@BackdoorHippie, really like these last two shots. Now I almost got sick looking at them, if you have a wheel mouse scroll up and down while looking at these last two. I dont know if you intended to post them in that order or not.
Jake's Backdoor Hippie-palooza, 2014 Edition
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BackdoorArts
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Kevin, I have to be honest and say, yes, I did intend for the photos to be in that order, but not for the reasons you've discovered. LOL
BackdoorArts
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2014-080:
Traveled from Ft. Myers to Deland, FL today for my nephew's wedding. What usually takes 3 1/2 hours took almost 6 today thanks to wall to wall traffic from Tampa to North of Orlando. Accidents everywhere. So, the photos I'd planned at the rehearsal dinner wound up being empty catering plates. Glad I managed to snag another palm photo this morning before leaving Mom's.
Traveled from Ft. Myers to Deland, FL today for my nephew's wedding. What usually takes 3 1/2 hours took almost 6 today thanks to wall to wall traffic from Tampa to North of Orlando. Accidents everywhere. So, the photos I'd planned at the rehearsal dinner wound up being empty catering plates. Glad I managed to snag another palm photo this morning before leaving Mom's.
wreckdiver1321
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Great shot Jake!
2014-077:
Quick trip to FL to help my Mom out and attend a wedding on the other side of the state. We dropped in to see if the Ft. Myers Bald Eagles were around on our way in from the airport, but the young'un was in the nest and the parents out and about. On my way to the car I thought, "Better squeeze something off, just in case", and I'm glad I did. So, here you have an abysmally composed photo of a Canon shooter with a lot of wildlife gear, with the eagle's nest in the tree in the background. A photo that would never see the light of day if not for this year-long effort.
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And while it wouldn't have counted towards a "photo from March 18", this is one that I did on the plane flying in. Single image, sliced and diced into about 14 layers at one point. So while I didn't "take it" I did "make it" yesterday.
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Looks like you photographed a speed chess game! Zoom, zoom!
And for the curious wondering, "14 layers?!", here's the original photo...
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and the process with layer names...
Layer 1 (background) - Background
Layer 2 (new background) - Replicate backround (non-destructive edit), adjust light and use Smart Fill to remove the numbers.
Layer 3 (pure Bishop) - Use the Quick Selection tool to select the Bishop into its own layer
Layer 4 (movement) - Replicate Layer 3 and apply Motion Blur at an angle approximating its move on a diagonal. Reposition so that the movement ends at the bishop.
Layers 5-8 (more movement) - Replicate Layer 4 to intensify the blur (original was very faint). These are eventually combined into a single layer with Layer 4. After Layer 9 is created and the movement layers combined I used the Perspective Correction tool on this layer only to shrink the left side of the blur to match the resized Bishop. I then applied some contrast and brightness adjustments to the movement, and then a bit of Field Blur to soften the lines.
Layer 9 (original Bishop) - Replicate Layer 3. Move to starting square and use Transform to shrink the Bishop to look as if it was moved. Apply field blur to approximate Depth of Field. Layer opacity reduced to around 25%.
Layer 10 (Bishop overlay) - Replicated Layer 3 and reduce opacity to about 11% to enhance the lines of the piece obscured by the blur.
Layer 11-12 (moving Bishop) - Replicate Layer 10 twice and reposition along the path to show moments during movement. I ultimately did not use these.
Layer 13 (flatten composite) - Using Command-Option-Shift E I created a new layer of all the visible portions, which preserved the edits but allows me to apply global changes like vignettes, sharpening, etc.
Layer 14 - Replicate Layer 13, apply High Pass Filter, set the layer blend to Vivid Light, and reduce opacity to sharpen.
And there you have it.
Umm...I think I missed something. Could you say that again, please?!!
This is gorgeous! Is this sunrise a lake or is the water from the ocean?
BackdoorArts
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Small little lake in my Mom's community. Looks more impressive at dawn than any other time, and given that FL is a Stand Your Ground state I always worry that the old guy who lives across from her doesn't hear me sneaking through his side yard to get to the lake to shoot the sunrise and he comes out and shoots me. LOL
As for the palms, they're pretty, but also quite the mess. Then again, so are maples come the fall.
BackdoorArts
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2014-081:
My Nephew's wedding. I was there in a purely unofficial capacity, but got asked to "supplement" the photographer (a family friend). I was glad to do it, but I know that I'm definitely not made for this kind of work.
My Nephew's wedding. I was there in a purely unofficial capacity, but got asked to "supplement" the photographer (a family friend). I was glad to do it, but I know that I'm definitely not made for this kind of work.
BackdoorArts
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The groomsman to the far left was a bit of a cut up and the photographer had asked for "funny shots". I'm not sure exactly what was said, but this was actually during the setup of the shot and I don't believe she got it. Chalk one up for Uncle Jake.
(btw, I chalked up #2 when I stopped the other photographer for a second and told her it might be good if we moved the extension chord away that was running through the bottom of all the group shots)I know that if I wanted to do weddings and such that with some work I could probably do it, but it's just not my personality to work with people like that. These are my kin, and it made it enjoyable. Had it been anyone else, I'd likely have wanted to run away screaming. Plus, even looking at these I know I need to do some skin tone tweaking with my portrait software on anything the family is going to want prints of, and I hate that stuff. LOL
RockyNH_RIP
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Jake, nicely done... I like the jokesters! You surely supplmented the other photog....
Pat in NH
Pat in NH
wreckdiver1321
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Great job! I'm with you on not having a desire to do weddings and such. I just don't have the personality for it.
BackdoorArts
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2014-082:
Walking Around Deland
Walking Around Deland
BackdoorArts
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...and one more...
Fancy Yard Sale Chicken
Fancy Yard Sale Chicken
wreckdiver1321
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DeLand is an interesting area. I drove through there a bunch of times when my brother lived on Daytona Beach. Nice work!
Sunrises... YES! (then there's the warmth, the beaches, the palm trees, the parrots... I could go on) I'm a summer soul. That sunrise pic is gorgeous!
Breakfast at the Go-Go, not so much as I haven't ever eaten there. After seeing that pic, though, I'm sure I can fake loving! That looks GOOD!
Then, might I add in that those "Walking around Deland" shots are of the variety that make me envious. Wonderful captures, friend, and yet again something to aspire to.
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