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Resources => Pictures [Public] => Topic started by: Muffin on November 08, 2010, 04:53:39 AM
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Sensorium Dei (http://www.sensoriumdei.org)
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Great one, Rudi!
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I live behind one of the buildings to the right. Not quite on the river, but almost. Just 50 meters walk from my house, I cross the street and I'm at the tower with the clock.
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It's beautifully lit! Things look so colorful, warm, and alive, Rudi.
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What a place to live!
Looks very European. I think I could enjoy that ... for a little while.
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Lately I am also spending some quality time with a few plants I procured. After one year I decided that my staying here is less "temporary" then I thought, and the flat was a little too empty. I'm enjoying studying about plants and it's quite relaxing to be around them.
Since monday we have full-blown winter, with constants snow-fall, blizzards, cold and Christmas atmosphere all around the city (wait till you see those pics!). I was feeling a bit moody and creative tonight, and here's the result. Hope you enjoy watching them as much as I did taking them :)
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I like all this preparation for the winter!
What are those sparkly cubes?
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Sparkly cubes with ribbons around them. Could they be... presents? Maybe Christmas presents? :P
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Love the little bike, and the cocaine presents.
Plants in an apartment are great for meditating on.
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I really like that - could stare at it for a long time.
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I must say, that does come up beautifully - nice shot.
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I have been planning for over a year to set up a web site for my photos. I have big plans, lots of features in my mind. This weekend I've put together a very basic version, just to get things rolling. Think of it as demo pages, to fill stuff while waiting for the real thing.
There are pictures I already posted here, but also others not yet seen by anyone. Once I finish the the full site, I should be able to put up pictures and manage galleries more easily (I am developing a web-based management console).
I counted my archives and I have over 12000+ pictures: even if only 1 out of 100 is worth looking at, it still amounts to 1200+ pictures. Now I have 186 posted, lots of work to still to do.
The url: www.sensoriumdei.org (http://www.sensoriumdei.org)
(also available in the first post of this topic)
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That's a very nifty site Rudi. Love the way the pics swirl around on the home page.
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I've been looking again at your beautiful photos Rudi. And I have been trying to formulate some response.
Obviously the web design is very fine. My only response there is that I have finally taken the 'next' step in the recent update of my own main Web page. I've done the 'Apple' thing and dropped off those who haven't kept pace with technology.
For some reason you have chosen 820x552 frame size, although the individual pics seem smaller than that. For my screen that is too small. I know there are many (like V) who are still on the old 640 screens, and many on the old 800 screens, but if we are to really share stuff across the internet, we have to finally leave the legacy systems behind - or so I argue.
The latest resolution for my Flash movies on my own site are now 1280x750, and the files are 700MB to 1Gb. If that is too much I direct people to my YouTube site. The Internet world is changing.
The pics themselves:
Colour and light: this seems your strongest suite. They are immediately sensuously attractive to the eye in terms of light and colour. I am a sucker for saturation, and have to constantly restrain myself. Your balance is superb.
If I have to suggest area for improvement, it's creative composition. Too many are too classic - post-card style. As an artist, I would like to see you come up with more creative angles.
The problem seems to be that you choose balanced frames. That creates a static effect. Movement comes from imbalance. You send across a sense of conservatism, which I know you will hate me saying. I'd like to see you strike out for a radical approach to subject matter - move to the front of the unexpected - test our sensibilities with an assault!
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Amazing Rudi! Absolutely gorgeous shots! You see, this is why I wanted a camera! So much beauty in the world, even in the smallest, or simplest things, a nest of power lines, the lines in a woman's face, the wing of a jet, a splash of water in a fountain. Very enjoyable Rudolf, thank you for sharing.
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Amazing Rudi! Absolutely gorgeous shots! You see, this is why I wanted a camera! So much beauty in the world, even in the smallest, or simplest things, a nest of power lines, the lines in a woman's face, the wing of a jet, a splash of water in a fountain. Very enjoyable Rudolf, thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Lori! You sure picked out some interesting pictures. The nest, the mother (mine, yours?), the wings, the fountain (of life). ;)
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I've been looking again at your beautiful photos Rudi. And I have been trying to formulate some response.
