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March 2019 favourite uploads


Bill Brooks

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Castillo Del Morro Fort on Entrance to Santiago De Cuba Bay:

 

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Stitch of 3 frames.  Spent some time in PS as photo was taken around noon (timing was not my choice) & light was not good.  An interesting fact:  They try to extort money from you in Cuba whenever they can.  So you pay for entrance to the fort, and then -- you have to pay additional fee if you want to take photos!  Otherwise you have to check your camera at the entrance which is just inside that bridge center right. 

 

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Cold clear misty high overcast softbox sky making everything white. Set Clarity setting to a negative value making the swans look softer and whiter. When we printed B&W in the darkroom we would call this a hi key shot. Mostly white with a very little black for contrast.

 

Processed two versions and uploaded them both.

 

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Biomuseo, a Museum of Natural History and Biodiversity of Panama  located on Amador Causeway near "Bridge of the Americas" in Panama City.  Stitch of 4 frames, very lightly edited in PS via selective HDR toning to bring out the shadows that were too dark

 

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Took this during that spell of unseasonal wonderful weather trying to catch the glory of a Hazel tree in full bloom against the other bushes yet to blossom.  Actually had trouble finding other shots of similar whole trees in the database which surprises me - they stand out so well early on.

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Private club in the canyons of Toronto's financial district.

 

Vertical panorama from multiple images taken with 18MM wide angle on full frame. Then a lot of twisting and turning in photoshop to get curved lines mostly straight.

 

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Pair of sea turtle skulls

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Image taken in Turtle Farm Conservation and Protection Center, Cayo Largo Cuba.  If you are ever here, don't spend all the time in resorts lounging on the beach. There are things to see (and photograph).   Each year small staff harvests eggs from the beach, that would otherwise never hatch -- destroyed either by nature forces or predators. They bring them to rescue center, allow them to hatch and grow before releasing them into the wild.  Highly recommended!

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