Author Archives: Splat Foley

Waterfalls in Black and White

Three versions of the Beacons waterfall picture treated using Silver FX Pro 2. Version 1 was made using some random settings, with a bit of a silvery look. Version 2 is the Antique Plate preset. Version 3 has the same … Continue reading

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Exercise: Contrasts

This is taken from The Photographer’s Eye by Michael Freeman. Bauhaus The Basic Course at the Bauhaus was taught by Johannes Itten. One of the first exercises that Itten set the students was to go out and identify contrasts. Contrasts: … Continue reading

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Telephoto zoom test

Here are some clock photos at different focal lengths:         Here’s a first Bird Photo at 300mm:   Couple of things to remember: Shutter speed – keep it high! Camera shake at 300mm is very obvious. Continuous … Continue reading

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Long Exposure Test

Here’s a first landscape photo with a long exposure: 1/2 of a second at f22. Used the polarizing filter to get the slowest possible shutter speed. Here’s some extra slow shutter fun: Making the second-hand disappear Creating ghost images A … Continue reading

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Testing Flickr Stuff

Testing the Flickr plug-in. Seems to be working – at least with two photos. [AFG_gallery id=’1′]

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