Young boy admiring the graffitti on a van.
The van was used to transport ramps and tools for the skateboarders in Emmett Square, Cork.
| Aperture | ƒ/9 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/200s |
Chatting and Shopping
Crowded Cork
Hiking: What to take with you
Here’s a good article describing what you should take with you while hiking and how to take it too. The idea of charging batteries from a solar panel sitting on your backpack is cute!
The New York City Skyline
Here’s a very impressive New York Panorama via Daily Web Thing. Nice!
Noise Reduction the Open Source way
What are your options when you don’t run Windows or Mac and/or don’t want to use proprietary software?
Niklas Saers covers some of the options in this blog post. Thanks to him, I learned about ISO Noise Reduction, a GIMP plugin, which I’ll give a try tomorrow.
I usually use DCAM Noise, or selective blur to remove offending pixels but that can leave awful looking smooth areas next to unsightly pixels.
Blue Moon
Detail from a decorative earring, laid out on a newspaper.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | DMC-FZ5 |
| Focal length | 6mm |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/8s |
Stock photography? Is that a bad word?
Interesting thread on the EOS forums on stock photography websites.
I’m a member of both Shutterstock and I Stock Photo but I haven’t been very persistent in uploading photos.
After all the trouble one goes to to become a member it’s worth remembering to upload stuff sometimes!
The Bride and Groom
On the weekend that we had our pre-marriage course, a wedding was held in the Honan Chapel in UCC. Here’s the Bride and Groom greeting people after the ceremony.
No doubt they’re all partying away in some hotel now!
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | DMC-FZ5 |
| Focal length | 72mm |
| ISO | 200 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
Black & White Recipes
Here’s a long list of channel mixer settings to emulate various black & white films. I used the high contrast setting for the photo below but the different types of film create interesting effects.
It’s worth checking them out, but don’t get hung up on them – one setting will suit one particular type of shot while another will suit others.
