Photography 101- Who Would Of Known

Susan’s Garden

So I started working on some more photos yesterday for my book. While I was working on them, I have learned some new things from playing around with my photos.
So! You know when you take a Landscape or Portrait photo, and you find that the picture is either sideways, or upside down, (Joking) LOL, if that really happens. Anyway, I had some photos to rotate and found that you can actually leave them that way or rotate it more and will still look good. For example, I took a Landscape shot of some flowers, and had to rotate them, but instead of rotating to portrait, I rotated them to the left and they still look pretty good. I also learned that you can’t always get away with cropping photos, otherwise you kill the mood and the setting on the shot, so that varies on the photo. I have to admit my software Microsoft Digital Image is a great program and best investment I made to.
Here is an example of a photo I rotated the opposite of the shot I took in Landscape view. I rotated it twice to the left.

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Malaysia – Walk up to the Batu Caves (2)

It looks absolutely fabulous

Outlook in Life

Welcome back and following me on my walk up to Batu Caves.

Below is the the statue of Lord Murugan, found at the entrance of the steps; stands at 40m tall which is considered as the tallest statue of Lord Murugan in the world. This massive statue is a master piece of Indian sculptors.

A shot right under the statue.

The stairs up to Batu Caves…..

Some people also come here to exercise especially in the morning and evening to walk and down the stairs.

Did you manage to catch a glimpse of the monkeys?

Right at the top of the stairs; 272 steps!!

.. entrance of the cave

Interior of  the caves.

Follow me into Batu Caves in my next post. =)

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Colours at sunrise.

Amazing shot, I love it

Callie C Photography

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Willow Warbler

Hey Stephen, that is a great shot, I love it.

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Stephen G Hipperson

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus).  Not the best shot of a Willow Warbler, I’ll agree, but it’s about the best I’ve managed.  This from a bedroom window, through the somewhat grimy double glazing.

———Stephen——–

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Newton Kyme Hall

When I look at this shot, It’s not only an amazing shot, the wall looks like it lays flat on the ground the way you took that photo.

Stephen G Hipperson

On my way to a small church I had to pass in front of Newton Kyme Hall – thought with a quick snap.  The wall in the immediate foreground forms a Ha-Ha keeping, in this case, sheep from getting onto the lawn.  From the hall the Ha-Ha gives the appearance of a continuation of the lawn into the fields – a bit like an infinity pool effect.

——-Stephen——-

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Spud You Like

It’s amazing how many new birds are showing up in places you would not think you would find there. Even here in NY I have seen four new birds but can’t get that one new bird to sit still long enough for me to get a shot of him. The bird looks like this bird but when he is sitting all you see is his yellow color and the black is under his wings, that you can see when he flies. The bird looks like a butterfly when he flies, until he sits still. This is another one, and I do actually have a photo of him, but I have to get hit off my camera

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Stephen G Hipperson

Whoopee!  New garden tick – well it flew the garden into a field where the farmer has been harvesting spuds.  I’m pretty sure this is a Ring-necked Parrot (I’m happy to be corrected on that). Common-ish down South in the UK but not so many up here in Yorkshire, though they have been seen.

——-Stephen——

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Hedge

It’s very interesting, the trees or bushes look like they are part of the wall, the way they grew.

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Stephen G Hipperson

I felt the shapes formed by the hedge seemed quite organic – in keeping with it’s life – as opposed to the normal square lines we might expect.

—–Stephen—

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Make like a tree and he won’t see me.

 

 

 

Watch out for those crazy Squirrels. They not only eat metal, they also steal stuffing out of your outside chairs. This is a true story to. When my cat Rascal was alive, him and his brother were perched on the window sill, and all of a sudden their ears perked up like they had seen something and they started running around the house like crazy. So what happened was, I have two bird feeders, one for the squirrels and one for the birds because the squirrels beat up the bird feeders till there no good anymore. The bird feeder for the Squirrels was wood, and the one for the birds was metal. When I went out to see what was going on, the squirrel had literally chewed through the metal to get at the bird food and got stuck in there with his tail hanging out of the cage and his whole body inside the cage, and because he was trying to fight his way out of the bird feeder, it fell of the tree. So naturally I had to put gloves on and call my neighbor to help me save this poor squirrel. I did save him. Then the next day I see this squirrel carrying white stuff in his mouth, up the side of the building on the vines that grow there. I was like what is that he has in his mouth, there is no snow on the ground. Till I looked at my porch chair, that he had literally taken the stuffing out of the whole top of the chair. I was like this is what I get for feeding and saving your but!!!  By the way I don’t think there are any squirrel resistant bird feeders from my experience anyway.

