Stoops (Two Photographs)
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I often wish I had a stoop to sit on. A place where I could sit and watch the world go by. When I was abroad I used to find places I could stand or sit a while and get great shots. Staying in one place long enough you could become almost invisible. But not in our more modern cities where everyone is suspicious, cautious and wary, the guy on the stoop stands out.
Attention
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There are three things to note here:
- It’s great when animals give you a look
- Not all farms appreciate photographers
- In any group of animals, some will be more attentive than others
Half a Window (Two Photographs)
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From a distance I saw this tattered, flaky old window and the shapes of things inside. If it drew my attention, I thought that perhaps it might equally engage the interest of others. (Isn’t that what photography is all about?)
Road Works (Two Photographs)
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Like many cities there is a lot of road work going on and people are making the most of it when not losing their temper. I found this flower against a fence separating the pedestrians from the massive pit that was once a major road.
Hard Edges (Two Photographs)
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The camera and computer add sharpening, we can add more when we edit and the photo gets sharpened once more when it leaves the post processing software. Too much of it leads to halos or white outlines around objects. Three solutions: do no sharpening or do less of it, paint the outlines away or follow some of the more complicated tutorials on the web. I usually go back and try minimizing the sharpening but I will paint away outlines if all else fails. Fortunately these photos had no unusual problems.
Wall Flowers (Three Photographs)
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I liked the background and the cascade. It’s a story told in three parts – urban, natural and artistic, almost abstract. The everyday contrast and often remarkable sights one finds deep in the city, need to be cut out by the photographer. Moments in time immortalized for the edification of others.
On The Edge (Two Photographs)
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I call this on the edge, but frankly it still amazes me to live in a large city and be so close to pristine nature. Sure the city has to some extent integrated nature into the city itself, but concrete paths are not natural. The beautiful nature reserves just minutes away are much better.
Patterns and Perspectives (Two Photographs)
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You often read about looking for patterns when people talk about ideas on what to shoot. This is a straight on photo but because of the way I was standing the perspective appears slightly off. Add to this a semblance of a pattern and an audience could be forgiven for looking twice at this type of scene.
What’s Important? (Three Photographs)
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What’s important to me in photography is taking photographs I like, passing along ideas, tips etc. I am constantly trying new things in the field and in post-processing. I have no expectation that everything will work, or that they will have an appreciative audience. Success is measured in many ways and that is something I bear in mind in all my endeavours.
Imagining an Outcome (Two Photographs)
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From my days working with professional photographers in my teens I realized what made a pro a pro was their ability to describe what the photograph would look like before they took it and guarantee the results.
Envisioning the final result is an important step in my work. Though I will admit that it sometimes does not work quite the way I hoped.
Kaleidoscope (Two Photographs)
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It is always a challenge when you go someplace you have been many times to find a new take, a detail you missed before or a change warranting notice. I was walking towards this building which I have seen many times but it was recently renovated and the new windows made for a great kaleidoscopic effect.
Show-Time (Two Photographs)
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I went to this fair where local craftsmen, antique shops etc. show and sell their goods. Normally these events provide significant opportunity for great shots. But this year I was hard pressed to see something I had not seen the year before. I took very few shots, of which these two may be the best.
Windows (Two Photographs)
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I don’t know what got me taking photographs of windows. I did know a photographer who was enamoured of windows, and did several posters and a short movie. That was in the days of film and his ability to take one shot and get it right impressed me. I still take more than one; it’s not a question of confidence or digital over film, for me it’s a question of getting the best perspective on my subject.
Patio (Two Photographs)
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I was walking through an area with a lot of restaurants and this patio jumped out because of the chiaroscuro lighting. The flowers framed by the darker background just caught my eye. The choice in the end is high contrast black and white or a more colourful and muted shot.
Light (Two Photographs)
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In the study of photography and painting you learn a fair deal about the direction of light. You will see in many paintings that the light is coming from impossible directions to light the subject. In photography it’s a sign a photo has been altered without thought to logical lighting. In an effort to brighten the leaves in this shot it may appear in the colour version that the light is coming from below. It’s not as noticeable in black and white. A lesson learned and shared.
Mural (Two Photographs)
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I pass this mural often but only infrequently is it not obscured by cars. I like it because it’s hard to tell what is part of the mural or not. Composing a photograph that takes advantage of the mural but has context makes it your own take on what you see.
Windows (Three Photographs)
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Windows have always held a fascination for me in photography. It’s often surprising the results you can get focusing on windows. The keystoning and and other things we need to correct to get a straight picture may be a bit of a hassle but the results can be rewarding.
Natural Modern (Two Photographs)
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It seems the city is always cutting down trees, and trees give life to the city. This tree trunk struck me as looking a bit like modern art. I faded out the background to emphasize the tree. This once taking the city away from the tree.
Wall (Two Photographs)
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This is the wall of a restaurant that is set off from the main road and adjacent to a public garden. The house has a Victorian feel to it and that is best captured, in my view, in the black and white version.
Street (Two Photographs)
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I took this shot and realized that for some reason my white balance was completely off, but also realizing it would not have a significant effect on the black and white version if I used a blue filter in processing. With contrast, and exposure settings I was able to make this the drastic and somewhat odd photo you see in black and white.
Tree (Two Photographs)
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This is another black and white conversion were I have used tools like contrast in the black and white to make the photograph more like I imagined it to be. Skies can often be a problem and I have greatly reduced the intensity of this one. I also removed a few things in the frame that were distracting.
Cat (Two Photographs)
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I was on a walk about when I saw this cat. You will see the edited colour photo from which I made the back and white conversion with Skylum’s Tonality Pro. I used the black and white treatment to accentuate, by changing the white balance, and using contrast and other tools, a look that reflected how I had imagined the scene.
Field of Flowers (Two Photographs)
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I am getting increasingly confident in my black and white efforts. So this week I will feature for the most part, shots I took and visualized in black and white. All shot with the Fuji XT-3 (ACROS+r) and the 18-55mm 2.8 lens.
A Colour Photograph
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If it were not for the garbage on the ground it would be hard to tell if this was a black and white or colour photograph. What caught my eye was how the light hit the concrete and gave it some tonality.
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