There was a small peek at some of the things that g…
There was a small peek at some of the things that go on inside the bubble the other day, and I thought it might be nice to give a broader view of what RB Central really looks like. This is a panorama composed from 6 individual images showing the heart of operations (well, other than the pub that is). Things have changed a little since this was taken (24th August), so with a little more re-decoration it may be worth posting an updated view. Some of you will notice some fresh bright coloured shirts attached to the wall awaiting a photo shoot, and also covering up the door through to where we keep the zoo. - John / /
Hi all :) Sorry I have been so quiet. Been very busy with work and with doing stuff around my houses to make sure they are ready for s…
Hi all :) Sorry I have been so quiet. Been very busy with work and with doing stuff around my houses to make sure they are ready for selling. I had three bites in a week, but all have pulled out now sadly, so it’s back to square one for me at the moment. For those that are interested in viewing my Panorama’s much more closer and in greater detail, I have started to upload them to a Panorama site. At the moment I only have the two there, but will be adding all of them (and adding the links within the description of each photo) as I get to them. If anyone wants to see one of my Pano’s sooner rather than later … send me a BubbleMail and I will make sure I upload those photos asap :) :) At the moment you can view these two photos in much greater detail :) :) Have a look and let me know what you think :) The Big Sleep Baandee Lakes and Old Ruin
This journal entry is really an image, and there are a couple of reasons for this. One is that the image is so massively big that upload…
This journal entry is really an image, and there are a couple of reasons for this. One is that the image is so massively big that uploading it as art here wouldn’t do it justice, and secondly, the image when viewed up close is a little rough, not the stuff of portfolios. Nonetheless it is certainly an interesting image that I’d like to share… On New Years Eve, around 3 in the afternoon, I paid the measly sum of $10 to ascend the Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon lookout, and while not as fun as the BridgeClimb, you can take your camera up this one and it represents great value for money. While I has up there, I shot a handheld (!) panorama consisting of over 350 images. You can see the result by clicking on the thumbnail below… / There are a few badly stitched bits (missing top of bridge, city buldings crooked), but it was hard enough work as it was :) The interface on the site is designed to let you explore the image, so pan around and zoom, zoom, zoom!
Hi Everyone, this weekend (7-9th March 2008) was a hell of a weekend for me. Once again, I had media access and track access to photograp…
Hi Everyone, this weekend (7-9th March 2008) was a hell of a weekend for me. Once again, I had media access and track access to photograph an International event which was being held at Bathurst, New South Wales on Mt. Panorama (home of the V8 race cars). The event was called the Newton’s Gravity Games which featured a number of events being run from the top of the Mountian (Skyline) right to Conrod Straight. The events included, Street Luge, Gravity Bikes, Speedboards, Hybrid Slalom, Giant Slalom, Freestyle Sliding, Buttboards, Downhill Inline, Carveboards and more. These guys and one girl (From Canada) travelled on their toys from about 50kph to 140kph on the street luge. I spent most of Saturday around Forest Elbow which is hard enough for the race cars to handle so just imagine taking the hair pin corner at 80 to 110kph on a luge or a buttboard and then coming unstuck and slamming into the hay bails…. Ouch, ouch and more ouch. I witnessed 2 broken legs, 4 broken arms, 1 broken wrist and I can’t even remember how many concussions and guys being knocked out for minutes which looked like they died. Anyway, I’ll be posting a number of crashes and a number of smooth well controlled photos very soon. The weekend was jam packed of extreme sports. I can’t wait for next year….....
