Jan Armor
janthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Feeding the fires at Waterfire in Providence, RI
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Waterfire people by Jan The Photo Man
Jan Armor
janthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The Waterfire Scene
The Balloon Man is an HDR from a single image. The (slightly blurry) Gargoyle is pure Lightroom.
Jan Armor
janthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Monday, June 28, 2010
Gondola, Waterfire, Providence.RI
Here's one from our Waterfire Safari, last Sat. night.
Comments, please.
Gondola, Waterfire, Providence.RI
Here's one from our Waterfire Safari, last Sat. night.
Comments, please.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Impressions -- Waterfire Providence
Here's one from last night.Lots of motion blurs. Most deleted, but a few seemed to be worth saving This one shot from the feeder boat. The fire looks almost posterized.
Create an identity from within this group so you can post here to. The email address to post iyour images here s post@waterfire.posterous.comJan Armor
janthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232 The Website........................
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Saturday, June 26, 2010
The tidal pool
We did the annual tidal pool trip the other day. For my son it is a must. For the grandkids it is a high point of their visit to RI. Here's Claire bear holding a Fiddler Crab, up close and personal.
Jan Armorjanthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232 The Website........................
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Friday, June 25, 2010
Lightroom 3.0
Lighroom's new "manual" feature in the "Lens Correction" panel is similar to Photoshop's lens distortion filter, only better.
Since I do a fair amount of architectural photography using my Nikon 18-200 mm lens, with it's inherent distortion, and since I often have to tilt the camera up and down, introducing keystone distortions as well, I was always round tripping into Photshop to correct these effects. Not anymore. After enabling the appropriate profile correction for my lens (a blessing in LR 3) I switch to the "manual" setting to get rid of keystoning, and finally I "constrain the crop". Wow, everything is done right here in Lightroom. If I chose not to constrain the crop I can go into Photoshop and paint in missing edges with the clone tool. This is my old 4x5 view camera on steroids!
I can also purposely introduce fisheye or stretching by going a little crazy with these sliders, as done here on my friendly swan.
This new "manual" feature is a great addition in Lightroom 3, and a real timesaver. Jan Armorjanthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232 The Website........................
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Thursday, June 24, 2010
summer
A lazy summer evening on Indian Lake. I wondered how many times this timeless scene has repeated over the years.
Jan Armorjanthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232 The Website........................
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
St John's Cathedral
Built in 1810 with Mrs. Brown's millions, this church on North Main in Providence is an architectureal gem, and on the "Ten Most Endangered" list per Providence Preservation Society. Here a detail of the ceiling crescent from which the Waterford chandelier dangles olve rthe main aisle.
Jan Armor
janthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Monday, June 21, 2010
Cygnet Breakfast
The proud swan parents brought their brood of 5 cygnets to our shore to feed on the plants. These fuzzy little birds swim back and forth hungrily, waiting for Mom to stir up some bottom veggies for breakfast. Dad stands guard. The birds ignored my camera, and tended to their brood. What a great way to start the day!
Jan Armor
janthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Sunday, June 20, 2010
A black and white kind of day
Lazy summer day, feeling better, starting to see again, albeit in black and white.
Jan Armorjanthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232 The Website........................
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
symbiosis
Without the ants the peonies would not bloom.
Jan Armor
janthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Eve--texture overlay
I was updating some shots of Long Beach Island this morning and came across this piling. Hmm, maybe an overlay on a portrait... someone with a compelling gaze...
Jan Armor
janthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Like a rock
The earth, water and the sky seem to come together when I am out on the lake in the AM or late in the PM, and especially when I am alone.
Jan Armor
janthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232 The Website........................
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Friday, June 11, 2010
Don't mess with my chicks.
It's like an aviary here. Birds flying about, music in the air. And then, there are the geese. Very protective of their goslings, and a real battle to keep off our lawn. Now I know what that little long handled scoop is for...
Jan Armor
janthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Thursday, June 10, 2010
floating in an abstract painting
Yesterday morning I took Popeye out for a row around the cove at 6 AM. Brought the cameras. It was a still day. Our flag didn't stir. I was totally alone, immersed in the quiet of the lake, floating in the light. The clouds and the water were one. Every dip of my oar left a line of blue ripples that gently rolled across the reflections in soft waves. Lines of what I assume was tree pollen made crazy abstract patterns that led off into the horizon, in my camera, to infinity. Oars at rest, I let the little boat spinning slowly, absorbing the beauty.
Jan Armorjanthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232 The Website........................
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Tears on our Peonies
A torrent of rain came in on Sat AM and beat up our Peonies. Now they are tattered and torn beauties, but still lovely.
Jan Armor
janthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Changeable
Our little lake changes by the hour. I rowed across to the far shore at 4 PM in the warm afternoon sun, a gentle breeze playing across the surface of the water. By 6 PM everything disappeared into a cool mist. I had a long line on Popeye, hoping he would drift out into the fog for this HDR image. No dice. My little dingy just sat 10 feet off the pier, going nowhere.
Jan Armorjanthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232 The Website........................
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Westerly Art Fair
Shooting on the street (or in this case, at the fair) is one of my favorite photo pursuits. Things happen fast on the stage of life one must be ready. I'm practicing for our Waterfire shoot. Hats could be an interesting theme...
Jan Armorjanthephotoman@gmail.com
8 Indian Trail North
Wakefield, RI 02879
401.783.8232 The Website........................
http://www.armorphoto.com
click on "recent photographs" to see them The Blog, a new picture (almost) every day...
http://janthephotoman.posterous.com/
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