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Here's a collage of some images from the outing.
DJE
2019-11-25
Photo of the Week 2019-11-25
Departing from my recent string of woodland / forest images, I went on an urban walkabout in Hamilton with Grant, Patrick and my IR camera sporting a 550nm filter. With Alan missing, the ‘4 Musketeers’ became the ‘3 Amigos’ and we spent a couple of hours shooting downtown streets, back alleys and details ...
My objective was to use a 550nm filter (which allows a portion of visible light to pass) and find a unique "look" with through post-processing. It was less 'work' than I anticipated. Post processing involves a little saturation boost and some tonal contrast. I used a couple of presets in a lesser-known Photoshop plug-in, Smart Photo Editor by Anthropics. I'll be experimenting to recreate this look in ON1 Photo Raw.
Here's a collage of some images from the outing.
DJE
Here's a collage of some images from the outing.
DJE
2019-11-18
Photo of the Week 2019-11-18
In wrapping up the series of images from my late October woodland outing here are a couple of images where I selected a tighter crop, either by using longer focal length or getting in closer to the subject scene.
Sometimes it can be hard to see the trees for the forest, not just the other way around as the familiar adage goes. Keeping this (these) in mind while out in search of images gives the photographer yet another tool for the creative toolbox.
On this particular October morning, I was in awe of the the grander scene, the sunburst through the sparse fall canopy and my compositions were wider, including broader look at the scene. Having already made a good number of this type of exposure, I began looking for something different, recalling my original intent to develop my woodland photography further, push myself to another level, my vision began to narrow in.
I had made a commitment to be somewhere else and my magical time in this place was approaching it's end as I focused in on an area of the forest between two larger trees where the sun's rays were streaming in through the mist.
I'm quite pleased by the results, although these are quite different from others in the Foggy local woodland morning 2019-10-28 series.
I'd be very interested to hear anyone's thoughts, likes, dislikes and comments on any of the images in the series (click the link above to a Flickr album of the complete set). The November 4 post is the only image that had made it to this blog before this post and not everyone may want to go to Flickr, so I'll conclude this post with a collage showing all of the images ...
DJE
Sometimes it can be hard to see the trees for the forest, not just the other way around as the familiar adage goes. Keeping this (these) in mind while out in search of images gives the photographer yet another tool for the creative toolbox.
On this particular October morning, I was in awe of the the grander scene, the sunburst through the sparse fall canopy and my compositions were wider, including broader look at the scene. Having already made a good number of this type of exposure, I began looking for something different, recalling my original intent to develop my woodland photography further, push myself to another level, my vision began to narrow in.
I had made a commitment to be somewhere else and my magical time in this place was approaching it's end as I focused in on an area of the forest between two larger trees where the sun's rays were streaming in through the mist.
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| framed in the mist - I |
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| framed in the mist - II |
I'd be very interested to hear anyone's thoughts, likes, dislikes and comments on any of the images in the series (click the link above to a Flickr album of the complete set). The November 4 post is the only image that had made it to this blog before this post and not everyone may want to go to Flickr, so I'll conclude this post with a collage showing all of the images ...
DJE
2019-11-11
2019-11-04
Photo of the Week 2019-11-04
Words from a post two weeks ago ...
"Fall is a great time to get out and work on forest scenes here in Ontario, and then it can be almost too easy when fall colours are at their peak. Pointing the camera almost anywhere when you're in or near a forest can result in some striking photos. The colours are always inspiring and it's great getting out to bask in the forest, taking in the sounds, the sights, the smells and it's healing goodness ...
... As I strive to translate what I feel into a finished image, it's taking quite a bit of work, quite a bit of time and ... I just don't have anything ready to share for this week's photo. But soon, I hope."
This week, I think I have something ready.
Recently I had decided to get out more, specifically to work on my woodland photography. A foggy fall morning provided a great opportunity, and, after a good while of being preoccupied by just the glorious combination of sun and mist in a local wood lot, I got down to it. The original goal was to create something more purposeful, more compelling, more than just a pretty snap of the sun and mist. I wanted to work a composition that spoke differently of the woodland, one that told a story.
Working alone for the most part, I find it very helpful to study the work of other photographers. Sometimes this is simply viewing their images but with all that is available today, I'm finding YouTube to be a great resource. Often as I work through my image catalogue, downloading the latest shoot or editing a particular image, I have a YouTube video playing. It could be music, it could be a comedy skit, often it is something from another photographer.
These guys have been my latest inspiration ...
Simon Baxter Thomas Heaton Adam Gibbs Gavin Hardcastle
Thanks lads !
DJE
"Fall is a great time to get out and work on forest scenes here in Ontario, and then it can be almost too easy when fall colours are at their peak. Pointing the camera almost anywhere when you're in or near a forest can result in some striking photos. The colours are always inspiring and it's great getting out to bask in the forest, taking in the sounds, the sights, the smells and it's healing goodness ...
... As I strive to translate what I feel into a finished image, it's taking quite a bit of work, quite a bit of time and ... I just don't have anything ready to share for this week's photo. But soon, I hope."
This week, I think I have something ready.
Recently I had decided to get out more, specifically to work on my woodland photography. A foggy fall morning provided a great opportunity, and, after a good while of being preoccupied by just the glorious combination of sun and mist in a local wood lot, I got down to it. The original goal was to create something more purposeful, more compelling, more than just a pretty snap of the sun and mist. I wanted to work a composition that spoke differently of the woodland, one that told a story.
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Working alone for the most part, I find it very helpful to study the work of other photographers. Sometimes this is simply viewing their images but with all that is available today, I'm finding YouTube to be a great resource. Often as I work through my image catalogue, downloading the latest shoot or editing a particular image, I have a YouTube video playing. It could be music, it could be a comedy skit, often it is something from another photographer.
These guys have been my latest inspiration ...
Simon Baxter Thomas Heaton Adam Gibbs Gavin Hardcastle
Thanks lads !
DJE
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