Author: DorothyPhoto

Krappy Kamera Fun

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Krappy Kamera Fun
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I read about the keychain mini digital camera sold at Walgreens for $10 on The Online Photographer. So, I just had to get one. Chip and I stopped at Walgreens after I took the Palm Reader image from yesterday’s post. They only had one camera. Today, I filled its 16 MB of memory with 20 shots. This is the only usable one although I do have a lot of accidental self-portraits because I did not realize there is a really long shutter delay. I would press the shutter (or SNAP button based on the manual). I could not hear the beep and would look to see if the image counter on the front had moved down. Therefore getting a shot looking up my nose.

Embarcadero Field Trip #4

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Embarcadero Field Trip #4
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This one was taken in the parking garage when finishing our field trip to the Embarcadero Center on Saturday. This is part of my "Mysterious or Surreal Mood" assignment.

I helped the lighting along in Photoshop by quite a bit. I wanted to put more light on the mirror and let the rest flow into mysterious darkness (at least I hope that is how it appears). To achieve this effect, make sure that your image is 8-bit color because the Lighting filter does not yet work wiht 16-bit color. Add a blank layer. Make this layer’s blending mode be Soft Light or Overlay. Fill the layer with neutral grey (RGB 128, 128, 128). Now, run the Filter | Rendering | Lighting filter. From there, you have a lot of light choices, I usually stick with Flashlight or Omni. For this one, I was more adventurous and put in Five Lights Down. Since the lighting is on a grey layer. I could blur the edges and fine-tune the effects without losing image detail.

Embarcadero Field Trip #2

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Embarcadero Field Trip #2
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This is taken from a rooftop plaza where we exited the parking garage. Since I work in this area, I see these reflected dappled light patterns a lot. This is the first time that I have photographed the effect. I did exposure bracketig and combined the images into a high-dynamic range image to control the contrast.

Embarcadero Field Trip #1

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Embarcadero Field Trip #1
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Rather than continuing my color class assignment photos, I am switching to photos from our Embarcadero field trip. Embarcardero street runs along the waterfront and is a pedestrian walkway. We were near the Ferry building which is recently renovated and hosts a world-class farmer’s market. Across the street is a wonderful art fair. It is a great area for a weekend morning or afternoon.

This shot was taken when returning to the parking garage.

Leaf Abstract

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Leaf Abstract
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This is another assignment image for my color class. This assignment was to show repetition with variation and interesting color. In school, I was always prepared for my assignments and was not a person who like the last minute all night cramming. However for the color class, my assignment was not ready. So as I walked from the train to my car, I was scanning the sidewalk for images. This is part of that series. I have several more images from that walk that I intend to post.

Oh, I did not place the leaf.  Its placement is what attracted me to the image.  I am not good at making these little vignettes.

Plastic Curtain

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Plastic Curtain
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This one was taken for my color class assignment. We needed to make interesting compositions with color showing repetition. The repetition should have variation. I think my recent drive-by work has affected me because I saw this loading dock door and drove up. Took the image from my car. Hmmm… I need to do a few landscapes again to reset myself.