tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48125520558461127282024-03-13T15:48:06.963-04:00Fine Art Photography in Atlanta Photography Artist Lance A. Lewin - Atlanta, GeorgiaLance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-77044281848997508872018-11-23T07:47:00.000-05:002019-10-13T19:45:51.106-04:00Traveling the South East: Macon County Store in Macon, Tennessee<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Macon Country Store: Macon, Tennessee</span></b></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Max and I spent two days on the road through Memphis and outlining country, mapping Sprint towers we are contracted to perform. As always, we are always on the look out for local BBQ. (<i>This story dates back to 2015</i>).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Approaching a rural three-way intersection at Highway 194 Macon Drive and Oakland Road, I applied the brakes when Max announces, “I see a smoker!”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">We walk through the already open door into a small convenience store and combination restaurant: a few tables and chairs are set up near the rear. The store is empty, as we are driving through the area long past normal lunch hour. This is fine because we get to meet and chat with owner Emmitt Kimble sitting in a lounge chair, and his wife Cathy behind the meat counter preparing some of the fresh BBQ just out of the smoker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A sight one can only see in rural areas of our country: Kimble stretched out in this lounge chair like he is in his living room: “Howdy.” Kimble greets us. We learn Kimble, a construction worker for the better part of his life, is developing a little arthritis; the chair gives him a break from being on his feet running the store. He gets up as a customer comes in to buy some drinks from the cooler. Max and I turn to his wife, Cathy. Cathy lists what is on the menu; Max orders pulled pork and I take a smoked Turkey sandwich and fries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Kimble returns to his chair. He explains he and his wife bought the Country Store three years back to slow down. Kimble is slowly fixing up the store and eventually will have seats for 24 instead of the current 12. As Max and I sample our lunch plates it becomes apparent why the Kimble’s need to expand the seating capacity. Though past the lunch hour, during our stay customers came and went with smoked meats and sandwiches to take out. We are sure the billowing smoker attracts locals on a daily basis, indeed. Our lunch was fabulous!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Before we leave, another customer and a friend of Kimble comes walking in: Kimble introduces the man as the “Major”. A short stocky fellow with crisp-small eyes, blood shot from allergies, or I suspect, perhaps a few swigs from a mason jar filled with crystal clear juice. In any case, a colorful character whom immediately upon entering the store nods to us a greeting and plops himself down in Kimble’s lounge chair. We all playfully bicker accusing the “Mayor” of unlawfully occupying Kimble’s precious space. We all laugh - then Max and I say farewell, and head back onto the roads of Tennessee and perhaps run into another small town gem. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Macon Country Store: a simple way of life among good people and small town cooking – come visit and try really good smoked meats and engaging conversation with Emmitt, Cathy and their neighbors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lance A. Lewin – 2015</span><br />
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Lance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-41510933646042126072016-05-15T09:30:00.000-04:002016-05-15T10:15:20.698-04:00Sunday's Photo Tech: Fine Art Photography Technique & Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Photographer, lecturer and professor at the College of DuPage, Jeff Curto, asked four questions in one of his classes: intrigued, I decided to present my thoughts that best answer these questions giving the reader insight into what I believe is currently defining photography in our digital culture. <br />
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<b>1. When does a photograph cease to be a document? </b>It depends upon what is being recorded: 1. If we are looking at journalistic type photographs, once the image misleads the viewer of the actual event, person or location – the photograph ceases to be a document. These types of pictures inundate us everyday – most commonly seen in tabloids where the meaning of the subject (commonly, a person) is purposely twisted: the photograph is either captured or cropped to mislead the true context in which the subject is surrounded, thus the photograph and story behind it becoming ambiguous: misleading the reader towards the magazine or newspapers alternative agenda. 2. When traditional fine art photographs, including landscapes, street, and portrait photography is altered by digitally manipulating pixels, the photograph is no longer a document. That is to say, when the portrayal of the subject becomes abstract or otherwise change the overall appearance of a photograph to the extent of transcending its original psycho physiological photographic characteristics engenders digital art, and in some cases obscures the truth or altogether changes it, in my opinion. In both of these examples the documentary is falsely presented thus rendering them useless as a document. <br />
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<b>2. Should altered photographs come with warnings?</b> Well, “Warning” is a bit too strong for me, but include in the photographs description a statement indicating the use of heavily pixel manipulation or simply: present the work as digital fine art, as apposed to fine art photography.<br />
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3. <b>Why do we want to alter the real?</b> 1. For the corrupt journalist it may be a matter of getting the “Big scoop”, as it were. Altering a scene to help enhance a story or worse, crating a fictitious narrative. <i>(For example, the manipulated photo credited to Ben Curtis capturing the Beirut, Lebanon conflict in 2006: additional smoke was added to photo to make the scene more intense then it actually was. The photo cited below.) </i> 2. The “real” can also be heavily (digitally) manipulated the purposeful attempt of a digital artist creating an alternative reality, for example. <i>(See Photo2 and Photo3)</i><br />
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4. <b>Where is the digital photography revolution taking us?</b> Beyond boundaries: stretching our boundary of knowledge in photonics to unravel mysteries that lead to solutions in the creation of new ideas. Surrounding our world with an uncompromising wealth of creativity bringing beauty in the visual arts and scientific achievements yet to be envisioned.<br />
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Again, these are my opinions and you may have your own thoughts on how photography has changed as the digital culture around us continues to influence artistic expression and how we communicate.<br />
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I look forward to reading your comments. Ciao.<br />
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<b>Best regards,</b><br />
<b>Lance </b><br />
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<i>Cite 1. From Errol Morris "Believing is seeing (Observations on the mysteries of photography) </i>The Penguin Press 2011<br />
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<br />Lance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-44793101669288582982015-04-20T14:46:00.001-04:002016-05-15T06:22:37.159-04:00Sunday's Photo Tech: Looking back at 1982 Amish Country<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I
stare at the image below often – the 16x24 print sits propped up against a wall left
to my desk – the rosy cheek lad forever looking back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He speaks to me – eyes so riveting as to seemingly pierce me
– deliberately painful – as punishment for infiltrating his space and snapping
