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Comment on Like Street Photography? Forget Quebec by dsawchuk

dsawchuk — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:42:13 +0000

Thanks for posting that.

The article says you can get the movie from a site called virage.ca, but that doesn’t seem to be working. Any other ideas where the DVD can be found?

Comment on Like Street Photography? Forget Quebec by JF Duclos

JF Duclos — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:33:55 +0000

I was interested to read your entry (a friend sent me the link) – Gilbert Duclos is my uncle.

I clearly remember when he was fighting this in the Supreme Court – most Quebec newspapers were behind him, since they feared the outcome of the trial – justifiably so, it turned out.

Gilbert was so shocked by the decision that he ended up making a documentary about it: “La rue – Zone interdite”. It explores the art of street photography, and the effect that such a law would have on it. Here’s a review, if you’re interested:

http://daily.greencine.com/archives/002685.html

Cheers!

Comment on South Stack Lighthouse at Dusk by dsawchuk

dsawchuk — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:00:05 +0000

Yeah it’s great. I had never been before.

I want to visit it again and try to get some shots of it with a nice sunset. The clouds didn’t quite cooperate with me this time.

Comment on South Stack Lighthouse at Dusk by The Countryside Blog

The Countryside Blog — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:41:46 +0000

Stunning place to visit at this Lighthouse. Iv’e been many times with my family. Darby

Comment on Wales by Dianne

Dianne — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:54:43 +0000

Your pictures just keep getting better. Very nice shots of Wales!

Comment on Grand Canal Sunset by Royalty Free Stock Image

Royalty Free Stock Image — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:31:23 +0000

Great shot, very abstract.Its so beautiful to see.You have done very good work.

Comment on St. Michael’s Mount – Photo of the Day by Wordless Wednesday: Violet Dusk

Wordless Wednesday: Violet Dusk — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:16:37 +0000

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Comment on How to Remove Tourists from Your Photos by Dylan Colon

Dylan Colon — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:22:38 +0000

I know that this is a pretty old post, but there is a more automated way to do this inside of Photoshop that doesn’t rely on local adjustments. All you do with this method is average a set of images together. It won’t be perfect with just three shots, but the more you take the better your output. This is perfect for setting up your camera on a tripod and just letting that shutter fly.

Load up your images using Photoshop’s “Load Images into Stack” script under File>Automate>Scripts.

Select your images, hit align if you shot hand held. Let Photoshop do its thing.

Then you have to hit CTRL+ALT+A to select all your layers. Go to layers, Smart Objects, convert to smart object.

With the smart object still selected go to Layer> Stack Mode> Mean.

This will average all of the images into one set that takes out any “random” data. This isn’t just meant for removing people, it’s actually exceptional for noise reduction. No loss of detail. The only downside is having a steady hand to shoot all those separate frames.

Good luck everyone!

Comment on Photo of the Day – Laptop Shot by dsawchuk

dsawchuk — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:13:30 +0000

Yeah, that’s exactly right. Since the screen is reflective, you have to figure out where that reflection originates from in relation to the camera, then position you light there.

Glad it helped!

Comment on Photo of the Day – Laptop Shot by Austin

Austin — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:29:06 +0000

Sorry for my lack of clarity, but that was essentially my question. The gradient on the screen looks great (almost too good to be natural.) And I was curious if you had to clean it up at all. I assume the trick is to not point the light directly at the screen, pointing it on the background, as you noted. Thanks for your help!