untitled#564 (a new king is borne) or (transmitted overlord), originalmente cargada por christopher_ilth.
miércoles, 30 de abril de 2008
A new king is borne
untitled#564 (a new king is borne) or (transmitted overlord), originalmente cargada por christopher_ilth.
Eye of the Beholder
Nate-san and I in Yoyogi Park, Tokyo taking a picture of each other. The wall behind him was too good to pass up! The colors jump right out and the dragon's body frames him and the picture so well. Thanks Nate for being my "model" lol. I think Yuri was behind me somewhere...?
Dragon - Earth
Taken from the plane, on the way home from Japan, somewhere over northern North America.
I took a bunch; they were all blue and hazy, so I played around trying to make them convey the drama that I had wanted to capture... This one I desaturated (mostly) and tried to heighten contrast...
August 2005
Ol' Blue Eyes
The scientific name is derived from the Greek osteon (= bone) and Latin spermum (= seed). It has been given several common names: African Daisy, South African Daisy, Cape Daisy and Blue-eyed Daisy.
There are about 50 species, native to Africa, 35 species in southern Africa, and southwestern Arabia. They are half-hardy perennials or subshrubs. Therefore they do not survive outdoor wintery conditions, but there is still a wide range of hardiness.
martes, 29 de abril de 2008
Rue du Temple, Paris
[Three images here for you, Flickr friends -- of Paris -- all mostly neutral tones and each a glimpse of the human side of Paris. Scroll down for the other two.]
Technical note: I did selective color treatment here in PS, removing green, cyan, magenta, and blue, as it was rather dark already when I took the picture, and I didn't have a tripod, so no chance to get a long exposure and recover the dim colors that way. I also used a very slight bit of blur to soften the mood, then used Channel Mixer to give an overall warm toned effect.
Description: Red Lanterns on Rue du Temple!! One more reason to love Paris and France: a country that has accepted diverse cultures for centuries. How delightful to discover this scene as I was wandering around the Marais, on Chinese New Year 2007. I had come to Paris to photograph historic cafes for a series I am working on, and was crossing through the Marais looking for motifs. I wasn't expecting this: Ancient China meets Rue du Temple in Paris!! My dear, lovely, fascinating Paris.....you are full of surprises!
Agrigento temple
Agrigento was founded on a plateau overlooking the sea, with two nearby rivers, the Hypsas and the Akragas, and a ridge to the north offering a degree of natural fortification. Its establishment took place around 582-580 BC and is attributed to Greek colonists from Gela, who named it Akragas. The meaning of the word is unclear, though the stock commonplace referred to an eponymous legendary founder, an Akragante, apparently no more than a retrospective etiology of an obscure name.
Akragas grew rapidly, becoming one of the richest and most famous of the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia. It came to prominence under the sixth-century tyrants Phalaris and Theron, and became a democracy after the overthrow of Theron's son Thrasydaeus. Although the city remained neutral in the conflict between Athens and Syracuse, its democracy was overthrown when the city was sacked by the Carthaginians in 406 BC. Akragas never fully recovered its former status, though it revived to some extent under Timoleon in the latter part of the fourth century.
The city was sacked by both the Romans and the Carthaginians in the third century— the Romans in 262 BCE and the Carthaginians in 255 BC. It suffered badly during the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) when both Rome and Carthage fought to control it. The Romans eventually captured Akragas in 210 and renamed it Agrigentum, although it remained a largely Greek-speaking community for centuries thereafter. It became prosperous again under Roman rule and its inhabitants received full Roman citizenship following the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the city passed into the hands of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy and then the Byzantine Empire. During this period the inhabitants of Agrigentum largely abandoned the lower parts of the city and moved up to the former acropolis, at the top of the hill. The reasons for this move are unclear but were probably related to the destructive coastal raids of the Saracens, Berbers and other peoples around this time. In 828 CE the Saracens captured the diminished remnant of the city and renamed it Kerkent in Arabic; it was thus Sicilianized as "Girgenti". It retained this name until 1927, when Mussolini's government reintroduced an Italianized version of the Latin name.
Agrigento was captured by the Normans under Count Roger I in 1087, who established a Latin bishopric there. The population declined during much of the medieval period but revived somewhat after the 18th century. In 1860, the inhabitants enthusiastically supported Giuseppe Garibaldi in his campaign to unify Italy (the Risorgimento). The city suffered a number of destructive bombing raids during the Second World War.
Iguana "Green Iguana"
The Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) is a large, arboreal herbivorous species of lizard of the genus iguana native to Central and South America. The Green iguana ranges over a large geographic area, from southern Brazil and Paraguay to as far north as Mexico, the Caribbean Islands; and in the United States as feral populations in South Florida, the Florida Keys, Hawaii and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The Green iguana is a reptile commonly found in captivity as a pet and grows to 1.5 meters in length from head to tail, although a few specimens have grown more than 2 meters (6 feet) and can weigh upwards of 20 pounds (10 kg).
I love Monday
lunes, 28 de abril de 2008
Midnight Magic ~Dancin' In the Moonlight~
It actually was snowing pretty heavy when I shot this, a dark day in more ways than one. So because it has deep meaning to me (this particular tree), I wanted to bring some magic into it. The day was January 18, 2007, we had just come from the memorial for our Uncle Al, and only two weeks earlier, we lost our Aunt Audrey. This tree was their view across the road from their home for many years. It was a special tree, ... so I wanted to capture it that day in memory of them as it would be the last time I visited it. I can pretend they are dancing in the magic light while keeping watch over loved ones. Rest in peace dear ones, we miss you immensely.
Thank you Ruby for your help with finding snow flakes. I added a few but if you look closely you can see some darker blips ... that's the real thing.
Magic Place
Clifton beach, Karachi is a Magic Place for magic shots for me.
Thanks everyone for your comments and critism have a good life.
Bangladeshi Girl Mosaic
Bangladeshi Girl Mosaic, originalmente cargada por Kenny Maths.
This was created entirely in Photoshop (i.e. no mosaic software). I set up a folder of 294 pictures and used Photoshop to create a 21x14 contact sheet. I then dragged the "Bangladeshi Girl' from my Bangladesh album on top and used an adjustment layer to lighten it significantly. This layer was then dragged between the two layers, a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer added, and the blend mode of the 'Bangladeshi Girl' layer was changed to soft light. Finally, I duplicated this layer several times for effect.
The Dream Turns Sour
A particularly expressive performance from a performer in a Korean production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe. This was taken on the Royal Mile in 2005.
Great Hall of the People
No it's not the one in Beijing, but this is the magnificent Great Hall of the British Museum in London. While I had visited other museums in London previously, this was the first time I had ever set foot inside the motherlode of British museums.
I was in London to visit some friends and also to see my prize-winning photo ( My Eyes on the Prize?) in the Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2007 exhibition at The Mall Galleries. Hey, it's not everyday you get exhibited in London...or indeed anywhere! :-)
Sculpture by the Sea 2007
Sydney and Perth 'Sculpture by the Sea' exhibition is Australia's largest annual outdoor sculpture exhibition. 2006 was the tenth year it showed off the beautiful work of both Australian and overseas artists in spectacular Australian Coastal locations. Sculpture by the Sea also returns to Cottesloe Beach for the third annual exhibition from 8th to 18th March 2007. Over 50 local, interstate and international artists will transform Perth's most popular beach into a stunning sculpture park overlooking the Indian Ocean. Hugely popular, this free to the public annual exhibition attracts approximately 40,000 visitors of all ages.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpture_by_the_Sea
sábado, 26 de abril de 2008
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