Saturday, December 28, 2013

RC Helicopters at my Flickr

As opposed to a direct link this is how Flickr would like us to share our photographs.







Saturday, August 24, 2013

Selene, Luna or The Moon

Selene, Goddess of the Moon in ancient Greek mythology
and identified with Roman Luna. The Moon ...
  
Moon ~ August 25, 2013 ~ 7:03:52am ~ EST (-5 GMT) ~ Nikon D90 and Nikkor Micro 105mm 1:2.8
August 25, 2013 ~ 7:03:52am ~ EST (-5 GMT) ~ Nikon D90 and Nikkor Micro 105mm 1:2.8


Moon ~   August 23, 2013 ~ 5:18:14am ~ EST (-5 GMT) ~ Nikon D90 and Nikkor Micro 105mm 1:2.8
August 23, 2013 ~ 5:18:14am ~ EST (-5 GMT) ~ Nikon D90 and Nikkor Micro 105mm 1:2.8 


Moon ~ January 2, 2013 ~ 8:55:39am ~ EST (-5 GMT)  D90 and Nikkor 16-85mm Zoom
January 2, 2013 ~ 8:55:39am ~ EST (-5 GMT)
D90 and Nikkor 16-85mm Zoom




































December 7, 2013 at Moon ~ 9.30pm ~ EST (-5 GMT) ~ Nikon D90 and Nikkor Micro 105mm 1:2.8
December 7, 2013 at 9.30pm ~ EST (-5 GMT) ~ Nikon D90 and Nikkor Micro 105mm 1:2.8
 


Related: Photograph the Moon with Different Lenses ~ ClarkVision.com



Friday, August 09, 2013

Monday, August 05, 2013

Old Prints Redux

Following images copied from old prints using
a Nikon D90 with Nikkor Micro 105mm 1:2.8
     
Camping - Georgian Bay (maps), Aug 1986
Camping - Georgian Bay (maps), Aug 1986
 
Riding the Rails - Big Chute Marine Railway (WiKi), Trent Waterway (WiKi), July 20, 1986
Riding the Rails - Big Chute Marine Railway (WiKi), Trent Waterway (WiKi), July 20, 1986
    
Waterfall - Belfountain Conservation Area, Aug 4, 1986
Waterfall - Belfountain Conservation Area, Aug 4, 1986
   

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

My First Digital Camera

Front ~ FUJIFILM FinePix 2800 Zoom

Rear ~ FUJIFILM FinePix 2800 Zoom





FUJIFILM FinePix 2800 Zoom 
  • Announced Sep 11, 2001 ~ MSRP $399 USD
  
Specifications:
  • 2.1 Megapixel CCD, 2.1 million pixel RGB color filter
  • 6-36mm (38-228mm 35mm equivalent) 1:2.8-.3.0 6X Optical zoom lens
  • Shutter speeds: 1/1500 to 1/2 second
  • AF coverage: 2.6 feet to infinity
  • No Image Stabilization
  • MACRO: fixed focal length working distances 3.9in to 2.6 feet
  • 64-Zone TTL metering, Program AE
  • Exposure Compensation: -1.5 to +1.5EV in 1/3EV steps
  • Continuous Mode: Four frames every 0.5 seconds
  • 10-second self-timer
  • 1.8 inch color TFT LCD Monitor
  • ISO 100
  • Mode Dial: Still, Movie (with audio and image playback)
  • Automatic White Balance plus 6 presets in Manual
  • Flash: Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Slow-Sync, Forced and Off
  • Viewfinder: Colour Electronic SLR equivalent
  • Image sizes: 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960 or 640 x 480
  • Records 60 seconds (320 x 240) AVI motion video with audio at 10 frames/sec
  • Image Storage: SmartMedia
  • Power: 4 x Standard AA batteries, NiMH rechargeable or AC adapter

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Project: Thunder Clouds

Not too long ago a thunderstorm passed through the area and off in the distance I saw the clouds break showing another storm heading towards my location. This was also a perfect time to shoot as the SUN was just starting to set. We we're into the Golden Hour (WiKi) so out came the camera armed with a short telephoto zoom set to 85mm to capture what I thought would be a great shot. 

It was obvious before taking the shot the rain drops on the window was going to be a problem therefor show in the picture. With no choice I proceeded and shot through a window anyway capturing the rain drops from the previous thunderstorm that was just passing overhead. That storm and it's trailing edge is shown by the gray band of cloud at the top of the photograph.

Project: Thunder Clouds ~ very little rain removed
   
It was at this time I decided to put my photo-editing skills to task and repair the image by removing all the distracting rain drops ... A task easier said than done, but yes I said it.
  


Project: Thunder Clouds ~ almost all the rain removed
    
Using the photo-editor and 'clone' tools three hours later with beads of sweat resembling the actual rain drops forming on my forehead gave me a image minus all the rain.

... Yes, I more or less liked the result.

But the lesson learned or what I took away after finishing the work. Due to the amount of information lost with each drop removed produced an image I thought unsuitable for large printing but good enough for the Web. Was the finished image worth the time and effort, that's hard to say but it sure was educational.
    
Project: Thunder Clouds ~ ALL the rain removed ~ FIN
    
Final Crop, full size image.

FIN



Tuesday, July 23, 2013

French River, Georgian Bay (1987) a Digitized Print

French River, Georgian Bay ~ July 2,1987
Camping the Mouth of French River
French River, Georgian Bay (Google Maps) July 2,1987

Print copied using the Nikon D90 and Nikkor Micro 105mm 1:2.8.

French River, Georgian Bay ~ original shot
It is not often I show original out of camera shots but in this case it's worth looking. Back in the day the camera exposed for the sky producing an image where the foreground was very underexposed and dark. In nutshell photo-editing was used to brighten the underexposed areas and local contrast was worked to bring out more detail ... 




MAP: French River, Georgian BayMouth of French River, Georgian Bay

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Sunset

July 22, 2013
   
I wasn't happy with the composition but loved the colour.
 
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