I call it a break, but it wasn’t one made as a choice, or was it? I can’t really answer that. In the last 9 months I’ve pretty much cea…
I call it a break, but it wasn’t one made as a choice, or was it? I can’t really answer that. In the last 9 months I’ve pretty much ceased shooting almost completely because of some very important events in my life, firstly and most importantly starting with getting engaged and married, turning 30, moving in to our first home and getting a promo at work – and I can tell, I’m suffering the ‘lack-of-shooting’ symptoms; Talking about, and looking at photography a lot of the time, studying weather charts, charging my camera batteries, cold-sweats, shakey hands, rocking back and forth in my chair making shutter sounds with my mouth. Thankfully, a couple of recent phone calls have giving me the fuel to get going again; an end of year exhibition invite and some commission work from an old client. Hopefully in the next few weeks I’ll have some images to show you and I’ll spend a bit more time in here with you peepz. Take Care Out There
Selecting a Source Photo for Your Planet When selecting a photo to start with you should keep the following things in mind: P…
Selecting a Source Photo for Your Planet When selecting a photo to start with you should keep the following things in mind: Panoramas or landscapes cropped to have an aspect ratio at least 2:1 (the width should be at least two times the height) work best. Wider photos are better. The bottom area (bottom 25% or so) of your photo should have very little detail (e.g. sand, asphalt, water). This area will become the center of your planet and will be distorted the most. The upper area (upper 25%) of your photo should also be light on detail– preferably just one color (e.g. blue sky, night sky etc.) The left and the right edges of your photo should match, or come close to matching, each other. (Always the case for a stitched 360 degree panorama.) The horizon must be exactly horizontal. Since the left and right edges of your photo will be joined, if they are at different heights your planet will have a big crack in the surface. (Again, a non-issue for a properly executed 360 degree panorama.) We’re going to go through two examples: the first uses a simple panorama, the second a landscape shot that we’ll crop before proceeding. / Starting Simple: Planet San Francisco It’s simplest to work with a 360 degree panorama, so let’s start with this panorama shot of San Francisco taken from the Coit Tower: Step 1: Resize and Rotate screenshot1_thumb.jpgThe first thing we need to do is prepare the image for the Polar filter. We do this by stretching the height of the image so that the image is a perfect square. Select Image>Image Size from the menus. Uncheck ‘Constrain Proporties’ and set the “height” to the same value as your “width”. Next, rotate the image 180 degrees. (Image>Rotate Canvas>180) You should end up with something like the image to the right. / Step 2: Apply the Polar Filter Next, we’ll apply the Polar Filter to wrap our image into a sphere. Choose Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates from the menus and in the resulting dialog box, select the “Rectangular to Polar” setting. (If you’re using The Gimp the command is Filters > Distorts > Polar Coords.) As you can see we’re 90% of the way there!: Planet San Francisco, almost complete! Easy cheesy, right? Now for some finishing touches… / Step 3: Rotate and clean up The rest is just a little digital darkroom work: Rotate the planet to your liking, adjust the contrast and colors, clean up the sky and the edges where the left and right border of the image came together. (The clone stamp and healing brush may be handy here.) That’s it, we’re done!
WOW. First Sale!!!! a large framed print of my San Juan River Goosenecks http://www.redbubble.com/people/nolann/art/969821-2-san…
WOW. First Sale!!!! a large framed print of my San Juan River Goosenecks http://www.redbubble.com/people/nolann/art/969821-2-san-juan-river-goosenecks Thank you very much whoever you are. Totally made my day! :) Hope you enjoy :)
My poem “Whispers” was featured in Stillness Speaks – I wrote this poem in 2005 to commemorate my memories of Kurrajong Heights and the m…
My poem “Whispers” was featured in Stillness Speaks – I wrote this poem in 2005 to commemorate my memories of Kurrajong Heights and the magnificent trees that my grandfather planted almost 80 years ago. I have since also written another short story on similar lines “Panorama Point at Kurrajong Heights NSW” – this is the photo today of the trees that will one day soon disappear as age and development will inevitably kill them.
Weeeee, my first sale on the internet. Unfortunately not on redbubble. WOW. Yes. I can’t tell you how happy I am. I’m thrilled!!! Sold…
Weeeee, my first sale on the internet. Unfortunately not on redbubble. WOW. Yes. I can’t tell you how happy I am. I’m thrilled!!! Sold my picture through iStockphoto, visit my iStockphoto account here
The image “old Barn” just won the Mirror Reflection Challenge...
