Photography And The Mac

Art Walk Food Trucks

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Food trucks with a variety of color at the downtown Los Angeles Art Walk on Thursday night.

Before & After from a Quick Walk in the Park

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Even a quick walk in the park with a cell phone camera can produce some stunning resulst as you can see from the before (bottom) photo and the after (top) photograph. I did use Photoshop CS4 with a boost from the Topaz Labs Simplify to get it the painterly look. Considering I can’t paint, it seemed like the best option.

Look like it’s almost time for work for me. Have a great week! -RL

Overcast in HB

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I started the overcast day with a walk at the park with the dog. It’s the first time in weeks. I certainly need the exercise. I couldn’t resist one quick snap with a twist of the Hipstamatic app with my iPhone 3GS. Can you guess the film and lens? It’s pretty simple: Lens – John S and Film – Ina’s 1969. Ok, it may be a little to geeky, have a great day. -RL

Happy 4th of July to Everyone

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Downtown HDR

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Just drinking some coffee this morning, playing around with a little HDR. I used my Canon Rebel 2ti shooting three exposures (+2, 0, -2) of this downtown location during my walk. I didn’t use a tripod, it’s always recommended, but at this location security tells you to stop taking pics if you have one.

I used Photomatix software for processing to combine the photos for the (HDR) High Dynamic Range. This bring the best of each exposure to the final image. The final touch was the artistic edgy touch added with the Adjust 4 plug-in for Photoshop from Topaz Labs.

It’s time for work for me. Have a great week. -RL

Moonrise Over Disney Hall

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Another arty iPhone photograph with the Hipstamatic app of Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles from last week on my walk to get coffee. I’ve haven’t had much time to work on the blog. Have a great weekend. -RL

Lunch Break Art from the LA Streets

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Here are a few arty iPhone photographs with the Hipstamatic app of downtown Los Angeles from last week. I’ve been sick the past few days so haven’t had much time to work on the blog. Have a great week. The weekend is almost here. -RL

Went for a Walk, Got Coffee

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Walking to the Wetlands

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Photo from the Garden Today

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Just Takin' a Break

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I’m not sure where the time went today. Tonight is art walk night in LA so I should have some nice photographs tomorrow. It’s time for the commute and work, have a great day. -RL