this image. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">You see the young boy is fishing
with his brother’s are in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania: Amish country.</span><br />
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the most part the countryside is flat and dotted with farms with old-order
Amish men plowing fields – standing or sitting behind horse-drawn blows turning
up the earth in preparation for spring seeding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I remember correctly, we turn right onto a smaller –
narrower – paved road when we see six young boys dressed in traditional
old-order long coats and straw hats scamper across the road in front of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drive slowly
towards the spot they disappeared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Now, I was well aware the Amish populations, especially the old-order Amish
families, do not respond well to outsiders photographing them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, while Anne waited behind the
drivers seat I followed three of the boys. The image was so
inviting: three straw hats atop of identical long broadcloth
coats, each boy carrying a simple fishing pole. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I snapped off two or three shots <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Minolta XD-11 affixed with 100mm lens and loaded with K64 Slide
film.). </i>They kept moving about, but I was confident it was not from being
pursued, but rather finding the right spot to settle down and cast their lines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> However, </span>feeling their
uneasiness I kept my distance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>The
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As
close as I was going to get – I stopped and arranged a composition through the
viewfinder – the lad turned and looked through my lens – It was the shot I was
hoping for – I pulled the trigger. In an instant I pulled my eye from the viewfinder and gave
the young boy a smile. I
hear yelling behind me – father was calling the boys – I quickly pulled myself
up the embankment - the father was
toting a rifle and yelling at me to leave – sliding into the passenger side of
our car – Anne made a quick u-turn and we were gone.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">However, if my plan
were to visit the region again to complete a photo-essay – perhaps following
one family for several days or weeks – I would work hard to introduce my
intentions, gain their trust and hopefully be rewarded to follow and photograph
their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">And so, the endless one-way exchange between the Amish boy
and myself continues: does the Amish lad – now a grown man likely in his 40’s – remember me? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we met would he nod and approve of the
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><b>Figure-1 Saint Mary's Lake and Wild Goose Island L. A. Lewin</b></td></tr>
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Seriously, “weather” can make most landscape and seascape locations more interesting.<br />
Of course, there is a limit to how much rain, wind and snow a photographer (and their equipment) can tolerate! So, a little common sense will go a long way in keeping your photo shoot exciting, safe and successful. Almost the entire 9-day trip to Montana and Glacier National Park included some type of stormy or at least overcast weather. I was thrilled! 1. Overcast (especially bright grey skies) saturate color and 2. It eliminates most shadows – adding a softer feel to some photographs due to less contrast. 3. In addition, billowing clouds, light rain or snow add a layer of texture to the scene that if captured properly through the lens can make a good photograph into a more interesting one. <br />
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<b>How did I get the shot?</b><br />
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After a long day traveling and shooting, Anne and I traveled East and down the “Going-to-the-sun-road” towards Saint Mary’s to have a late lunch at this great little café serving among other things, out of this world home baked pies! Thinking maybe I would capture a few frames at Saint Mary’s Lake later, or perhaps the next day, my right eye caught a glimpse of clouds hovering over the peaks that encircle the lake. Anne! I shouted, stop the car, now! Of course Anne is used to this behavior, so her reflexes are sharp and instantly found a small spot to pull completely and safely off the main road. <br />
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The Canon 16-35mmL-II was already attached to the camera, so no time was lost choosing and attaching a lens – the weather was moving quickly and I was making haste back to the spot I saw a few moments ago – if I was lucky, the picture I envisioned was still viable.<br />
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Wow! Wind gusts was 30+ miles per hour; I found a position behind a narrow tree, just wide enough to block the wind overlooking Saint Mary’s Lake and the tiny Wild Goose Island, and still allow me to easily peek and quickly get into position for a shot. I worked quickly because the weather was rapidly changing and I literally had about 1 minute from the time I hid behind the tree to capture the interpretation I was after. I got off two shots holding the camera vertical, and 4 shots horizontal. Many iconic pictures of the lake span the entire girth to include the mountain range on both sides and centering Wild Goose Island in the middle – instead, this less photographed view (or frame) in Figure-1 represents my alternative version of I wanted to capture the lake, this day. <br />
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Though the original color photograph is beautifully rendered, the GNP series will be mostly finished in black and white, with few photographs published in color.<br />
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Technical: Digital Capture: Canon 5D Mark II camera system<br />
Hand held<br />
ISO 100<br />
Captured @32mm<br />
F/4.5 @320 sec<br />
(+1) exposure compensation<br />
Post Production:<br />
Photoshop used for specific dodge and burning; Color Efex Pro-4 for polarizing filter<br />
and BW conversion via Silver Efex Pro-2: yellow filtering and custom silver dip<br />
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Please, your comments are welcomed – I look forward to hearing from you!<br />
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Best regards,<br />
Lance A. Lewin<br />
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www.visualizingart.com Lance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-32653794927004123762013-08-04T19:18:00.000-04:002014-10-24T07:53:41.629-04:00Fine Art Photography Techniques: Sunday's Tech Shot<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Hello
everyone! Sorry for the long pause
between posts – it has been a furiously busy summer! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Though
not a landscape frame, “Horse” is becoming one of my favorite images in my new
Glacier National Park landscape series, captured during an intense 2-week
adventure through Glacier National Park, spanning the area between Whitefish,
Montana to the Waterton Lake region in Canada! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">So,
the experienced photographer will learn to make quick adjustments to camera
dynamics and position in a series of calculated decisions (or guesses) based on
the subject, and its position and of course, lighting. Let us dissect this photograph.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Horse" L. A. Lewin Captured near Glacier National Park - 2013</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Suggested
by a local in Browning, Montana, we turned north to transverse a beautiful back
country scenic route - Hwy 49 - passing local farms - (wandering cows) and
gleamed at meadows rolling up and down the hill side framed by snow capped peaks
majestically looming to the west. The sky illuminated bright grey and was shredded by a
light, but steady rain – my favorite combination for bright colors, soft focus
and little to no shadows. Perfect.
