January 2009
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By Sabrina on January 31, 2009
bamboo grove van dusen gardens, vancouver One of the projects I decided to do this year was to photograph the Van Dusen Gardens each month from January to December. Today being the last day of January I went to see what was blooming but I actually had a very specific place in mind to photograph, [...]
Posted in HDR, nature |
By Sabrina on January 31, 2009
korean pavillion at van dusen gardens Nikon D80 iso 100 7 shots (1/320 sec to 1 second) 1EV @ f/11 detail enhanced in photomatix processed further in photoshop David Nightingale’s version I’ve been thinking about this image all week and wondering how it might turn out if the sun came out on the weekend. I [...]
Posted in architecture, HDR, photoshop |
By Sabrina on January 30, 2009
This picture was actually taken last year when I was in Seattle with Bryan Peterson. I can’t believe that I am still harvesting images from that two day workshop. This is our last week of my HDR class and I’ve skipped ahead a little with this post which is using a single RAW file for [...]
Posted in architecture, photo of the day |
By Sabrina on January 25, 2009
poster wisdom richmond olympic oval I spent the day in a workshop getting to know my D80 more intimately. This is the fourth workshop I’ve taken with Vancouver Photoworkshops and they’ve all start out pretty much the same. Disorganized, no introductions, and a sinking feeling that I shouldn’t have signed up. I have to take [...]
Posted in uncategorized, workshops |
By Sabrina on January 24, 2009
oval roof Nikon D80 iso 100 1/15s to 1/1000s (4 shots) @ f/11 Nikon D80 iso 100 1/8s to 1/1000s (8 shots) @ f/11 Finally after 19 days of fog, a little sun. I will be in a Nikon workshop all day tomorrow so today was my only chance to complete my assignment for [...]
Posted in architecture, HDR |
By Sabrina on January 21, 2009
fog ‘n posts stevenston village, richmond
Posted in landscape, photo of the day |
By Sabrina on January 19, 2009
Extra, extra, read all about it! Today there is big news… I received an email today confirming my application to attend Freeman Patterson and Andre Gallant’s September workshop in St. Martin’s, New Brunswick. There are only 36 spots at this location and in total only 60 spots that represent a chance to learn from this [...]
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By Sabrina on January 18, 2009
sitting ducks steveston village, richmond There was a brief reprieve from the fog today. By the time I made it to Steveston, it was clear the fog was back to stay but I decided to stick around anyway. A flock of ducks flew over the boardwalk so I followed them, landing up at a nearby [...]
Posted in birds, photo of the day |
By Sabrina on January 17, 2009
roadside eagle squamish Driving north this morning, the fog that has lingered here for the past few days was still thick and showed no sign of abating. I worried our trip to visit the eagles in Brackendale was going to be hampered by the weather and then just as we turned on to Hwy 99, [...]
Posted in birds |
By Sabrina on January 15, 2009
BEFORE AFTER trees for the forest deep cove, north vancouver I am waiting patiently for the pea soup-like fog to lift and hopefully this Saturday we will get some good shots of the eagles at Brackendale. In the meantime here is a photo taken last year at Deep Cove. I’ve been playing with Photoshop some [...]
Posted in before and after, nature, photoshop |
By Sabrina on January 13, 2009
Nikon D80 iso 100 8 seconds @ f/11 Nikon D80 iso 100 1/8s @ f/11 Final Photoshop HDR (LDR) Image Nikon D80 iso 100 1/8s to 8 seconds (4 shots) @ f/11 Exposure Blended Image in Photomatix This is the first week of my HDR course. I am just learning about this technique but [...]
Posted in HDR, landscape |
By Sabrina on January 9, 2009
I’m starting a feature on my blog today called “news news“. The title has a nice ring to it but it is also an ode to my brother-in-law, David who has a propensity to use a word twice for emphasis. The posting is intended to keep everyone up to date with the latest tidbits so [...]
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By Sabrina on January 9, 2009
ichiro (david) ichiro, steveston This evening to celebrate my sister’s birthday, we went to Ichiro in Steveston, an authentic restaurant in what used to be a Japanese fishing village. I used this occasion to challenge my brother-in-law, David, to a Canon shootout as we both have Canon point-and-shoot cameras–mine a G9 and his a [...]
Posted in food, macro |
By Sabrina on January 5, 2009
Lioness in Bent Grass Andy Biggs After more than two weeks of eager anticipation, the newest member of our family finally arrived today. Lioness in Bent Grass by Andy Biggs is a combined Christmas and birthday present to my sister. Andy is one of my favourite animal photographers and is best known for his [...]
Posted in animals |
By Sabrina on January 4, 2009
BEFORE AFTER This week I start my next PPSOP class and so I am trying to finish up my self-study in Camera RAW. Today I managed to get through the lessons on converting to black and white and working on portraits. Unfortunately I can’t post the portrait files I worked on because I would need [...]
Posted in before and after, photo of the day |
By Sabrina on January 2, 2009
contemplation van dusen gardens, vancouver It is commonplace to think about making changes at the beginning of the year and although I am not one for making New Year’s resolutions, I do believe that to succeed at anything, we need to periodically stop and contemplate if we are heading in the right direction. Just the [...]
Posted in musings |
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