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I am so lazy with my processing now. I loathe leaving Lightroom for Photoshop. Sure, when I do, I tend to be very happy with the results. But Lightroom is just so EAAAAASY. Speaking of lazy – why isn’t it the weekend yet? Vote for my photo!vote
So for those new to the site, maybe having come over from Photrade (welcome) I’ve enabled piclens/cooliris on the archives page. I’ve been using it in Firefox for a while now and I really think you should check it out – just a fun and immersive way to browse a photo gallery – though you […]
I’m staring at Quinn in his car-chair right now (we don’t drive but he seems to like falling asleep in it a lot) and he’s making the most awesome squishy faces. Grumpy, to sad, to melancholy and then to a wide-gummy-grin; best thing to make my day a whole lot better, so I’m not just […]
I had this urge to take REALLY REALLY close pictures of things, and I got it into my head that I needed (wanted) a macro lens. Then I remembered that the Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L has just such a feature! Not only did it save me cash, but it saved my life lest another package […]
Has anyone else seen that WastedPhotos has been offering up PSD files on how he got the look? I think that’s pretty cool – I’m often curious as to how an image is processed, figuring out methods or new techniques to achieve a certain look.
As an agreement of sale on our new house, the front yard perennials were not included as chattel with purchase. So a few weeks ago the previous owners came and dug out all of the perennials – that’s right – everything that was in the yard. So we had a big ugly maple tree, some […]
Don’t you hate it when you go out and someone is wearing the same outfit as you? It’s worse when they look better wearing it too!
So yesterday’s and today’s post aren’t the result of any photoshop Voodoo but the experimental wanderings of me and my new Lensbaby only fitting that I get a few new babies in, roughly, the same month. This one is shot at the shallowest DOF f/2.8 and it’s pretty soft as well as one of my […]
Okay, so let me see if I can give everyone an update via the blog (if anyone still visits this). April – Moved to Ottawa, basically right into the Hospital, Mel was admitted on a Friday, and the following Friday Quinn was born (to thunderous applause). The Monday after Quinn fell out I started work […]
Sorry about the lack of posts around here lately – I’ve taken a cue from Thinsite and refrained from posting when I didn’t have the shots/time. To motivate myself, plus get ready for some upcoming projects, I purchased the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L and an off-camera shoe-cord for my flash. The latter will take some […]
Yard cleaning has been made difficult this year. See, usually things happen progressively – the seasons change – Leaves fall from trees, people rake leaves, snow falls = winter joy. This year, the snow fell, leaves fell on top of that, more snow came, iced over, and all I’ve got are a bunch of frozen […]
I suppose on day’s you’ve been at work for 12 hours, haven’t seen the sun, and the sky pelted ice in your face as you walked into the world at 5:30AM you’re allowed to archive dig a bit. I figure a photo from Iceland (sans ice) would be appropriate. Iceland A land of less ice… […]
This has been sitting in my archives since I posted this photo and I just discovered it over the weekend while desperately trying to find something worth posting. I like it; it’s end of the winter 2007, but fitting for the fall as well.Nobody will be the wiser.
The picnic is bar far my most under explored joy, well, maybe the Wildboyz DVD’s were my MOST under explored joy; but picnic’s are a close second.It’s probably systemic of city dwelling for me, and a strong case of apathy, where, when confronted with the option of packing a lunch and actually leaving home, I […]
I *heart* fall colours. In fact I’m a big fan of the weather altogether. I get to bust out my cool light jackets, and hooded sweatshirts. But it’s not so cool that I can’t show off my wicked triceps by wearing a Beefy-Tee. I believe those who benefit most from the fall, of course, are […]
I had another lovely weekend in Ottawa – the city is quite beautiful and has impressed me through the seasons. It somehow feels cleaner than Toronto; that could be because it is, though I’m currently quite biased. You can see the full crop of this Pano here:
What the hell happened to the sunrise? One day I wake up to birds chirping and the chinese lady in the park feeding them bread-crumbs, and the next there’s no more sun, no more sky, just dark… dark darkness… darkening.
Am I tripping out, or is it Friday already? I’m having Dinner with the ‘rents this weekend (Uli & Paul), and heading to KW for Danielle’s Birthday; but that’s about it – I hope everyone else has a good Thanksgiving, if that’s the sort of thing you recognize.
I went with a select group of individuals (guess who, guess!) to the Gatineau’s this past weekend hoping to catch some fall colours. While colour was present, I wouldn’t say it was really out in “full glory” – not a lot of splendour in beige-yellow trees. However, there were some good photos taken, a fantastic […]
Man, a cold popped up on me yesterday that, seemingly, came from nowhere. In retrospect I suppose I had a tickled throat and a sniffly nose for about a week now; I had basically ignored them as something that would go away, change of temperature, late summer allergy or something like that. So I sadly […]
