Vases.
(Vauzes, or vayzes?)

I've been away at "grandma's" house for a few days....and I'm all bug-eyed over all the visual goodness here.

Let me introduce y'all to 6mos old Gwendolyn:
http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_0212.jpg

What a little cutey!
Those eyes are so beautiful.

Great name, too. Old school stylie. Fantastic mug on the kid.

Thanks Lyle and Max.

I love my 24-70mm f2.8, what an amazing lens.

Brother-in-law visiting from Alberta also at "grandma's" house this past weekend.
http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_0425.jpg

Great mug on him, too. Nicely done. Very natural and relaxed; a true portrait.

Local watering hole. The grownups make sure the kids have their pop, while they get a chance to enjoy some brown pop - and what modern family scene would be complete without a laptop or smartphone? The good old electronic oracle.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/FamblyFuhn.jpg

The high angle and vertical crop make the image. Me likes.

Do I have it wrong or is that the same place on Queen E. we had a beer once? I seem to recall the upper level, but not the child seats. LOL

As you might say, "correct again." Same place indeed, kps. Stratengers. Very much the default place when I step out to meet my oldest friend for a brewski.

Thought it looked familiar.

Okay, one more kiddie shot. A low angle to Max's high angle.

"Look I fixed it!"
http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_0247.jpg

Great portraits kps! (Especially the bro-in-law, and not just because he's an Albertan)


International Ice carving competition in Lake Louise last weekend:
Fabulous pieces, created in hours, appreciated for a few more, only to eventually return to the lake....
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Bizarre carvings but very creative. Makes for a great shot and I salute the cool glacial treatment you gave the subject matter. Pretty alien stuff. I think I'd want to crop out a bit at the top so as to make it more about that strange trio.

Burlap encounter.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/Burlap.jpg

I was going to say the same thing. The cool treatment really brings out the icy feel. Nicely done.

Eastern Av, Max? Looks like the post office at Knox St.

Correctamundo! Funny how well you know my neck of the woods.

Had a neighbour tell me a few months ago that before that massive post office installation was built, there was some kind of Beryllium refinement facility. Not sure I really remember his long and rambling tale, but the notion of a radioactive facility having been on that soil gave me the willies.

Oh dear, I'm glowing green again. Gotta go... due for another blood transfusion.

Correctamundo! Funny how well you know my neck of the woods.

Stalker ;)

Stalker ;)

LOL!

Years ago I used to deliver trailers full of packages from the Sears distribution centre to that place...hard to forget that...even though I try.

U.S. Highway 97, southern Idaho.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/.public/IMG_0053.JPG

Bizarre carvings but very creative. Makes for a great shot and I salute the cool glacial treatment you gave the subject matter. Pretty alien stuff. I think I'd want to crop out a bit at the top so as to make it more about that strange trio.

I was going to say the same thing. The cool treatment really brings out the icy feel. Nicely done.


Thanks guys, I swithered and dithered over whether to crop the top or not....now I know!

Burlap encounter.



I see a big burlap butt, complete with jacket.

U.S. Highway 97, southern Idaho.



I really like the composition of this shot SINC.

...International Ice carving competition in Lake Louise last weekend:
...Striking photo, KC4.
Eerie!

U.S. Highway 97, southern Idaho.


Really great shot SINC. Great comp, great BW conversion, classic subject matter... really, great.

Sinc, that's an elegant highway shot. Desolate but pure.

Tree detail, Guild Inn, Scarborough Bluffs.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/GuildInnTree.jpg

Moonshot.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/.public/IMG_0087.JPG

Nice and gnarly rock, Sinc. Utah?

Space shot. Dinner at the 360 last night, overlooking the COTU from on high. A wedding gift from the nephew and his goil. This is one of those things we'd never do on our own, but having been given a generous gift certificate, we went for it and had fun. Had me some AAA Alberta prime roast. Yee-haw. We took a lot of shots but we also got kinda tipsy and the attention paid to proper camera settings was, shall we say, a wee bit lacking.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/TowerJan28-11.jpg

Nice and gnarly rock, Sinc. Utah?

Space shot. Dinner at the 360 last night, overlooking the COTU from on high. A wedding gift from the nephew and his goil. This is one of those things we'd never do on our own, but having been given a generous gift certificate, we went for it and had fun. Had me some AAA Alberta prime roast. Yee-haw. We took a lot of shots but we also got kinda tipsy and the attention paid to proper camera settings was, shall we say, a wee bit lacking.


Really cool shot Max.... looks kind of like war of the worlds and invading alien spaceships.

Really cool shot Max.... looks kind of like war of the worlds and invading alien spaceships.

That's what I was thinking too ... UFO's! Run!

That's what I was thinking too ... UFO's! Run!

+3
Exactly the 1st impression I got...great shot!

Thanks, screature. I thought so too - some of the resto's reflected internal light fixtures remind me of the original War of the Worlds film.

Another shot, this one looking more north-east, at the cluster of towers in and around Bay Street... somewhere in behind them the Trump Tower is hiding, but steadily rising. The shot is super-contrasted and over-sharpened, because the image as shot was calling out for help. I was shooting on auto for awhile until my wife reminded me that I ought to be compensating for the evening light conditions... duh.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/TowerJan28-11-B.jpg

OK, post one of yours now, please!

I see some of the other regulars have joined in while I was posting! Thanks, gents. Being up that high was a trip. I've been up in the tower a half a dozen times since it was built but this is the first time I'd gone to the resto. More on that in a second. Being up there made me think of how cool it would be to be granted access to a slew of strategic rooftops down in the core, just to shoot the city skyline in various conditions - night, day, foggy, snowy, summer, winter, the whole gamut. Really got me going just thinking about it.

Back to the tower. Previous to last night, the last two trips I've gone were solo trips, just me and my camera... that's been over the last decade or so. I have noticed that I am more sensitive to vertigo than I used to be; the elevator ride up is more of a nerve-wracking event than I recall. Perhaps because I am older and ponder my own mortality more, let's just say the ride becomes more dramatic these days. Last night that sensation was compounded by going to the resto level, where of course the whole seating area is turning on a round platform, much like the old style locomotive roundhouses. It's going quite slow - about a full revolution an hour, I'm guessing - but it's still disconcerting and takes a while to get used to. So here we are, ordering a nice bottle of red and a couple of rich, full-course meals, and one has the queasy sense that one is way the eff up in the air and spinning. A few minutes into sitting down at our table and I recall that I left my wallet in my coat, which had been left at the coat-check - about 115 stories below us. I instinctively felt extremely reluctant to get up and go back down there, but down I went. The trip down is much easier to take than the trip up - something I've always felt - but my second trip upward was not as dramatic an event as the first trip, less less than a quarter of an hour before. It's like I was getting 'my tower legs' or something. Likewise, once I'd rejoined my wife and the awaiting glasses of vino, the revolving motion of the resto was easier to take - its negative impact on me trailed off gradually, finally disappearing. We asked our waiter about it and he replied that everyone working up there initially has to go through a transition phase before they're inured to it... he said it's actually really odd when the platform stops moving. I gather they turn it off at the end of a night.

