Winter's Grace

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Under the Bridge…

#MonochromeMonday +Monochrome Monday thanks for the curating: +Charles Lupica +Hans Berendsen +Bill Wood

This is the piers of railroad bridge I often pass with trains. But I never noticed there is a scene like this under the bridge for a long time …

This photo is by Sony NEX-7 with Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* E 24mm F1.8 ZA

Morning Light - Bagan (alternative Version)

Good music to listen to while you watch this picture:
Moby - God moving over the face of the waters

Sunset, 1/1/2012

-Rodeo Beach, 3 miles north of the Golden Gate.

A photo taken near the Patatran Village on La Digue. This time a more gloomy photo. It was taken half an hour before sunrise while it was still very dark. But the rocks in the foreground already showed this intense red tones which I had already seen during day when scouting this location. I liked it in contrast to the dark blue sky.

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POW! If you didn't see this series last week, check out a recent ad shoot we wrapped with Campine in San Diego. Behind the scenes video and additional images are here: www.deanbradshaw.com.au/Campine

March 4, 2012

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On making the smallest object in your frame everything in your frame

I had the pleasure of spending a long weekend in Seattle with the primary intent of enjoying the houseboat-warming party of my mate, +Jacob Lucas. Let me tell you - living on one of the tallest houseboats in the vicinity of Lake Union has its benefits. To a slightly lesser extent, being very close friends with someone who lives in said structure is very nice, too. Membership has its privileges, as it were. :)

A few hours before the festivities were set to begin, we all found ourselves on the roofdeck, enjoying the gorgeous panoramic view of Seattle. I noticed one of the seaplanes starting to take off and wanted to grab a shot of it but by the time I grabbed my camera and zoomed in as far as I could, this is as much of it that I could frame as possible (without a longer lens or the ability to track back time, that is).

When I got home and inspected the frame, I was actually really happy with how it turned out. I know right away how I'd process it - going for a very minimalistic look and anchor the plane on the lower right quadrant of the frame. Nothing over-the-top, nothing glitzy or glamorous. This image was not about any of that stuff. It was all about the seaplane cruising in one of its two natural habitats.

In terms of processing
This one is extremely straight-forward. I just used a rather basic black and white treatment and totally blew out the whites, while leaving the tiniest bit of mid-tone to give the clouds some body. I added some clarity and contrast using an adjustment brush in Lightroom 3 to bring more body and definition to the seaplane.

VICTORIA SUNRISE - SINGLE EXPOSURE

I've recently published two HDR photos of Victoria Memorial on my blog, along with a story about photographing it. This is the first single-exposure I've shared of this beautiful memorial. The most challenging part of photographing the memorial was convincing the guards to let me use a tripod! You can read about this PHOTO ADVENTURE and others here: http://paulbellingerjr.blogspot.com/

Do you prefer the single exposure or the HDR?

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