can see from the shadow on the ground, the sun was to my back. This cause a heavy shadow on my face and I can here a few saying, "That is a good thing!"
I tweaked the picture to lessen the shadow on the face, cropped the photo, and now it could easily be printed or saved as a desktop background. There they are again... "Why?"
As an afterthought, I have included the original photo from the I-Phone below for comparison.
Saturday, August 22, 2015
August 22, 2015
I have a long road ahead of me in learning my new software, Lightroom 5, but it is good for the grey cells...
There are those that say that post-processing is cheating, but it is amazing what film photographer could in developing. I actuality, they were far more skillful, working with far less.
The first picture, straight from the camera, is a scene from the past and it is Sixer's Mill, which was taken recently and used for comprison. The following pictures were taken in 2010. You can see that the area has been cleaned up. I think that having the truck and other items added to the scene greatly.
The next picture, from 2010, is a Sepia version. I had made it a Black and White but it did not make the cut. I liked what the Sepia adds. Of course, I am prejudiced because of the truck and etc.
The last picture has been processed to give it a "Notebook" effect. I know that it is Black and White, but it would look as the previous picture, if it were. There are different effects in the Filter menu and there a a number of adjustments that can be made, such bolder lines, lighter, or darker. I noticed that if I made it lighter, it could be used a notepaper and the scene would on what one could write.
I think the I will show what I mean in the next photo, but first I have to process it. "I'll be back..."
I think more work is needed, but the text speaks for itself.
There are those that say that post-processing is cheating, but it is amazing what film photographer could in developing. I actuality, they were far more skillful, working with far less.
The first picture, straight from the camera, is a scene from the past and it is Sixer's Mill, which was taken recently and used for comprison. The following pictures were taken in 2010. You can see that the area has been cleaned up. I think that having the truck and other items added to the scene greatly.
The next picture, from 2010, is a Sepia version. I had made it a Black and White but it did not make the cut. I liked what the Sepia adds. Of course, I am prejudiced because of the truck and etc.
The last picture has been processed to give it a "Notebook" effect. I know that it is Black and White, but it would look as the previous picture, if it were. There are different effects in the Filter menu and there a a number of adjustments that can be made, such bolder lines, lighter, or darker. I noticed that if I made it lighter, it could be used a notepaper and the scene would on what one could write.
I think the I will show what I mean in the next photo, but first I have to process it. "I'll be back..."
I think more work is needed, but the text speaks for itself.
Monday, August 17, 2015
August 17, 2015
I purchase a new photo processing software (Lightroom 5) on Craigslist this weekend and I have been practicing with it. Today, there are two 'before and after' pictures. The first is from my adventure to the library and this picture did not make the cut for the photo group. Did I tell you that Linda was the judge.
The first picture is out of the camera; untouched. The second has obviously been processed. I always assume that all photos have some post-processing. Click on the photos to enlarge them, which will show the differences.
The next two photos were taken today as I walked at lunchtime. The first one, again, is out of the camera and the second was processed. I did crop the photo for an up-close view of the butterfly.
In case you are wondering... this butterfly is a Limenitis arthemis, Red-spotted Purple. Thank you Internet!
The first picture is out of the camera; untouched. The second has obviously been processed. I always assume that all photos have some post-processing. Click on the photos to enlarge them, which will show the differences.
The next two photos were taken today as I walked at lunchtime. The first one, again, is out of the camera and the second was processed. I did crop the photo for an up-close view of the butterfly.
In case you are wondering... this butterfly is a Limenitis arthemis, Red-spotted Purple. Thank you Internet!
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