I Can't Think of a Title

I have trouble finding a title for photos...what would you call this? "Cool Hong Kong Building", "Tall Building", "Cool Architecture"...I am stuck...in any case, it is a cool, tall, architectural masterpiece in Hong Kong...what will architects come up with next?

I did use a single texture for the sky which was just a plain old white sky in the original which sucked all life and color from the photograph. I don't like white skies and will avoid them at all costs...

Have a great weekend!!

Take a Photo...Turn It Into Art

I took this photo in Hong Kong last year. I thought it would look cool with some textures added. It has become one of my favorite things to do with photos...turning my photos into Art, and there are infinite possibilities of what you can create by changing the blend modes, changing the hues and saturation, transparency, and even using filters on the textures.

This week, I will post some of my new creations using textures...

I am looking into writing some ebooks, and I think this would be a great subject to write about...

Cloud Over Hong Kong

Happy Friday!!

If you ever go to Hong Kong, be sure to take the tram up to Victoria Peak, and walk along the path away from the tourists...you can see this view...

Be sure to check out other skies from around the world HERE...

Still Have More From My Nikon

Even though I don't have my Nikon any more, I still have many photos that I have yet to work on. Here is another from my Hong Kong trip back in February. I still have a few in that folder that I haven't yet processed. I can still do HDR with the Leica, but it is not as fast as the Nikon....The Nikon would shoot at around 5 fps, whereas the Leica will only do 2 fps...only a big deal if there are people moving in the photo...

Hong Kong Architecture

Hong Kong is a great place to walk around with your camera...great buildings, and cool people everywhere...

Interesting Place To Read The Paper

No comment, really...what can I say?

HDR Tutorial Almost Done

I have been working on putting together a video tutorial on my post-processing. It is tougher to make than I thought it would be...I have all the more respect for those that put together video tutorials...they seem so seamless (the ones I view at NAPP, for example)...I have to keep starting over because I screw up on something in Photoshop or say something wrong or sound like an idiot or a nerd...or my daughter comes in right in the middle of my recording, or the phone rings...always something...but, I am working on it, and will let you know when it is finished...

Here is an example of what I might teach in my video...how I processed this photo (below)...actually, that might be too long as I worked almost an hour on this photo, and if I try to do it again, it will most likely come out differently....arrrrgh....Scott Kelby, help me out...

Graffiti Appears

Ya, I know, Graffiti is not a good thing, and should not be encouraged....but photographically speaking, my eye is always attracted to walls with Graffiti...I guess I just like the grunge kind of look...I was actually thinking of walking around the city of Jakarta and taking photos of all the Graffiti I see everywhere in this city...there are actually some very creative drawings. That might be a cool project...

My Kind of Pub

When I go to a new city, I love to take my camera and just go for a walk...I guess a "Photowalk" is today's catch phrase...so, that is what I did when I went to Hong Kong. I just took the subway to "Central", and got out and started walking. I ran into that famous escalator that is supposed to be the longest in the world....it goes uphill into some old parts of town. I got off about half-way, and started walking down through the narrow streets...there were markets, pubs, street sellers, restaurants, shops, and old buildings...it was just dripping with character...it was hard to keep my camera down...I wanted to take a photo on every corner.

Finally, I ran into this little pub in Soho...they had some very tasty beer that we can't get in Jakarta, so I stopped for a nice cold glass and sat just behind the lady in red...between sips, I got up to take this photo...the people standing around asked me if they should get out of the way...I told them, "of course not, just stay where you are and look natural"...and they did. I love little places like this...it is just my style!!

Hong Kong Again

I hope this photo is not too large for your screen...but I like my photos BIG!!

I obviously did some post-processing with this photo. When I start working on a photo, I usually don't know what I am going to end up with. Sometimes I don't like what I end up with and just scrap it all together. With this photo, I didn't really like what I was starting with, but ended up with something that I thought really looked cool. It is a five-shot HDR, and I did some major work on it in Photoshop to get this final look...

The "Seedy" Side of Hong Kong

The great thing about Hong Kong is that you can walk just about anywhere you like without the fear of being robbed, knifed, or murdered...can you imagine walking down a street like this in the middle of Detroit? I don't think so....but in Hong Kong, no problem...

International Finance Center At Night

So, I was hunting for a photo to post tonight, and asked my wife for her opinion. She does not like this photo because it is only glass...BUT, I like it...and it is my blog, so there!!

Skywatch Friday - Hong Kong Skyline

Happy Friday!!

This shot was taken from "The Peak" in Hong Kong...

Be sure to check out skies from all over the world HERE...

Have a great weekend!!

Tallest Skyscraper in Hong Kong

This is the International Finance Center (IFC) in Hong Kong...the tallest building on the island...