The road is narrow, so Anne is driving slow – posted speed limit is
35mph and in some places 25mph. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As we
make a couple of sharp turns we came upon several cows crossing the road –
actually these were tagged steer, wondering from one meadow to another. Going forward we stayed alert in case
another encounter suddenly appeared, and it did! But, not steer, but a small group of 5 horses grazing just
off the right shoulder. The rain
had picked up and the scene – the shot – came into focus for me! I felt the connection and began adjusting the camera.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> So here was the situation: angled steady
rain, a moving subject, low light and no place to stop get out and position for
a shot. At once, I made the
decision to shot the subject as an intimate portraiture: aperture was set wide
open on the Canon F/1.4 50mm (which happened to already be connected to the 5D
Mark II). Because the F/1.4 lens opening will create a wide and deep area of Bokeh (or soft blur) around the point-of-focus, I was </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">aware crisp focus on the subjects eyes will make or break this shot! </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The “sitter”, the
Horse, and his buddies stopped momentarily – I composed through the viewfinder </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">– rain quickly began showering me, camera and seat – click, click!</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I was done, up went the window – I
looked back and the leader, “Horse”, followed my gaze as we slowly sped away from view.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A very pleasing, even emotional and rewarding experience to meet and photograph these beautiful wild horses.</span></div>
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application of a polarizing filer in Color Efex Pro 4 software. Done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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alert, know your equipment, and focus on the eyes - Shoot! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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course, as we pulled away I checked my preview and saw the shoot was
successful. Because of this
subject, lighting and softness the rain provided (the emotional experience), if
the review showed I did not get a clean frame, I would have asked Anne to turn
around. But this time, all went
well – luck is a great friend to all photographers! As always, I
welcome your feedback and similar stories of your adventures! Ciao.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Hand
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Anne and I were driving East along I580 when we saw
strange looking towers looming in the distance – each time we came up and over
a rise more and more towers seemed to manifest out of nowhere! Little did we know we were driving
through Altamont Pass, California, home to one of three primary wind farm
regions in California. Wind farm
development began here more than 30 years ago, and to date, more than
4,800 wind turbine towers stretch across the rolling landscape about an hour
east from San Francisco.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it was amazing to see wind turbines spread across the landscape. We had never seen anything like
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more bizarre, the sight of cows grazing seemingly unfazed by these massive
structures and the constant non-harmonic hum they produced. The hum seemed to be everywhere and
nowhere; the sound travels in the wind that constantly blows across the
Altamont Pass region; an amazing experience, indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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asked Anne to turn off the next exit so we could tour some of the back roads,
many of them unpaved, for photographic opportunities. Capturing the strange beauty of hundreds of wind turbines
painted across the golden hills in Altamont Pass was a task; very strong winds,
some gusting to 35+ miles per hour, made using a tripod useless; all shots are
hand held. For the shot along the
fence, <i>(see Image 3)</i>, I had to brace
myself right up against the front grill of our rental SUV to keep the camera
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wind farm development included construction of wind turbine towers 60 feet to
80 feet in height. These low
profile towers interfere with bird migration and on the lower, 60 feet towers,
allows the rotating blade to come very close to the ground sometimes killing
raptors as they swoop low in search of prey. In a 2003 report issued by The National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, 1000 birds are killed annually in the Altamont Pass region!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an effort to reduce the number of birds killed each year, some of the oldest
towers began replacement a few years ago with 250 feet towers, and more
recently with towers more than 400 feet in height! Taller structures keep the blades tips far off the ground
and away from low flying raptors, while the greater height will keep the
spinning turbine blades out of migration paths. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><b>Image 5</b></span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> More modern 250 feet wind turbine towers - Copyright L. A. Lewin 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Replacement
of 2000 of about 4000 older wind turbine towers, (some dating back more than 30
years), is part of a ambitious project slated to be complete by 2015. These new wind turbine towers rise more
than 400 feet in height, and for every new one erected, replaces 23. These state of the art wind
turbines are much quieter and each produces 2.3 megawatts of electricity,
enough to power 600-700 homes!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If you are interested in reading more about this
wonderful, clean and efficient alternative energy source, follow this link for
a head start. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.eoearth.org/article/Altamont_Pass,_California">http://www.eoearth.org/article/Altamont_Pass,_California</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Be sure to visit my website and Blog later in March
to learn about the tech in capturing and developing the images viewed on these
pages. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Data research
gained from an article titled: Altamont Pass, California - by Melissa Lowitz -
Copyright 2009<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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article by Diana Hull – San Jose Mercury News - 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I scolded myself for not
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path I came upon an open field. Looking
east, tall blades of wild grass glistened with gold, and in the distance,
framed in a square, treetops reflected the yellow-orange glow of the parting
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Nice,
but my camera bag was home. Bummer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As
an added slap to my face, as I came to the end of the trail, close to where my
car was parked – a family of deer emerged from the tree line and grazed –
beautifully lit by the golden glow and unmoved by my presence. Just then, I saw another hiker emerge
from the forest; I placed my hands up in the universal sign to “stop!” She did, and I used both hands to
direct her gaze to the tree line.
