Pardon me for a little redirection back to TOP, but I really liked the image posted here. Go ‘head, take a look…
October, 2010
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010Mobile Styles in place
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010If you’ve been visiting this site on a mobile device, you should have noticed a major change over the last few days. Most of the content should have become suddenly readable, with images displaying in a… slightly more logical & easy-to-read format.
This is pretty much due to my own need to get a grasp over the CSS for mobile devices. I’m done with what I planned on doing, so if there’s something you’re missing in particular, let me know & I’ll look into it.
Quick rendering option
Monday, October 25th, 2010This isn’t the only thing done to the photo in this post, but it is an example of how a small tweak can do a lot for a photo:
Fogscape
In this case, I started with this photo (Flickr). Look closely & you’ll see that this is a crop from the upper-left. The rendering? I opened curves in Photoshop. Grabbed the curve near the middle and moved it around. The dark side had this cool effect.
I’m finding that simpler really is better these days…
Upgrade to Photomatix 4
Thursday, October 14th, 2010Not a review, but a thank you to a company that’s doing it right: HDRSoft. Instead of pulling a trick from the pockets of a Microsoft. or an Apple, or Adobe, they’re effectively giving away upgrades to Photomatix Pro 4. Bought Photomatix 3? 4 is yours. I bought Photomatix 2, but I still received the upgrade – courtesy of purchasing after March 2007.
In this day & age, it’s refreshing to see a company that rewards loyalty and doesn’t overdo it in the charging department.
Fly on ‘Shroom
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010There’s no real reason for posting this, other than “I wanted to.” Originally posted last night on 1x.com (currently pending screening). It’s easily one of my favorites over the last few weeks.
Fly on 'Shroom
(click image for larger view).
The Graflex Graphic 35
Monday, October 11th, 2010For the last couple of weeks I’ve barely picked up my digital cameras. All on film, on a 100% manual camera – no exposure meter, even. The Graflex Graphic 35 is what I’ve been using. Images of the exact camera:
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- Graflex, back
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- Graflex, bottom
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- Graflex, front
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- Graflex, front-left
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- Graflex, front-right
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- Graflex, top
This would be the German-built series, and it does pretty well. There have been a few situations where a light leak has cropped in, but all salvageable images. And beautiful grain, relative to digital.
One of my First Hand-developed B&W Images
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010Scanned and somewhat saved with Photoshop:
Everything and the Kitchen Sink
Click through to view the large size – you can see the grain on it in full detail.
Technical details:
- Fomopan 400 (ISO 400) film;
- 1/60 at f/4;
- Drastically under-processed (used 1/3 the developer required, made for incredibly weak result);
- Shadow details brought back with ACR (Adobe Camera Raw);
- Dust & Lint removal from scan in Photoshop CS5;
- Single pass of sharpening;
Interestingly, I found that I can’t do much in the way of sharpening on these guys. It sharpens grain more so than edges…
Technical Difficulties/Silence on the Wire
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010The posting rate has decreased recently, and I’m painfully aware. This will likely keep up for a week or two. You see, I’ve started shooting with film again, and it’s… well, it’s delicious. I’ll doubtlessly have a post in a day or two with one of the safer (read: less screwed up) results.
In the meantime, why not check out my less-thoughtful Downhill Stream of Consciousness?