Those boots…

Those boots… by Davidap2009
Those boots…, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.
Taken at iso 1600 in the light from a window

Tordenskjolds Soldater

Torderskjolds Soldater by Davidap2009
Torderskjolds Soldater, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Many came in Costume. Including this fine fellow.

Wreath

Wreath by Davidap2009
Wreath, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

A descendant of Christoffer Hoen Prepares to lay the wreath

Black Lace Veil

Black Lace Veil by Davidap2009
Black Lace Veil, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Shot from behind one of the on-lookers at the wreath laying ceremony . The raindrops caught in the lace

It’s a blur.

It's a blur. by Davidap2009
It’s a blur., a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Low light and,low shutter speed =blur
Leica MP

Rollei RPX400 @400
Adox adonal 8 mins at 20 ℃

Ståle tells the story.

Ståle tells the story. by Davidap2009
Ståle tells the story., a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Ståle from the local historical society tell the story of the two men chosen to represent Eiker at the National Assembly in 1814. I got to test the D800 and 24-70’s weatherproofing at it poured down during the speeches.

Ps. Ståle is my friend the Beekeeper.

Constitution Anniversary 1

Constitution Anniversary 1 by Davidap2009
Constitution Anniversary 1, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Nils Kristian runs through the order of service with the acting Prost Tor Inge. He was wearing an old cassock as this was a service to commemorate the election of men to hammer out Norways constitution at the national assembly in 1814.at Eidsvoll

Warming up

Warming up by Davidap2009
Warming up, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Nils Kristian starts a warm up.

Nils Kristian

Nils Kristian by Davidap2009
Nils Kristian, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Part of my Occasional @Work series. Meet Nils Kristian Church Organist

Unshaken: Photoshop CC’s Camera shake filter

Unshaken Photshop CC’s Camera shake filterUntitled Blog Post NameI’ve had PS CC for some months now and like most beginners I’m a little overwhelmed by the huge behemoth that it is. My creativity and experience  is the thing that sets the barriers. I try and learn a little by watching Adobe TV and reading articles on the web and in magazines. There are just so many and everyone has a different way to explain things.  Let me state right away this in no way is a  “How To” type post it’s more of a “What it can do for you.” Post.

Ok. To the point. We all have them lurking in our picture libraries somewhere.That picture you like but isn’t quite how you imagined it. You’d throw it in the trash but haven’t got the heart to do it. Well here is mine. A rather shaken Chameleon Taken through glass with my arms holding the camera over my head while being jostled by a group of school kids at the zoo. As you can see it’s far from perfect.
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You can see it’s  shaken and a little out of focus around the eye and the definition of the skin is soft and the branch lacks definition. (Click on Image for a larger shot.)
Here you’re looking at the same shot with Apertures Magnifying glass. I exported the shot into PS and fired up the  The Shake Reduction filter
You can define the areas you want the filter to measure for shake by clicking and dragging the cursor this takes a few moments depending on the size of the area you have defined or by default it choses an area. I’m no techwizz so you’ll have to go to Adobes page for an explanation of what is happening behind the scenes no doubt local sharpening is going on in some form or another. I don’t like to get bogged down with details I just like to see how it works on an image. After a few trials (Lets face it, it’s fun to push the sliders around to see what happens) with the sliders in different settings and watching a video on Adobe TV I was very happy with what I had. The eye looked,if not totally sharp it was very near what I wanted and, I doubt you would notice if you hung the shot on the wall.
This shot is an “after” also looking through the magnifying glass in Aperture
When you zoom out to a normal size you get this.
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( Click on the image to see the results.)Not a bad result concidering the starting point.The skin has a lot more definition,as does the branch and that eye is beadier than ever.
I hope you enjoyed this little post. Thanks for stopping by.
On closing here is a link to Adobes own video for this filter