 

 

 

 

 

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Stephen G Hipperson

Oh, yes I will!  …. I’m sure this defensive strategy must be the undoing of many a squirrel – but not enough to keep the practice out of the gene pool.

I haven’t seen a squirrel in the garden for a few months now, so, while it’s a pleasure to seem them, I’ll have to keep an on on the bird feeder because these critters can empty it faster than anything else.

——Stephen——–

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Entrance

Gee’s, I have DeJa Vu, Stephen that bridge looks like the same bridge I took a photo of by my house, here in NY, at a park I happened to find. Now, How strange is that.

Stephen G Hipperson

Although only a simple bridge across the River Washburn, it seemed like an entrance to an enchanted land.

——Stephen——

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King of the Castle and a Waterfall

Stephen G Hipperson

I’ve photographed the waterfall (on Posforth Gill) before (http://stephenhip.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/waterfall/).  Ideally, it seems I need to be there a couple of hours later to ensure that I have light across all the subject.  (Also, my tripod!)

—–Stephen—-

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Going For It

Well, I for one happen to like it, pixellated or not.

Stephen G Hipperson

This Reed Bunting was certainly going for it – advertising or warning others of its territory.

This image is on the edge of ‘pixability ‘ – I don’t think it would be worth printing out.

—–Stephen——-

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A Damp Place

I love waterfalls, they are amazing because every waterfall has its own a uniqueness to them, and there are no two alike, when it comes to waterfalls.

Stephen G Hipperson

The trickle of water forms part of the small cascade of Alum Spring as it runs down the hillside to join a beck.

——Stephen—–

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In the Long Grass

It’s amazing how they will stay still for us to photograph them. I got a shot of a Buck two feet away from me and another of a Doe to.

Stephen G Hipperson

Deer and fawn standing in a field of long grass – unusual to see a field of long grass, presumably the farmer decided not to mow the hay, or perhaps an attempt to support the local wild life.

Taken towards the end of the usable light of the day, I had a real problem with the autofocus grabbing random pieces of grass instead of the intended subject.  Two minutes later the pair turned their backs and disappeared completely into the confusion of the seed stems.

——Stephen—–

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Contre-jour

Stephen G Hipperson

——Stephen—–

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The Chicken and The Gull

Your kind of lucky, when you can manage to get a great shot like. It’s not everyday you get a shot like this.

Stephen G Hipperson

I saw the potential for this shot from some distance, so eased myself closer and closer – to an increasingly frantic alarm call from the gull (the cockerel was pretty quiet).  I expected the gull to take flight just as I got into the right position, like these things do, but I was lucky and I managed to get a couple of shots.  Unfortunately, I had to drop a down a fair bit from my original position to get the juxtaposition just right – it would have been nice to get a few feet higher to get more of the gull – instead of it being hidden by the chimney pot.

——Stephen——

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Sailing in the Light

Stephen G Hipperson

We were walking along the promenade and the little yacht was doing its thing.  I’d taken a few photographs of it, but how many do you need?   Anyway, we just turned to return to the car, when I noticed the little boat had sailed into a spot of sunshine – not only that but the sunlight was shining through the sail, making it glow against the dark background.  I can tell you it was a bit of a panic to get my camera sorted – so much so that I only got one shot to show what I wanted.  My family wondered what all the fuss was about – but when you see something that inspires you to photograph it …. no matter what the outcome might be, it’s better to try for it than to walk away telling yourself it’s not worth the effort!

——Stephen—–

 

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Forgotten

Stephen G Hipperson

—–Stephen—–

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Doors: Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares (Sevilla, España)

I love things like this. The artwork and design are amazing.

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Shadows and Transience

It’s amazing how the sun and moon can change a setting of a photo when you take it, you know. You never know how that shot will turn out.

