![This was obviously taken sometime around sunset, and it was sometime during the month of August in 1975, when we had rented a house in Ocean Bay Park on Fire Island. I was writing the "Structured Design" book, and I usually knocked off for the day -- or at least for a couple of hours -- around dinnertime, and then took a stroll along the beach to get some relaxation after pounding an IBM Selectric typewriter all day long (no PC's, no word processors in those days!).
I can't prove it, but I'm pretty certain this shot was taken while looking east -- i.e., with the sun, and Ocean Beach, behind me, the private enclave of Point O'Woods in front of me, and the ocean off to the right. The person in shadows was presumably walking toward me, but I have no idea who it was; and he/she presumably kept striding right on past me after I took the picture.
There were lots of evenings like this one; indeed, there was nothing particularly unique about this particular evening, except that (for reasons unknown) I happened to have my camera with me on this occasion.](/Other/Sunsets/i-tRcST4F/0/Ti/Fire%20Island%2C%20summer%201975%20-%208_499346086_o-Ti.jpg "This was obviously taken sometime around sunset, and it was sometime during the month of August in 1975, when we had rented a house in Ocean Bay Park on Fire Island. I was writing the "Structured Design" book, and I usually knocked off for the day -- or at least for a couple of hours -- around dinnertime, and then took a stroll along the beach to get some relaxation after pounding an IBM Selectric typewriter all day long (no PC's, no word processors in those days!).
I can't prove it, but I'm pretty certain this shot was taken while looking east -- i.e., with the sun, and Ocean Beach, behind me, the private enclave of Point O'Woods in front of me, and the ocean off to the right. The person in shadows was presumably walking toward me, but I have no idea who it was; and he/she presumably kept striding right on past me after I took the picture.
There were lots of evenings like this one; indeed, there was nothing particularly unique about this particular evening, except that (for reasons unknown) I happened to have my camera with me on this occasion.")
![Note: this photo was published in a 2009 Squidoo blog titled "Sunscreen ( http://www.squidoo.com/sunscreen ) ." It was also published in an Aug 10, 2009 blog title "Falsos mitos sobre tomar el sol ( http://www.vitonica.com/prevencion/falsos-mitos-sobre-tomar-el-sol ) ." And it was published in a Jan 30, 2010 Wikimedia Commons blog ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HDR_in_Sheep_Meadow,_Jul_2009_-_03.jpg ) , with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. It was also published in a May 27, 2010 blog titled "Algunos hábitos que no son tan malos como parecen ( http://www.vitonica.com/dietas/algunos-habitos-que-no-son-tan-malos-como-parecen ) ." And it was published in a May 31, 2010 blog titled "Tanorexia, cuidado con esta nueva adicción ( http://www.centromujer.es/ocio/tanorexia-cuidado-con-esta-nueva-adiccion/ ) ." It was also published in a Jun 4, 2010 blog titled "Here’s What You Need to Know About Sunscreen ( http://blog.estateonquarrylake.com/health-fitness/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-sunscreen/ ) ."
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an Apr 6, 2011 bog titled "How to Choose the Best Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer ( http://www.moronacity.com/health-journal/2011/04/how-to-choose-the-best-sunscreen-to-prevent-skin-cancer/ ) ." It was also published in an undated (Jun 29, 2011) blog titled "Try Out These 5 Great Ways To Remove Your Tan ( http://www.magforwomen.com/try-out-these-5-great-ways-to-remove-your-tan/ ) ." And it was published in a Jul 11, 2011 blog titled "Protección solar natural: en verano, nuestra capa córnea se hace más gruesa ( http://www.arrebatadora.com/consejos-de-belleza/proteccion-solar-natural-en-verano-nuestra-capa-cornea-se-hace-mas-gruesa ) ." It was also published in an Aug 8, 2011 blog titled "Dos aplicaciones móvil para protegernos del sol ( http://www.cosasdebelleza.com/productos-bioderma/ ) ."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in an undated (mid-Jan 2012) blog titled "Trucos para estar moreno en invierno ( http://belleza.excite.es/estar-moreno-en-invierno-G29557.html ) ." It was also published in a Jul 6, 2012 blog titled blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-prot... ( http://blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-protegernos-del-sol/ )
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I tried an HDR (high dynamic range) photo once a year ago, but for some reason never pursued it. But it seems that more of and more of the "interesting" photos that I see on Flickr are HDR shots, so I decided to give it another try. The first of these HDR shots were taken from the rooftop of my apartment building at sunset, on the Sunday evening of 4th of July weekend. Subsequent shots (including this one) have been taken out on the street, from the terrace of my apartment at night, and walking through Central Park at mid-day...
