Interesting people, places and events
From the category archives:
Julie doing Vermeer in Gruyere, originally uploaded by TimDD.
I know we go for the natural side light and the unnatural twisted neck typical of Vermeer ALL THE TIME, but I never tire of it. My Julie once again, this time amongst the painted wood panels of Gruyere castle on a cloudy, natural soft-box afternoon.
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Giger Museum Cafe, Gruyere, Switzerland, originally uploaded by TimDD.
Gruyere, Switzerland, is a picturesque 16th century village-cum-castle in the “pre-alpine” hills above Lac Leman (Lake Geneva).
As other photos will follow, of that quaint village and castle, please do not conclusion-leap over this strange one from the HRGiger Museum Cafe.
Techniques used: TopazAdjust3 on a copy layer — punched the detail and color a bit. Masked Julie’s hand to reduce some of the excessive saturation in the skin tones. Top layer: created an ellipse, quick-masked it, gaussian-blurred the edge, filled with black and reduced opacity to 40% ( standard vignette technique) to draw attention to the center of the image. Overlay mode on the vignette layer to scorch up some of the shadow edges.
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With all this Bruce Springsteen talk: Superbowl halftime, new tour behind the “Working on a Dream” album, I found myself getting a bit nostalgic. Back in November of 2006, I spent Thanksgiving with my two sons down on the Jersey Shore where I grew up. The weather that weekend was incredible: I think it got into the 60s fahrenheit, so we had the great good fortune to enjoy a long and sunny walk an Asbury’s boardwalk. Not quite what it used to be… but beautiful in its own decrepit way. I was playing with Adobe Lightroom I think — and put together this little movie. The video quality doesn’t do justice to the images, but it’s a fun walk down the boardwalk, accompanied by the Boss himself and one of the great ones from “The Wild, The Innocent, and The E-Street Shuffle,” “New York City Serenade.”
I know the resolution is terrible — but be sure to select “HQ” in the YouTube panel. Send comments and I’ll post the originals somewhere!
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