Archive: 2008 July 20

Photo: In the Fog

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-20T16:00:44Z in Photography, Stock Photos, with these tags: b&w, black, canon rebel xti, conceptual, contrast, dark, ef 50mm 1:1.4, fog, grain, in the fog, lights, night, white, 0 Comments. 100 words.

In the Fog — foggy traffic lights in black and white

This is what it feels like to live in the fog all the time. Took this of some green traffic lights at night. How did I get the fog? I blew on the lens, and the condensation made the photo turn out like this, no fog required.

I added a ton of contrast, burned in the sides, and switched to black and white. The added contrast amplified the noise considerably, so this is a noisy image. It works because of the lack of color, though.

Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, …

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Photo: The Long and Winding Road

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-20T14:46:41Z in Photography, Stock Photos, with these tags: beauty, canon rebel xti, curves, efs 18-55mm, fences, grass, green, sunshine, the long and winding road, vignetting, 14 Comments. 85 words.

The Long and Winding Road — a curvy road and fence in the sun

The road is long and winding… don’t you just want to jump over the fence and rest a minute in the grass? Or a day, or a week, or a year? That fence is there for a reason, No matter how long you stay, you know you eventually have to travel that road.

Editing on this involved burning the road and corners considerably, then adding contrast with the curves tool.

Canon Rebel XTi, EFS 18-55mm, 1/320, F5.6, 52mm, ISO100, 2008-07-13T12:43:32-04, 20080713-164332rxt

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The New Way to Do Things

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-20T00:53:39Z in Photography Ramblings, with these tags: humor, signs, 0 Comments. 147 words.

Saw this poster for Post-It Super Sticky notes at Office Depot:

Post-It Super Sticky poster

Seems like a reasonable advertisement, tasteful, with examples, etc. But look closer at one of them:

Post-It Super Sticky close-up

“Sherri, Let’s team up for the civics report!” Since when is teaming up allowed? It would make high school and college so much easier for me.

I think this poster represents a general lost of respect for the education system… because it’s generally less deserving of respect. My Dad taught me at home, but if I went to public school I would’ve been home-schooled …

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