The image “old Barn” just won the Mirror Reflection Challenge hosted by the Light and reflection Group Thanks again for all your support, votes and comments. I truly appreciate it. :-)
The lovely people at the ImageWriting Group have been kind enough to feature one of my sho…
The lovely people at the ImageWriting Group have been kind enough to feature one of my shots: Nimborio Bay Panorama. If you have not discovered them yet, then please check out this great group to find some outstanding work. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: / Thank you so much to the hosts: Anne-Marie Bokslag and Cora Wandel for recognising my work, I appreciate the honour and the exposure. Tom
Well I’m not one for journal entries as find it hard to find the time for them. But after a lot of people requesting and asking for this …
Well I’m not one for journal entries as find it hard to find the time for them. But after a lot of people requesting and asking for this I have finally done a Photography Tip on How I Take My Panoramas. The entry can be found at my blog http://kirkhille.wordpress.com/ and on the right hand side there will be a link to Photography Tips. / Hopefully some of the tips in there will help beginners and people struggling with taking panoramas. I will try and make some more time over the next month to update the tips with how to stitch the shots on together and hopefully have some more along the way . But will be pretty busy over the next few months with a few photography trips planned , my website being developed and a few other side projects plus work on top of all that plus some reshoots of shots I have taken now that I have my 5D MKII and some new lens . Also one someone nominated my blog here http://bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/67071; it would be appreciated if you have the time to vote for it, it only takes a couple of minutes.
WOW, really surprised about this sale. First of all this fantastic large framed print was bought on my 20th birthday. I would like to tha…
WOW, really surprised about this sale. First of all this fantastic large framed print was bought on my 20th birthday. I would like to thank this mystery buyer for buying such a huge and very expensive version of this panoramic shot.
When I first spotted Jódís Eiríksdóttir’s “A Little Planet” in the buyer’s booth I was mezmerised. I’d never seen anything quite like it. A little further investigation revealed that what I was staring at was a polar panorama. My next thought was “how did she do it?” I’ve managed to hunt down the following resources for those who would like to give it a try but you can find more online by searching “Polar Panorama Tutorial”. Basic ingredients include a digital camera to shoot your panorama and PhotoShop or Gimp to work the magic. If anyone’s had more experience making these then we’d love to see a tutorial or hear your hints and tips! Tutorial: Create Your Own Planets (PhotoShop and Gimp) How to make planet-like panoramas with photoshop Stereographic Projection is a similar technique which involves a bit more effort and a whole lot more maths but if you’re keen to find out more then try these resources: Stereographic Projection (wikipedia) Wee Planets Or you could just make yourself a cuppa, pull up a comfy chair and marvel at these wonderful images … / Lighthouse World by Digerati / Caloundra QLD Polar Panorama by Lars / Little Planet – Julianapark 01 Utrecht by mtths / Small world of Provincetown by Alyeska / Lonely Planet by Peter Marin And there are more over at the Polar Panorama Planets group …
Thank you to the HDR Photography Group for featuring my The Castle on the Rock shot. *Cli…
Thank you to the HDR Photography Group for featuring my The Castle on the Rock shot. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: Thank you so much to the hosts for recognising my work, I appreciate the honour and the exposure. If you have not discovered them yet, then please check out this great group to find some outstanding work. Tom
I have been fortunate enough to have three of my shots featured. The Castle on the Rock has been featured in the Canon DSLR...
I have been fortunate enough to have three of my shots featured. The Castle on the Rock has been featured in the Canon DSLR Group. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: A green and pleasant city has been featured in the ImageWriting Group. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: The edge of town has been featured in the Communities Group. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: Thank you so much to the hosts for recognising my work, I appreciate the honour and the exposure. If you have not discovered them yet, then please check out these great groups to find some outstanding work. Tom
Thank you to the Dimensions Group for featuring my The Saunders Street Steps shot. *Cli…
Thank you to the Dimensions Group for featuring my The Saunders Street Steps shot. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: / ................................................................................ Thank you to the Bits and Pieces Group for featuring my Agios Gordios shot. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: / ................................................................................ Also thank you to the UK to Australia and Back Group for featuring my Cottages in the Trees shot. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: / ................................................................................ Thank you so much to the hosts for recognising my work, I appreciate the honour and the exposure. I also note that I have been honoured as a Feature Member in the UK to Australia and Back Group. Thank you so much to the Group Hosts for according me this honour. If you have not discovered them yet, then please check out these great groups to find some outstanding work. Tom
I have been fortunate enough to have a few more of my shots featured. The Castle on the Rock has been featured in the “Take Me Highe…
I have been fortunate enough to have a few more of my shots featured. The Castle on the Rock has been featured in the Take Me Higher Group. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: Tenements has been featured in the Unique Buildings Of The World Group. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: Thank you so much to the hosts for recognising my work, I appreciate the honour and the exposure. If you have not discovered them yet, then please check out these great groups to find some outstanding work. Features during August 09 so far: / Tom
I have been fortunate enough to have another of my shots featured in two different Groups. The Avon Viaduct has been featured in the…
I have been fortunate enough to have another of my shots featured in two different Groups. The Avon Viaduct has been featured in the Scotlands History Group and the ImageWriting Group. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: Thank you so much to the hosts for recognising my work, I appreciate the honour and the exposure. If you have not discovered them yet, then please check out this great group to find some outstanding work. Features during August 09 so far: / Tom
I have been fortunate enough to have a few more shots featured. The Avon Viaduct featured in the Stream Crossings...
