Towards the bottom right, there are two circles, one gold, one blue...What are they?
They are flares caused by light passing through the lens and being refracted; to some, they seem spiritual … but if you find them distracting, I can take them out.
Wow!!! If I could do that, I'm sure that is what I would be doing. You're a very talented fellow AMac. Thank you very much for sharing your talents with us.
This may not be the exact original, but it's one from the sequence the original came from. Obviously I cropped it and did other edits/manipulations including the NASA sky.
If you haven't seen the two articles preceding this, they detail the permissions and terms of use regarding NASA Public Domain photos; I actually talked to a live person at the 800 number.
Editing is an inherent part of digital photography; shooting in RAW file format bypasses the "decisions" made by digital cameras before a shot is recorded to the memory card when shooting in modes other than RAW (i.e. jpeg). Settings made by the photographer before taking a shot establish the basis from which edits are made post-shot. Under many shooting conditions/subjects, little to no editing is necessary, while other conditions require edits to get to the "true" appearance of the subject.
When I shoot for publishers of i.e. biology text books, "truth" and accuracy of subject is essential; when I shoot for myself and or print buyers, I shoot in anticipation of what buyers may find appealing.
Regardless, starting with a good images is crucial … editing rarely "saves" a "poor" shot.
Not sure how it will go but at some point, I will post one of my original photos and one or two NASA photos, and then see if I can combine them to create a good amalgamation; I won't post every step along the way because some of the "steps" involve incremental back and forth adjustments, undos and re-dos, even going back through the history and undoing multiple steps
If we ever get together at a NT meet, I will bring my laptop and a database of my pix and anyone who's interested can ask me to make edits as they think of them. I can tell you in advance, some will work and some will not -- but that's part of the challenge and the fun and the frustration. I can visualize what a finished image might look like, only to trash it and start over, or, end up with something way better than I envisioned.
You work and slave over a hot laptop all day … and what do you get?
People dissin' one another on the FP, and …
A picture like the one above.
Your choice … I've made mine.
The first one? Robert Heinlein.
the Second, Issac Asimov.....
That is what was brought to mind when I first spied them.
Beautiful Work!
Both of them. They're enough to make a person believe in nature.
Another beauty Mac.
Towards the bottom right, there are two circles, one gold, one blue...What are they?
I think that you'll enjoy this photo series.
Towards the bottom right, there are two circles, one gold, one blue...What are they?
They are flares caused by light passing through the lens and being refracted; to some, they seem spiritual … but if you find them distracting, I can take them out.
Oh no, don't take them out. I was just wondering what they were. Thanks for the explanation.
Awesome image; thank you A Mac!
Awesome is right!
Posted one more Walls of Labyrinth Canyon/Cosmic Fantasy.
Wow that one looks like something out of ''20,000 Leagues Under the Earth''....Jules Vern twin brother wrote it.
Stunning.
Wow!!! If I could do that, I'm sure that is what I would be doing. You're a very talented fellow AMac. Thank you very much for sharing your talents with us.
Great sci fi covers. Totally mesmerizing! Would love if you took us through the process of how you achieved it.
This may not be the exact original, but it's one from the sequence the original came from. Obviously I cropped it and did other edits/manipulations including the NASA sky.
If you haven't seen the two articles preceding this, they detail the permissions and terms of use regarding NASA Public Domain photos; I actually talked to a live person at the 800 number.
Editing is an inherent part of digital photography; shooting in RAW file format bypasses the "decisions" made by digital cameras before a shot is recorded to the memory card when shooting in modes other than RAW (i.e. jpeg). Settings made by the photographer before taking a shot establish the basis from which edits are made post-shot. Under many shooting conditions/subjects, little to no editing is necessary, while other conditions require edits to get to the "true" appearance of the subject.
When I shoot for publishers of i.e. biology text books, "truth" and accuracy of subject is essential; when I shoot for myself and or print buyers, I shoot in anticipation of what buyers may find appealing.
Regardless, starting with a good images is crucial … editing rarely "saves" a "poor" shot.
Not sure how it will go but at some point, I will post one of my original photos and one or two NASA photos, and then see if I can combine them to create a good amalgamation; I won't post every step along the way because some of the "steps" involve incremental back and forth adjustments, undos and re-dos, even going back through the history and undoing multiple steps
If we ever get together at a NT meet, I will bring my laptop and a database of my pix and anyone who's interested can ask me to make edits as they think of them. I can tell you in advance, some will work and some will not -- but that's part of the challenge and the fun and the frustration. I can visualize what a finished image might look like, only to trash it and start over, or, end up with something way better than I envisioned.
I hope we can make it happen.