We both stood in silence and enjoyed the moment. After the deer walked backed into the
woods she yelled over, “thank you!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Though
this short four-mile hike near Kennesaw Mountain proved to be a wonderful
experience, I scolded myself for not having my camera with me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As
a photographic landscape artist I have trained myself to “see” – to capture
frames created by nature. However,
up until this hike, every time I strolled along a path or along a shoreline
without my camera, I just walked – looking straight ahead and daydreaming about
“stuff”, in many cases unrelated to photography. But recently I began composing drafts on the art of
seeing – visualization. As a
consequence, I visualize more, and this being the case, I should have had my
camera. Obviously, this will not
happen again – and my new TENBA backpack will help by transporting equipment
wherever I travel – a local walk or a fifteen-mile hike into the mountains.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lesson:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> The first step in becoming
a better photographer involves carrying a camera with you at all times. Now, let me be clear, I am not talking phone
and iPad cameras, but better point-and-shoot or digital single lens reflex,
(DSLR), cameras; equipment that will capture the moment in all its color,
structural and emotional detail that you originally experienced. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Even
a trip to the grocery store: place the camera in the passenger seat –
incredible scenes show themselves everywhere – when you least expect it. Be ready.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">As
always, your feedback is greatly appreciated – sharing stories is fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Best
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">Greetings! Hope everyone is well and ready for the holiday season!</span><br />
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</span><span style="color: blue;">A </span><span style="color: blue;">suburban</span><span style="color: blue;"> community North of Atlanta was having their annual Christmas parade, and I asked the organizer if I could capture a few shots - he </span><span style="color: blue;">pleasantly</span><span style="color: blue;"> agreed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Colored lights sparkled and Christmas music blaring - holiday-joy resonated in the air! To capture the mood, Flash was not used - but instead, I dial-in a very high ISO value. High ISO settings create a low signal-to-noise ratio or a noisy - film-grain character. In landscape or most portraiture photo shoots this is not the first choice for photographers, but to create or in this case, capture a mood, the high ISO setting was utilized. I was aware making this choice may yield less "keepers" that if I used Flash. But eliminating Flash was essential to creating the holiday spirit I felt while on location.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">I approached each of the parade floats just before they began their journey through the neighborhood - at least I would minimize the amount shaking or movement of the subjects - to give me more chances to capture acceptable images.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">Through the viewfinder, I kept aware of the space surrounding the subjects and tried to keep cars, light posts and identifying signs out of the frame. Because I was working fast and did ask children or adults to pose, I kept my Canon 16-35mm F2.8 L II set at 35mm for the entire session. Later I can re-crop if needed to compose as desired. Being dark and not using Flash I dialed in an F/2.8 aperture, wide-open, setting. This will allow as much as light as possible to pass through the lens and onto the sensor. As it relates to focusing, the wide-open setting will create the most bokeh - or blur - near and around my point of focus, thus narrowing my room for error, but aware I will be creating soft, film-like photographic images - and this is what I wanted. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;">The lovely image above was one of 4 frames captured while kneeling to the side of the float. The young girls doll-like expression-character captured the innocents and spirit </span><span style="color: blue;">I was looking for. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"> Your feedback is always welcomed. Thank you.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: blue;"><b>Technical:</b> </span><br />
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<ul><li><span style="color: blue;">ISO 6400 (No Flash)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Aperture Priority mode: I set the aperture to F2.8, (wide open)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Captured @35mm angle of view</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Shutter: 1/50 second</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Chromatic & Luminance corrections via CS5 software</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Black+White conversion via Silver Efex Pro 2 digital darkroom software</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">No other post-production manipulation applied to this image file</span></li>
</ul><div><span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:lance@emotionalrenderings.com">lance@emotionalrenderings.com</a></span></div><br />
Lance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-5646795136841650282012-10-12T12:16:00.000-04:002012-11-01T21:19:54.738-04:00Official Photographer of the 24 HRS of Booty in Atlanta!<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Again, I am very excited to be the official photographer for the 24 Hours of Booty event in Atlanta, on the weekend of Oct. 13th. & 14th.!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Nov. 9th. a small collection of photographs will be posted on my site for viewing and purchase. This time around I am offering only the image file - prices start @$10 for one image file!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For the next 12 months 25% of ALL purchases from my site will be donated to the 24 Hours of Booty Foundation!</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">Anne and me traveled to Bryson City, NC last weekend to go hiking and mountain biking; we began our short weekend taking a hike at dusk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carrying our tripod and camera, we took a short loop into the Deep Creek Area just outside Bryson City.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A combination of dead silence and the heavy canopy blocking much of the light created a very peaceful atmosphere. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">As always, I look forward to your feedback and questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><!--EndFragment-->Lance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-63372546433548476152012-07-29T19:06:00.008-04:002012-08-03T12:44:01.417-04:00Fine Art Photography Techniques: Sunday's Shot Tech<div style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Signal Mountain Summit: </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">east, the Elk preserve sprawls across the valley floor</span> <o:p></o:p></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal">After driving 800 plus feet above the valley floor - 7593 above sea level – Anne and me parked and walked – slowly - it took a day or so to get use to hiking and biking at this altitude - the last 100 yards to the summit: we were rewarded with beautiful views to the west, toward the Teton mountain range, and turning, the Elk preserve sprawling the landscape to the east.