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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Streetcar

When I was at the Imaging USA 2012 (PPA) conference and expo in New Orleans I captured the above image. New Orleans is a great city for photography. New Orleans blends the charm of the Deep South and an amalgam of the history of Europe.

To learn how I processed the above photograph see my post from May the 18th, 2012: Little RED Streetcar

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Metadata: Nikon D3 with a Nikon NIKKOR AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G lens, Exposer: 1/25s at f/6.3, IOS: 200, Focal Length: 120mm, Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority, Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV, Metering Mode: Pattern, Filter: Ultra Violet, Subject Distance: Infinity, Lighting: Natural Daylight, Date: 01/16/2012 at 8:23 am, Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2

Friday, April 13, 2012

Bronze Horse

The above photograph was taken at Hilton’s Waikoloa Village Resort on Hawaii’s Big Island in 2010. Simply put, the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort is beautiful. The resort is composed of 62 acres of recreational activities, shopping, restraints, ocean front views, extensive plant life and art. Yes, I said art. There are over 1800 works of art on display throughout the resort at an original cost of over seven-million dollars. The Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort could be considered one of the most beautiful art museums in the world. Photography is my chosen creative artistic outlet. But, I appreciate most forms of art. I enjoy photographing sculpture art if it has a suitable background. Photographing sculptured artwork is like photographing a still-life but in an action pose. I find that the bronze horse sculpture above gives a real sense of movement. My attempts to discover the name of the artist of the bronze horse unfortunately has gone unanswered. So, I am unable to give created to the artist at this time. If anyone out there knows of the above sculpture and the artist please e-mail me their name so that I can update this blog entry.

For more information see the: Hilton's Waikoloa Village Resort

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Metadata: Nikon D3 with a Nikon NIKKOR AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G lens, Subject Distance: Infinity, Exposure: 1/80s at f/5.0, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 55mm, Filter: Circular Polarizer, Lighting: Natural Daylight, Post Processing: ACDSee Photo Editor 2008, Date: 07/31/2010 at 8:46 am

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Bicycles Built for Two

The above photographs illustrate just one example of what you can do in Adobe's Photoshop. The top photograph is the original image I took when walking through the French Quarter in New Orleans with my wife and daughter. On the top photograph I had only done the usual fine tuning adjustments using Photoshop CS5.

With the bottom photograph I got a bit more creative. First I isolated the red tones by using the >Select >Color Range pull-down tab menu at the top of Photoshop's editor. I used the Eyedropper Tool in the Color Range to select just the red tones in the bicycle. I adjusted the Range slide tool until only the red tones were visible and everything else was black. The Color Range tool also picked-up some of the red in the bricks. Then I uses the >Image >Adjustments >Invert pull-down tab menu at the top of Photoshop's editor to reverse the images selected red tones. With Invert selected everything outside of the selected red tones will be affected by Photoshop's editing options. Under the >Image >Adjustments >Black & White adjustments pull-down tab I was able to create a black and white photograph while not affecting the red tones in the image. I then painstakingly painted in all of the other colors back onto the bicycle only using the Eyedropper Tool and the Color Replacement Tool on the left side photo edit bar. When using the Color Replacement Tool the Zoom Tool comes in very handy for the details.

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Technical Data: Nikon D3 with a Nikon NIKKOR AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G lens, Subject Distance: Infinity, Exposure: 1/30s at f/5.6, Focal Length: 120mm, ISO: 200, Filter: Circular Polarizer, Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Date: 08/04/2009 at 8:20 am

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Old Brick Wall

The above photograph is one of my first HDR (High Dynamic Range) images. In 2009 I was unaware of HDR photography when I took this image. I was just trying out some of the features of my Nikon D3 camera. Unfortunately, I only bracketed for three images at +/- 1 EV. When creating a HDR photograph you should use +/- 2 EV at a minimal. On the Nikon D3 that means you need to bracket at least 5 images to get +/- 2 EV. You should also lockup the mirror, close the view finder, use a tripod and a wired or wireless shutter release trigger. You can also use your camera’s timer instead of a remote shutter release trigger. All of that being said, I still like the way this brick-wall came out in the end. This brick-wall in the French Quarter of New Orleans could be over two-hundred years old. Photography may not have existed when this wall was constructed. Like this brick-wall, HDR photography takes planning to setup the shot for results that last over time.

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Technical Data: Nikon D3 with a Nikon NIKKOR AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G lens, Subject Distance: 0.9 meters, Exposure: 1/320s at f/3.5, Focal Length: 24mm, ISO: 200 Filter: UV, Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5, Merged to HDR Pro: +/- 1 EV, Date: 08/04/2009 at 8:29 am

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Which way to the restrooms?

Sometimes you just need to have a little sense of humor. I took this photograph in the Vieux Carre (French Quarter), New Orleans. The Vieux Carre is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans and has an extensive cultural and historic background. You can live in New Orleans all your life and you’ll never run out of subjects to photograph.

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Technical Data: Nikon D3 with a Nikon NIKKOR AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G lens, Subject Distance: 1.0 meters, Exposure: 1/60s at f/4.2, Focal Length: 40mm, ISO: 200, Filter: None, Post Processing: ACDSee Photo Editor 2008, Date: 08/04/2009 at 8:11 am

Friday, September 23, 2011

Time Changes Everything

Time changes everything, as the above photograph illustrates. This car could be a hundred years old now. When I look at this image I think of how long ago it was when automobiles were built with wooden spokes. My great grandfather may have driven an automobile like this one. Wow, it can mess with your head. If left alone, this car will continue to slowly rust and degrade until it will no-longer be recognizable.

Because time changes everything is one of the reasons I love photography. I can stop time for a fraction of a second and capture the moment. I cannot say that my photographic art will stand the test of time. But, I can hope. And, maybe future generations will look at my images and wonder.

As a Side note, if anyone knows who the manufacture of the above automobile was, please e-mail me the information so that I can update my data on this image.

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Technical Data: Nikon D3 with a Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G lens, Exposure: 1/125s at f/5.3, ISO: 200, Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority, Exposure Bias: -1.00 EV, Metering Mode: Pattern, Filter: Circular Polarizer, Subject Distance: 11.9 meters, Lighting: Natural Daylight, Date: 08/05/2009 at 12:08 pm, Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5