Architectural Detail, was the topic for this weeks assignment..
Pressed for time (euphemism for I was too lazy to go outside), decided to focus on things in our house and grabbed this shot of our Chandelier..
Was actually happy with the result.
ps. On a totally unrelated topic, can anyone point me to videos of Ilayaraja playing an acoustic guitar? Would really appreciate it!
Pumpkins + some time available on a gloomy Saturday afternoon + new lens = HDR photos!!
High Dynamic Range photos, created by superimposing multiple shots of same object with a constant exposure time but with different f stop settings to get fine details on over exposed and underexposed areas of picture.
If that was all information overload, the idea is to create a photo that closely captures what the human eye can see. (It also adds a depth perception)
A glass globe on our dining table (composite image from 4 images 1/8 s exposure f2.5, f3.2, f4.5, f6.3)
and the pumpkin, a composite of 5 images with 1 second exposure and f11.0, f8.0, f5.6, f4.0, f2.8
Okay, time pass is over..
Off to do more serious things!
Wishing all those who celebrate a "Happy Hallllllloooooweeeeen!"
ps. Updated globe..
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Halloween weekend begins!
We had a quiet pumpkin carving session at the Cousins place and had a parade with four kids. It was quiet quite fun. Tomorrow will be the trick or treat routine (if it doesn't rain or get too cold)
This year, I was not sure of my carving abilities, what with the right hand being at 25% strength and all, but took a long time and used the "erumbu oora kallum theyum" routine (even an ant can polish a stone by repeatedly walking on it...) and managed a scarecrow and a crow in the background.
The pictures..
The idea was to carve two images and have one create a shadow. The Michael Jackson looking scarecrow on one side and a crow on the other side to get the shadow. The crow side...
The MJ scarecrow with a bird on his hand..
Looks like the standard has been set very high in the previous years. Jr., said "good, but not as good as the spider we did last year"!
(Checked and found that the spider was not last year..Previous pumpkin links from 2005, 2006-1, 2006-2, 2007-1, 2007-2, 2008)
Next year, it is going to be a web full of spiders, on all sides..
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