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"> As a rule, before sunrise and again before sunset, is one of the best times to capture the real beauty this wonderful Earth has to offer – no matter where you live, or visit. The lighting changes quickly; you need to be ready to change camera dynamics to take advantage of what your eyes see and how the brain develops a rendering. Of course, the more experience you have in the field, the easier it is to make the correct adjustments. The photograph above was captured looking east around 6:45pm – in this part of the country, the sun was still a bit high in the sky, but in this case, the cloud formations splashing a crystal blue sky and a variety of textures painted across the Elk preserve, was all the invitation I needed to set up my tripod and compose a shot.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Looking through the viewfinder and pivoting my tripod left and right I scanned the landscape for a suitable composition I felt captured the beauty and emotion I was experiencing.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Post Production:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal">The color image file was cropped with a 3:2 aspect ratio and adjusted for chromatic and luminance accuracy that best represented the original scene as viewed through the viewfinder. After I was satisfied with an accurate color image I converted to a black & white photograph. </div><div style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Workflow:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">CS5 for color and luminance adjustments and to remove dust spots<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Color Efex Pro to add a slight neutral density filter, (ND), to help maintain a rich blue sky<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Silver Efex Pro 2 for the black and white conversion: used yellow filter </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">to help bring out certain details in the BW version in an attempt to maintain textures </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I feel is one of the focus points, (pun not intended), in this composition.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">There you have it – hope you like the photograph and contact me with questions or comments. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Thought you may want to know: The fall workshop schedule was posted on the <a href="https://ActiveNet17.active.com/kennesaw/servlet/registrationMain.sdi?source=activityframes.sdi&pubnav_index=2"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kennesaw Parks & Recreation</b> </a>web site - hope you decide to join me for one of my 4.5 hour Saturday workshops! Contact me for details!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Best regards,</div><div class="MsoNormal">Lance</div>Lance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-53256657089416130472012-07-17T22:11:00.003-04:002013-03-26T05:05:09.632-04:00Yellowstone National Park – Scorched Canopy<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Traveling north from Grand Teton National Park our SUV entered the south entrance of Yellowstone National Park around noon. Our first destination was Old Faithful 20 miles ahead. But, as we continued north, my wife and I were taken aback when we saw the burned landscape. We were in shock - in awe - by the vastness the burned forest stretched. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Burned, and bare, fallen trees lay like pick-up-sticks stretching as far as the eye can see. Thinned, the hollowed terrain of burned and dried timber was sketched on either side of the road. Standing naked, some trees still charred - a reminder of the firestorm that ravaged this area – while others colored charcoal grey glistened with a silvery tint in the midday sun. </span></div>
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Figure 1 Scorched landscape – Copyright L. A. Lewin 2012<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Figure 2 Wild flowers and pine reemerging Copyright L. A. Lewin 2012<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">When we stopped our SUV, so I could walk the area and capture photographs, closer inspection revealed life was coming back – slowly – but nature was doing its thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Among the hundred of new lodgepole pines rising up from the scorched soil, wild flowers colored in between the straight lines of the felled trees, embellishing an otherwise colorless landscape. And the ground hugging sagebrush scattered everywhere, filling the air with a sweet scent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"> It may take decades before the hills and valleys are covered under a thick, lush canopy, but the resurgence of life has begun. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">For a complete report on the 1988 Yellow Stone National Park fires, follow this link to their web site.</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <a href="http://www.nps.gov/yell/naturescience/wildlandfire.htm">http://www.nps.gov/yell/naturescience/wildlandfire.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://emotionalrenderings.com/">http://emotionalrenderings.com</a>Lance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-74404014488617345092012-05-13T08:47:00.002-04:002012-07-29T19:01:30.857-04:00Fine Art Photography Techniques: Sunday's Shot Tech<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EkejXFFWBtc/T6-sYTuJu9I/AAAAAAAAAH8/G4MUxX3F9A8/s1600/mothers+day+Rose-Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EkejXFFWBtc/T6-sYTuJu9I/AAAAAAAAAH8/G4MUxX3F9A8/s400/mothers+day+Rose-Blog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Freshly sprinkled from an early morning shower, this beautiful ‘Forever Rose’ bush caught my gaze. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Though I do not suggest this – I hand held the camera capturing these images; much better to use a tripod when shooting in low light. As with most of my photography, the camera was set to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Aperture Priority</i> mode<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4812552055846112728#_ftn1" name="_ftnref" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[1]</span></a> and wanting some serious Bokeh – or blurring in and around the point of focus - I dialed in f/1.4 to f/3.0 for these series of shots. Composition was completed through the viewfinder and I shot off about 12 different composition-frames. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Final numbers look like this:</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ISO 100<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">f/2.2<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">1/320 sec – </span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">T</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">his relatively high shutter speed allowed for the successful hand- held capture of this image.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">+1/3 exposure compensation<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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weeks Sunday Snapshot Tech is another frame from a recent photo shoot on the
shores of Long boat Key, Florida.
