and another differnt attempt at toning. Yet another Photoshop attempt this one using a gradient map instead of of a curve. More complicated still not sure it is any better.
Taken in August of 2006 at the Old Idaho Pennitentairy in Boise.
The Tin Can House
More OCD... House siding made of flattened tin cans, Ogallala National Grass Lands in NW Nebraska. July 2006. Canon 5D, 70-200 f/2.8 IS at 70mm, f/11.0, 1/80 on the Gitzo, late evening. Used toning in Topaz rather than the NIk filter for this one, not sure it is right yet — looks a little green.
Sparkling morning
After a week of pretty rainy weather, apparently worse further up the east coast, Saturday dawned rather brightly over the harbor. This snap from about 6:35AM a precursor to what is forecasted to be a pretty nice day. This has to mark the last post of a Veranda # 4 shot for a while — more than a little repetitive over the last few days. Perhaps due to the lack of mobility from being somewhat under the weather.
It is National Maritime Day and the N.S. Savannah is open for tours today, so that will occupy at least part of the middle of the day. Snaps latter.
X100, three shot bracket, HDR Efex.
Juice
or actually no juice and a severe lack of MIPs too!. Twelve hour round trip to the Rivers of Steel "Hardhat" "Tour" of the Carrie Furnaces in Rankin, PA. Not really a tour (good), no hardhats for the touristas (not an issue) and no batteries for the MIPless snapper. Yep, 4+ hours out there, get all strapped up, cameras hooked up, hit the on switch switch and nothing, absolutely nothing, perhaps because the batteries were 4+ hours away in Charm City. Serious MIP shortage.
I did manage to toss the XZ-1 in the bag and it had power and a backup and fellow snapper (who did the driving) had a backup body, a rather long in the tooth, 10D (ca 2003). So I guess we shall see what trumps what, equipment or the artiste. 10D high noise at high ISO (800 for the indoors shots) might present some challenges, it was dark inside the furnaces. I suspect most of these will wind up in B&W.
I can see why Tim rarely uses the handmedown 10D anymore. It is slow, really slow and the buffer even fills up writing RAWS to a fast card after a couple of fast bracketed shots. Five years is a long time in camera technology.
Three shot bracket, 10D, 70-20 f/2.8 IS, ISO 800, f/2.8, bracketed off 1/125 @ 70mm. HDR Efex & Silver Efex Pro 2.
Three shot bracket, 10D, 70-20 f/2.8 IS, ISO 800, f/2.8, bracketed off 1/30 @ 70mm — saved by IS. HDR Efex. Looks like some color might work.
No HDR here, just one shot with 10D, 70-20 f/2.8 IS, ISO 800, f/2.8, bracketed off 1/15 @ 70mm. Hit with Color Efex Midnight Filter.
Three shot bracket, 10D, 70-20 f/2.8 IS, ISO 100, f/2.8, bracketed off 1/2000 @ 70mm. HDR Efex. No problem outside at all.
Single shot, ISO set wrong at 3200 from prior indoor shot. Actually looks pretty good with high ISO in decent light. 24-70 f/2.8L @ 24mm, 1/500.
Cojones
Cosmith, cobrown, cojones! JFC the 'piscopalians have no shame, check the cojones on "African Dog". This is now burned in my cortex for sticky client service situations. Screw that real lace stuff, just blame it on the ascendancy. Some balls they got — must think they are Mattel and have a mandate for anatomically correct. Ken and Barbie rock, so does "African Dog"! Hah!
Same approach and recipe as below for a gargoyle snap. Never know what a long lens will reveal. Anyway what does an "African Dog" have to do the the US National Cathedral? BTW, "African Dog" can be found on the North Nave.
That is it for the WNC, assuming the tornado warnings are just that, off to Denver in the AM.