If I were riding the tower elevators on a regular basis I'm sure I'd quickly become accustomed to it. The views are stunning. We were fortunate to go up on a clear night; the waiter told us that when he had started his shift, the view was "lousy" and that the resto's business really drops off in inclement reasons, for obvious reasons. I mean, the food was excellent, as was the service, but the reason people go is the stellar vantage point.

Nice and gnarly rock, Sinc. Utah

Nope, Idaho, Craters of the Moon National Monument (http://www.nps.gov/crmo/index.htm)

Been a while since I posted anything new... This is the first in a series of shots (I don't seem to be able to take just one picture of anything) that just caught my eye as I was looking through the window of our back door during the last cold snap... So... Frost 1.

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Infinitely cool, man. Digging that hugely. Very mathematical yet organic; sort of reminds me of atom smashing. It could be an elegant pen and ink drawing.

Infinitely cool, man. Digging that hugely. Very mathematical yet organic; sort of reminds me of atom smashing. It could be an elegant pen and ink drawing.

Thanks Max.. That means a lot... much appreciated.

Frost 2

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Distracted kid.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/.public/IMG_2384.jpeg

Ha. ha, great shot of the kid SINC, reminds me of some classic 18th century cherub pointing up at the heavens.;)

I'm not a huge fan of textured images, but this candid portrait was shot against a big picture window. The great deal of white space was a little bit too much and needed some toning down.

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_0296_texture.jpg

Ha. ha, great shot of the kid SINC, reminds me of some classic 18th century cherub pointing up at the heavens.;)

That's two-year-old grandson Jett, kps. He notices things above him all the time. Started pointing at airplanes in the sky for me when he was just a year and a half old.

kps, great description of Sinc's shot. I concur. Kid's got this classic look of innocence and aspiring to heavenly wisdom or something. I only wish both of his hands were fully in the frame.

I like your textured shot. Very American school of ab-ex, that BG.

Close-up in the studio... new canvas underway.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/Canvas.jpg

I'm not a huge fan of textured images, but this candid portrait was shot against a big picture window. The great deal of white space was a little bit too much and needed some toning down.


I love this shot kps... you have real talent for portraiture.

Close-up in the studio... new canvas underway.


Really nice graphic quality to that Max. As is (a photo) it could be the beginnings to a graphic design, let alone what the painting will become.

Thanks for the kind words, guys.

Max, looks like you're working on your own ab-ex masterpiece.

I got that texture from the free texture group on Flickr. Pretty cool place.

Thought you guys might want to see the original out of camera shot and understand why I took that route.

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_0296_o.jpg

Here's a portrait I shot a couple of years ago ... this is my fahter-in-law getting set to start his 100th marathon (and they were cool enough to give him the number 100 for it). Today he ran his 140th marathon. 73 years old and still going strong!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/2729006742_36a7c98feb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiogerk/2729006742/)
getting read to start (http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiogerk/2729006742/) by dalrealgerk (http://www.flickr.com/people/studiogerk/), on Flickr

Wow, I don't think I could last 4 city blocks...

Nice warm expression in that image.

Here's a portrait I shot a couple of years ago ... this is my fahter-in-law getting set to start his 100th marathon (and they were cool enough to give him the number 100 for it). Today he ran his 140th marathon. 73 years old and still going strong!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/2729006742_36a7c98feb.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiogerk/2729006742/)
getting read to start (http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiogerk/2729006742/) by dalrealgerk (http://www.flickr.com/people/studiogerk/), on Flickr

that is fantastic!

and here I'm hymmning and hawwing about running a 10k.

awesome motivation!

Wow, I don't think I could last 4 city blocks...

Nice warm expression in that image.

I'm with ya there. Thanks.

Ran across this slide show of the decline of Detroit. Some really great, yet eerie shots here:

Haunting Images Of Detroit's Decline (PHOTOS) (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/26/detroit-decline_n_813696.html?ref=fb&src=sp#218521)

Fantastic series, isn't it? Very sad theme, but a haunting grandeur nonetheless.

One more "frost" shot... this one is more "straight up"

Frost 3.

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Fantastic series, isn't it? Very sad theme, but a haunting grandeur nonetheless.

+1 Very moving and distressing at the same time... I think this one may be my favourite.

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Yeah... that's pretty Dali-esque, come to think of it.

Yeah... that's pretty Dali-esque, come to think of it.

Exactly my thoughts...

Saw the Detroit series a while ago. Pretty amazing and at the same time, so disgustingly sad.

I'm not a huge fan of textured images, but this candid portrait was shot against a big picture window. The great deal of white space was a little bit too much and needed some toning down.


I love it. It's that Albertan again. He makes a good portrait subject. I want to put some color behind his head for balance though.

Here's a portrait I shot a couple of years ago ... this is my fahter-in-law getting set to start his 100th marathon (and they were cool enough to give him the number 100 for it). Today he ran his 140th marathon. 73 years old and still going strong!



Cool guy and good shot! I hope I'm still going that strong when I'm 73.

One more "frost" shot... this one is more "straight up"

Frost 3.


They are all awesome, but this one is by far my favorite. It has an organic circuit board feeling to it.

Couldn't think of anything to go with Screature's frost images so I turned my brown eyed wife into a frost princess...:D

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_0273_snow.jpg

this was taken in 2007 or maybe much earlier, with a JVC 3.2 - my first digital camera.

Your Frosty pictures had me look for it and I was so pleased that it still existed.

I...They are all awesome, but this one is by far my favorite. It has an organic circuit board feeling to it.

Thanks KC4... much appreciated.

Couldn't think of anything to go with Screature's frost images so I turned my brown eyed wife into a frost princess...:D


Beautiful manipulation kps ... seeing as she has brown eyes.... you're a lucky man. ;)

this was taken in 2007 or maybe much earlier, with a JVC 3.2 - my first digital camera.

Your Frosty pictures had me look for it and I was so pleased that it still existed.

That's a heck of a lot of frost... what is it on?... a bell of some sort?

Great stuff from you guys, kps and egremont.

Couldn't think of anything to go with Screature's frost images so I turned my brown eyed wife into a frost princess...:D

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_0273_snow.jpg

OK, two things:

1. Maybe I am colour-blind, but them's Blue eyes and not Brown.
2. I have just fallen completely in love with your wife ;) She's beautiful!

Cheers

Tilt... he changed her eye colour digitally. Pretty sapphire blue - ever see someone with eyes that particular hue? Chances are, probably not. But it sure looks great. Nice natural shot, kps - eye alteration excepted, natch!

Max gave you the answer tilt, and thanks for the compliment.:)

I love her brown eyes...but it won't do for an Ice Princess. The coolness of the image demanded a cooler hue for the eyes. Perhaps I went a little too much into the realm of fairy tales, but why not.

Mos def! It's a great look.

Late night, still up. Here's one from Friday night... on the way back from the tower, having just walked the Skywalk and now back over to Union and an awaiting cab out front.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/SkywalkEntrance.jpg

Absolutely love it dewd! Everything seems to falls in place, great comp, great capture. Only one nit...I don't care for the border treatment. Something more defined and crisp would suit it better to match the content of the image itself.

