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Seascape Blending and Editing Workflow
I’ve finally recorded a short video of my general workflow to blend some action from multiple seascape images into one final image like the one shown above I took this morning. The sun never appeared, but the high tide and breaking waves made an interesting vista all the same.
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AFIAP Submission Database
This is how quick Distinction Submission paperwork should be…
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FIAP Salon Database
About a month ago I blogged about my intention to put a database together for FIAP salon entries. With feedback from photographers there is also a need to extend this to PSA and other awarding bodies. For now I thought I’d show the progress so far. I need to make my own AFIAP submission next…
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DRINA CIRCUIT 2015 Success
I was delighted to find out yesterday I received two awards in the 1st Drina Circuit 2015 salon. ARTFOTO Silver Medal for “Rapahella on Point” and a AUFBIH honorable mention ribbon for “Anne”. Some old and new images were submitted to this salon, receiving a total of 32 acceptances. This salon concludes all the acceptances…
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Fairy Queen
Working with creative and talented people makes the photographer’s job so much easier and much more fun. While waiting on a future completed costume, Caitriona “threw” together this costume below from scratch, including moulding and painting the antlers, making the bodice, doing her makeup, etc. For my part, I took the opportunity to try our…
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Falling Heros
Creating an image we’re told, should start with a vision and follow on with a creative process to achieve that vision. Sometimes this is not the case, instead creating an image itself leads to a tangential thought process and presents more material for future exploration. This was the case when I dug out an image…
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Christmas Fun Competition
This year Celbridge Camera Club devised a new creative and fun end of year competition with categories for non-advanced and advanced working members of the club. Over the year I’ve been playing with techniques and learning new post processing tips from many sources, Club talks, fellow club members, online videos, and even visiting the National…
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Golden Dawn
The busier I get, the stronger my desire to get out and take pictures.  With a focus on local seascapes I was determined this weekend to expand my usual locations and find some new vistas to capture my imagination. The cliff walk from Portrane to Corballis beach to the south has great views over the…
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When the sun does not shine…
It seems like the sun will not shine this week, but the melancholy mood needs to be recorded. I listened to the forecast last night and thought I might just catch a glimpse on sunrise before storm Barney hit Ireland today. A thin opening in the cloud cover was closing fast beyond Lambay when I…
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Creating a Salon Database for FIAP
This is a work in progress but gives you an idea of an alternative to spreadsheet tracking all your FIAP or PSA Salon entries… Note, it’s also my first attempt at a video blog, so go easy!
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