I have been fortunate enough to have a few more shots featured. The Avon Viaduct featured in the Stream Crossings Group. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: Be careful which side of the pool you get out of featured in the SEA Group. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: Halki Sunrise featured in the Victorian Viewfinders and The Beauty of the European Waters Groups. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: Thank you so much to the hosts for recognising my work, I appreciate the honour and the exposure. If you have not discovered them yet, then please check out these great groups to find some outstanding work. Features during August 09 so far: / Tom
A huge thank you so much to the kind person who purchased a Greeting Card of Mid Calder Church. *Click on the photograph below to se…
A huge thank you so much to the kind person who purchased a Greeting Card of Mid Calder Church. Click on the photograph below to see it properly: / I appreciate your support so much, I hope you get great pleasure from the image. Tom
The 2009 has nearly reached the end….and we will soon be preparing for 2010. Actually, I have already started preparing for the 2010…
The 2009 has nearly reached the end….and we will soon be preparing for 2010. Actually, I have already started preparing for the 2010. / Infact, I have prepared the first set of Calendars…. / ..enjoy,,,, Calendars 2010 / and remember…if you cannot efford the framed….you can afford to buy a calendar Regards, Christian Zammit / / Kindly visit my Zazzle Page
Thank you to the Dimensions Group for featuring my Living in a Palace and my *The Castle o…
Thank you to the Dimensions Group for featuring my Living in a Palace and my The Castle on the Rock shots. Click on the photographs below to see the shots properly: ................................................................................ Thank you to the HDR Photography and the Unwanted , Abandoned & And Saved Through Preservation Groups for featuring my The Parthenon shot. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: / ................................................................................ Thank you to the Unique Buildings Of The World Group for featuring my Academy of Athens shot. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: / ................................................................................ Finally, thank you to the PostCard Style Group for featuring my South Portland Street Suspension Bridge shot. Click on the photograph below to see the shot properly: / ................................................................................ Thank you so much to the hosts for recognising my work, I appreciate the honour and the exposure. If you have not discovered them yet, then please check out these great groups to find some outstanding work. Tom
heya! / So aight…i’ve been asked to reaveal secrets of making those lovely little planets. Its very very easy. Repeat after me :) / Start…
heya! / So aight…i’ve been asked to reaveal secrets of making those lovely little planets. Its very very easy. Repeat after me :) / Start photoshop, paintshop pro 0.8 or above and open the image that u want to become a planet. / 1. Image>image size. Uncheck ‘Constrain Proporties’ and set the “height” value to the same value as your “width” value. You will get a square image. / 2. Rotate by 180° / 3. Filter>Distort>Polar Coordinates (choose the “Rectangular to Polar” setting). If you are a user of The Gimp the command is “Filters->Distorts->Polar Coords”. / 4. Thats all! Rotate it any way u want and do whatever else u want to it. And to make the tunnel-looking, opposites of planets, the procedure is the same, just leave out the second step (Dont rotate 180 degrees) I found it on this illustrated tutorial http://www.dirkpaessler.com/blog/index.php/photographers-tools/2006/09/06/tutorial-create-your-own-planets/ / Here are some more examples of planets http://www.dirkpaessler.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/falbum/wp/album.php?album=72157600227855546 Have fun! :) / XxxXX
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