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2013-06-12 05:04:32 (9 comments, 29 reshares, 410 +1s)

As Above, So Below

Stunning 24 image, multi-row panoramic of Utah's Mesa Arch and the Milky Way by photographer +Stephen Oachs. Shot with a Canon 50mm f/1.4 and a Canon 1DX.

Do you have a one-of-a-kind dream shot you'd like to share? Post it here in the comments and  be sure to include a link to your site.

+Stephen Oachs talks about capturing this incredible scene. 

I've been planning this shot for months. This is a 24 image, multi-row panoramic of Utah's Mesa Arch with the Milky Way perfectly nestled above. Took a couple tries as the first night I had some pesky clouds. I shot this with a Canon 50mm f/1.4 and a Canon 1DX. Light painting a multi-row pano proved quite challenging and took many attempts to get things consistent enough for stitching. It was nothing short of amazing to have Mesa Arch all to myself two nights in a row.... more »

2013-06-11 15:04:39 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 26 +1s)

How not to take a low vantage point

Taking a low vantage point is a good start to taking great photos. But these guys just wouldn't listen. How much higher up can you get??? ;)
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In »Photography InSight« [ flip.it/5iTMl ]
- The Photography Magazine on Flipboard

2013-06-11 09:58:00 (19 comments, 44 reshares, 123 +1s)

Holy Cow! Would you do such a stunt to get the shots?

+Joe McNally climbed the Burj Khalifa and basically was hanging off the side of it on a rope to get some good shots of the local guys there.

You just gotta do what you gotta do, right? :)
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In »Photography InSight« [ flip.it/5iTMl ]
- The Photography Magazine on Flipboard

2013-06-07 04:14:32 (5 comments, 36 reshares, 70 +1s)

Crazy Awesome Time-Lapse - This is Shanghai

Rob Whitworth takes time-lapse photography to new heights. When you watch this video, you will come across many sequences that leave you clueless as to how they were produced. This is truly remarkable.

Check out the background story at +PetaPixel too: bit.ly/1b7ft43



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In »Photography InSight« [ flip.it/5iTMl ]
- The Photography Magazine on Flipboard

2013-06-06 16:09:04 (7 comments, 12 reshares, 32 +1s)

Success in Photography - Must-Watch Video!!!

This is humbling, full of wisdom, and eye-opening. If you ever wondered what it takes to be successful in photography, watch this video. Some of the world's most famous photographers tell you what it took them to be successful in their business.

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In »Photography InSight« [ flip.it/5iTMl ]
- The Photography Magazine on Flipboard

2013-06-06 14:04:01 (29 comments, 7 reshares, 33 +1s)

Drop in average interaction with the new Google+ layout

Many people are mentioning in the last days that there is less interaction on their posts with the new layout.
We had the same feeling, but we like also to see some analytics with objective numbers ;)

We have analyzed 9.787 posts from 100 persons for the last 3 months and here is the result.
Since a picture is worth a thousand words check out the image in this post (and engage! ;) )

You can find this chart also on this page where it is more interactive so that you can check the exact numbers for every day:
http://www.circlecount.com/postsanalysis/


ping: +Dede Craig King +Max Huijgen +Lee Smallwood +Michele Messenger +Paul Stickland +Wolf Weber +Yonatan Zunger +Marie Hélène Visconti +Eileen O'Duffy +Erik Andersson +Lise Bjerregaard Nielsen +Eve A +Jaana Nyström +Euro Maestro

2013-06-06 04:52:49 (12 comments, 24 reshares, 288 +1s)

There's No Place Like Home
This is one of the earlier images I posted on G+, a Winter sunrise reflection at Topaz Lake on the California/Nevada border.  Shooting into the sun like this can involve a greater range of light than a digital sensor can handle, so I used Photomatix HDR software to recover lost detail in the darkest shadows and the brightest highlights.  I've been using Photomatix HDR software for 7 years or so now, and it got a bad reputation earl on for being strange results which were relatively difficult to control.  

A lot of the challenges with HDR have been resolved by two big changes:
1. In the past you picked an HDR processing method, then waited a while to see how it turned out.  Recent versions of the software show you 32 different methods so you can select the one which best suits your goals instead of picking one blind.
2. The latestver... more »

2013-06-05 13:47:02 (16 comments, 3 reshares, 16 +1s)

Chicago Sun-Times Fires Photo Staff - Gives iPhones to Journalists

Wow! So who needs a newspaper photographer if you can let journalists take the photos with cheap iPhones??? Apparently the Chicago Sun-Times doesn't! After all it's the camera that makes the photos, right? I am curious to see how this plays out.