This photo is one of a group of ten that I took in the "Sheep Meadow" area at the south end of Central Park. I knew that the trees, the grass, the buildings, and the sky/clouds would be stationary, and I figured that I could pick a time/scene where most, if not all, of the picnickers and sunbathers were reasonably stationary. But there were always a few people in motion, especially the young kids; and though the "ghosting" effect of their movement is sometimes interesting, I think I've concluded that it gets annoying after a while. But aside from that, it is possible to take these HDR sequences (which, in the case of these Sheep Meadow shots, involve the merging of 5 separate images into one composite) in a handheld fashion, without a tripod.
I still have a *lot* to learn about this stuff, but even as a first attempt I'm staggered by what the tonal-mapping software programs (Photomatix, in my case) are capable of doing...](/Landscapes/NYC-HDR/i-WSBhPDK/0/Ti/HDR%20in%20Sheep%20Meadow%2C%20Jul%202009%20-%2003_3707529823_o-Ti.jpg "Note: this photo was published in a 2009 Squidoo blog titled "Sunscreen ( http://www.squidoo.com/sunscreen ) ." It was also published in an Aug 10, 2009 blog title "Falsos mitos sobre tomar el sol ( http://www.vitonica.com/prevencion/falsos-mitos-sobre-tomar-el-sol ) ." And it was published in a Jan 30, 2010 Wikimedia Commons blog ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HDR_in_Sheep_Meadow,_Jul_2009_-_03.jpg ) , with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. It was also published in a May 27, 2010 blog titled "Algunos hábitos que no son tan malos como parecen ( http://www.vitonica.com/dietas/algunos-habitos-que-no-son-tan-malos-como-parecen ) ." And it was published in a May 31, 2010 blog titled "Tanorexia, cuidado con esta nueva adicción ( http://www.centromujer.es/ocio/tanorexia-cuidado-con-esta-nueva-adiccion/ ) ." It was also published in a Jun 4, 2010 blog titled "Here’s What You Need to Know About Sunscreen ( http://blog.estateonquarrylake.com/health-fitness/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-sunscreen/ ) ."
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an Apr 6, 2011 bog titled "How to Choose the Best Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer ( http://www.moronacity.com/health-journal/2011/04/how-to-choose-the-best-sunscreen-to-prevent-skin-cancer/ ) ." It was also published in an undated (Jun 29, 2011) blog titled "Try Out These 5 Great Ways To Remove Your Tan ( http://www.magforwomen.com/try-out-these-5-great-ways-to-remove-your-tan/ ) ." And it was published in a Jul 11, 2011 blog titled "Protección solar natural: en verano, nuestra capa córnea se hace más gruesa ( http://www.arrebatadora.com/consejos-de-belleza/proteccion-solar-natural-en-verano-nuestra-capa-cornea-se-hace-mas-gruesa ) ." It was also published in an Aug 8, 2011 blog titled "Dos aplicaciones móvil para protegernos del sol ( http://www.cosasdebelleza.com/productos-bioderma/ ) ."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in an undated (mid-Jan 2012) blog titled "Trucos para estar moreno en invierno ( http://belleza.excite.es/estar-moreno-en-invierno-G29557.html ) ." It was also published in a Jul 6, 2012 blog titled blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-prot... ( http://blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-protegernos-del-sol/ )
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I tried an HDR (high dynamic range) photo once a year ago, but for some reason never pursued it. But it seems that more of and more of the "interesting" photos that I see on Flickr are HDR shots, so I decided to give it another try. The first of these HDR shots were taken from the rooftop of my apartment building at sunset, on the Sunday evening of 4th of July weekend. Subsequent shots (including this one) have been taken out on the street, from the terrace of my apartment at night, and walking through Central Park at mid-day...