This Gulf coastline is located near Bradenton, about 40 miles South of
Tampa. As a family we have been
visiting here for 20 plus years. Anne and me took a stroll after enjoying a fine
meal in Sarasota; the sun dipped below the horizon, the washing and rolling of
the agitated surf; after all these years, each time we visit, it is like the
first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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frames were shot to capture the waves at different positions – I choose this
frame with the water completely covering the beach – it conveyed the vastness
of the ocean from this vantage point on the beach – the frame illustrates my
feelings, my interpretation of what I saw, felt, heard and smelled. </span></div>
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hold of the damp sand – I spend a few moments scanning the view – the horizon –
for a composition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I pick my location it is crucial the horizon is straight through the
viewfinder; we know trying to “straighten” an image file in post production
will interfere – alter- the quality.
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lens was zoomed to 70mm, the aperture closed-down to f/20, for deep depth of
field, (DoF), and most unusual, an 800 ISO value, not to help capture the scene
in low light, but as an experiment to add digital noise, (film-grain, if you
will), to the picture. I triggered
the shutter via an electronic device to help reduce camera shake during the
slow shutter speed required to capture this image. <i>(A</i><i> big thank you to my wife, Anne, for capturing me at work; photo of me snapped about 20 minutes before the featured image discussed in this blog entry was captured.) </i> </span></div>
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color image file was adjusted for brightness; a small amount of dodge &
burn was applied to the background waves, (I left the drift wood as is). The BW conversion included a modified
blue filter and Cyanotype color dip.
For effect, I added the burnt frame. If printed, the digital burnt frame will be replaced for
either a real burnt edge print or none at all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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final image shows softness due in part to the slow shutter speed in combination
with a little digital noise from using ISO 800. I hope you like this image and be sure to try this type of shot
next time you are on the beach – contact me with your questions. Have a great day!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</div><div><b>Introduction: </b></div><div>Though it was very bright outside, the porch overhang diffused the light naturally eliminating shadows and harshness normally associated with bright sunlight. Perfect lighting for the candid shot I was hoping for, as Max and I talked.</div><div><br />
</div><div><b>Photo Tech:</b></div><div>The f/2.8 70-200mm lens was zoomed to 100mm for this composition. Though it was bright - the brightness of the white bench would trick the onboard CPU to underexpose the shot. I set the [exposure compensation] to +1/3 for all the frames captured and the aperture to f/4.5. Being in [Aperture Priority] mode, the camera picks the shutter speed to match my f/4.5 aperture setting. I shot about 10 frames capturing this one image as the keeper. Notice, I left a lot of space to Max's left; we want to convey a sense of the space or perspective to the viewer. <i>The view recognizes Max is hanging out; knees up and his position in the corner of this, wide, three person porch swing.</i></div><div><i><br />
</i></div><div><b>Post Production:</b></div><div>As always, to properly convert a color image to a black & white rendering, first adjust the color image that best represents what you want - normally we want to capture what we experienced at the time of the original exposure. Sometimes we need to adjust the white balance, brightness and overall contrast - I used basic Dodge & Burn techniques in <b>CS5</b> and manually color corrected the scene to eliminate a little color cast. Because I was not able to completely tone-down the red color cast that bothered me - I desaturated the color just a little; lessening the effect of color cast.</div><div><br />
</div><div>The BW conversion was completed using <b>Efex Pro 2</b> using a yellow filter. No other exposure modifications was applied. </div><div><br />
</div><div>As always, please, contact me with questions-comments. Have a great week!</div><div><br />
</div><div><b>Best regard's,</b></div><div><b>Lance</b></div><div><i> </i></div>Lance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-52089920078620127982012-04-15T09:42:00.002-04:002012-04-21T07:00:23.748-04:00Fine Art Photography Techniques: Sunday's Snap Shot Tech<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKfJ9FdCGHE/T4rPzUTSfjI/AAAAAAAAAHA/l2jVZ0K1lVE/s1600/Desoto-riverBW1-signed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZKfJ9FdCGHE/T4rPzUTSfjI/AAAAAAAAAHA/l2jVZ0K1lVE/s400/Desoto-riverBW1-signed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The crack of dawn showed great photographic potential: gazing through the hotel window the first sparkles of sun light were trying to creep through the lingering fog that was formed by the drop in temperature overnight – 35 degrees to be precise – sitting on top of the relatively warmer surface. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Anne and me took a weekend get-a-way to Desoto Park in North Eastern Alabama – our agenda included mountain biking and time for me to capture images for my book. The area is beautiful, rich in its variety of vegetation and untouched landscapes scattered with miles of walking trails meandering up, down and along the Desoto River. We dressed warmly, sipped a cup of hot coffee and off we went. Anne carried my camera bag; I carried my tripod with the camera already securely mounted.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">To be honest, it was very cold – several times stopping to place my hands under my arms to warm my fingers – Anne moved about with little issue taking opportunities to capture a few landscape shots and me working. Next time I’ll dress warmer. Looking upriver, I saw the scene in the picture posted above. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fine Art Interpretation:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal">I bracketed<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4812552055846112728#_ftn1" name="_ftnref" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[1]</span></a> the upriver scene using three different angles of view – finding which best represented what I was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">seeing </i>- what I was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">experiencing</i>. In this particular case – and common when using a zoom lens – bracketing included changing the composition, though done so without moving the camera’s position. The final scene was cropped through the viewfinder using the f/2.8 70-200mm, zoomed to 100mm.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Photo Tech:</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">We are photographing in low light, and trying to capture the ‘grandscape’ our eyes and brain bring to our senses – In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">aperture priority</i> mode, I dialed the camera to f/22 – a small aperture to create a very wide and deep <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Depth of Field</i>.