Fair 'nuff! I usually stick with a faint vignette or none at all, alternating sometimes with a thin black border. Sometimes you just want to change things up, you know? I was thinking of echoing the hard white glow of the overhead lights and the floor up the centre of the shot. Maybe I should have pushed it more, 'cos as it is, it's a weak connection.

Maybe I'll look into it on the morrow. Better get some shut-eye. Have a good one, kps.

Couldn't think of anything to go with Screature's frost images so I turned my brown eyed wife into a frost princess...:D



That's great! Very other-worldly looking. Did you do the ice with a filter? I like how the fleece in the hood seems to become part of the ice.
Reminds me of those song lyrics: "Don't it make my brown eyes blue...."

OK, two things:

1. Maybe I am colour-blind, but them's Blue eyes and not Brown.
2. I have just fallen completely in love with your wife ;) She's beautiful!

Cheers

Hahaaa... tilt, as usual, you're incorrigible. I agree with you though, Mrs. kps is a very pretty lady, blue or brown eyes.

Here's a cutie for you tilt...
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And in keeping with the wintery theme....
Lake Louise ski hill, 2 weekends ago....
Nasty flat light - hard to see where the moguls are.
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That's great! Very other-worldly looking. Did you do the ice with a filter? I like how the fleece in the hood seems to become part of the ice.
Reminds me of those song lyrics: "Don't it make my brown eyes blue...."


For you KC, I shall reveal my secrets...;)

Combination of two textures, some colour modification, and yes, a cooling #82 filter.
(See attached image)

And in keeping with the wintery theme....
Lake Louise ski hill, 2 weekends ago....
Nasty flat light - hard to see where the moguls are.


KC, is it this place you were at?
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http://www.ikarl.com/pics/kps_1814_bw.jpg

And in keeping with the wintery theme....
Lake Louise ski hill, 2 weekends ago....
Nasty flat light - hard to see where the moguls are.
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Sweet. My son and I did that run last year. After surviving the "most difficult" my son wiped out on a green run and broke his collar bone. Three days in a hotel room on morphine does not a snowboard trip make.

And in keeping with the wintery theme....
Lake Louise ski hill, 2 weekends ago....Looks like a beautiful place, KC4.

Here's my response, entitled, 'Ottawa Winter' ...

For you KC, I shall reveal my secrets...;)

Combination of two textures, some colour modification, and yes, a cooling #82 filter.
(See attached image)
Woot! Thanks for the recipe kps! I will soon be trying to emulate it. It never seems to work out as well for me, but it gives me something to work towards.
KC, is it this place you were at?

I wish I was at that place. Wow. What a great shot. Is that the old Temple Lodge? The date seems too recent. It does look like the old Temple Lodge though. I stayed there years and years ago, before it burned to the ground. The new Temple Day Lodge is nice, but nowhere near as rustic looking as the old one.
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Sweet. My son and I did that run last year. After surviving the "most difficult" my son wiped out on a green run and broke his collar bone. Three days in a hotel room on morphine does not a snowboard trip make.
Ouch. Some of us tend to pay more attention and carefully pick our way down the black diamond runs only to kamikaze down the green runs...

I wish I was at that place. Wow. What a great shot. Is that the old Temple Lodge? The date seems too recent.
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AFAIK, it's simply called Lake Louise Mountain Resort. (http://www.skilouise.com/)

Nice lodge shot with all the repetitive triangles.

Queen Elizabeth Way, Winnipeg, this morning...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5416008815_3d001dc261_z.jpg


...and St. Vital Park this afternoon

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5416008981_9193a4c263_z.jpg

Tilt... he changed her eye colour digitally. Pretty sapphire blue - ever see someone with eyes that particular hue? Chances are, probably not. But it sure looks great. Nice natural shot, kps - eye alteration excepted, natch!

Max gave you the answer tilt, and thanks for the compliment.:)

Thank you two. Boy, do I feel dumb right now!

Hahaaa... tilt, as usual, you're incorrigible. *SNIP* Here's a cutie for you tilt...

That one certainly is a cutie :) Is this also one of those digital colour manipulations for the differently coloured eyes?

Cheers

Queen Elizabeth Way, Winnipeg, this morning...

...and St. Vital Park this afternoon



Nice shots... I especially like the snow clad tree.

That one certainly is a cutie :) Is this also one of those digital colour manipulations for the differently coloured eyes?
Nope. This one's eyes are naturally different colors. Not uncommon for Huskies.

Nice shots... I especially like the snow clad tree.
+1!

This thread has become a little sleepy...

Here is something new/a little old....

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I've always thought this was a peculiar little building.
To me it looks so 60's.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5416024279_b9b1cced85.jpg


Only in Canada
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5416636632_818b7edf26.jpg

On Assiniboine Ave. yesterday

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5092/5416024579_6f70e2a873.jpg

Only in Canada
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5416636632_818b7edf26.jpg

Not exactly. My boys ride their bikes all winter. We can even rent "winter bikes" here (4 inch wide knobby tires on special frames) for light trail and street riding. Mind you we are Canadians living in a "out-doorsy" town.

Not exactly. My boys ride their bikes all winter. We can even rent "winter bikes" here (4 inch wide knobby tires on special frames) for light trail and street riding. Mind you we are Canadians living in a "out-doorsy" town.

I guess I should have been more clear with my title or not provided one. I was referring to the canoe locked up along with the bicycles, amongst other things, and not the fact that these particular bikes are drifted in.

Our Winnipeg winters don't slow down or discourage many of the local cyclists, either.

The canoe is in front of an apartment block downtown, across the street from the river.

Yeah, I was just pokin' at you.

I should be slapped.

I went to workout for 7 AM today.
Driving around 6:45 and the sun was coming up, but the cloud front was on such a neat angle on the horizon, it would have been a great shot. It looked like a sideways triangle between the ground and horizon yet the middle part was all goldeny-red.

Yet again I didn't bring my camera. me idiot!

I should be slapped...
Yet again I didn't bring my camera. me idiot!Speaking of, my wee point-and-shoot has been seconded to my Sweetie.
My other cameras are not portable.
Now, daily, I exit the house camera-less.
Boo hoo hoo.

ScanMan, I love the look and features of your Olympus E-PL, but it doesn't look like something I could slip in to just any pocket every day.

I'm partial to Fuji's point-and-shoot fare.
Unless anyone has a grand, alternate suggestion, (like a very compact version of the E-PL?! :rolleyes: ), I'll likely get another small Fuji.

Unless anyone has a grand, alternate suggestion, (like a very compact version of the E-PL?! :rolleyes: ), I'll likely get another small Fuji.

Fujis are great. I'm still using a F30 from 2006.


Here's one from a visit to the Manitoba Legislature.

Lamp Detail
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5180/5418260171_9f359e62b0.jpg

I should be slapped.
It looked like a sideways triangle between the ground and horizon yet the middle part was all goldeny-red.



No photos? Hah! It didn't happen Keeb!