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In »Photography InSight« [ flip.it/5iTMl ]
- The Photography Magazine on Flipboard

2013-06-05 09:39:02 (3 comments, 30 reshares, 100 +1s)

Want to photograph the stars?... I mean the real ones up in the sky

Here is a great BBC video to get you started. (via +PetaPixel)

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In »Photography InSight« [ flip.it/5iTMl ]
- The Photography Magazine on Flipboard

2013-06-05 05:06:49 (10 comments, 17 reshares, 200 +1s)

Mystical lake ...
Underwater session in Bukarest, Romania for Mobitel.
www.makiela.com

#underwater   #underwaterphoto   #underwaterphotography   #underwaterfashion   #makielaphotography   #rafałmakieła  

2013-05-24 16:27:01 (2 comments, 8 reshares, 45 +1s)

If you ever buy Google Glass... don't be like this guy, please!

This is a nice parody of what it's like to be a Glassographer. Things are going to change... also for the people around you. ;)

2013-05-24 14:31:03 (11 comments, 2 reshares, 21 +1s)

Google+ Now Using ‘Computer Vision’ to Identify and Index Photos by Content

So Google+ can tell what and who is in your photos using some magic algorithms now?

Is that great or creepy???

2013-05-24 06:19:02 (5 comments, 12 reshares, 68 +1s)

Beautiful fireworks time-lapse

Here is a very interesting time-lapse for you. This is not just the usual time-lapse movie. It uses interesting camera moves and effects.

Check it out!

2013-05-23 05:03:00 (21 comments, 34 reshares, 452 +1s)

Sherbet Sandwich... Big Bend, California
I was musing about HDR photography on my blog today: http://goo.gl/uS2Yf. I don't comment on the merits or demerits of HDR very often. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really matter what I think. Hashing something over and over that has no answer never seems productive to me. Doing that makes me feel like I'm wasting air I might need later on for something really important. So I usually step aside and let others have at it.

See, the whole conversation is all part of the greater concept of (what is and isn't) art. That discussion has been raging on for centuries and STILL hasn't been resolved to anyone's satisfaction. I'm big on resolutions. So I go about my business, making images that make me happy and sharing a bit about what I do to those who are interested. Seems like a good plan. 

But thent... more »

2013-05-22 04:27:01 (14 comments, 30 reshares, 403 +1s)

Here We Are Again - La Jolla Beach, California

Sharing a photo from an album.  Has this been fixed/figured out yet?  I would like to be able to re-share a photo without having it create a new folder, or upload a new photo to a current album and share it to the public.  Any tips out there? 

2013-05-21 14:44:36 (15 comments, 11 reshares, 92 +1s)

The Making of The Parliament (HDR) (time-lapse)

View the final image at [ bit.ly/16eyYdJ ]

This is the Making-of video for ‘The Parliament (HDR)‘. Watch how the image evolves through all the post-processing stages and stop at any position to inspect the parameter settings.

This video shows the entire post-processing work starting with the HDR merging and the tone-mapping all the way through to the finishing touches.

2013-05-21 05:52:33 (27 comments, 15 reshares, 114 +1s)

Biggr, Nicr, Bettr - Flickr

So, Flickr has gotten a fresh update, eh?

The updates include:

- 1 TB of storage
- Full resolution uploads
- New pricing plans
- New gallery views
- New photo page layout with your images spanning the entire screen
... and more.

Are you using Flickr? How do you like the new face lift?

2013-05-19 14:48:46 (47 comments, 73 reshares, 760 +1s)

A new image in my Imagine series.. 

http://paulpichugin.com

2013-05-18 14:13:35 (5 comments, 10 reshares, 163 +1s)

Dynamic Before-and-After: The Parliament [ bit.ly/142crge ]

Here is the next piece of this HDR feature: The Dynamic Before-and-After. To see it in action and to try it out yourself, go to the link above and use the slider on the image.

Details
This is the dynamic before-and-after comparison of The Parliament (HDR). On the website linked above, you can slide back and forth between two versions of the image: On the left side, you see the original 0 EV source photo straight out of the camera. The right side shows the final image that is based on a 6-shot exposures with shutter speeds between 0.6s and 15s. The image was processed in Photomatix Pro 4.2 and Photoshop CS6.

2013-05-17 21:49:53 (19 comments, 20 reshares, 448 +1s)

2013-05-17 15:17:32 (16 comments, 19 reshares, 175 +1s)

HDR Before and After: The Parliament [ bit.ly/10OgmOK ]

This is the Before-and-After for the HDR image The Parliament I posted on Wednesday.