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4812552055846112728#_ftn2" name="_ftnref" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[2]</span></a> The camera will automatically choose a corresponding shutter speed to complete the exposure. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Additional settings included my cameras default or calibrated ISO setting of 100. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">As I stress in all my workshops, using ISO 100, (and in some cameras the default setting is 200), provides the least amount of digital noise, (in the film days, grain), in your photographs. </i>Though it was low light, it was still bright enough that I did not shoot this scene as a timed or Bulb exposure, but instead used an electronic triggering device to activate the shutter release button - reducing camera shake by the absence of the user touching the camera. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Post Production:</b></div><div class="MsoNormal">First, I carefully adjusted the color image file for chromatic and luminance accuracy – as determined by my interpretation of the scene – little was done to improve upon what the camera captured: I used the Dodge & Burn tools in CS5 to add a touch of highlight to the foreground rocks and limbs in the back ground. Only after I was satisfied with the color image file did I convert to a Black & White rendering. There are a few techniques to find the interpretation you are after in a BW conversion, (in both traditional and digital darkrooms), but we will not delve into these techniques here; in the future I will be presenting a special workshop on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Post Production</i> methods. Contact me for details. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Again, I hope the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sunday Snap Shot Technique</b> blogs help you better understand, and learn how to use the power in your cameras, thus unleashing your creativity! Have a great day!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Best regards,</div><div class="MsoNormal">Lance </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /><div id="ftn" style="mso-element: footnote;"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4812552055846112728#_ftnref" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[1]</span></a> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Bracketing – capturing 3 or more frames of a composition: without moving the position of the camera, three or more shots are triggered using different f-stop setting, ISO, shutter speed or other ways to change how the scene is captured – without changing the original composition.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></div><div id="ftn" style="mso-element: footnote;"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4812552055846112728#_ftnref" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[2]</span></a> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Depth of Field: what is in focus in front and behind the subject, (point-of-focus). Please, contact <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Lance A. Lewin for further discussion on the cause and effects of Depth of Field.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></div></div>Lance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-89825361475410835792012-04-11T11:37:00.003-04:002012-04-11T11:43:13.624-04:00Fine Art Photography Techniques: Sunday's Snap Shot Tech<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tVXMIqJDAGM/T4WhAwESzyI/AAAAAAAAAG0/dl-ualNEwGQ/s1600/drift-color2signed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tVXMIqJDAGM/T4WhAwESzyI/AAAAAAAAAG0/dl-ualNEwGQ/s320/drift-color2signed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The photograph is enchanting by its sheer simplicity:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">After visiting this beach on Long Boat Key in Manatee County, Florida, many years ago, I was inspired to start pointing my lens Westward and capture these wonderful moments in nature; not just what I was seeing, but more important, what I was feeling. As a photographer, you strive to crop and capture a scene that captures your emotional state at the time you originally viewed it. In much the same way, a painter strokes the canvas using color and a variety of brush strokes, hopefully, revealing to the viewer the emotional interpretation as they envisioned. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Here’s the tech on this photograph: Data for final version</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">ISO 100<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">White Balance = Cloudy - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">cuts down on the blue cast that would normally result from using a 5500K color temp </span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">at this time of night.</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">50mm lens @f/22 (aperture Priority mode) - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Using very small aperture creates a very deep and wide depth of field.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Manual fill-in Flash @+2 exposure compensation - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Needed to highlight the driftwood in the foreground.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Hand held electronic infrared shutter release device - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Remotely trigging the camera to help eliminate shaking.</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Camera mounted on a sturdy, spiked-feet, tripod - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">A steady base-mount for camera is vital for long exposures.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p> </div><div class="MsoNormal">After I composed the scene through the viewfinder I instructed my wife, Anne, to walk around the large, sculpture-like, driftwood, and fire the Flash at different points in continuous succession until I yelled, (being windy, it was hard to hear clearly; so I screamed my instructions), to stop! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The frame pictured above was the result of four bracketed attempts using different fill-in Flash combinations; the +2 Flash compensation setting and a series of five flash bursts was the keeper. </div><div class="MsoNormal">To enhance a sense of space, I have the final version cropped as a 40x16 print size.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Please, contact me with your questions: lewin.author@gmail.com or 678.294.0502, or leave a comment below.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Best regards,</div><div class="MsoNormal">Lance</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Lance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-42608822137242069562012-04-02T11:10:00.003-04:002012-04-13T23:11:53.855-04:00Fine Art Photography Techniques: Sunday's Snap Shot Tech<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyvU2X9wwqI/T3m7XiA5msI/AAAAAAAAAGs/fr7OjrBkuBQ/s1600/Isla-BWsnap-signed-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZyvU2X9wwqI/T3m7XiA5msI/AAAAAAAAAGs/fr7OjrBkuBQ/s400/Isla-BWsnap-signed-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Sunday afternoon - April 1st. 2012 - My son, Max, and his daughter Isla Marie, dropped by for a few minutes - while talking I said, hey, let me grab the lens and shoot off a couple of frames: <br />