On Assiniboine Ave. yesterday



The red tones in this shot are very appealing Lyle. I'm guessing that's what attracted you enough to stop and capture the image. (the lines are good too)

This thread has become a little sleepy...

Here is something new/a little old....


I see two battling beasties already.....cool! You could go wild manipulating this image into one of your cool creations Screature...

Speaking of, my wee point-and-shoot has been seconded to my Sweetie.
My other cameras are not portable.
Now, daily, I exit the house camera-less.
Boo hoo hoo.

ScanMan, I love the look and features of your Olympus E-PL, but it doesn't look like something I could slip in to just any pocket every day.

I'm partial to Fuji's point-and-shoot fare.
Unless anyone has a grand, alternate suggestion, (like a very compact version of the E-PL?! :rolleyes: ), I'll likely get another small Fuji.

Depends on how compact. Looking for a deck of cards version on Lithium? Then Canon probably has the best battery life.

For something slightly larger that uses AAs I really like the Kodak Z-915 and its 10x zoom, but the images do require a bit more tweaking than some other cameras. That is more than offset by the rock solid anti-shake feature and almost non-existent shutter lag. A solid anti-shake is really handy when the camera zooms into a 350mm equivalent.

I don't carry a DSLR while skiing. Not only do I wish to avoid damaging it if I wipe out (not an uncommon occurrence) I wish to avoid damaging myself on it. I can't imagine how much it would hurt to land on a large camera. Consequently, I only had my old G3 iPhone with me last weekend while back at Lake Louise.

Wouldn't ya know it....fantastic sights to be had, including interesting low cloud formations and sparkling ice crystals in the air (It was cold, about -14C). I thought there was no way I could capture the ice crystals with my iPhone...no way...but I gave it a try anyway.

These are SOOC (er, SOOP?). I haven't monkeyed with them (yet) at all. The tones are my poor old iPhone's way of trying to compensate for difficult lighting. Despite the freezing temps, fat frozen fingers and it being nearly impossible to view how I was framing most shots, I am not unhappy with the images. I wonder what I could have captured with a DSLR?
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Every car that had snow on it had this on their windshield this morning.
(Shot using my iPhone 4)

The red tones in this shot are very appealing Lyle. I'm guessing that's what attracted you enough to stop and capture the image. (the lines are good too)

Thanks. Yes, the reds and the lines were nice and the building is quite unusual as well.

I love the second shot from your ski trip. It looks enchanting to be above the clouds. I like the framing in that set, too. Pretty good for not being able to see.

...

Every car that had snow on it had this on their windshield this morning.
(Shot using my iPhone 4)
Hee hee. What a snow job... This calls for heavy duty ass-scraper. Good opportunistic candid capture dolawren.

Three words I am having trouble reconciling.

I am currently in an art college class with this as the course title (minus the periods).

Here is my assignment for this week:
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These pieces started as simple (iPhone again) photography.
Is it still photography, now that I have heavily tweaked them?
Is it art? I have not added or drawn any line or shape on them.
The bottom one (C) would be the only one that would even remotely resemble what I might produce as a painter.
Is it fine? (Hah! No need to answer the last one, thanks...I already have the answer)

What constitutes Fine Art Photography?

What constitutes Fine Art Photography?

Anything someone is willing to pay you big bucks for and hang it proudly on a wall.;)

"Fine Art Photography" is not necessarily digital manipulation or even chemical/mechanical manipulation...could be a straight forward photograph of a person, landscape, still life, etc. Obviously it should have some aesthetic not necessarily artistic...whatever that means.

Baja Mexico. An abandoned resort that once hosted the likes of Sinatra and co.

Niagara Falls NY. A favourite destination of ours. A little shopping, a little exploration. A truly down and out town full of photographic delights.

One more from the Baja.

Baja Mexico. An abandoned resort that once hosted the likes of Sinatra and co.

Niagara Falls NY. A favourite destination of ours. A little shopping, a little exploration. A truly down and out town full of photographic delights.

One more from the Baja.

^^^A fine example of Fine Art Photography^^^^

Nice work Mr.J

^^^A fine example of Fine Art Photography^^^^

Nice work Mr.J

Why thank you kps. High praise indeed!

I meant it. You have a very good eye for composition and I always liked that hight contrast treatment of the b&ws.

I meant it. You have a very good eye for composition and I always liked that hight contrast treatment of the b&ws.

Thank you again. I'm equally a fan of your work. Your portraits have an ease and intimacy to them that requires an extremely deft hand.

Thanks Mr.J...wish I had something to post, but alas far too busy slaving away at the 'straight' job.

Anything someone is willing to pay you big bucks for and hang it proudly on a wall.;)

"Fine Art Photography" is not necessarily digital manipulation or even chemical/mechanical manipulation...could be a straight forward photograph of a person, landscape, still life, etc. Obviously it should have some aesthetic not necessarily artistic...whatever that means.

^^^A fine example of Fine Art Photography^^^^

Nice work Mr.J
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Thank you much kps. I'm starting to get a better sense of Fine Art Photography. I'm thinking it's pieces that invoke a distinct mood or emotion. Some images are pretty, but lifeless.

I'm trying to assemble a small collection for a student exhibit to be installed at a downtown gallery tomorrow. It's not going to be any from my latest homework. Ugh. Those are all "dead" to me. DEAD to me. I say.

^^^A fine example of Fine Art Photography^^^^

Nice work Mr.J

I second that opinion. Exactly what I was thinking as I viewed them.

Wonderful composition and B&W treatment.

I aspire to that style but fall far short.

Baja Mexico. An abandoned resort that once hosted the likes of Sinatra and co.

Love it mrj. :clap:

Thanks KC4, iamunique127 and screature!

Winnipeg's Richardson International Airport (YWG) last night


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Thank you much kps. I'm starting to get a better sense of Fine Art Photography. I'm thinking it's pieces that invoke a distinct mood or emotion. Some images are pretty, but lifeless.

I'm trying to assemble a small collection for a student exhibit to be installed at a downtown gallery tomorrow. It's not going to be any from my latest homework. Ugh. Those are all "dead" to me. DEAD to me. I say.

Many people still don't recognize photography as a serious art form KC4. One worthy of gallery walls, serious critique and high purchase prices. In really wasn't until the mid 20 century that 'straight photography' began to have it's day.

What defines something as worthy of that moniker is still the great mystery. As we all know, art appreciation be it photography, painting etc. is at best, subjective. Although you are on to something when you said 'lifeless'. Whatever elusive form 'life' takes in an image sets it apart from one which wanders aimlessly, lacking soul. I think it all starts in the relationship between the photographer and subject. If you don't believe or understand it your audience probably won't either.

Hope the gallery show went well.

Winnipeg's Richardson International Airport (YWG) last night


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5443075865_1cc5a18375_o.jpg


Love the tones in this. Feels like a pen and ink drawing.

Love the tones in this. Feels like a pen and ink drawing.

Agree. Nice capture of YWG, Lyle.

Thanks, kps and mrj

This is St. Luke's Chapel in the Misericoria Hospital. They are in the process of tearing it down to make way for an addition. It will be resurrected in the new wing.


