yOOrek's Rants'n Raves » Landscape photography 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 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 •

2009-04-04-1311-2690

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Copyright © 2009 yOOrek

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/04/04/sunset-at-le-lac-du-plafond/feed/ 0 New frames, new processing… http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/21/new-frames-new-processing/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/21/new-frames-new-processing/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:34:13 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/21/new-frames-new-processing/ I got lucky that day. Most of the lake was covered by a thick fog. This was the first time I saw Bodenseee like this.
As you can see I’m still playing with photographic frames. Changing blending styles, frame styles and so on.

Bodensee veiled in fog

Bodensee veiled in fog Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Wallhausen, Germany, September 2007 

Bodensee, looking towards Konstanz, partially covered in fog.

• NIKON D50 • 1/320 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • no flash • 50 mm f/1.4 @ 50 mm •

2007-09-22-1137-01

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/03/21/new-frames-new-processing/feed/ 0 Fake Tilt Shift http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/02/21/fake-tilt-shift/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/02/21/fake-tilt-shift/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:52:43 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2009/02/21/fake-tilt-shift/ I just have to learn how to do this kind of stuff. As far as I know I have all the required tools.

Yosemite Valley Tilt Shift

Yosemite Valley Tilt Shift Originally uploaded by ryan jay?

Original comments by ryan jay?: 

tilt shift of this 

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Southern Sunset

Southern Sunset Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Sorrento, Australia, April 2008 

Taken by a mate of mine and post processed by me. Slightly different cropping.

• NIKON D50 • ¹/1000 sec at f/5.6 (? 1 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Normal • no flash • 18-200 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 200 mm •

2008-04-05-1839-41

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© 2008 A. Mazurkiewicz

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/12/29/southern-sunset/feed/ 0 Sorrento, my lovely Sorrento http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/12/29/sorrento-my-lovely-sorrento/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/12/29/sorrento-my-lovely-sorrento/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:12:39 +0000 yOOrek http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/12/29/sorrento-my-lovely-sorrento/ A friend of mine sent me few photos as a surprise. He is in Australia, I am in Switzerland and used to be there. The photos are of the places I used to visit. I did some post processing in Lightroom on them and here is the result. Used some gradual filters on the first photo. The result is quite dramatic wouldn’t you say.

Sorrento, my lovely Sorrento

Sorrento, my lovely Sorrento Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek: 

Sorrento, Australia, April 2008 

Used to spend quite a lot of time there. Sadly, not any more. Photo taken by my mate and post-processed by me.

• Canon EOS 40D • ¹/400 sec at f/11 (0 EV) • ISO 400 • Pattern metering • Normal • no flash • EF28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 USM @ 28 mm •

2008-04-05-1619-25

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© 2008 A. Mazurkiewicz

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/12/29/sorrento-my-lovely-sorrento/feed/ 0 And what stuff are YOU on? http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/10/18/and-what-stuff-are-you-on/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/10/18/and-what-stuff-are-you-on/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:48:10 +0000 yOOrek http://yoorek.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/and-what-stuff-are-you-on/ A perfect example of how grass is changing one’s outlook on life.

And what stuff are You on?

And what stuff are You on? Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Wallhausen, Germany, June 2008

Grass helps countless humans to see world differently. What’s your vice?

• NIKON D50 • 1/400 sec at f/9.0 (0 EV) • ISO 200 • Pattern metering • Manual • no flash • 10-20 mm f/4-5.6 @ 10 mm •

2008-06-22-1511-10

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/10/18/and-what-stuff-are-you-on/feed/ 3 Lake Constance (Bodensee) http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/10/02/lake-constance-bodensee/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/10/02/lake-constance-bodensee/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:51:55 +0000 yOOrek http://yoorek.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/lake-constance-bodensee/ Another view of lake Constance, otherwise known as Bodensee by German speaking population of Europe. This photo has been processed in Adobe Lightroom 2.1RC1 utilising a graduated filter to highlight the contrast between the sky and the grassy terrain in the foreground.

Lake Constance (Bodensee)

Lake Constance (Bodensee) Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

Wallhausen, Germany, September 2008

Looking towards lake Constance I was struck by the nice contrast between the grass and the sky. Little help from LR2.1 and the graduated filter et voila…

• NIKON D50 • 1/250 sec at f/8.0 (0 EV) • ISO200 • Pattern metering • Aperture priority • no flash • 105 mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm •

2008-09-20-1528-28

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]]> http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/10/02/lake-constance-bodensee/feed/ 2 Glimpses of Lake Constance (B&W) http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/05/28/glimpses-of-bodensee-bw/ http://blog.yoorek.com/2008/05/28/glimpses-of-bodensee-bw/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 07:48:41 +0000 yOOrek http://yoorek.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/glimpses-of-bodensee-bw/ Another photo of Lake Constance. This time a black & white version. If you follow my Flickr photostream you have probably guessed by now that I tend to take a lot of photos around Lake Constance. Well, I am there at least three times a week with around two hours to spare. As the area is very picturesque I end up wandering around looking for fresh views and angles, trying out new techniques, lenses and such. This time I wanted to see how the 70-300mm zoom will perform at 300mm with VR turned off. I had he camera mounted on my trusty old Manfrotto 055 tripod, crowned with Markins Q3 ball head in order to eliminate any unwanted camera shake. I am rather happy with how the photo turned out. Despite of some people stating that this lens is soft at 300mm, I find it sharp enough for my needs.

Glimpses of Bodensee

Glimpses of Bodensee Originally uploaded by yOOrek

Original comments by yOOrek:

View of Lake Constance.
Taken with Nikon D50 and Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 @ 300mm. Camera on tripod, VR off, ISO200, 1/250 @ f10. Postprocessing in Lightroom
2008-05-25-1740-54

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