This photo is one of a group of ten that I took in the "Sheep Meadow" area at the south end of Central Park. I knew that the trees, the grass, the buildings, and the sky/clouds would be stationary, and I figured that I could pick a time/scene where most, if not all, of the picnickers and sunbathers were reasonably stationary. But there were always a few people in motion, especially the young kids; and though the "ghosting" effect of their movement is sometimes interesting, I think I've concluded that it gets annoying after a while. But aside from that, it is possible to take these HDR sequences (which, in the case of these Sheep Meadow shots, involve the merging of 5 separate images into one composite) in a handheld fashion, without a tripod.
I still have a *lot* to learn about this stuff, but even as a first attempt I'm staggered by what the tonal-mapping software programs (Photomatix, in my case) are capable of doing...")
Note: this photo was published in a 2009 Squidoo blog titled "Sunscreen ( http://www.squidoo.com/sunscreen ) ." It was also published in an Aug 10, 2009 blog title "Falsos mitos sobre tomar el sol ( http://www.vitonica.com/prevencion/falsos-mitos-sobre-tomar-el-sol ) ." And it was published in a Jan 30, 2010 Wikimedia Commons blog ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HDR_in_Sheep_Meadow,_Jul_2009_-_03.jpg ) , with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. It was also published in a May 27, 2010 blog titled "Algunos hábitos que no son tan malos como parecen ( http://www.vitonica.com/dietas/algunos-habitos-que-no-son-tan-malos-como-parecen ) ." And it was published in a May 31, 2010 blog titled "Tanorexia, cuidado con esta nueva adicción ( http://www.centromujer.es/ocio/tanorexia-cuidado-con-esta-nueva-adiccion/ ) ." It was also published in a Jun 4, 2010 blog titled "Here’s What You Need to Know About Sunscreen ( http://blog.estateonquarrylake.com/health-fitness/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-sunscreen/ ) ."
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an Apr 6, 2011 bog titled "How to Choose the Best Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer ( http://www.moronacity.com/health-journal/2011/04/how-to-choose-the-best-sunscreen-to-prevent-skin-cancer/ ) ." It was also published in an undated (Jun 29, 2011) blog titled "Try Out These 5 Great Ways To Remove Your Tan ( http://www.magforwomen.com/try-out-these-5-great-ways-to-remove-your-tan/ ) ." And it was published in a Jul 11, 2011 blog titled "Protección solar natural: en verano, nuestra capa córnea se hace más gruesa ( http://www.arrebatadora.com/consejos-de-belleza/proteccion-solar-natural-en-verano-nuestra-capa-cornea-se-hace-mas-gruesa ) ." It was also published in an Aug 8, 2011 blog titled "Dos aplicaciones móvil para protegernos del sol ( http://www.cosasdebelleza.com/productos-bioderma/ ) ."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in an undated (mid-Jan 2012) blog titled "Trucos para estar moreno en invierno ( http://belleza.excite.es/estar-moreno-en-invierno-G29557.html ) ." It was also published in a Jul 6, 2012 blog titled blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-prot... ( http://blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-protegernos-del-sol/ )
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I tried an HDR (high dynamic range) photo once a year ago, but for some reason never pursued it. But it seems that more of and more of the "interesting" photos that I see on Flickr are HDR shots, so I decided to give it another try. The first of these HDR shots were taken from the rooftop of my apartment building at sunset, on the Sunday evening of 4th of July weekend. Subsequent shots (including this one) have been taken out on the street, from the terrace of my apartment at night, and walking through Central Park at mid-day...