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Many people still don't recognize photography as a serious art form KC4. One worthy of gallery walls, serious critique and high purchase prices. In really wasn't until the mid 20 century that 'straight photography' began to have it's day.

What defines something as worthy of that moniker is still the great mystery. As we all know, art appreciation be it photography, painting etc. is at best, subjective. Although you are on to something when you said 'lifeless'. Whatever elusive form 'life' takes in an image sets it apart from one which wanders aimlessly, lacking soul. I think it all starts in the relationship between the photographer and subject. If you don't believe or understand it your audience probably won't either.

Hope the gallery show went well.

Thanks mrjimmy!
I'll let you know how the show goes - it hasn't started yet..will install today.

Warning: Rant

Arrgh. Ack Ack. Ack.
Getting ready for said show, I've been printing some pieces off on different paper and in different sizes. I have my own larger format printer and therefore splurged on some 13 x 19 Hahnemühle Fine Art 308 gsm Photo Rag paper.

So, the box, still in unbroken plastic wrap was looking a little distressed at the corners, but not overly. It was the only box of said paper available for sale in the store.

I thought, no problem about the scuffing/cracking..the box is otherwise intact and the paper won't be damaged inside.

Hah!. Wrong. Unfortunately, I did not note said scuffing to shopkeeper while I was paying an extraordinary amount for the paper. No way I could return it now.

I tried to straighten the thick paper with my hands, and it looked straight enough when I fed it through the printer, but then that alarming scraping noise started. ACk! ACk. Nooo! STOPPIT!

I tried to iron it too.(I know, it's beyond ridiculous) It's better, but still messing up and I've probably somehow damaged the special coating.

(sigh) Back to my ironing.

At least I can serve as a dire warning to others.

End rant.

Thanks, kps and mrj

This is St. Luke's Chapel in the Misericoria Hospital. They are in the process of tearing it down to make way for an addition. It will be resurrected in the new wing.

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Shame about it being torn down, looks like a beautiful building. You captured it well.

I think we need some more pics on this page...

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_ab_1878.jpg

I think we need some more pics on this page...


Great shot kps! The range of tones is superb. Especially the drop off to black in the foreground and the way it balances perfectly with the clouds. Makes me heartsick to go on another roadtrip.

@kps
I second what mrj said above. My eye is led right to those mountains.
I really like the processing.

I think we need some more pics on this page...



I like the painting effect.

Thanks folks.

Here's another from that trip:

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_ab_1866.jpg

Thanks folks.

Here's another from that trip:



Wow.... :yikes: :clap:

Thanks, screature.

So where's everyone else...we had some good runs recently.

Great shot kps.

Always lurking here but rarely posting ... need to dust off my gear! Going to Ottawa this weekend so I think I'll try and fit in a couple hours of shooting in the capital.

Great shot kps.

Always lurking here but rarely posting ... need to dust off my gear! Going to Ottawa this weekend so I think I'll try and fit in a couple hours of shooting in the capital.

I hear ya, buddy. I'm going through the winter blahs with respect to new stuff myself.

Anyway, let's get on with it!:D

I started a new gig a week and a half ago so that's my excuse. Time for just futzing about with cameras (or much of anything else) has pretty much gone up the spout.

Shot this late in January. A winter scene, echoing the winter blahs.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/AshbridgesWinter.jpg

Cool image of an interesting subject. Now you have to tell us what it is.

Congrats on the new gig!

Thanks man... it's just a six week gig doing a movie of the week. With a Christmas theme, of all things! Best part of it is I can walk to work in ten minutes flat. Never been that lucky in this biz. Good crew and hopefully we'll just swing into a new gig once this one's wrapped.

The shot? It's around the corner from my digs. Some kind of waste treatment facility... they've been renovating the exterior for months and months, hence the hat-like armature up top.

Best of luck on the "Christmas" movie of the week, hope it leads to more gigs for you.

Kind of 'dry' in Hollywood of the North these days, is it not?

No, it's firing on all cylinders, actually. Shaping up to be a good year and it's the busiest winter the industry has seen in years. Hard to find good people, actually.

Ducks at a park in Moncton on Sunday. Poor little things were shivering and hungry. Small thumb of my girlfriend showing how desperate and tame these guys were.
Going to fire up iPhoto and maybe try lightroom 3/apature later.

Hey, I'm looking for a career change....I figgure I'd do great as the continuity girl.:D

Film hours can be brutal, my friend. Be glad you're doing what you're doing.

Dusk approaches, East end, last Sunday.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/Sammon-Jan13-11.jpg

Nice shot, Max. Love the muted colours and the sole figure breaking up the subdued serenity of the street.

Gracias! And that about exhausts my semi-recent photography... LOL! Best get busy sometime.

de nada...

Better curb the words and post a pic, so here's one more from the archives. lol

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_ab_2059.jpg

I started a new gig a week and a half ago so that's my excuse. Time for just futzing about with cameras (or much of anything else) has pretty much gone up the spout.

Shot this late in January. A winter scene, echoing the winter blahs.


Nice Max, I really like it... now if you only laid out a couple of grand for a tilt/shift lens it could be "perfect".... ;)

de nada...

Better curb the words and post a pic, so here's one more from the archives. lol



Beauty... :clap:

Thanks.:)

kps - You are very good at landscape photography (as well as other subjects). The last few landscapes are incredible images. Whoo hoo!

mg - I have not forgotten that I owe you a response to your Plaza De Espana images.

Here's one - As you can see in the background. the Plaza de Espana was a major construction zone while I was there and wasn't that picturesque.

A couple more from Plaza de Espana:
(I love how the Catalonian Spaniards pronounced this place "Platha de Ethspana." I would stifle a giggle every time because to my Canadian ears, they all sounded somewhat affected)

Did you know that one of the Star Wars movies used this "Platha" as a set? Recognize it?
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mg - I have not forgotten that I owe you a response to your Plaza De Espana images.

Here's one - As you can see in the background. the Plaza de Espana was a major construction zone while I was there and wasn't that picturesque.

Ahh that sucks. It is a very beautiful plaza.

Did you visit Alhambra?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2326/2382784143_ecef90cb5d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiogerk/2382784143/)
Alhambra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiogerk/2382784143/) by dalrealgerk (http://www.flickr.com/people/studiogerk/), on Flickr

Did you know that one of the Star Wars movies used this "Platha" as a set? Recognize it?


I didn't know that ... but a guess would be it was the city where Princess Amidala was in Naboo? I was literally just watching star wars episode 1 a few minutes ago...

Ahh that sucks. It is a very beautiful plaza.

Did you visit Alhambra?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2326/2382784143_ecef90cb5d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiogerk/2382784143/)
Alhambra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiogerk/2382784143/) by dalrealgerk (http://www.flickr.com/people/studiogerk/), on Flickr

Wow. That's great! I wanted to go to Alhambra, but we didn't get there last time, Maybe next time.

Wow. That's great! I wanted to go to Alhambra, but we didn't get there last time, Maybe next time.