Obviously the web design is very fine. My only response there is that I have finally taken the 'next' step in the recent update of my own main Web page. I've done the 'Apple' thing and dropped off those who haven't kept pace with technology.
For some reason you have chosen 820x552 frame size, although the individual pics seem smaller than that. For my screen that is too small. I know there are many (like V) who are still on the old 640 screens, and many on the old 800 screens, but if we are to really share stuff across the internet, we have to finally leave the legacy systems behind - or so I argue.
The latest resolution for my Flash movies on my own site are now 1280x750, and the files are 700MB to 1Gb. If that is too much I direct people to my YouTube site. The Internet world is changing.
The majority of the pictures are 800x532, I'm not entirely sure why the height is so weird. I had a collection of random images, and some of them were cropped strangely. When I decided to create the galleries I resized them to fit a 800x600px box.
I'm not too worried because these are just a demo galleries. Once I have the website I will have some standard size. Though sometimes when I crop images I just ignore any common sense and stop worrying about the ratio.
Don't get your hopes high, probably I will keep the 800x600 size.
You cannot talk about picture resolution and bring up videos as an example.
Right now I have a 1366x768 resolution monitor. It is high resolution, but guess what? I cannot make the pictures large because it's a 16:9 monitor. I could make a 720p (HD) image if I had a standard 1280x960 (4:3) or 1280x1024 (5:4) monitor. But I can't. If I make the image 720px high, I have to scroll the browser window.
Watching your 1250x750 video is an entirely different scenario.
In 2010 the sale of portable computers surpassed those of desktop pc. 99% of the portable computers have a 16:9 ratio monitor, because they are optimized to watch videos on them. This means that there are more people with widescreen monitors then standard 4:3.
Look at all the pictures on your wall. How many are "widescreen"? Probably none. Because in the earlier days film cameras were taking 4:3 pictures, and so do the digital ones. Thanks to the cinema and video business, the pixels are growing but the screen real estate just shrunk a lot. Whenever I put a picture a wallpaper I have two black stripes on the edge. 16:9 sucks!
But regardless of the ratio, there is another trend. In a couple of years, you will be browsing the internet from your handheld device. Your tablet pc, smartphone, electronic paper device, whatnot. The screens on these are even smaller, and it is unlikely to have resolutions larger then 1024x768 (this is the 10" iPad now).
In the picture business it makes more sense having a small resolution gallery and point the users to the individual high resolution images, if they want to see them.
And don't even get me started with the Internet world. I am doing web design, I work in the headquarters of an phone carrier who is also ISP, and I am using a 64KB/s internet connection. Besides the design of the pages, I'm also in charge of content management - importing them from the providers into our database. So when Universal puts 2 TB worth of mp3's on our FTP server I just scratch my head, raise my hands and give up. It would take weeks just to download it.
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who are you to criticize an artist's intentions. :P
Did you wonder why this image is so small, when all the others are "large"? I have the original 4000x2000px version, but probably I will not publish it. It is supposed to be small like that.
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Cropping: I don't bother with standard ratios for cropping - I figure that comes from traditional prints from the shop.
Res: I have a 1920 x 1200 on my laptop. I admit I tell clients to stick with 800 x 600 images, but that is because they are talking to the widest possible audience. I am thinking to tell them larger than that. That was the standard for many years now, but I think it is fast growing old.
iPads and iPhones and what-have-you: those who want to surf the Web with those tiny gadgets just have to live with it. I think they are more interested in social networks and business. Inspite of my friend who is responsible for convincing News Ltd to embrace the iPad as the new Web interface, I don't agree. It's a fad and will pass. I sense that people will still want large res screens at home linked to their computer stereo systems.
In the universities I work in, they are fitting out every desk with large screens - I admit they are not quite my res, but very close.