This photo is one of a group of ten that I took in the "Sheep Meadow" area at the south end of Central Park. I knew that the trees, the grass, the buildings, and the sky/clouds would be stationary, and I figured that I could pick a time/scene where most, if not all, of the picnickers and sunbathers were reasonably stationary. But there were always a few people in motion, especially the young kids; and though the "ghosting" effect of their movement is sometimes interesting, I think I've concluded that it gets annoying after a while. But aside from that, it is possible to take these HDR sequences (which, in the case of these Sheep Meadow shots, involve the merging of 5 separate images into one composite) in a handheld fashion, without a tripod.
I still have a *lot* to learn about this stuff, but even as a first attempt I'm staggered by what the tonal-mapping software programs (Photomatix, in my case) are capable of doing...
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an Apr 6, 2011 bog titled "How to Choose the Best Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer ( http://www.moronacity.com/health-journal/2011/04/how-to-choose-the-best-sunscreen-to-prevent-skin-cancer/ ) ." It was also published in an undated (Jun 29, 2011) blog titled "Try Out These 5 Great Ways To Remove Your Tan ( http://www.magforwomen.com/try-out-these-5-great-ways-to-remove-your-tan/ ) ." And it was published in a Jul 11, 2011 blog titled "Protección solar natural: en verano, nuestra capa córnea se hace más gruesa ( http://www.arrebatadora.com/consejos-de-belleza/proteccion-solar-natural-en-verano-nuestra-capa-cornea-se-hace-mas-gruesa ) ." It was also published in an Aug 8, 2011 blog titled "Dos aplicaciones móvil para protegernos del sol ( http://www.cosasdebelleza.com/productos-bioderma/ ) ."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in an undated (mid-Jan 2012) blog titled "Trucos para estar moreno en invierno ( http://belleza.excite.es/estar-moreno-en-invierno-G29557.html ) ." It was also published in a Jul 6, 2012 blog titled blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-prot... ( http://blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-protegernos-del-sol/ )
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I tried an HDR (high dynamic range) photo once a year ago, but for some reason never pursued it. But it seems that more of and more of the "interesting" photos that I see on Flickr are HDR shots, so I decided to give it another try. The first of these HDR shots were taken from the rooftop of my apartment building at sunset, on the Sunday evening of 4th of July weekend. Subsequent shots (including this one) have been taken out on the street, from the terrace of my apartment at night, and walking through Central Park at mid-day...
This photo is one of a group of ten that I took in the "Sheep Meadow" area at the south end of Central Park. I knew that the trees, the grass, the buildings, and the sky/clouds would be stationary, and I figured that I could pick a time/scene where most, if not all, of the picnickers and sunbathers were reasonably stationary. But there were always a few people in motion, especially the young kids; and though the "ghosting" effect of their movement is sometimes interesting, I think I've concluded that it gets annoying after a while. But aside from that, it is possible to take these HDR sequences (which, in the case of these Sheep Meadow shots, involve the merging of 5 separate images into one composite) in a handheld fashion, without a tripod.
I still have a *lot* to learn about this stuff, but even as a first attempt I'm staggered by what the tonal-mapping software programs (Photomatix, in my case) are capable of doing...
