The infrared medium gives this small creek a dramatic effect. Taken on a hot Queensland summer day.
I love this, the convergence of the elements, and the feeling of being so inconsequential beneath this big sky.
Landscape of the Lord St. Malo outside of Estes Park, Colorado. One of thee most photographed Churches in all of North America, I was VERY excited and VERY anxious to get this shot when I headed up to Rocky Mountain National Park. I was hoping that the weather would clear because behind this, covered in the clouds, is Mt. Meeker and it is just a stunning view with the mountains! I have to admit though, I am really happy how this came out. And if anything, it is quite unique compared to how it is usually shot. I suppose that is a good thing when it comes to photographing something that is such an icon. Generally, people walk down by the pond and shoot from there, I stayed up top on the side of the road, thus giving a different perspective than most. Also, the weather. It was dramatic as all heck! You could smell the rain as it came in, dark, but with so much drama in the sky. I was pretty lucky to get a shot like this. Ya, I am happy with it! For history on St. Malo, please see this link here Minolta 5D / Minolta 18-200 DT Lens / 1/100| f8| 18mm| iso 100 / HDR through Photomatix / LucisArts
Blustery day in the barley fields in the Isle of Man / Ballamillaghyn Farm looking towards Baldwin
When the thunder comes and you are standing at 12,000 feet, this is probably the last place you want to be. So when the thunder comes and you are the highest object in the Colorado Rockies….run!!! Lightning strikes kill people in the high country every year and needles to say I pretty much high tailed it after shooting this, back to the car as quick as I could. Loveland Pass is a Colorado landmark, and looking here you look out over the Continental Divide. It is the highest mountain Pass in the United States to be plowed and stayed open year around, as trucks carrying hazardous chemicals must cross this way instead of using the Eisenhower Tunnel. I went ahead and decided to process this in HDR using Photomatix and final output through PS CS2, the reason for the HDR was to catch the dynamic light (which seems like I am always chasing) and the drama in the clouds with the approaching thunderstorm. LucisArt used for final detail work. Thoughts welcomed! —-John —-—-—-—-—-—-— / More of my work can be seen on my website at http://jdebordphoto.com / All artwork is © John De Bord, All Rights Reserved. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify this image without my express consent.
Isle of Skye, February 2007
Loch Lomond, Winter 2006
Taken looking south to Wollongong from Providential Point, Royal National Park, just south of Sydney Australia. / This is my first attempt at a multi-exposure blend. This image is a combinations of 57 X 30sec exposures using the fantastic Startrails Photoshop Action that you can download free from this excellent site: / www.schursastrophotography.com/software/photoshop/startra… I was put on to this action by Dave Burrow whose amazing startrails image can be seen here: / http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidburrows/art/321722-3-startrails The brilliant thing about this PS action is that the longest exposure you need to take is 30sec and so it virtually eliminates the noise problem of conventional long exposure startrails. You can imagine how much noise this shot would have as a 30min exposure. / The straight lines are some of 9 planes that flew through these exposures over the half-hour I was taking them – amazingly consistent flight paths. It got so busy I had to delete some of the planetrails, hence the little gaps in the startrails.
Taken on a beautiful evening at Wattamolla in Royal NP just south of Sydney Australia. This is the upper Wattamolla Creek falls on the way to Marley Beach. Canon 30D / Tv – 1sec-30sec / Av – f/8 / ISO – 400 / FL – 21mm / Circular Polarising Filter
Watching the Sunrise on the Eastern Plains of Colorado, HDR blending used to bring out atmosphere an detail John
Location: Marina Debayeh Lebanon
B&W here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/japaslavian/art/1231659-2-a-feeling-of-emptiness
Montage: / here’s what you need!