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Isla walked up and down my front lawn - I manually focused, (I actually tried using AF, (auto-focus), yes, believe it or not - but I felt it was too slow for Isla's quick pace across the lawn), my heavy 70-200mm, set at F/6, and moved about to be sure the background was suitable in case I captured 'the moment'. <i>Always check for a suitable background - move yourself or subject - if possible - to accommodate the frame - the space. </i> I took 20 frames and captured the one illustrated above.<br />
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<b>First Sculpture the Original Color Frame in Post Production:</b><br />
In CS5 I slightly corrected color balance to make a bit less warm - the camera tends to cover some images with a color-cast - I slightly biased toward a cool <i>interpretation</i>. Compared to the the rest of the photo, Isla's face and arms were a bit too dark for <i>my taste - my interpretation</i>: Using Dodge & Burn tools in Cs5 I was able to carefully lighten - but ever so little - Isla's face, and a touch on the arms. <br />
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<b>BW Conversion: Efex Pro 2</b><br />
The final was sculptured as follows: adding a Red filter; light application of vignetting; added a small adjustment to add contrast to Isla's face; Light-Copper dip; added a thin burnt-edge white frame.<br />
Done.<br />
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Please, contact me with your comments-questions! Have a great Day!<br />
LALLance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812552055846112728.post-44342572133723786412011-10-23T06:09:00.000-04:002011-10-23T06:09:46.099-04:00State Route 52: snow-covered road to Ellijay, Georgia<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;">The radio squawked, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“…and overnight Ellijay received 6 to 7 inches of snow…”</i> “Really?”, my wife, Anne, responded towards the radio. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;">Anne and me travel to Gordon, Gilmer and surrounding counties several times a year to attend the fall apple festivals, photograph the colored foliage during the Thanksgiving holiday, boating on Carters Lake in the summer, and our favorite activity, mountain biking outside of Ellijay. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;">In a few minutes we made up our minds to drive north from Kennesaw, hopefully to see more snow. The Tahoe was packed with my photography gear and extra outerwear. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;"> The plan: drive north on Interstate 75, transition to Highway 411, connect onto Old 411 then turn North East up and over State Route 282 towards Ellijay. Anne turns the engine over; we were off to our first waypoint.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;">We enjoy photographic opportunities along 411 and Old 411. T</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;">he distant mountainside is draped with frozen snow while falling snow softens the image to render an oil painting like canvas through the viewfinder. It is beautiful.</span><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-45yIaPoFITU/TqPln4vxejI/AAAAAAAAABo/GGcpLU1hdbo/s1600/ellijay+scape-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="190" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-45yIaPoFITU/TqPln4vxejI/AAAAAAAAABo/GGcpLU1hdbo/s400/ellijay+scape-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Figure </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">1</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> Landscape off of Old Hwy. 411 in North Georgia Lance Lewin Copyright 2010</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;">We turned right onto State Route 282. About three quarters of a mile locals flag us to a stop; two 18 wheelers are attempting to back down the narrow pass. We looked ahead and see two other vehicles slipping on the snowy surface. There is no passage through the maze of scattered trucks and cars; without hesitation we pull a U-turn; mumbling as we go, how this circumstance was “meant to be”, really?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;">Up till this point we encountered only a little more snow than in Kennesaw. That’s a bummer, but the falling and blowing snow blanketing the area was more than enough to make Anne and me giddy with excitement, (I can’t believe I said “giddy”!). However, the situation was about to become more exciting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;">Change of plans: We detour towards Chatsworth via High Way 411 and turn onto State Route 52…the yellow road sign reads: 22 miles of Winding Road to Ellijay. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Awesome!</i> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;">After a mile the roads become white washed with snow. Anne’s left hand reaches out and switches on the four-wheel drive. Route 52 begins climbing steeply towards Fort Mountain; the turns add another twist, (pun intended), adding to this already hazardous climb. The snow falls heavier the farther we proceed. We encounter two felled trees, which Anne easily negotiates. A mile past the Fort Mountain Park entrance we stop. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">We are alone.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eS1cHf-S6CE/TqPlA1uKRHI/AAAAAAAAABg/2g6i0lJ3bLI/s1600/rt52-snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eS1cHf-S6CE/TqPlA1uKRHI/AAAAAAAAABg/2g6i0lJ3bLI/s400/rt52-snow.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Figure </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">2</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> Rt. 52 near Fort Mountain State Park, North Georgia Lance Lewin Copyright 2010</span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;">Stepping outside we sink 10 inches into the snow. Twenty-four inch drifts line the left shoulder. The swirling white snow and twenty degree temperatures cast eerie greenish-grey colors through the frigid air. The storm permeates throughout the forest whistling as it travels; the trees stand tall like soldiers in a parade glistering with frosted snow draping their limbs. The air is crisp, clean; t</span>he scene is surreal.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 11pt;">In Ellijay, we share our tale with the owners of “Royall’s Place” and the few folks who have walked in to find warmth, good food and friendly smiles. We are served hot apple pie and fresh coffee before our drive back home. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 10pt;">(Lance is a professional photographer and freelance writer from Kennesaw.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 10pt;"> To view other photographs by Lewin, visit www.emotionalrenderings.com C</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 9pt;">opyright 2010</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 10pt;">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>Lance A. Lewinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366736523466877458noreply@blogger.com0