After 5 months of drought, the first rains and the springtime brings again the yearned grass…

This image is from this morning at San José de Chasquivil (7000 feet ASL).




EXIF
Software: SILKYPIX(R) Developer Studio Version 3.0.13.2
1/250 s
f/11
ISO 100
50 mm
C&C welcomed.


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Dirk TROTTEYN.
K10D+ Sigma 18-50 1:2.8 DC Lens.

I´m very satisfied with my recently bought, Epson Stylus Photo 1410.

It can print images until Super B size (13” x19” – 33 x 48.3 cm); also can print images without borders, CD/DVD and many other features. The printing quality is superb. Have an interesting software (also for Win Vista), giving you automatic control over the image quality. The only con I find is the huge printer size (63 x 31.4 x 22.3 cm).

The price here in Argentina is equivalent to U$S 430 (think in Italy may have better prices).


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Dirk TROTTEYN.
K10D+ Sigma 18-50 1:2.8 DC Lens.

La Ciénaga, Tucumán, Argentina (at 9000 feet ASL).-




1/350s
f/6.7
ISO 100
EDIT: Adjusted Image width (1000 pixels).

Best regards.
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Dirk TROTTEYN.
K10D+ Sigma 18-50 1:2.8 DC Lens.

Just recieved e-mail from Ichikawa Soft Laboratory:

"SILKYPIX Developer Studio3.0"
Ver3.0.13 is released!

[Supporting to new model]
- Supporting to Canon PowerShot G9
- Supporting to PENTAX K100D Super
*PENTAX K100D Super was already supported by past versions but there was
a bug that displays error message as 'Unsupported camera'.

[Update]
- Appending two item, 'Lens' and 'UniqueInfo', for EXIF information.
'Lens' info is only displayed when RAW/JPEG/TIFF file has lens info in
the maker-note.
'UniqueInfo' is unique camera setting depends on the camera type.

- Appending two keys, 'File extension' and 'Lens', for the 'Sort thumbnail'
function.

* Download page
"SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0"
http://www.isl.co.jp/SILKYPIX/english/download/


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Dirk TROTTEYN.
K10D+ Sigma 18-50 1:2.8 EX DC Lens.

I intentionally want to show this as a photography of painting (not a real thing), therefore I didn´t remove the author signature and other things. Also applied a texture filter for empathize the linen painting base (not very effective in this small image size). As I mention to Lenscape, there is a message in this apparent candid image…

For a moment, suppose I was a renowned surrealist photographer, how many art critics should found in my picture a lot of sense, symbolisms and other attributes? For now I´m just D.T.

Thanks for your time and for the comments.


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Dirk TROTTEYN.
K10D+ Sigma 18-50 1:2.8 DC Lens.

Thanks for the C&C. I think there may be different ways to get what I did. Mine is just one of them.

The obvious awkwardness of the airplane motion is intentionally made, and is the essential of the message I try to put in the image (can´t tell more because the competition).

I will game a little with the Motion Blur filter for see how it is (and learn…) PS is for me a never ending learning tool…


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Dirk TROTTEYN.
K10D+ Sigma 18-50 1:2.8 DC Lens.

My entry for this week is a bit poor because MOTION is not bent to my strong side. What I did is a picture of an original oleo paint from a friend of mine. Then in PS CS3 build 6 layers with a 30% transparency and a bit shifted one from the others…




The airplane is a Curtiss Hawk II (1932-1935) with the colors of the Bolivian Air Force fighting in La Guerra del Chaco, Paraguay against Bolivia, one of the most sanguineous wars of South America (100,000 dropped fighters).


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Dirk TROTTEYN.
K10D+ Sigma 18-50 1:2.8 DC Lens.

Congratulations Niblue, yours is a great MOTION demonstration!

But I think the first prize of the week is really for Lilly. The heaviest judging workload of all the competitions to the present -30 entrants-! And the fastest judging delivers as never before! Well done Lilly.

My congratulations also for Nimitz for his SECOND PLACE, ant to the friend Galoot for his THIRD PLACE and his very good image.


Best regards.
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Dirk TROTTEYN.
K10D+ Sigma 18-50 1:2.8 DC Lens.

Curtiss Hawk II




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Dirk TROTTEYN.
K10D+ Sigma 18-50 1:2.8 DC Lens.

Hi Kim,

This is a very nice and very professional shot. Technically perfect IMHO.

But please, don´t rest your elbow out the canopy at above Mach 1… (although the pilot age).


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Dirk TROTTEYN.
K10D+ Sigma 18-50 1:2.8 DC Lens.