At the top, you see the three original source images straight out of the camera. This image is based on a 6-shot exposure series with shutter speeds between 0.6s and 15s. At the lower left, you see the result of merging those shots into a 32-bit HDR and subsequent tone-mapping using the Details Enhancer option of Photomatix Pro 4.2. And finally, at the lower right, you see the final image after a number of post-processing steps executed in Photoshop CS6.

2013-05-17 08:55:59 (51 comments, 72 reshares, 628 +1s)

Vertical has just become awesome!!!    Original image at [ bit.ly/fp-ltbl ]

Before the latest update to Google+, vertical images sucked on the web almost everywhere, except Pinterest.

But now, vertical has become awesome. Why? Because in the new stream, it means more screen space for your photos. So, you may have to re-think your reluctance against uploading photos in portrait orientation. 

About the Image
This is a special version on one of my HDR Vertoramas. I never uploaded it anywhere because the format is just so web-unfriendly. To make it more presentable, I cropped it before I published it originally. But finally the time for really tall images has come! ;)

Find all the details and tutorials for creating this kind of image at [ bit.ly/fp-ltbl ]

2013-05-16 08:52:54 (37 comments, 52 reshares, 173 +1s)

Forget about Adobe! Just use Google+!

Who needs Photoshop or Lightroom anymore??? Google's Auto Enhance feature will make your photos awesome with a single click... or so they say.

I have to admit that my head just exploded with all the new features introduced over the past few hours. Auto Enhance is just one of them.

Have you tried it? How does it work for you?

To go directly to the section where +Vic Gundotra talks about Photos, click on this link: Google I/O 2013: Keynote

2013-05-15 15:58:40 (24 comments, 38 reshares, 338 +1s)

The Parliament (HDR) [ bit.ly/16eyYdJ ]

This is a 6-exposure HDR image of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, Hungary. Before I went on that trip, I did my usual Internet scouting on the entire city of Budapest, and sure enough, I came across a ton of images of this Parliament building. So, I was prepared! But when I arrived there and set up my tripod just across the river (Danube), something strange happened. [ Read more at bit.ly/16eyYdJ ]

Resouces

Do you want to know more about how this image was created? Here is the full educational package for you. Enjoy!

► Photo page [ bit.ly/16eyYdJ ]
► Before-and-After (side by side) [ bit.ly/10OgmOK ]
► Dynamic Before-and-After (slider) [ bit.ly/142crge ]
► Making-of time-lapse video [ bit.ly/16eOZ3p ]
► Pics to play with (download thesource ph... more »

2013-05-15 14:29:02 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 110 +1s)

Dramatic skies over Wiblingen Abbey. (Ulm, Germany)
(5-shot HDR: 3 original shots + 2 add-ons)

The entrance to the abbey is not a particularly dramatic scene (not from this angle view, anyway), and the original image was not working to my taste. As I haven't made a dramatic processing in a while, I tried that approach, and it started coming together. And that sky was just begging for such processing :)

My take on a scene that was originally shot by +Klaus Herrmann. Source images copyright by Klaus Herrmann - farbspiel-photo.com - all rights reserved. Go to farbspiel-photo.com/ppw for details.

2013-05-14 15:53:55 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 15 +1s)

Adobe Photoshop CC - Top 5 Favorite Features

I know that whenever you mention the name +Adobe these days, people bring their stones and throw them at you. This is sad and understandable at the same time.

I tend to handle announcements like the move to Creative Cloud by looking at all the pros and cons and then making up my mind on objective grounds. The video below may help you in building up your opinion a bit better... hopefully.

2013-05-13 04:52:00 (10 comments, 12 reshares, 76 +1s)

Dubai Fog Blues

2013-05-07 13:16:00 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

5 Myths About Adobe Creative Cloud

Big change like the complete shift from the Creative Suite to the Creative Cloud that Adobe announced always come with big confusion and with a lot of myths that make people insecure.

Adobe's Worldwide Design Evangelist +Terry White has listed a few common myths around Adobe's CC. Get those out of your head quickly and start thinking about how you can leverage the new service best for your needs.

(via +Jay Patel)

2013-05-07 09:44:01 (0 comments, 4 reshares, 11 +1s)

Photographers of Google+!

These are some of the best photographers out there on Google+! Make sure to circle them all! If you have any suggestions on some I can add please let me know in the comments below! Some amazing and hardcore photographers in here include the ever popular +Trey Ratcliff, +Colby Brown, +Brian Rose, +Vivienne Gucwa, +Thomas Hawk, +Doug Kaye, +Mike Spinak, +Michael Bonocore, +Gary Crabbe, +Jeff Smith, +Jeff Sullivan, +Folletto Folletto, +Noze P., +Muse TD, +Ant J, +Christi Nielsen, +Gordon Laing, +Cassius Wright, +dave cross, +Austin Thomas, +Tamara Pruessner, +Leanne Staples, +Tana Teel, +Terry White, +James Brandon, +Mike Wiacek, +Jeremy Cowart, +Mike Wood, +Jan H. Andersen, +Scott Kelby, and many many more!! Enjoy!!