There is nothing wrong with 16:9 if you have decent resolution. I'm not suggesting photos should follow videos, I suggesting the direction is up in screens and resolutions for home computers. (I adjust my images in Photoshop to fit my desktop - I hate those vertical bars also).
In the picture business it makes more sense having a small resolution gallery and point the users to the individual high resolution images, if they want to see them.
Definitely - if you have the time it's best to offer two directions. I see that more now on the Web.
I'm surprised your connection is so poor. Here in Australia, we constantly hear how we are falling behind the rest of the world in connection speed. Most organisations nonetheless have very fast connections. The Uni where I work connects at 1GB/s. I'm in the boon docks and I connect via wireless, but still I download at 3Mb/s (tediously slow). In town it's twice that. The Gov is building a cable connection all around the country which will make super fast connection a standard in a few years, and still they say we are behind everyone else in the world.
For audio visual, soon most advanced countries will have their wide screen TVs connected to the internet for instant movie downloads, as standard practice ... if the world lasts that long. It's all about bigger, better, faster, and crappier content.
As for artistic eye - don't get me wrong, many of your pics have great angles, and capture unexpected details. I'm just pushing you to go for that more, instead of the square framed, picture perfect. Defect is an artistic tool. Artistic design is not a god-given skill, it is learned. In art as well as life. So don't expect me to not tell you to get the camera out of the photo, the plants out of the garden, or the desire for acceptance out of the life. Your eye speaks of control - lose it and snap insanity.
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iPads and iPhones and what-have-you: those who want to surf the Web with those tiny gadgets just have to live with it. I think they are more interested in social networks and business. Inspite of my friend who is responsible for convincing News Ltd to embrace the iPad as the new Web interface, I don't agree. It's a fad and will pass. I sense that people will still want large res screens at home linked to their computer stereo systems.
That's what people told about iPhones 3 years ago, now everyone and their cousin is building smartphones with touch screens. Tablet PC's exist since a decade, but nobody knew or cared about them. With the release of the iPad everyone and their cousin started to build tablet PC's. It is a fad but it will not pass. It will become part of our lives. Sharing photos is a social activity, Facebook initially was all about sharing your pictures.
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In the past 5 years Intel's focus was to design processors that would have the same performance as PC computers with significantly less energy consumption - to make them viable for laptops. Then there was the processors built for phones, which were only focused on energy footprint and had very crappy performance.
Starting this year Intel announced that he's about to launch a new architecture that brings the same performance as laptop processors to the mobile range while maintaining small consumption.
The trend is: build smaller but slower, if it works => make the smaller faster. For an average consumer a laptop is just as good as a desktop computer, for half the hassle and the price. In a couple of years the same will happen to the tablet pc's. It will be more convenient to buy a 10" or 12" iPad then a 14" laptop. Desktop PC will end up in the niche market of professionals and gamers.
I am using my laptop as a web server, database server (my development environment), my workstation and also personal pc (since I left my desktop pc in Italy and I didn't bother to buy a new one here).
Your home entertaining system will be a "top-box" which is just like a digital TV decoder, but instead of connecting it to your antenna or tv cable you connect it to your internet. You will use it only to stream videos from the internet. Probably you will be able to connect to it wireless with your smartphone and control it - also know as a "remote control".
I sense that people will still want large res screens at home linked to their computer stereo systems.
To watch movies and play games. Do you read this forum sitting on your couch, on your 55" plasma screen 10 feet from you? Nope. It will never happen.
Am I sad if someone cannot watch my pictures on his fine 55" plasma screen while laying on his bed eating popcorn and coke? Nope. :P
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As for artistic eye - don't get me wrong, many of your pics have great angles, and capture unexpected details. I'm just pushing you to go for that more, instead of the square framed, picture perfect. Defect is an artistic tool. Artistic design is not a god-given skill, it is learned. In art as well as life. So don't expect me to not tell you to get the camera out of the photo, the plants out of the garden, or the desire for acceptance out of the life. Your eye speaks of control - lose it and snap insanity.