It's well worth it. They say it's the most beautiful building in the world ... I would have to agree. It's pretty mind blowing to think of what they did when it was done and the tools and labour they had available to do it. Mind boggling! If you ever do go get there early, it gets pretty packed. Got their first thing when they opened and ended up being ahead of the massive queues of people ... much better for photographing when there's not crowds of people between you and the objects in question ;)

I didn't know that ... but a guess would be it was the city where Princess Amidala was in Naboo? I was literally just watching star wars episode 1 a few minutes ago...
Yup, Naboo, but this site says it's from Episode II...maybe it was used in both films. Film locations for Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) (http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/s/sw_attack.html)

I just looked it up .. it is Ep II ... it's the space station when they land before heading off into the countryside to hide.

kps - You are very good at landscape photography (as well as other subjects). The last few landscapes are incredible images. Whoo hoo!

Thanks KC. Lucky shots, not patient enough to be a true landscape shooter...but the rockies are incredibly photogenic so that makes it easier.:D

Great euro-pics, I especially like the curving corridor shot.

@mguertin, Alhambra is truly an architectural masterpiece and I like the way you captured it in that image. If I'm lucky, one day I'll get to see and photograph it too.

One more. Winter's cold, cruddy, scummy grip on the streetcar barns's decrepit yard.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/StreetcarScratches.jpg

Nice Max :) It almost has an ariel photography kind of look to it, a bunch of farmland plots with a couple big trains running through it :)

Merci, mguertin!

Another one from today... the corridor outside the art department.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/Corridor.jpg

...Another one from today... the corridor outside the art department.
Max, I like your eye for the urban elements.

Nice images, SoyMac - right up my alley. I especially the arrow.

Nice Max :) It almost has an ariel photography kind of look to it, a bunch of farmland plots with a couple big trains running through it :)

Holy cr*p it does look like that. Brings back memories of flying over SK and AB.

Good eye on the urban-scapes Max and Soy. Keep'm coming.

I've always been fascinated with motel culture and frequently photographed the Lakeshore strip in Toronto. I had the opportunity to photograph the North American and The Hillcrest before they were torn down. These were taken in the winter of 2008. At this point the North American had been shuttered for awhile and I shot the rooms as they were. I used a Hasselblad with a 65mm lens.

Late afternoon shot:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/.public/P1020223.JPG

I've always been fascinated with motel culture and frequently photographed the Lakeshore strip in Toronto. I had the opportunity to photograph the North American and The Hillcrest before they were torn down. These were taken in the winter of 2008. At this point the North American had been shuttered for awhile and I shot the rooms as they were. I used a Hasselblad with a 65mm lens.



mrjimmy, you are a master of storytelling through stark & sparce composition.

Very well done set, again.


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Great run of images here, gents. Sinc, really dig this last one of yours. A great stillness to it. Rich light.

MrJimmy, your elegant yet haunted hotel shots remind me of a fellow shooter in the film business who's a set dec when he isn't out capturing wonderful images with his camera. He also likes to shoot abandoned motels and hotels. Such an eerie subject. These spaces made by and for humans, utterly bereft of humans. Kind of a spare, forlorn beauty to it. Weird thing is, his first name is Jim! Either it's a funny little coincidence or....?

mrjimmy, you are a master of storytelling through stark & sparce composition.

Very well done set, again.


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Thanks iamunique127. I spent quite a few days there, in the quiet. You could feel the energy of those who came before you.

Great run of images here, gents. Sinc, really dig this last one of yours. A great stillness to it. Rich light.

MrJimmy, your elegant yet haunted hotel shots remind me of a fellow shooter in the film business who's a set dec when he isn't out capturing wonderful images with his camera. He also likes to shoot abandoned motels and hotels. Such an eerie subject. These spaces made by and for humans, utterly bereft of humans. Kind of a spare, forlorn beauty to it. Weird thing is, his first name is Jim! Either it's a funny little coincidence or....?

My doppelganger! Interesting to hear of someone with the same interests. I wonder if I've ever bumped into him.

Thanks for the compliment on the images!

mrjimmy,

Agree with Lyle and Max on your documentary work. I think there's only two left down there, the Casa Mendoza and ???? perhaps you should approach them for permission to record what undoubtedly are their final days. The Casa Mendoza had a reputation of being a hangout for those having extra marital affairs....if the walls could talk. LOL

Here's one of a very cool tree (IMO). Colorado Springs - Garden of the Gods.

There's just something about a dead lone tree with a live lone bird that I could never resist.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/.public/DSCN3583.jpg

Nice trees guys.

This was a happy accident. Didn't check camera settings before trying to take a shot. Will probably find life as a seasonal post card next year...

And now for something a little different. Band called The Minotaurs tearing it up in the roundhouse at the foot of the CN Tower, Friday night. Shot with an ancient little Nikon compact... this is the best of the lot; snapping with the cam held over my head, hoping for the best.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/MinotaursFeb18-2011.jpg

Another from later on that same night - public works decay project under way... subway concourse, Union Station.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/UnionDecay.jpg

Here's one of a very cool tree (IMO). Colorado Springs - Garden of the Gods.

Great shot. Photographers dream location. For many years resisted the classic GoG shot but did take one this year from the new Visitors Centre, which was built just outside the park, after The Hidden Inn was removed. Suspect there might even be snow on Pikes Peak if someone were to shoot this shot today.


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Nice work gang!

Macified, nice accident, it'll make a great card.

Max, that band shot is super!

Nice trees guys.

This was a happy accident. Didn't check camera settings before trying to take a shot. Will probably find life as a seasonal post card next year...

Yep! I like it. It even has a nice space for text if you wish.

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Wow, interesting story and place. Good capture too, makes me want to visit the place some day.

Wow, interesting story and place. Good capture too, makes me want to visit the place some day.

Treasure HD runs a show and featured this castle on it a number of times. The builder is a bit of a whack job as you can tell if you give this a glance for a few minutes:

Watch American Dreamers, Bishop's Castle, Season 1, Episode 1 Online Free - Crackle (http://www.crackle.com/c/American_Dreamers/Bishops_Castle/2374240/)

Yup, I kind of figured that the builder must be a little whacked, but I still find it cool.

Cool shot, wickedly different building. Looks like it was built to last awhile. I be digging it, whackjob builder or not.

Eastern Avenue morning, earlier this week. A relatively rare sunny day.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/EasternAveMorn.jpg

Treasure HD runs a show and featured this castle on it a number of times. The builder is a bit of a whack job as you can tell if you give this a glance for a few minutes:

Watch American Dreamers, Bishop's Castle, Season 1, Episode 1 Online Free - Crackle (http://www.crackle.com/c/American_Dreamers/Bishops_Castle/2374240/)

True enough but as he will be the first to tell you, he is not hurting anyone. Best bet is to take a wingnut Christian with you and let the two of them converse. Truly entertaining!

Crazy perhaps but he is not afraid to tell it like it is.

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Yup, I kind of figured that the builder must be a little whacked, but I still find it cool.

Here's to the crazy ones ...

Driving along Hwy 93 towards Invermere, B.C.,last weekend, somewhere near the great divide.

