And I mean May Day! in a good way. Nigel and I were up early this morning to enjoy the first day of May 2011. Ahhhhhhh.
May Day! May Day!
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I’m having more “Phun” with Photoshop…..
Oh, I (don’t) Love a Rainy Night…
Eddie Rabbitt may have loved a rainy night, but I can’t say the same. I took this while sitting in the car, waiting for the wife to get something or other at the store. I’m not saying it’s a great shot, or even an interesting one. In fact, I’m not sure why I posted it. Nothing to see here.
I can spell HDR
A friend told me about this new craze in photography. He called it high-dynamic range photography. I told him I was happy just knowing how to turn my camera on. Besides, I never try anything I can’t spell. After I realized it wasn’t too hard to spell, I decided to try it. Thanks to some intuitive software, I got hooked pretty fast. I think these photos are a great example of using HDR to make something of nothing. How is it done? Simple. Take three photos of the same thing – one too dark, one too light, and one just right. Gush them together and voila. A monkey, or even Spencer, could do it.
My first go at HDR
A High Dynamic Range (HDR) photo is simply one that was shot three times, using three different levels of exposure. These are then mushed together, resulting in a pretty cool effect. The following photo represents my first attempt at an HDR photo. Not a bad start. This shot is of the George Washington Bridge (Route 195) taken from the East Providence side. The Photomatix watermark is still visible due to this software still being in trial mode.
Patriots Training Camp
Donna and I spent about 20 minutes today watching the Patriots go through drills during their Training Camp. We saw a few big names: Brady, Moss, Welker, Light, Jarvis-Green, but we didn’t spot Belichick. Anyhow, I squeezed off a few photos. I posted some of the better ones here on SmugMug.
Shooting at Brickyard Pond
I was off to Brickyard Pond today, with camera, and with no particular subject matter in mind – that is, until a dragonfly stopped by. A drip of sap hanging over a spider web also caught my attention.
Smoke and mirrors…
So I took this photo hoping to capture the reflection of a tree above this very still water. The reflection proved so effective to the point where there’s no discernible reflection. Note to self: throw a small pebble in the water – so it looks more like water.
“Alone on a wide, wide sea…”
Okay, so Donna wasn’t THAT alone, nor was it a wide, wide sea. But the setting sun behind her made this photo impossible to pass up.
Sky Rockets in Flight….
I can’t remember the last time we could see the fireworks at Old Mountain Field from our dock. The only downside to the light show was the gnat attack we had to endure. This Fourth of July also marked the first time the kids got their hands on sparklers – at the Vermette’s Fourth of July picnic and again at the beach house – thanks to Mrs. Cullinan (Nana’s friend). The shot below was taken from the dock using a 300mm lens.
Long Days and Nights 