Sunday, May 25
Friday, May 23
High Dynamic Range Photography
I heard about HDR some time ago but never had the time to experience with it. HDR enables you to create photos with more details using 1 or 3 RAW pictures having different exposures. I found very good tutorials, especially there:
HDR Tutorial: How to create ‘High Dynamic Range’ images using Photomatix
HDR Tutorial - New and Improved for 2008!
How to Create Professional HDR Images
As far as softwares are concerned, there is always the good old Photoshop CS though the version I have (CS2) doesn't recognize the RAW format of my 40D, so I had to go a different route. I went for Photomatix Pro, which does a very good job for a reasonable price. I also downloaded the trial version of Adobe Lightroom and was happily surprised. It's simple to use yet pretty powerful.
Anyway, here is my first attempt at it. I shot that one at home so I wasn't expecting anything spectacular. But I'm planning on shooting the Atlanta skyline next monday and hopefully I'll have cooler photos to show.
HDR Tutorial: How to create ‘High Dynamic Range’ images using Photomatix
HDR Tutorial - New and Improved for 2008!
How to Create Professional HDR Images
As far as softwares are concerned, there is always the good old Photoshop CS though the version I have (CS2) doesn't recognize the RAW format of my 40D, so I had to go a different route. I went for Photomatix Pro, which does a very good job for a reasonable price. I also downloaded the trial version of Adobe Lightroom and was happily surprised. It's simple to use yet pretty powerful.
Anyway, here is my first attempt at it. I shot that one at home so I wasn't expecting anything spectacular. But I'm planning on shooting the Atlanta skyline next monday and hopefully I'll have cooler photos to show.
Tuesday, May 13
A lesson of journalism
The interview of Douglas Feith by Jon Stewart. Finally somebody has the guts to ask the right questions and challenge conventional thinking!
Sunday, May 11
Insomnia sucks...
Too bad the gym is not open right now. I could definitely run a few miles...
Also, according to the Weather Channel, there is a nasty storm coming at us. It's going to be "entertaining" very soon (if you like tornado warnings obviously...)
Also, according to the Weather Channel, there is a nasty storm coming at us. It's going to be "entertaining" very soon (if you like tornado warnings obviously...)
Friday, May 9
Hellooooo?????
If you too get sick just by watching Fox "News":
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and
http://foxattacks.com/
If you want to know more: http://store.bravenewfilms.org/ofadvd.php
and
http://foxattacks.com/
Tuesday, May 6
Another "exciting" day in Hell, GA
These last days when I'm not in front of my monitor, I'm dropping friends at the airport... Spring term is over (graduation was last Saturday) and summer term hasn't started yet so the campus is empty, which is actually pretty nice. But I want to go on vacation too!!! It sucks to be stuck here when everybody is going home or DIVING IN CANADA!!!
On the other hand, the dissertation is making progress. We reached citation #91 tonight :P I may also have to get my hands dirty on some Flash code very soon.
Another "exciting" day in Hell, GA. Can't wait for July!
On the other hand, the dissertation is making progress. We reached citation #91 tonight :P I may also have to get my hands dirty on some Flash code very soon.
Another "exciting" day in Hell, GA. Can't wait for July!