The aftermath of Storm Mountain Fire (in 1968) is still very apparent. With the fresh snow on the ground and the overcast conditions, It was like driving through miles and miles of a pen and ink drawing or a Tim Burton movie.
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Lovely shot KC4, I have driven that very route many times, but always in summer. Did they not just open it again after an avalanche danger closure for a few days?

Lovely shot KC4, I have driven that very route many times, but always in summer. Did they not just open it again after an avalanche danger closure for a few days?

Thanks SINC, it's not too bad for being shot through the grubby window of a moving vehicle. Yes, it was recently closed and reopened. The avalanche danger is still high in that area.

A couple more scenes, this time from Panorama Village.
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A different type of fire on the mountain; this time skiers with torches slowly traversing down Showoff (the main slope in front of the lodge) and then just after the mountain went dark - fireworks! I tried to capture longer torch lines, but I didn't have a tripod (D'oh!) and couldn't keep the shutter open very long. Notice how many of the skiers disappeared but the torches remained? The tiny fleck of light at the top is not a piece of dust on your screen, but the lift operator building at the top of the Mile 1 chair lift.

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Great shots on the slopes KC, I hope you also got some skiing in.;)

You know in all the years that I've been shooting, I've never shot a fireworks display. I think I'll have to try that one of these days.

Another Garden of the Gods shot. Fairly close to the earlier one but much better lighting.

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From my trip to the autoshow. More photoshop than photography, but whatever.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5478450132_c83e0b6532_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/5478450132/)
Lambo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/5478450132/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Haven't shot anything new in ages but I'm hoping to take the Nikon out when nice weather is nigh. Been itchin'.

I poked around on my hard drive this afternoon and found this 2006 shot of a needle in a record groove. I went kinda macro crazy when I bought a Raynox macro lens for my FZ20. I'd totally forgotten about this shot. Not art, but kinda kewl to me.

I still want to get a Canon S95 or a similar pocketable device - I was going to purchase in January, but my fave camera store was out of S95 stock. Weeks of waiting. Back in stock! Price jump from $369 to $419! Ptooey. Maybe later.

Hey, that's pretty cool, Doug. Shows good in b&w, too.

From my trip to the autoshow. More photoshop than photography, but whatever.


Nice image. What did you "shop" , the reflection and background?

A couple more scenes, this time from Panorama Village.


Wow, that first shot of Panorama Village is a beauty. It looks like a miniature or a Christmas card.
Very nice colours.

Here's one from inside, yes, inside, a glacier (and I shot this myself in Norway): Edited to change "iceberg" to "glacier"

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_nCph1kSM394/TWnT-FZHfPI/AAAAAAAAAGI/WKOmhQU8lNY/s800/P5250070.JPG

One more: I thought this might be cool, shooting the reflection off a fellow-passenger's sunglasses.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_nCph1kSM394/TWnaRwy05nI/AAAAAAAAAGc/RNOL-fP9rDE/s912/P7170319.JPG

Cheers

Nice image. What did you "shop" , the reflection and background?

Thanks.

Correct, plus I took the logo from this picture, and took out all the light reflections.

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/Toronto%20Autoshow%202011/DSC_1139.jpg

Car was taken from the photo below.

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu187/phuviano/Toronto%20Autoshow%202011/DSC_1141.jpg

BRISTOL 170 FREIGHTER CF-WAE at the Western Canada Aviation Museum (http://www.wcam.mb.ca/learning.html)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5254/5481421087_ddc6d5d056.jpg

I wanted to do something different so I used my homemade pinhole lens on my Nikon DSLR.

Thanks.

Correct, plus I took the logo from this picture, and took out all the light reflections.



Good job man!

BTW, took a look at your flickr stream...you've been holding out on us.;)

Interesting shot "from within" the iceberg, tilt...you sure get around. ;)

BRISTOL 170 FREIGHTER CF-WAE

I wanted to do something different so I used my homemade pinhole lens on my Nikon DSLR.

LOL, time to save up for some lenses. I kiiiid!

Pretty cool. Years ago I had to build my own pinhole camera when at Ryerson, but never would I think of doing so with a dSLR. How did you do it?

LOL, time to save up for some lenses. I kiiiid!

Pretty cool. Years ago I had to build my own pinhole camera when at Ryerson, but never would I think of doing so with a dSLR. How did you do it?

Yeah, I'm working on getting some lenses ;-}

It was very simply made. Drilled a hole in the centre of a body cap, taped some heavy foil inside the hole and poked the smallest hole I could manage to make with a needle. Voila, pinhole lens.

You don't get to see the image through the viewfinder or set the Aperture. So it takes a lot of trial and error in Aperture Priority mode to get the exposure and composition you want, but it's fun and yields different results.

Very cool, Lyle.

All first year photo arts students at Ry Hi had to build their own to take a 4x5 film holder and use a thin brass sheet where we put the pin hole. I remember making the hole then tapping and sanding the brass to remove the burr and further smoothing out the hole.

I tossed the lot shortly after I dropped out during a move, I regret that now, but what can you do. From what I remember, mine gave me a circular image, heavily vignetted, but that's probably due to the size of the body I built for it.

Scanman and Niteshooter will remember this.:D

Interesting shot "from within" the iceberg, tilt...you sure get around. ;)

Actually it was a glacier, not an iceberg (I edited my original post to reflect this too). Yes, that was really cool. We drove out onto a glacier and walked on it and went inside a crack and found it to be beautiful. The photo comes nowhere close to reality.

Cheers

I was just playing around at home :)

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_nCph1kSM394/TWp_t_jXFLI/AAAAAAAAAG0/0H2ut3dMHD0/s912/P1000053.JPG

Shot from my car at the African Lion Safari, Hamilton ON.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_nCph1kSM394/TWqC35wR3KI/AAAAAAAAAHM/KgtEn5cMzUE/s912/P1000322.JPG

At home, loved the zebra effect on the single-seater sofa from the closed blinds.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_nCph1kSM394/TWqJfqp5CTI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/dZQGZtSSLUs/s912/IMG_0008.jpg

Okay, the glacier makes more sense, but who knows what they do in Norway for fun.;)

Great light in the lounge chair shot, works well as a b&w. Perhaps try the lamp shot as a b&w, on my monitor it shows with a pronounced yellow-green colour shift.

Great light in the lounge chair shot, works well as a b&w. Perhaps try the lamp shot as a b&w, on my monitor it shows with a pronounced yellow-green colour shift.

Actually it does look great in B&W, but the Yellow is not a colour-shift, that's exactly what it looks like to the naked eye at night in my living-room. Here it is in B&W:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_nCph1kSM394/TWp_t_jXFLI/AAAAAAAAAHg/HxmBQsVAjzc/s912/P1000053.JPG

Some nice shots there, Tilt. Any chance you could downsize your shots a little so that those of us on lower res display (15" MacBook Pro). Not that big a deal but I like seeing the photos in the thread without having to constantly adjust my screen.

Some nice shots there, Tilt. Any chance you could downsize your shots a little so that those of us on lower res display (15" MacBook Pro). Not that big a deal but I like seeing the photos in the thread without having to constantly adjust my screen.