Empty Papal Palace in Avignon

Parador Duques de Cardona Hotel: You Are in Medieval Spain Today

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Today I’m going to tell you about an extraordinary place to spend a night or two. It will cost you a pretty penny, but just think back how much you spent for a couple of rounds in a gondola along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, when your lady said it was her dream. A couple of nights in a real medieval castle will not bankrupt you. If you want to impress your beauty–go ahead! Imagine the surprise you could give to your beloved! In my case, I knew that Mi Querdita is obsessed with canopy beds. Her dream came true.

Although Spain is visited by millions of tourists annually, few know about the chain of historic hotels called paradors. For me, it was a hard choice. There were two big paradors in Catalonia suitable for our route: Parador De Cardona and Parador De Tortosa, although a website Parador.es proposed…

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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour

I agree with you, the “Golden Hour” is like the best time, to get the best shots, because the lighting is different everyday. There are no two Sunrises or Sunsets alike at all, and that also goes for the moon to. Which I love to take photos of the moon.

The Texture and Colour of Life …

Nature's Place

… in …

… the sweet peace of the black.

Mark Berkery ……. Click any picture and click again to enlarge

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A Little Purple

Whatever that flower is, it has an astounding color to it, and that is a beautiful shot to.

 

Nature's Place

In all the rain and cloud of late a little colour calls in the forest. It only lives in one place, about three plants in all. I have no idea what it is called but it is a beauty and this day gave itself up nicely, I think.

Mark Berkery ……. Click any picture and click again to enlarge

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Kooki Kool

I love birds. They are very interesting to watch because every bird has their own unique way about them.

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Nature's Place

Recently a family of Kookaburra’s moved into the neighbourhood, maybe driven by the extraordinary weather and lack of food in their usual habitat. There have been so few insects in the local wild places, as I noted in other posts.

At first they were laughing a lot, as Kooki’s do, and hanging out for a feed. Wherever I went in the garden there they would be, looking at me, sometimes laughing, sometimes ‘asking’ for food – in their way. One day all three came to the balcony and sat for a few pictures, a pleasure for me.

Fresh meat is their thing and with no insects it was mince from my dear and generous neighbour’s fridge, of course I paid my share. Then, after a while, they settled into the area and didn’t ask for food so much. I think they must have found someone nearby to feed them regularly…

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Petals of Pearl

Nature's Place

I’ve been seeding the garden with all sorts for a year or so, not knowing what may grow, and every now and then a little wonder appears through the overgrowth. This one has been budding for about a week and finally opened yesterday, some – half of the petals anyway. And today it opened up completely to the spring sunshine.

It’s a little beauty and I’ve been working it to see what happens, image-wise. That’s one of the things I love about nature and photography, I never know exactly how a shot is going to picture – there’s the shot and then there’s the picture produced. And I don’t want to know.

A wonderfully creative way to spend a few minutes, or hours, in sense. To see what a flower looks like and is. The creases and shadows on the white that give it its texture, the shape of the…

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Another Day …

Speaking of rain, we are having a monsoon of rain here, it’s crazy.

 

Nature's Place

… another ray of sunshine. The rain is ended for now and the nature is light and bright. There is not much in the way of insects about though there are flowers still. Some Orchids, Strawberries, a few others and this particular beauty I found in the nearby rainforest remnant and brought some seed back for the garden. I didn’t plant them as such, just spread them about and let them find their own place.

And so it is, everything has and finds its place, eventually. In between there is always something of the simple good to acknowledge.

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And another whose time has past, a giant silver haired Cicada.

 

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yosemite

I agree it’s so beautiful

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70 Degrees West

Nothing beats a backpacking trip through some of the largest and oldest trees on the western coast. Four friends, four days, and countless memories. If you ever have the chance to visit this place of wonder, it leaves you transformed. This park is has survived and thrived for hundreds of years, ever growing and always changing.

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the penobscot river, maine

I agree with you, I enjoy nature there is so much out there to see. I came up this saying, I don’t think anyone else has ever said. ” A wise man once said, take a look around you, you might see something no one else has ever seen.”

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“Not very many people take their families camping anymore,” she sighted. “People just don’t spend as much time out in nature on the rivers as they used to.” Susan Adams is the property manager at Big Eddy campground, a pristine camp nestled long the west branch of the Penobscot River in Maine. A warm breeze carries the misty rush of a nearby rapid, and is you pause just long enough, you can almost hear nature smiling.

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