Played with a few shots of a calla lilly bouquet.
Just for Grins
Iris #2
Another from my Trader Joe bouquet.
Chrysanthemum
Another from my Traders Joe’s bouquet. This is a chrysanthemum seen from its side.
Iris
This has been a long difficult week for at work with health problems. I decided to treat myself to a bouquet from Trader Joe’s. I had bought the Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens a few months ago and never got a chance to try it out. Tonite, I left the lens wide open and played with various shots of the bouquet.
Best of 2005
This two images sum up the start of new directions for me. I will still continue my landscapes but I am very intrigued by the more abstract images as well as this cityscape. I have no idea where this will lead to into 2006…
Happy 2006!!
Happy New Year! Here is to a great 2006.
Warp Speed
This is another fun one. I had a shaky shot of my car’s spedometer.
Amazing Circle
I ran across a fun technique for fiddling an image, called Amazing Circles. This image was made with an variation of this technique that made it into an ellipse. The source image for this effect was the ‘Sea Monster of Alameda Fair’.
For both Amazing actions, start with a square selection covering as much of your image as possible. To make a square selection, choose the rectangular selection tool. On the toolbar, change the style to ‘Fixed Aspect Ratio’. Leave the width and height to 1 (meaning square). Make your selection, and run the action.
Bocifus (Photo Friday-Depth of Field)
I had read about a very famous photographer who only takes wide-angle close-ups of dogs, cats, etc. They are called “big-nosed” shots in Japan. I decided to try it out on our black Cairn terrier, Cho-Cho. As you can see, this Cairn terrier is not black but blonde and is Bocifus. Chip stood above her with two flashlights for top lighting. Cho-Cho became too hyper with the liver treats and I did not have any chance to even focus on her nose.
12th Street in Downtown Oakland
This shot is taken in downtown Oakland looking down 12th street toward the covnention center. One edge of the frame is the reflection of the Oakland Tribune tower.
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