In Photos dot Org » Automattic http://inphotos.org no photoshopped images here Thu, 24 May 2012 18:47:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 A Peaceful Tree in Iceland http://inphotos.org/2012/05/11/a-peaceful-tree-in-iceland/ http://inphotos.org/2012/05/11/a-peaceful-tree-in-iceland/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 12:16:26 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5893

A tree wrapped in a woven covering with the peace sign on it in Reykjavik. Anyone know the story behind it?

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2012/05/11/a-peaceful-tree-in-iceland/feed/ 2 The Blue Lagoon http://inphotos.org/2012/03/08/the-blue-lagoon/ http://inphotos.org/2012/03/08/the-blue-lagoon/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:32:59 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5720

The Blue Lagoon, Iceland. The water is lovely warm, even quite hot in places and is full of silica and sulphur. There’s usually a smell of bad eggs in the air from the sulphur but when we visited it was definitely bacon we smelled. Really weird. A great experience except when hailstone started to fall. Those things can really sting your ears and face. The rest of you will be safely and warmly under water.

Check out John’s great photo at the Lagoon too.

If you visit Iceland you have to visit here!

The warm waters are rich in minerals like silica and sulphur and bathing in the Blue Lagoon is reputed to help some people suffering from skin diseases such as psoriasis.[1] The water temperature in the bathing and swimming area of the lagoon averages 37–39 °C (98–102 °F). (via)

PS. This was edited in Aftershot Pro as well. I used cloning layers to hide some blemishes, and an adjustment layer with and exposure of -1 to darken the sky. I figured out how to use the polygon tool in the layers menu to select only the sky and mask off the rest of the photo. I think it worked rather well!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2012/03/08/the-blue-lagoon/feed/ 1 The Truman House http://inphotos.org/2011/04/29/truman-house/ http://inphotos.org/2011/04/29/truman-house/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:28:31 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5536

The Truman Show was filmed in the town of Seaside in Florida way back in 1998. Feeling old now? This is the house where they filmed interior shots of Truman’s home. You’ll recognise scenes from the film if you visit the town, but trees and bushes are a bit more overgrown now.

Anyway, Automattic went to Seaside last September for our annual meetup. While the location is beautiful, the humidity and temperature even in September were unbearable for this Irishman. Some of my colleagues who are used to those conditions had no such problems but I was desperately glad to get into air conditioned buildings whenever I could! A few of us went for a photowalk late in the week. We set out at 7.30am before it got too warm and had a good time exploring the area. Yes, 7.30 in the morning!

Definitely worth a visit there, just go in the middle of winter when the temperatures are likely to be more manageable!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2011/04/29/truman-house/feed/ 3 The Historic C.O.D Ranch http://inphotos.org/2009/11/13/historic-cod-ranch/ http://inphotos.org/2009/11/13/historic-cod-ranch/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:54:33 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5157 The Historic COD Ranch

The Historic C.O.D Ranch outside Oracle in Arizona where Automattic held a meetup in January 2008. Winter in the desert is mostly pleasant, during the day. At night it was freezing!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/11/13/historic-cod-ranch/feed/ 1 Fire Hydrant #2 http://inphotos.org/2009/11/10/fire-hydrant-2/ http://inphotos.org/2009/11/10/fire-hydrant-2/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:13:23 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5140 Fire Hydrant 2

I shot this while showing Lloyd the A-DEP feature of his camera. Just down the road from our main meeting house.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/11/10/fire-hydrant-2/feed/ 0 Fire Hydrant #1 http://inphotos.org/2009/11/09/fire-hydrant-1/ http://inphotos.org/2009/11/09/fire-hydrant-1/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:10:56 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5137 Fire Hydrant 1

So I went to Canada and took photos of fire hydrants, or fire plugs as they’re apparently known as in the US.

First of three photos taken in Quebec. I love the white fencing behind. Houses near where we stayed in Mont-Sainte-Anne were all pretty and different. Beautiful part of the country.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/11/09/fire-hydrant-1/feed/ 1 Moonlit Arizona http://inphotos.org/2009/11/05/moonlit-arizona/ http://inphotos.org/2009/11/05/moonlit-arizona/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:36:48 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5125 Moonlit Arizona

The moon shines down on the Arizona desert, January 2008.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/11/05/moonlit-arizona/feed/ 1 Emma http://inphotos.org/2009/07/17/emma/ http://inphotos.org/2009/07/17/emma/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:51:53 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=4248 emma

Emma, a small alley somewhere in San Francisco. Shot three years ago while on a photowalk around the city.

Only 9 places left for the photowalk tomorrow. I emailed everyone today. Did you get your email?

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The burning embers of a bonfire glow brightly in the chill Arizona night.

Taken in January 2008 when Automattic visited Arizona. Here’s another shot of that fire!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/06/19/burning-embers/feed/ 2 A Cabin in the Rockies http://inphotos.org/2008/11/03/a-cabin-in-the-rockies/ http://inphotos.org/2008/11/03/a-cabin-in-the-rockies/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:48:21 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=3120 A Cabin in the Rockies

A small wooden cabin or hut sits in a car park near the houses Automattic stayed in at Breckenridge in Colorado. The original shot can be seen in my Flickr stream or in the Automattic group there. This version has been extensively dodged and burned to bring out the contrast between light and dark.

Late posting of today’s photo because of the camera club tonight. It was model shoot night and I got a few shots but I’m not very comfortable directing so I’m undecided as to how well the photos came out.

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