In the beginning I used to take random pictures. I snapped what caught my eyes without thinking. When I watched the images the effect was always "meh". Then I began composing the images. I still snapped whatever that caught my eyes, but I compose the images.
That's where the sense of control and balance comes in. Balance is something I strive for. Control a little less.
I guess I'm that kind of artist, which I never claimed to be in the first place.
How's this for a radical approach to subject matter?
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The pics themselves:
Colour and light: this seems your strongest suite. They are immediately sensuously attractive to the eye in terms of light and colour. I am a sucker for saturation, and have to constantly restrain myself. Your balance is superb.
If I have to suggest area for improvement, it's creative composition. Too many are too classic - post-card style. As an artist, I would like to see you come up with more creative angles.
But seriously. You're insight is right on spot. Light is my favorite subject.
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Technicalities (most of which are over my head) aside, I find your finished "product" dark, deep, passionate, and fascinating!
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Ah... now you're talking Rudi. They are fabulous.
Mind you, a friend of mine is a very accomplished photographer, and he wins photography competitions often. He told me once that it's easy to win such competitions, you just give them obvious classic shots of mountains in mist at sunset. He was very disdainful of the public's valuation of his work. All the really good shots that he highly valued, no one else appreciated.
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I guess I'm that kind of artist, which I never claimed to be in the first place.
How's this for a radical approach to subject matter?
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Artiste! :P
Beautiful photo again.
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Here's a highres image for all you highres image lovers. :D
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Great shot!
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That's a good one Rudi. (Yes it's a perfect size for my screen)
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How's this for a radical approach to subject matter?
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It's so yummy I'd like to eat it.
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Maybe I'll get better results using the morning sunlight. Until then this should do.
I wish I had a macro lens to get even closer. Though each of these flowers is not more then 10mm wide, which make this a pretty good close-up.
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Gorgeous, Rudi!
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Empty mind
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Young hearts
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devious ratbag
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devious ratbag
I knew you'd see it my way.
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You are using a 50mm fixed lens?
Instead of macro lens you could also use macro rings. Much cheaper.
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:) :) :)
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Great colors on those pidges!
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Tehran? Cool!
(I was just thinking I hoped you would post some pics. )
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Exciting, and stunning!
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Those mosaic-trimmed, tiled structures are so gorgeous!
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When I look at this pic, Rudi, I feel dark and troubled.
The food looks very tasty. How are you finding the adventure there?
Are you back in Prague? (Wasn't sure if you were just going to Tehran
for a trial run or what.)
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I've missed these - they bring back great memories for me - I'd forgotten the vibe! And you have captured it in these a little. It makes me homesick to return to these places.
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I've missed these - they bring back great memories for me - I'd forgotten the vibe! And you have captured it in these a little. It makes me homesick to return to these places.
Unfortunately Tehran is a very bad place to experience Iran. There's really not much to see in the city except a few palaces.
The city itself is grey, squared and monotone. There's nothing nice in it.
Add the pollution and heat and it's a nightmare living there. I'vre read that breathing 1 minute on the streets has the same effect as smoking 9 cigarettes. And that thousands of people die every year of pulmonary diseases caused by pollution.
http://www.economist.com/node/17804554
Last time I went out for sightseeing I got back with my lungs hurting. It's not a nice experience at all.
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Unfortunately Tehran is a very bad place to experience Iran. There's really not much to see in the city except a few palaces.
The city itself is grey, squared and monotone. There's nothing nice in it.
Add the pollution and heat and it's a nightmare living there. I'vre read that breathing 1 minute on the streets has the same effect as smoking 9 cigarettes. And that thousands of people die every year of pulmonary diseases caused by pollution.
http://www.economist.com/node/17804554
Last time I went out for sightseeing I got back with my lungs hurting. It's not a nice experience at all.
:( How long are you there, Rudi? (Or did you change your mind?)
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Ah yes, the traffic has changed all of Asia in the last decade or two.
