Filed under: General
View Out My Front Door
Originally uploaded by NOVA JIM.
I woke up this morning to the sound of sleet mixing in with the snow we had been getting since yesterday afternoon. While it doesn’t compare to the 146 inches of snow in upstate New York I was still in for a small surprise when I opened the front door. I guess I will need to get the shovel out if I am going to be venturing out today. Looks like it will be a good day for a photo walk.
Filed under: Canon, Flickr, General, Philadelphia, Photography, Photos, Technology
This issue of Outdoor Photographer devotes a large section to black and white photos, especially the work of Ansel Adams. There is a nice article on black and white images in the digital age and some ways to convert your RAW files to black and white using Photoshop. After reading the article I decided to go back and convert one of my RAW files to b&w using the steps in the article. The first image is straight out of the Canon RAW software that came with my camera while the second image was post processed using Photoshop CS2. Here is the result:
Original Image:
Flowers
Originally uploaded by NOVA JIM.
New Photo:
Boeing 747 Contrail
Originally uploaded by Down in the Blue.
I was looking through the Explore page on Flickr and this great photo caught my eye. Down in the Blue has posted lots of great shots he has taken on his long haul flights from his seat in the cockpit. There are some amazing photos of what different wind patterns can do to contrails when you are somewhere out over the pacific ocean. His photos are a perfect example of how a shot showing a common scene from an uncommon perspective can really make a shot great. Everyone has seen pictures of planes and contrails but to see a picture through the front window of an airplane at 40,000 feet can really make a photo something special.
Filed under: Canon, Flickr, Hiking, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Photography, Photos, Scranton
Van Auken Ice
Originally uploaded by NOVA JIM.
Stopped to take some pictures of the Van Auken again today. The outdoor temperature was 9 degrees without the wind chill. I got everything ready in the car including putting the camera on the tripod and hooking up the shutter cable. After donning my hat and gloves I quickly walked down to the creek, snapped a few pictures and then quickly walked back to the warmth of the car.
