We brought the kids to their first Rhode Island Air National Guard Air Show today, and now I know why we didn’t take them sooner. They’re wise enough now to plug their ears at the first mention of F-18 Hornet. Click here for more photos of the show.
It’s amazing what you can do with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. The original photo (of Beavertail Lighthouse) appears below, and the adjusted (same) photo is above. I’m not claiming to be a professional photographer, far from it, but this software makes it look like I know what I’m doing, which I don’t. It also helps to shoot in RAW, which essentially means the software has more to work with. Enough of that – I’m putting myself to sleep.
After using Adobe Lightroom 2
Before using Adobe Lightroom 2
Once again, the kids just had to strike their overly ostentatious trademark pose upon seeing the camera. At least this time the silhouette added an interesting effect; maybe American Idol could use this in its opening credits next season. Anyhow, this was taken at Haines Park, one of several nearby stops when we just need to get out of the house.
I’m not sure what the fight was about, but this Osprey and Crow were not getting along. Competing for airspace? Turf war maybe?
Eric and I were off to see the wind turbine at the New England Tech Automotive School. I thought it was a good opportunity to test the new tripod (using a slow shutter speed).
Eric launches himself from a swing in the backyard. The only one taking a risk in this photo is ME. That kid almost squashed me on the landing. Hey – anything for a good shot.
Nigel and I were at one of our favorite spots a few weeks ago. Not even a chilly 30 degrees can detract from this view.
I thought this was a pretty cool effect. I took the shot with the iPhone. I then used an iPhone app called Photoshop mobile. The app comes with a filter that converted the original photo (bottom) to the one above. I think it’s called a sketch filter.
A Lightroom 2 filter gave this icicle a more interesting look.
So there I am, straightening out the backyard on a Sunday morning, putting soccer balls away and stuff like that. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I see that cleaning up the yard has now taken on a whole new meaning. The tree, above, lost one very big branch, and it landed right on the fence. Luckily there was minimal damage. Eric, age 7, stayed with me the whole time, dragging branches away, while I “went to town” with an axe and hand saw. The photo was taken with my new iPhone.
Long Days and Nights 