In many Indian cities they mandated a switch of taxies and buses to gas, which made a huge difference.
When we were in Pune, after driving about on the roads during the day, we'd be coughing up soot during the night. The locals often wore masks.
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The city itself is grey, squared and monotone. There's nothing nice in it.
Add the pollution and heat and it's a nightmare living there. I'vre read that breathing 1 minute on the streets has the same effect as smoking 9 cigarettes.
Depressing.
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The Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque in Isfahan.
It is located in the Naqsh-e Jahan ("Pattern of the World") Square, which with more the 80,000 sq.m. - 510 m long and 163m wide -it is considered the second largest historical square, second only to Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
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I love seeing these Rudi.
How are you coping? Met any new friends?
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The situation is like this. Due to the islamic rules, most of the socializing happens behind walls. Once you are outside you are confined in your own small circle (family, close friends). We mostly go out to restaurants in the evening, a group of 6-8 italians. This makes it pretty hard to make friends and/or talk to the locals.
Last weekend I woke up early in the morning and took the subway to a part in Tehran and walked about 8-10 miles, visited a park and a museum complex. I'll post pictures later.
This weekend I decided I would visit another parts of Iran. Italians always complain that they are bored on the weekends but don't do anything about it, and always go around with pre made plans. They planned a trip to some place, but took the airplane, and hotel on the other side in advance.
When you leave the hotel with the taxi waiting or you, and fly a couple of hours just to have another hotel waiting for you, there's not much exploration in it. It is such a cosy attitude, it gives no room for contact with the local life.
This wednesday night I packed two pairs of undies and socks, my camera and a guide of Isfahan, and went to the nearby bus station. All I knew is that there are buses leaving for Isfahan. My coworkers said I'm crazy to travel alone without any preparation.
In two days I've met a bunch of people, most of them young people being curious and wanting to take pictures with me.
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I'm glad you finally updated us. Those pictures are absolutely fabulous! I love the crockery.
Not everyone is a traveller - they just don't get it. If you have the adventurous spirit, that's how you do it - with a bag of essentials, you simply follow your nose.
Iran is one of the great ancient lands, with such wealth of culture and landscape. There are two directions. One is to make friends with a local who then opens the doors to the closed extended family worlds. This is great, as it reveals so much you could never see otherwise. The downside of this is that they then try to corral your space and time, and you can become hostage to their attitudes of where you should go, and what you should see.
The other is to strike out in complete freedom, meet whoever you meet and see whatever comes you way without concern about whether it's something grotty or spiffy. I recommend you always try to head for the 'old city' of whatever city you are in.
Both directions are good.
But Rudi, how are you coping emotionally with all this?
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Such detail in all the pictures you've shared.. beautiful! The tile work on that wall.. can you imagine the time and attention it took in creating that, any idea how old it is?
The pottery is also stunning.. very rich.
Thank you for sharing your world so very different from my own.. its a pleasure to peak into.
Have you been able to go out for a hike in the bush?
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Great pictures all along!
I am a bit into porcelain, my grandfather had a factory and we inherited tons of tablewares of which the tea set is my favorite.
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But Rudi, how are you coping emotionally with all this?
It's a long story. I don't think I cope with anything emotionally.
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It's a long story. I don't think I cope with anything emotionally.
Just keep your hat on.
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Statue of a lion in that first one?
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For some reason those make me feel I am there.
I'm excited - I have a new camera coming, in case we actually do get away to India in a couple of months. I finally opted for the Cannon Powershot G12. It was the best compact I could find, although it is not that small, but we normally carry the camera in a shoulder pouch, so a little larger shouldn't be a problem. Julie will be the one who will use it most, so it has to be simple to operate.
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More pictures from Istanbul.
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Love them! So rich and unexpected.
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Beautiful, all of it!
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Cos è quello?
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That's a statue of an iranian hero, from the Museum of Handicrafts.