![Note: this photo was published in a 2009 Squidoo blog titled "Sunscreen ( http://www.squidoo.com/sunscreen ) ." It was also published in an Aug 10, 2009 blog title "Falsos mitos sobre tomar el sol ( http://www.vitonica.com/prevencion/falsos-mitos-sobre-tomar-el-sol ) ." And it was published in a Jan 30, 2010 Wikimedia Commons blog ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HDR_in_Sheep_Meadow,_Jul_2009_-_03.jpg ) , with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. It was also published in a May 27, 2010 blog titled "Algunos hábitos que no son tan malos como parecen ( http://www.vitonica.com/dietas/algunos-habitos-que-no-son-tan-malos-como-parecen ) ." And it was published in a May 31, 2010 blog titled "Tanorexia, cuidado con esta nueva adicción ( http://www.centromujer.es/ocio/tanorexia-cuidado-con-esta-nueva-adiccion/ ) ." It was also published in a Jun 4, 2010 blog titled "Here’s What You Need to Know About Sunscreen ( http://blog.estateonquarrylake.com/health-fitness/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-sunscreen/ ) ."
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an Apr 6, 2011 bog titled "How to Choose the Best Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer ( http://www.moronacity.com/health-journal/2011/04/how-to-choose-the-best-sunscreen-to-prevent-skin-cancer/ ) ." It was also published in an undated (Jun 29, 2011) blog titled "Try Out These 5 Great Ways To Remove Your Tan ( http://www.magforwomen.com/try-out-these-5-great-ways-to-remove-your-tan/ ) ." And it was published in a Jul 11, 2011 blog titled "Protección solar natural: en verano, nuestra capa córnea se hace más gruesa ( http://www.arrebatadora.com/consejos-de-belleza/proteccion-solar-natural-en-verano-nuestra-capa-cornea-se-hace-mas-gruesa ) ." It was also published in an Aug 8, 2011 blog titled "Dos aplicaciones móvil para protegernos del sol ( http://www.cosasdebelleza.com/productos-bioderma/ ) ."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in an undated (mid-Jan 2012) blog titled "Trucos para estar moreno en invierno ( http://belleza.excite.es/estar-moreno-en-invierno-G29557.html ) ." It was also published in a Jul 6, 2012 blog titled blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-prot... ( http://blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-protegernos-del-sol/ )
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I tried an HDR (high dynamic range) photo once a year ago, but for some reason never pursued it. But it seems that more of and more of the "interesting" photos that I see on Flickr are HDR shots, so I decided to give it another try. The first of these HDR shots were taken from the rooftop of my apartment building at sunset, on the Sunday evening of 4th of July weekend. Subsequent shots (including this one) have been taken out on the street, from the terrace of my apartment at night, and walking through Central Park at mid-day...
This photo is one of a group of ten that I took in the "Sheep Meadow" area at the south end of Central Park. I knew that the trees, the grass, the buildings, and the sky/clouds would be stationary, and I figured that I could pick a time/scene where most, if not all, of the picnickers and sunbathers were reasonably stationary. But there were always a few people in motion, especially the young kids; and though the "ghosting" effect of their movement is sometimes interesting, I think I've concluded that it gets annoying after a while. But aside from that, it is possible to take these HDR sequences (which, in the case of these Sheep Meadow shots, involve the merging of 5 separate images into one composite) in a handheld fashion, without a tripod.
I still have a *lot* to learn about this stuff, but even as a first attempt I'm staggered by what the tonal-mapping software programs (Photomatix, in my case) are capable of doing...](/Landscapes/NYC-HDR/i-WSBhPDK/0/L/HDR%20in%20Sheep%20Meadow%2C%20Jul%202009%20-%2003_3707529823_o-L.jpg "Note: this photo was published in a 2009 Squidoo blog titled "Sunscreen ( http://www.squidoo.com/sunscreen ) ." It was also published in an Aug 10, 2009 blog title "Falsos mitos sobre tomar el sol ( http://www.vitonica.com/prevencion/falsos-mitos-sobre-tomar-el-sol ) ." And it was published in a Jan 30, 2010 Wikimedia Commons blog ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HDR_in_Sheep_Meadow,_Jul_2009_-_03.jpg ) , with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. It was also published in a May 27, 2010 blog titled "Algunos hábitos que no son tan malos como parecen ( http://www.vitonica.com/dietas/algunos-habitos-que-no-son-tan-malos-como-parecen ) ." And it was published in a May 31, 2010 blog titled "Tanorexia, cuidado con esta nueva adicción ( http://www.centromujer.es/ocio/tanorexia-cuidado-con-esta-nueva-adiccion/ ) ." It was also published in a Jun 4, 2010 blog titled "Here’s What You Need to Know About Sunscreen ( http://blog.estateonquarrylake.com/health-fitness/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-sunscreen/ ) ."
