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Illuminati

seriocomic — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:00:51 +0000

THE PHOTO:
Electronic street art - 'Volume' - in Federation Square in Melbourne after dark.

POST PROCESSING:
Lens Correction, Levels, Curves, Shadow/Highlight, USM.

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Underneath

seriocomic — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:29:08 +0000

THE PHOTO:
Taken at the Melbourne Aquarium. The title refers to both where this display is located, as well as the skeleton being underneath the skin/flesh...

POST PROCESSING:
Selective cloning, Levels, Curves, Selective Blur, Black and White with tint, Noise Reduction.

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Penitence

seriocomic — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:00:36 +0000

THE PHOTO:
Taken at the Old Melbourne Goal, one of the more infamous tourist destinations Melbourne has to offer.

This is a 3-exposure HDR composite.

POST PROCESSING:
HDR merged and tone-mapped in Photomatix, levels, curves, dodge/burn, USM and hue/sat in Photoshop.

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Stadium Glow

seriocomic — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:00:28 +0000

THE PHOTO:
My early morning (pre-dawn) view of Etihad Stadium with the roof open and the stadium lights still on.

The building in silhouette is 100 Harbour Esplanade, an apartment building, and yes - that is a floating anchor beside it.

POST PROCESSING:
Lens Correction, USM, Levels, Crop.

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Floating

seriocomic — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:57:36 +0000

THE PHOTO:
In Melbourne, you never know what might be floating above you while waiting for your tram.

POST PROCESSING:
USM, Levels, Curves, Crop.

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Black Spur Road

seriocomic — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:08:19 +0000

THE PHOTO:
Taken from a weekend drive to Marysville, this section of the Black Spur Road, famous for it's scenic windy corners - a driver's dream.

POST PROCESSING:
Levels, Curves, Shadow/Highlight, Dodge/Burn, Duplicate layer with selected curves, Hue/Saturation, USM.

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Project 101: update #1

seriocomic — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:02:59 +0000

So it's been 115 days since I started my Project 101 and I thought it a good idea to write some notes and observations about progress to date (actually my ulterior motive was to write a Rhetoric post because I realised that was meant to write one once a month).

My summary of progress so far is this: making a list - while clarifying some short to medium term goals, didn't actually create the impetus to complete them. Apart from some easy ones and a few 'administrative' to-do's, there wasn't any real stretch in getting things done.

So lets look at some of the ones I haven't done so well on:

Stop buying lunches/coffees (make my own)

I started this with good intentions, but it only lasted about a month. Laziness, procrastination, work pressures and convenience were all to blame for this not lasting longer. I will continue to attempt this to-do - but will probably treat it as a goal, rather than a must-do.

Work out at LEAST three times a week

This was a lot easier to do when I lived in an apartment building with a small gym downstairs. Now, in a new apartment without one, it's a bit trickier. I am trying to run more often, and with the purchase of a new bike - will be riding more often.

Take a photo of myself (same pose/position if possible) on the 1st of every month

I completely forgot the 1st occurrence, then missed (despite a reminder) the second two - so this to-do starts from June 09. I have an active reminder to alert me to do this, and have left the camera in the one spot to act as a mental cue.

I think I would have completed a few more a bit earlier - but with a busier personal life that requires me to be less selfish with my time and planning, moving apartments and all the drama that goes with that - I still think I am on track to make some headway when life starts to get into a bit of a pattern that makes for easier planning.

Hopefully there will be some more 'exciting' updates to come, as this one bored me just writing it.

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First Light Silhouette

seriocomic — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:33:59 +0000

THE PHOTO:
Taken during an early morning urban photo-expedition in Docklands. This shot of Melbourne's skyline just before sunrise was taken from the same place as the observation wheel, recently posted, but in the opposite direction.

POST PROCESSING:
USM, Curves, Crop.

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The Glen

seriocomic — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:59:17 +0000

THE PHOTO:
Setting sun filtered through clouds on a rural setting just outside of Melbourne near the Yarra Valley region.

I would have loved to have some thing interesting in the foreground of this shot (horses etc), but it was a rushed moment.

POST PROCESSING:
This is one of those moments when only HDR can really come close to revealing what dynamic range the human eye is capable of perceiving. If I get time I will upload the middle exposure of this 3 bracket set to show you the pure lack of detail in the original - sure this has been photoshopped with levels, sharpening and dodge and burn etc, but it still relied on a multiple-exposure bracketed tone-mapped image to get this result.

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Stationary Star

seriocomic — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:03:16 +0000

THE PHOTO:
The Southern Star Observation Wheel at Docklands in Melbourne as taken from the roof-top of the adjacent multi-level Waterfront City car-park.

Sadly the wheel suffered some structural faults soon after opening and doesn't look like it will be in operation until 2010.

POST PROCESSING:
HDR in Photomatix, Lens Correction (I know it may look slightly on a lean, but I swear it's an optical illusion), USM, Black and White by channel, Dodge and Burn.

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