A few days ago there was a holiday, comemoration of another iranian her/martyr. Details are scarce because I couldn't find anyone who was able to describe it.
I visited a holy shrine on this occasion, they sand and performed a ritual dance, hitting themselves on the shoulder with that "whip".
I will post more pictures and videos when I get decent internet.
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Hi Rudi,
you are a great photographer, have you ever considered to make your photos public!?
I have uploaded a first batch of 22 pictures to ImageVortex - they have a decent deal with a 70% commission for standard photos. You can price the photos in a range between USD 20-300. Fees over USD 100 can be payed via PayPal or bank wire. I have no experience yet of it all, this because they have not yet approved my upload. But I will keep you updated.
The first batch of photos was a mix from me, my daughter and my sons fianceé.
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jm
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Hi Rudi,
you are a great photographer,
I agree!
That's something about the self-flagellation. I shouldn't be surprised, but I was.
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Self-flagellation is a big thing with the Shia Muslims - they do it in huge groups also, while marching through the streets.
Love to see some more pics Rudi. Beautiful stone inlay work on that masjid.
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This too is Iran.
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Amazing! Is this you up in the snow Rudi? It looks very cold. Great photography!
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I long for snow and frozen lands.. thank you for sharing your travels! Its good to see its not all work and some play :)
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I know someone who wouldn't say no to a cold breeze and a little bit of snow.
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Rudi, do you take photos in RAW then convert to JPG, or take in JPG from the start. I have found there is no file-size advantage to taking in RAW then converting to JPG, so unless I want to print in RAW, or convert to a very large TIFF, I feel I may as well stay with JPG. As mostly my interest is screen, I may as well stick with JPG.
Second question. Nico, who we met in Delhi, always uses AV setting, where he manually sets the shutter speed (I think). I don't know how to use that feature. Do you have a rule of thumb for manually changing the shutter speed?
Actually most of the pictures are taking by Julie, and she has little patience for using the half-pressure to refine focus. I usually get her to use a setting which constantly focuses, using more battery power, but that doesn't seem to be a problem with our camera's battery.
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I always shoot in JPG on the highest resolution and quality. It produces a 5-6 MB file, which has enough details to have a decent print from it or display it on screen. RAW is useful when you want to do post-production and want every pixel to be perfect. Basically only useful if you want your picture to appear on the cover of some fashion magazine, and even then they have enough photoshop skills to make your jpg picture pixel-perfect :P
About the second question, I don't know from the top of my head what the AV settings does, it seems like it's related with exposure compensation, not with shutter speed. 99% of the times I shoot full manual, where i set both the aperture and the speed. I try to shoot alwasy at the lowest speed possible to prevent blur. Blur can be caused by the motion of your hands when you press the button, or moving subjects. In sports you want very fast shutter speeds. Anything below 1/100 s will likely cause bluring, unless you have a VR lens. With VR lenses you can go up to 1/30 - 1/50. Higher then that and you need a tripod and still subjects. This means that I have very high aperture most of the time, affecting the field of depth.
You use lower apertures for landscapes or when you want to have more of the picture in focus, but you sacrifice the exposure time.
It's a game of balance.
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Manual is too complex for me. I checked the manual - Av is setting the Aperture value, and Tv stands for Time value.
I can choose either, and the camera will adjust the appropriate other. So is it better to manually set the Aperture or Shutter speed? (I couldn't do both)
I understand the shutter speed is good for hand held, but what exactly does the Aperture value affect as far as the picture result is concerned? Why not maximum Aperture all the time?
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The bigger the aperture value, the smaller is the actual aperture. With a biggest aperture (with smallest aperture value - for an example 2.8 ) you get more artistic images, where the objects in background or foreground are not in focus. Sometimes you need a bigger aperture when the light is low, and when it's very bright sunlight, you need small aperture, because otherwise the image will be overexposed.
Yes, a game of balance. ISO value is quite important too. In bright daylight 80-200 is ok, 400 and higher is good for more dim light. But the higher ISO is the more noise you get (the grainyness).
