DREAMING
The kittens enjoyed bounding around in the snow this morning (the chickens less so - we'll have to rub some petroleum jelly into their combs later, to help prevent frostbite).
This is Malu (the male cat) fast asleep after his first snowy exploration. Holding onto his ball on a string, and dreaming of lemmings or something...
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Uploaded on Dec 18, 2009
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OBLIGATORY SNOW PHOTO
Well, like many parts of the country we had about four inches of snow last night.
If I wasn't so tired I'd go up the way and take some snowy landscape shots, but this snap will have to do for now. Roll on summer!
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Uploaded on Dec 18, 2009
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HEAD INTO THE LIGHT 2 (VERY HEAVILY EDITED)
No time (or light) to take any photos today - I'm very glad in two weeks or so, we'll have turned the corner, and the nights will be getting shorter again.
Thought I'd have a little mess around in CS4 this evening, and see what I could come up with... (with the image below)
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Now if only I could:
a) Compose this type of shot better - yes I like breaking rules, but only when the rule-breaking actually works (this composition doesn't)
b) Clean up the background - a little blur or something. But as I've edited this SO heavily - I think the "levels waves" I can see are here to stay...
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Uploaded on Dec 14, 2009
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HEAD TOWARDS THE LIGHT
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We've decided to get a big PC and so Anna and I have been offline setting it up, transferring files, programmes and folders etc...
Not only that, but we now have Photoshop CS4 and a lovely new monitor.
This leaves me in a temporary spot of zero knowledge though - as my old Photoshop elements programme is very different to the full-blown CS4.
Until I find some time and really start getting to grips with this very powerful editing suite, I will do almost all of my editing in DPP (Canon specific) - these three shots of a starling singing on a television aerial in front of a moody winter sky are no exception (although I did "get rid of" a distracting blob in the sky on the third photo, in CS4.
Also, until I properly calibrate this monitor (with the latest "spyder" puck, or something similar), I really have no idea what the levels on all my current photographs look like.
Looks like I'll be busy, learning new skills and trying to make the most of our new toys, in the coming weeks...
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Technical data for the three starling shots (average):
RAW edited (see bottom) and converted to JPEG in DPP.
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 180 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Edits (roughly):
Darkening.
Increasing contrast.
A little cropping.
With the monochrome shots, a green filter applied.
A little noise reduction.
Nothing else.
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Uploaded on Dec 13, 2009
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WINTER SKY
Actual colour seen.
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Uploaded on Dec 13, 2009
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