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an Apr 6, 2011 bog titled "How to Choose the Best Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer ( http://www.moronacity.com/health-journal/2011/04/how-to-choose-the-best-sunscreen-to-prevent-skin-cancer/ ) ." It was also published in an undated (Jun 29, 2011) blog titled "Try Out These 5 Great Ways To Remove Your Tan ( http://www.magforwomen.com/try-out-these-5-great-ways-to-remove-your-tan/ ) ." And it was published in a Jul 11, 2011 blog titled "Protección solar natural: en verano, nuestra capa córnea se hace más gruesa ( http://www.arrebatadora.com/consejos-de-belleza/proteccion-solar-natural-en-verano-nuestra-capa-cornea-se-hace-mas-gruesa ) ." It was also published in an Aug 8, 2011 blog titled "Dos aplicaciones móvil para protegernos del sol ( http://www.cosasdebelleza.com/productos-bioderma/ ) ."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in an undated (mid-Jan 2012) blog titled "Trucos para estar moreno en invierno ( http://belleza.excite.es/estar-moreno-en-invierno-G29557.html ) ." It was also published in a Jul 6, 2012 blog titled blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-prot... ( http://blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-protegernos-del-sol/ )
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I tried an HDR (high dynamic range) photo once a year ago, but for some reason never pursued it. But it seems that more of and more of the "interesting" photos that I see on Flickr are HDR shots, so I decided to give it another try. The first of these HDR shots were taken from the rooftop of my apartment building at sunset, on the Sunday evening of 4th of July weekend. Subsequent shots (including this one) have been taken out on the street, from the terrace of my apartment at night, and walking through Central Park at mid-day...
This photo is one of a group of ten that I took in the "Sheep Meadow" area at the south end of Central Park. I knew that the trees, the grass, the buildings, and the sky/clouds would be stationary, and I figured that I could pick a time/scene where most, if not all, of the picnickers and sunbathers were reasonably stationary. But there were always a few people in motion, especially the young kids; and though the "ghosting" effect of their movement is sometimes interesting, I think I've concluded that it gets annoying after a while. But aside from that, it is possible to take these HDR sequences (which, in the case of these Sheep Meadow shots, involve the merging of 5 separate images into one composite) in a handheld fashion, without a tripod.
I still have a *lot* to learn about this stuff, but even as a first attempt I'm staggered by what the tonal-mapping software programs (Photomatix, in my case) are capable of doing...")
Note: this photo was published in a 2009 Squidoo blog titled "Sunscreen ( http://www.squidoo.com/sunscreen ) ." It was also published in an Aug 10, 2009 blog title "Falsos mitos sobre tomar el sol ( http://www.vitonica.com/prevencion/falsos-mitos-sobre-tomar-el-sol ) ." And it was published in a Jan 30, 2010 Wikimedia Commons blog ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HDR_in_Sheep_Meadow,_Jul_2009_-_03.jpg ) , with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. It was also published in a May 27, 2010 blog titled "Algunos hábitos que no son tan malos como parecen ( http://www.vitonica.com/dietas/algunos-habitos-que-no-son-tan-malos-como-parecen ) ." And it was published in a May 31, 2010 blog titled "Tanorexia, cuidado con esta nueva adicción ( http://www.centromujer.es/ocio/tanorexia-cuidado-con-esta-nueva-adiccion/ ) ." It was also published in a Jun 4, 2010 blog titled "Here’s What You Need to Know About Sunscreen ( http://blog.estateonquarrylake.com/health-fitness/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-sunscreen/ ) ."