A Conversation With the Clouds Captured at an elevation of 11,990 ft (3,655 m), standing atop Loveland Pass is like being able to touch heaven and the clouds. When I captured this, the slight hint of the scent of snow was in the air, and conditions up here can change literally by the second. It is right along the Continental Divide, and the views from up here are simply paradise! Processed in HDR and captured on my Minolta 5D using a Minolta 18-200 DT Lens and a Hoya Polarizer http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/5778657
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Three seagulls in flight – composite image
BEST VIEWED LARGE Original image taken with Motorazr V9 mobile phone camera. Edited in Photoshop CS4. / Group Features: ‘Outsiders’ – May 2009 ‘Simple by Design’ – July 2009 ‘Art by Bubble Hosts’ – September 2009 / ... Top Ten Winner in the ‘Dramatic Nature in B&W’ Challenge in the ‘Mood & Ambience’ group – July 2009 Top Ten Winner in the ‘Best Black Wall Art’ Challenge in the ‘All Things Black’ group – July 2009
Dunnet beach, Caithness, Scotland Featured in Fineart & Landscape Photography / Featured in Acromatic Nature
3200 ISO is a brave new world for me. As a self confessed low ISO junkie, one who used Ektar 25 film whenever and wherever he could for many years because I wanted tight grain, the tighter the better, I would pull out all the stops I could to use that amazing ISO 25 film! For sure I’d never gone above ISO 1000 and then only to shoot indoor sporting events. Low ISO was(?) a hang-up for me! But I wanted to try astral photography and high ISO can get you there! However as we all know high ISO leads to increased noise which is something fairly new to me. You can use software and Photoshop plugins but I’ve been considering, one way to control noise would be to minimize or eliminate it by keeping the ISO as low as possible and that’s one way I‘m leaning. So in that regard it looks like a fast 50 prime is in order! It’s fun to be experimenting and learning, eh! Camera Model Canon EOS 50D / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 30 / Av( Aperture Value ) 3.5 / ISO Speed 3200 / Focal Length 18.0mm / Flash at 1/16 power and about 12 or 13 paper towels for diffusion. “One Night Under the Milky Way” was shot at Flamber Head on Newfoundland’s East Coast Trail For more information please visit Brian’s Homepage or on Flickr
Rain Dance / Not cirrus clouds, / serious clouds: / Cumulus! / Nimbus!! / Thunderheads!!! I’m gusting along the stratus, / where the fast birds fly past. It’s misting… / sprinkling… / raining…Pouring…GUSHING… / The sky is falling! And I’m dancing, / calling for rain. —F.A. Moore Aug 27, 2009 Digital Fine Art in oil painting style, by F.A. Moore, August 2009. / Dimensions: 6000×9000 pixels / Resolution: 300 pixels per inch / Inspired by the comforting effect the sound of rain has on my psyche, especially when I’m overwhelmed. I also uploaded a lighter (less one background) version, “Rain Dancer – II”, which I have already deleted. Below, is a small picture of Rain Dance – II, in case you didn’t catch it before it was deleted. My friends who arrived early helped me pick out which version to maintain on RB. If you want to purchase the image or a product made from it, let me know, and I’ll arrange to upload it. / Rain Dance – II, by F.A. Moore Special thanks to stock providers Faestock, UmbraDeNoapte-Stock, Uttermost, Marcus J. Ranum, wyldraven, Enchantedgal-stock, and to Printable Tatoo Designs for the tatto design of the Kanji character for ‘SOUL’. FEATURES 2009-08-29 Rain Dance in Inspired Art 2009-08-29 Rain Dance in Digital Brushstrokes 2009-08-29 Rain Dance in Feminine Intent 2009-08-28 Rain Dance in Fantasy Fine Art Composites DETAIL Please click on each image to enlarge to 100% scale. Thank you. / Rain dancer detail / (Feel what moves you; but don’t automatically assume these / are tears of sadness; as rain-dancing can be strenuous.:) / Sky dancers detail / Kanji ‘SOUL’ tattoo detail^
See color version —— Textures courtesy of Jerry Jones aka ghostbones
Shot on the Strait of Messina, Sicily Read more on this shot on my blog!
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