Tag: vignette

GIMP Lomo Plugin

This is a slighly modified version of an old GIMP Lomo plugin I’ve used for ages that will now work with the new GIMP 2.4 release thanks to some advice I remembered reading on the GIMP User mailing list. The original plugin is by Francois Le Lay but hasn’t been updated since 2005. It’s a basic script but it’s very effective. Just be warned, if you resize your image, make sure you right click on the Vignette layer and click “Layer to image size” before the resize. Otherwise odd things happen!

Download

Download gimplomo.scm.

Install

Installation is easy. Simply copy gimplomo.scm into your .gimp-2.4/scripts/ folder and restart the GIMP. It will appear as Image->Filters->Light and Shadow->Lomo.

Example Images

Below are two before and after examples of what the Lomo plugin does to images. I have also posted fake lomo photos in the past which should give a really good idea of what it’s capable of.

Before and After Lomo images

Why the change to Script-fu?

Script-fu in GIMP 2.4 requires that variables be defined before using them which has broken a lot of Script-fu scripts unfortunately. In theory it’s a great change because it tightens up on sloppy programming but it hurts the end user!

Tags Gimp, gimp-2.4, gimp-lomo, irishblogs, lomo, Lomography, Photography, vignette, Words

Architecture Black and White Canon 20D Cork Grand Parade Ireland Photos Sigma 10-20 Urban Vehicles

The Bike at the Library

Cork City Library on the Grand Parade used to have railings in front for locking up your bike. Those railings disappeared a few months ago but people still leave their bikes there.

The library itself will soon be the subject of a major facelift as a developer expands it into a new block of retail units and apartments as well as library.

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/80s

Tags Architecture, bicycle, Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Grand Parade, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, library, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Urban, Vehicles, vignette

Canon 20D Cork Flowers Garrettstown Ireland Nature Photos Sigma 10-20 Sky

Splendor in the grass

It’s so wonderful to see small little daisies growing up all on their own surrounded by grass everywhere. When the sun is shining and there is nothing to do except eat a nice picnic and stroll by the beach I’m in heaven.

I shot these bright little daisies down in Garrettstown, Co. Cork a few months ago.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/250s

Tags Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, daisies, daisy, Flowers, Garrettstown, grass, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Nature, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, vignette

Architecture Canon 20D Cork Grand Parade Ireland Photos Sigma 10-20 Sky Sun Urban

Sky High Cork City

Cork City as seen from the top of the carpark on the Grand Parade. The big ugly white building is the tax office on O’Sullivan’s Quay, the church is a disused one nearby. I’m not sure of the name off the top of my head, anyone?

Technique:
1. Use two layers, one over and the other underexposed and join at the horizon using a gradient layer mask. Erase and fill in where necessary using the mask.
2. Use an overlay layer to create the nice vignette effect at the top of the image.

The image needs to be slightly rotated I think, I spent so much time getting the horizon correct I didn’t notice how crooked things were!

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/3200s

Tags Architecture, Canon 20D, clouds, Cork, Cork Photos, Grand Parade, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sun, Urban, vignette