yOOrek's Rants'n Raves » Adobe http://blog.yoorek.com The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make heaven of Hell, and a hell of Heaven. Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:40:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 AnnA – A different take http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/11/12/anna-a-different-take/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/11/12/anna-a-different-take/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:44:28 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/11/12/anna-a-different-take/ I edited this photo in PS CS4. Anyone likes this style of PP?

AnnA

AnnA Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, October 2009

Different PP style done in CS4

• NIKON D700 • 1/8000 sec at f/2.8 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Spot metering • Manual • flash fired • 50 mm f/1.4 @ 50 mm •

• Device:NIKON D700 • shooting mode:Single-Frame, Auto ISO • AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D • VR:Off • focus mode:AF-C • AF area:Dynamic Area • primary AF point:D9 • AF points used:D9 • focus distance:1.12 m • DOF:0.08 m (1.08 – 1.16) • FOV:38.0 deg (0.77 m) • hyperfocal distance:29.72 m • light source:Flash • flash:On, Return not detected • flash mode:Fired, External • flash setting:Rear • flash type:3.01 (SU-800 Remote Commander) • flash flags:[0], [1] • group A mode:iTTL-BL • group A compensation:0 • group B mode:Off • group B compensation:0 • group C mode:Off • group C compensation:0 • file type:NEF • bit depth:14 •

2009-10-30-2328-0908

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Here is a photo I took the other day. Used remote flash, camera left, triggered by CLS. After importing it to Lightroom, I converted it to B&W using SilverEfex Pro. Here is the result. I have a feeling that this software will become my friend for a long time.

Ms. F.

Ms. F. Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Wallhausen, Germany, July 2009

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• NIKON D50 • 1/60 sec at f/2.5 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • Remote flash • Nikkor AF 50mm f1.4D @ 50 mm •

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FERN

FERN Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Rapperswil, Switzerland, July 2009

Multiplicity shot

• NIKON D50 • 1/2000 sec at f/2.8 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • no flash • @ 50 mm •

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/07/16/fern/feed/ 0 Another photo à la Daido Moriyama http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/09/another-photo-a-la-daido-moriyama/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/09/another-photo-a-la-daido-moriyama/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:11:42 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/09/another-photo-a-la-daido-moriyama/ Here is another photo post-processed in Lightroom using ‘Moriyama’ preset.

Northern Star

Northern Star Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, April 2009 

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• NIKON D50 • 1/30 sec at f/1.4 (0 EV) • ISO 1600 • Pattern metering • Manual • no flash • 50 mm f/1.4 @ 50 mm •

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Image uploaded with Jeffrey Friedl’s “Export to Flickr” Lightroom Plugin

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/09/another-photo-a-la-daido-moriyama/feed/ 3 Moriyama rulez http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/09/moriyama-rulez/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/09/moriyama-rulez/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:05:45 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/09/moriyama-rulez/ I have come across this LR preset called after a Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama. You can get it at Really Japan Blog. I just love the effect it produces. Tonight for example I just went out on a balcony and started shooting random objects I could aim my lens at. Downloaded them to my iMac, and few minutes later I end up with something that I like very, very much. Borrowing from the Really Japan blog these photos have that “gritty, harsh, raw, very analogish, almost punk” look.

NZ Love

NZ Love Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, April 2009 

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• NIKON D50 • 1/8 sec at f/1.4 (0 EV) • ISO 1600 • Pattern metering • Manual • no flash • 50 mm f/1.4 @ 50 mm •

2009-04-08-2325-0400

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/09/moriyama-rulez/feed/ 0 Sunset at Le Lac du Plafond http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/04/sunset-at-le-lac-du-plafond/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/04/sunset-at-le-lac-du-plafond/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:18:59 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/04/sunset-at-le-lac-du-plafond/ This is what some lateral thinking might lead to. A perfect sunset at the lake. The water is just right, the cloudage is just right. As a matter of fact, I think everything is just right.

Sunset at Le Lac du Plafond

Sunset at Le Lac du Plafond Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, April 2009 

Fantastic cloudage, distant shoreline, and a milky water surface at le Lac du Plafond.

• NIKON D50 • 1/100 sec at f/5.6 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • no flash • 10-20 mm f/4-5.6 @ 10 mm •

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Alien cloudage

Alien cloudage Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Winterthur, Switzerland, April 2009 

Nuff said.

• NIKON D50 • 1/80 sec at f/5.6 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • no flash • 10-20 mm f/4-5.6 @ 20 mm •

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/04/alien-cloudage/feed/ 0 Les objets d’art http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/31/les-objets-dart/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/31/les-objets-dart/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:13:05 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/31/les-objets-dart/ Extreme Lightroom processing. Somehow I just like the colors in this one. This is a perfect example of things not being what they seem.

Les objets d'art

Les objets d’art Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Wallhausen, Germany, October 2007 

Les petites ‘je ne sais quoi’. But they smell and taste great.

• NIKON D50 • 1/60 sec at f/9.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • flash fired • 50 mm f/1.4 @ 50 mm •

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/31/les-objets-dart/feed/ 0 A storm is brewing http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/19/a-storm-is-brewing/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/19/a-storm-is-brewing/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:41:54 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/19/a-storm-is-brewing/ Or is it? In reality it was a misty autumn morning that got some extra processing in Lightroom to make it look slightly different. I especially like the way the boats came out. But in order to appreciate it you need to see the big version of this photo. My Flickr friends can do this by going to ‘All sizes’.

A storm is brewing

A storm is brewing Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek: 

Dingelsdorf, Germany, September 2007 

Bodensee on a misty morning

• NIKON D50 • ¹/250 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • no flash • 50 mm f/1.4 @ 50 mm •

2007-09-22-1117-02

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Maya & Herold

Maya & Herold Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Wallhausen, Germany, February 2009 

Initial processing in Lightroom. Final processing – PhotoShop CS4.

Texture by natdiastok

• NIKON D50 • ¹/1000 sec at f/2.2 (0 EV) • ISO 400 • Pattern metering • Shutter priority • no flash • 50 mm f/1.4 @ 50 mm •

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