Little Bits of Sunshine
Today my daughter Willow was jumping on the trampoline. She quietly slipped her water bottle in and began jumping throwing water everywhere. I snapped a few picts before taking her in from the cold and changing her water clothes!
Read MoreIf Dreams Die
Read MoreHold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. Langston Hughes
New DeviantArt Portfolio Slideshow
I’ve had an account at DeviantArt.com for a couple of years now and have not used it much in the past 12 months. I started digging around there this week and notied they have made some nice upgrades. I really like this embedded slideshow. Click the ‘expand’ icon along the bottom of the show (as you move your mouse over it) and you’ll see a very classy slideshow of my featured gallery. Let me know what you think. Also, if you have a DA account, touch base with me there.
Read Moreel hombre cielo grande
I decided that it had been far too long since I had pulled out the ol’ camera and took some shots. I walked around this morning with my daughter and took a few experimentals. While editing them on my favorite editing software, the GIMP, I accidentally choose the Threshold option. This gives a very stark black and white image. I was impressed with how the stripes on the shirt contrasted the other elements in the composition.
I decided to use the threshold edit and layer it with an alpha mask and a circular gradiant. This pulled in color and gave me a great color and texture contrast. If all this sounds like goobledy gook and you wouldn’t know your GIMP from a lame Pimp, then check out the GMIP tutorials located on the site here. The second part of this tutorial explains the threshold tool and how to use it.
Read MoreQuacks Like A Duck
Creative Photography judge’s submission
The Pacific Black Duck, Anas superciliosa is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east. It is usually called the Grey Duck or Pārera in New Zealand.
EXIF DATA
Camera: Canon EOS 400D Digital
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1600)
Aperture: f/5.6
Lens Type: EF75-300mm f/4-5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
