Just some macros of prairie grass from Afton.
February 7, 2010 12:51 pm
January 27, 2010 5:07 pm
The problem with frozen food is that, if it isn’t something you cook, waiting for it to thaw can take forever. Microwaving a burrito takes 5 minutes. Waiting for frozen fruit to thaw is a PITA.
On camera flash (430ex) bounced off the ceiling. Fruit in bowl on top of foam core. (I really need to work on my flash skills.)
January 23, 2010 2:29 pm
I’m still working through my photo book images. Getting close to having enough. I think this one will be in there…
12:58 am
Other than I wonder what this was recorded on (more pops than I expect in the digital age) and that the songs are short enough that it almost feels like a sampler, this is a pretty amazing album. Love her lyrics. No brutal rhymes here. Very cool.
It is the first album to knock Tanya Donelly’s Whiskey Tango Ghosts from continuous loop since I rediscovered that album.
It is $8 on Amazon MP3 Music download for the full album. Find your favorite Amazon affiliate and buy it.
January 20, 2010 11:41 pm
January 18, 2010 4:14 pm
Was looking for a high key photo I took a while ago. It was not in my image library. Found it in a desktop folder along with a few other images. I was curious if this one was salvageable. It wasn’t but here it is anyway.
I had to go B+W because I had brutalized the color trying to pull in the shadows and highlights. I did the sepia highlights to move the burned out area off of 255/255/255 (ie pure white). I did the duo tone because I wanted the cool interior to offset the warm outside light. I darkened the corners to further remove some of the burn. In the end just not enough detail in the highlights. (I think the shadows are fine.)
I do like the duotone. I think that worked.
January 17, 2010 9:12 pm
The Vikes destroyed the Cowboys today. Bought a celebratory cupcake.
10:33 am
Onsight has a nice set of 12 tips for Lightroom. I particularly like this one …
Set the background to white. You can do this by right-clicking (or control-clicking) on the background color around the image area when set to “Fit” to screen. While a white background may not be as pretty as the default dark gray, it will give you a better idea as to how an image’s highlight and mid-tone densities will appear when printed. A juxtaposition with paper white is critical. Toggle between white and dark grey if you like, but always view and adjust with a white background before printing or exporting.
January 11, 2010 11:26 pm
I’m trying to put together a photobook so I’ve been going through all of my images. Ran across this. Not sure about it. But I really like the rock.
I’ve only made it to 2006. I still have 4 years of images to run through. Then I have to go through those images to find a final set. Then I have to do final conversions. Then I have to load them up in to their software and design the book.
January 7, 2010 1:43 pm
Got tired of the UNC Blue theme.
This might be a first. I’m loading up this theme pretty much unchanged. (Some minor sidebar work.) Very clean.
It is pretty darn slow. Seems to have a huge stylesheet.