Wednesday 20 May 2009

Flickr wetpixel group

I have been quite active on Flickr for some time, and like it as a place to put pictures that I would like to show to a larger audience than I might get on my web site alone. It is a social place, and getting and giving feedback is great for the soul (and ego!)

I have recently been made an admin for the wetpixel group on Flickr. This is a spin off from the great Wetpixel main site here. We have a great group of admins, who have some ideas to make this group the best underwater photography site on Flickr.

If you haven't joined Flickr yet, click here. It is free and a great place to view fantastic images of all descriptions

Sunny walk around Heysham HDR images

Last Monday, I went out for a walk around the Barrows at Heysham. It was a beautiful sunny day, but there was a strong wind blowing. The contrast in the woods was very stark, so I made my first attempts at HDR images. These are the result of 5 pictures, at +2 and -2 exposures, blended via Photomatix pro. The colours are amazingly vivid, although the wind has caused some leaf movement, and hence some ghosting.



Black and white moray images aka Monster


Monster
Originally uploaded by andythirlwell
What a fantastic Image.
 
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