#Photography  

2013-05-07 06:27:00 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 20 +1s)

Have a question about Photoshop CC? We know it's a big change, so check out these FAQs by Jeff Tranberry, Chief Customer Advocate at Adobe: http://adobe.ly/15rvzIg.

If your question isn't answered in the FAQ, the easiest way to contact Adobe Customer Care is by asking our experts in the forums. You can reach us here: http://adobe.ly/106ulgW.

2013-05-07 05:49:34 (23 comments, 29 reshares, 355 +1s)

Sunset Fever.
All Rights Reserved® Karim Nafatni

2013-05-07 05:10:19 (38 comments, 11 reshares, 30 +1s)

There will be no Creative Suite 7.
After nearly 10 years, Adobe abandons its Creative Suite entirely to focus on Creative Cloud

Adobe first launched Creative Suite 1 back in 2003, and now, ten years and six versions later, the company is taking a left turn: Adobe is abandoning its Creative Suite entirely to focus efforts on Creative Cloud.

Adobe is pointing all of its energy towards Creative Cloud, eliminating the familiar retail box in the process. Like last year, the company is releasing an updated suite of applications this June, newly branded as “CC” apps. This includes: Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Illustrator CC, Dreamweaver CC and Premiere Pro CC. 

For creatives that rely on the company’s upgrade paths, some will be pleased to find that anyone with a CS 3 or later serial number will get their first Creative Cloud year for $29.99 per month. Foreveryo... more »

2013-05-06 05:37:03 (10 comments, 15 reshares, 292 +1s)

Playa de Arnia @ Liencres - Cantabria (Spain)

Taken during my recent trip in Spain (North - Cantabria) with two others French photographers.
+Yannick Lefevre  +Arnaud Bertrande 

During this five days we had the pleasure of meeting a couple of photographers who live around Liencres :

Jose Ramon Irusta : http://bit.ly/ZXkA1r
Raquel de Castro : http://bit.ly/ZvnnCC

Camera → Canon 5D Mark II
Lens → Canon EF 17-40mm
Filters → Singh Ray 3 Stop GND

2013-05-06 05:05:09 (5 comments, 16 reshares, 40 +1s)

2013-05-02 16:31:03 (8 comments, 25 reshares, 123 +1s)

Tutorial: Manual HDR Bracketing Explained [ bit.ly/11YyKCB ]

Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to make a HDR image but the Auto Exposure Bracketing of your camera just did not cut it? It did not cover the entire dynamic range of the scene and you ended up with blown-out highlights and blocked-up shadows anyway? This is when you need manual HDR bracketing. But what’s the right technique for bracketing manually?

In this tutorial, I am going to show you a simple technique for freeing yourself from the limitations of your camera’s AEB function by using Manual Exposure Bracketing (MEB). We will go through the camera setup and a simple procedure for shooting the images without having to do any math. With a bit of practice, you can even use this technique when you’re shooting hand-held HDR.

Check it out at [ bit.ly/11YyKCB ]
more »

2013-04-29 16:00:40 (10 comments, 9 reshares, 186 +1s)

Light my Way (HDR Vertorama) - Dynamic Before-and-After
[ bit.ly/10OBF47 ]

Here is the Dynamic Before-and-After feature of my last image for you.

If you go the link above, you can slide back and forth between the original +2 ev exposure straight out of the camera and the HDR version. This is much better and much more informative than any side-by-side comparison.

About the Image
This is a 12-shot HDR Vertorama taken at the St. Micheal’s Cathedral in Toronto, Canada. 

2013-04-27 20:59:57 (11 comments, 6 reshares, 188 +1s)

7 TOP Google+ Photographs for April 25
http://www.photoextract.com/plus-extract/2013/4/25

Cover photo was created by +Mykal Hall.
Mykal's website: http://www.mykalhall.com

YOUR photo could be in the SUPPORTER SECTION in the next daily Google+ TOP!
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How? It's easy:

1) Share publicly this G+ post

2) Choose one of the best photographs you have published on G+ and leave a comment with a link under the original G+ post:
https://plus.google.com/+JarekKlimek/posts/dQ8o6wjVMhn
Jarek Klimek will manually choose one of those photos and place it in the supporter section in the TOP for the next day!

#PlusPhotoExtract
#photography              
#potd  

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Indicate your best photographs to the Plus Extractalgorit... more »