27. November 2011 by David.

I’m not one for major photo manipulation, but I think this is just cool.

This is called the Droste Effect and is a plugin filter for Photo Shop. I saw it on the web and just had to try and copy it. The web video was about 7 min long. It took me just a tag longer, yes that was sarcasm. I tried several different items, this flower and a clock worked very well. Some stuff just turned out bad.

Learned that if I do much more of this I’m going to need a faster graphics card. Any suggestions?

Keep clicking

Dave

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26. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

We visited “Old Town” Sacramento and walked along the Sacramento River. The later afternoon produced excellent light. I used three exposures which I combined in Photomatix pro to create this image.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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18. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

What interested me in this image was the contrast between the blue colors in the sky and the yellow in the field combined with the warm late evening colors of the building.  In this digital altered image I tried work with this contrast.  created a black and white image using Nik Silver Efix pro and combine the two layers.

Enjoy and keep on creating!

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13. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

It looks like David and I are on a “flower trip” right now or we are desperate for new images. Old photoger’s wisdom: If you can’t find anything new you go back to your yard and photograph flowers. At least they are patient and don’t require a “model release.” I photographed my first blooming Zinnia this morning creating six layers of my original image. Each layer I rotated a degree or two and each layer I edited individually. At the end I used a ”Simplify3″ (Topaz plug-in) to put it all together.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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9. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

This image is the result of yesterday’s Photo Club meeting. We were sitting together to create an image that represents our feelings about Nine-Eleven. We picked two boots as a symbol of the Twin Towers and as a symbol of America. We built a circle of shoes around the towers and then photographed them. I closed my lens down to f22 giving me a 20 second exposure time and then I changed the focal length during the 20 seconds exposure time creating this image.  It represents the destruction and the effect 9-11 had on all of us.

On this week-end we think about the victims and hope that this will never happen again!

I also like to thank the members of the Chowchilla Photo Club for their creative ideas, lively discussion and input to create this image!

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25. May 2011 by Friedhelm.

I photographed the drummer of “Curtis and Luckey” from the side. In post processing I converted the image to a sketch using the “Topaz” plug-in. Then I bought back some of the colors. Drummers always fascinate me. I like the interaction between face and hands. Sometimes their faces are very intense, sometimes they are relaxed.

Also, this is a good example of using motion blur creatively. The 1/60 second exposure time was not fast enough to completely freeze the motion in the drum sticks.

Enjoy and happy photographing.

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27. April 2011 by Friedhelm.

This image was inspired by one of David’s pictures. He posted two lawn chairs on April 2nd on our blog and I liked the blue colors in combination with the green. While in Monterrey, CA I discovered the blue window frames and shades. I liked the blue gray contrast of the concrete wall and the reflection in the window. I created several different layers and interpretations of the same raw file and combined them in post production to create this image.

Enjoy and happy creating!

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25. February 2011 by Friedhelm.

This is another image that I converted to a digital painting. I photographed a group of mailboxes under a blooming tree. Looking at the image on my computer screen I decided to use Pixelbender, a free plug-in from Adobe to alter my image.

Enjoy and have a great week-end!

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9. February 2011 by Friedhelm.

I photographed this beautiful Oak tree on a hill close to St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA. The oaks trees are fascinating me and I had to experiment with this image in post production.Enjoy and happy photographing and editing!

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