Thanks Macified. I am still experimenting with different upload sizes suggested by Picasa, so please bear with me while I find out how to get back to the size I used to post earlier.

Cheers

Good job man!

BTW, took a look at your flickr stream...you've been holding out on us.;)

Thanks, I appreciate it. Here are a couple of coins I have.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5484308131_2e80ab083d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/5484308131/)
Lunar Coin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/5484308131/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5479149629_5c72d5dbbb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/5479149629/)
american dollar (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24297870@N02/5479149629/) by phuviano (http://www.flickr.com/people/24297870@N02/), on Flickr

Another "OMG, it's COLD" day in the mountains last weekend.
Three Sisters Mountain range near c-c-c-Canmore, Alberta.
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Nice ice shot, Tilt. Digging that crystalline colour, big time.

Amazing shot, Doug. Coolness locked in.

In a similar abstract vein, may I present this one.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/AngelHairCollander.jpg

The dregs of the angel hair pasta, slumped over at the bottom of the colander.

Nice ice shot, Tilt. Digging that crystalline colour, big time.

In a similar abstract vein, may I present this one.
The dregs of the angel hair pasta, slumped over at the bottom of the colander.

Thanks Max. It was that colour that made me shoot this at all! Re. the colander, I like it. Good this is in colour and not in b&w.

BTW, you made the same mistake I made - made your pic too wide. Macified needs it smaller :)

Cheers

Got me dem Eastern Avenue Blues.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/RusselBloo.jpg

BTW, you made the same mistake I made - made your pic too wide. Macified needs it smaller :)

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Actually, with my browser at full screen width, the photo causes a horizontal scroll bar but does fit in the window; no scrolling required.

It's not so much that scrolling is a problem, it just wrecks my first impression of an image if I can't see the whole thing. It is hard to have to resize/scroll the windows and then go back, trying to see the image for the first time.

That being said, I usually keep my window about a couple of inches shy of full width as that is the standard site size of ehMac (also makes it easier to see what's going on behind my browser or keep a Skype window open along side). To each his own, but personally I don't like having to use the browser full width with the excess white space.

Throwing stuff against the wall in Lightroom, seeing what sticks. Extreme makeover, digi-stylie, at our digs.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/Casa.jpg

Actually, with my browser at full screen width, the photo causes a horizontal scroll bar but does fit in the window; no scrolling required.

It's not so much that scrolling is a problem, it just wrecks my first impression of an image if I can't see the whole thing. It is hard to have to resize/scroll the windows and then go back, trying to see the image for the first time.

That being said, I usually keep my window about a couple of inches shy of full width as that is the standard site size of ehMac (also makes it easier to see what's going on behind my browser or keep a Skype window open along side). To each his own, but personally I don't like having to use the browser full width with the excess white space.

I understand, I am the same way. BTW I was just being facetious :)

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Throwing stuff against the wall in Lightroom, seeing what sticks. Extreme makeover, digi-stylie, at our digs.

I actually like it! Look very Miami for some reason!

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Like it as well. A kind of interesting variation on a cross-processed look. Regardless, I'm liking the colours.

BTW I was just being facetious :)

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I know. I'm just role playing "site police".

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/MarryMe.jpg

You love your Macintosh more than me don't you Dave?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/MarryMe.jpg

Ohhhhhh Maxxxxx, Yes!!!!! Yes!!!!!! Of course, Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reproduction skull for artists and anatomists. Belonged to a lovely centenarian painter who passed recently.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/SkullArt.jpg

Clay skull I did in sculpture class in CEGEP... in 1979. On a shelf in my rec room these days.

Alas, poor Maxick and Dougick! I knew them, Horatio.

Much as I hate them, this is a windshield shot taken in North Eastern Wyoming. Was trying to stay ahead of a snowstorm so shot this on the fly.


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I hear you on that count, but some days you gotta do what you gotta do like this long, lonesome stretch in Nevada.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/.public/longlonesome.JPG

Or this one a few hours further into the desert.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/.public/evenmorelonesome.JPG

The BBC series, "Human Planet" has some stunning photography. Here is an audio slide show by one of the shooters explaining his photos that I thought most here would enjoy. :clap:

BBC News - Audio slideshow: Human Planet (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12618167)

It has been a long time since I posted a photo, but I have been enjoying all of yours in the mean time, and thank you all for the great eye candy.

Here is one I shot this weekend, I have never eaten a Papaya but my daughter is one to try new things bought this for her and when I cut into it I said I must shoot this! Here you go:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/85195/ehmac/fruit.jpg

The BBC series, "Human Planet" has some stunning photography. Here is an audio slide show by one of the shooters explaining his photos that I thought most here would enjoy. :clap:


Wow. Thanks.

One must rise early
to see how the sun lights up
Haleakala

WOW! this is really impressive,and do my eyes deceive me or are those dancing-girls in the flames, or 'creating' the flames?

I think it is creative and imaginative... your own work i assume? Love the transparentcy of the figure... :D
Well done!

East side streetscape, yesterday.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/Streetscape.jpg

Shot from my car at the African Lion Safari, Hamilton ON.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_nCph1kSM394/TWqC35wR3KI/AAAAAAAAAHM/KgtEn5cMzUE/s912/P1000322.JPG

My brother trains that Lion, among other animals at African Lion Safari. :)

East side streetscape, yesterday.

Great image Max.

East side streetscape, yesterday.

Nice!

Kings Buffet, Orillia

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_3119.jpg

East side streetscape, yesterday.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/634123/Streetscape.jpg
Interesting image Max. I'm not sure what I'm looking at but it appears to be a grungy, possibly incomplete curb. The ribbon tells a story.
My brother trains that Lion, among other animals at African Lion Safari. :)
I'm guessing you are careful not to tease your brother much anymore.
Kings Buffet, Orillia

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_3119.jpg
OK, here is an example of a subject which in the hands of most people would be a boring "WTH did you take a picture of that?" shot, but kps has turned it into something very intriguing. Cool.

Being a restaurant reviewer, I've taken many shots of restaurant exteriors. All boring and simply for documentation.

Now, the next question kps, is; did you eat there and if so, was it any good?

My brother trains that Lion, among other animals at African Lion Safari. :)

Hmm... I never realised that these animals are trained. I thought they were at least partially wild.

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KC4, It's a close-up of a section of streetcar track bed. That festive ribbon was the clincher.

My brother trains that Lion, among other animals at African Lion Safari. :)If I had a brother who did that for a living, I'd hope he brings his work home with him.
Fun! :)

Now, the next question kps, is; did you eat there and if so, was it any good?

Yes we ate there and it was your typical Chinese Buffet...I found it quite good actually.

However.....I found out recently that they shut down or were shut down by the city.

Couldn't decide if I wanted to post something artsy or something more "Bizarro" so you get both. :D

Intertubes...getting ready for the next high speed pipe. LOL

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_05_0053.jpg

Wife up a tree...don't ask.

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/ehmac/2011/kps_06_0343.jpg

drove by the sign the other day. Paint has faded but it still makes me smile.

I could take a picture outside the kitchen window this morning but it looks too much like the December Storm aftermath. Green grass yesterday and storm stayed today.