I can choose either, and the camera will adjust the appropriate other. So is it better to manually set the Aperture or Shutter speed? (I couldn't do both)
I understand the shutter speed is good for hand held, but what exactly does the Aperture value affect as far as the picture result is concerned? Why not maximum Aperture all the time?
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Manual is too complex for me. I checked the manual - Av is setting the Aperture value, and Tv stands for Time value.
That's different from Nikon, I have A for aperture, S for shutter and P for programmed.
I can choose either, and the camera will adjust the appropriate other. So is it better to manually set the Aperture or Shutter speed? (I couldn't do both)
Again, it depends on what you want to achieve, if you see that your subjects are moving and they are blurred, then use Tv, where you set the time value to low, and the camera will chose the right aperture to get a good exposure.
If you see that not all the subjects are in focus and you want them to be, then use A and set the aperture value higher (until you get the desired depth of field). The camera will set the exposure time, most likely to longer exposure time to compensate for the higher aperture.
Both aperture and shutter speeds control the exposure, and they complement each other. You can get the same exposure with different sets of values. By doubling the aperture you let twice as more light reach the lens, therefore you need half the time the shutter is open. Reducing the aperture reduces the amount of light that enters, so you need to keep the shutter open for longer.
Additionally, aperture affects depth of field (see Taimi's description), shutter speed affects nothing, but with longer speeds it's harder to "catch the insant" (if you try to get a car moving at 50mph at a shutter speed of 0/10 second, the car will be blurred, no matter what the aperture you use).
Re, aperture and depth of field, you could take a look at the image below:
I focused on the whip of the last man (closest to me) and used a very high aperture (f/1.4). Had I used smaller aperture(f/3.5) the second man would have been in focus too, creating a less striking effect. It's important to note that depth of field depends also on how far the subjects are from you. The farther the subject the bigger the depth of field, so if you focus on a person 50m from you, you will get everything in focus around them, regardless of the aperture. Had these men been farther, I could not have taken the same picture.
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Thanks Rudi and Taimi - that gives me something to experiment with.
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That ancient tree! - the mountains! - the mist!
Breathtaking, all of it! :o
No wonder you're not using words...
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What a great photo Rudi - dancing alien robots
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We have two of these aliens living around the house. Sometimes they come up to the porch or stairs and when we walk there they run away.
Sideways. :D
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Our own private lake.
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The not so private river - at evening and morning.
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The garden in front of the restaurant, and the "yoga" hall.
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The view from the volunteer's house and my resting "device".
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The chair on the deck... very peaceful.
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everything is green
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I hope the bird sings when you are around with your camera :)
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The birds always sing. I've been trying to make a decent recording. The background noise is all the nature. It's never quite around here.
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The birds always sing. I've been trying to make a decent recording. The background noise is all the nature. It's never quite around here.
Heaven!
I love recordings like that - used to try to make them, once upon a time.
What's neat is listening to them respond to each other... you hear some of that
towards the beginning of yours.
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Very pleasant!
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The River
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Ancient Tree
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View of the Region
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Breadfruit tree - with a texture similar to potato when cooked, tastes like eggs and bacon
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Kayaking on a small river
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Chooping down a sickly banana after harvesting its fruit. Bananas give fruit only once then die and new stems grow in their place as seen in the pictures.
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Moth - they come out in the night, this one's a rather large exemplar. He was fine after I let him go.
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Dead bird - This was not so lucky, I found it on the road. Often we get to see these birds around the house, green, scarlet, blue. This is the closest I could get to one with my camera.
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Forest - wild, uncultivated, untouched - except a small trail.
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Aw, that's too bad about that bird.
Great pictures, Rudi.
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Thanks - always great to see the place and it's creatures. You are looking very tough now Rudi.
What about spiders and snakes?
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Nice part of the world you are in, Rudi!
Have you seen this bird?
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It's harpy eagle - a very old traveller in this world. If you meet one, say hello from me. :)
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Thank you Rudi for sharing!