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an Apr 6, 2011 bog titled "How to Choose the Best Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer ( http://www.moronacity.com/health-journal/2011/04/how-to-choose-the-best-sunscreen-to-prevent-skin-cancer/ ) ." It was also published in an undated (Jun 29, 2011) blog titled "Try Out These 5 Great Ways To Remove Your Tan ( http://www.magforwomen.com/try-out-these-5-great-ways-to-remove-your-tan/ ) ." And it was published in a Jul 11, 2011 blog titled "Protección solar natural: en verano, nuestra capa córnea se hace más gruesa ( http://www.arrebatadora.com/consejos-de-belleza/proteccion-solar-natural-en-verano-nuestra-capa-cornea-se-hace-mas-gruesa ) ." It was also published in an Aug 8, 2011 blog titled "Dos aplicaciones móvil para protegernos del sol ( http://www.cosasdebelleza.com/productos-bioderma/ ) ."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in an undated (mid-Jan 2012) blog titled "Trucos para estar moreno en invierno ( http://belleza.excite.es/estar-moreno-en-invierno-G29557.html ) ." It was also published in a Jul 6, 2012 blog titled blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-prot... ( http://blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-protegernos-del-sol/ )
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I tried an HDR (high dynamic range) photo once a year ago, but for some reason never pursued it. But it seems that more of and more of the "interesting" photos that I see on Flickr are HDR shots, so I decided to give it another try. The first of these HDR shots were taken from the rooftop of my apartment building at sunset, on the Sunday evening of 4th of July weekend. Subsequent shots (including this one) have been taken out on the street, from the terrace of my apartment at night, and walking through Central Park at mid-day...
This photo is one of a group of ten that I took in the "Sheep Meadow" area at the south end of Central Park. I knew that the trees, the grass, the buildings, and the sky/clouds would be stationary, and I figured that I could pick a time/scene where most, if not all, of the picnickers and sunbathers were reasonably stationary. But there were always a few people in motion, especially the young kids; and though the "ghosting" effect of their movement is sometimes interesting, I think I've concluded that it gets annoying after a while. But aside from that, it is possible to take these HDR sequences (which, in the case of these Sheep Meadow shots, involve the merging of 5 separate images into one composite) in a handheld fashion, without a tripod.
I still have a *lot* to learn about this stuff, but even as a first attempt I'm staggered by what the tonal-mapping software programs (Photomatix, in my case) are capable of doing...
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an Apr 6, 2011 bog titled "How to Choose the Best Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer ( http://www.moronacity.com/health-journal/2011/04/how-to-choose-the-best-sunscreen-to-prevent-skin-cancer/ ) ." It was also published in an undated (Jun 29, 2011) blog titled "Try Out These 5 Great Ways To Remove Your Tan ( http://www.magforwomen.com/try-out-these-5-great-ways-to-remove-your-tan/ ) ." And it was published in a Jul 11, 2011 blog titled "Protección solar natural: en verano, nuestra capa córnea se hace más gruesa ( http://www.arrebatadora.com/consejos-de-belleza/proteccion-solar-natural-en-verano-nuestra-capa-cornea-se-hace-mas-gruesa ) ." It was also published in an Aug 8, 2011 blog titled "Dos aplicaciones móvil para protegernos del sol ( http://www.cosasdebelleza.com/productos-bioderma/ ) ."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in an undated (mid-Jan 2012) blog titled "Trucos para estar moreno en invierno ( http://belleza.excite.es/estar-moreno-en-invierno-G29557.html ) ." It was also published in a Jul 6, 2012 blog titled blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-prot... ( http://blog.universalplaces.com/dos-aplicaciones-movil-para-protegernos-del-sol/ )
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I tried an HDR (high dynamic range) photo once a year ago, but for some reason never pursued it. But it seems that more of and more of the "interesting" photos that I see on Flickr are HDR shots, so I decided to give it another try. The first of these HDR shots were taken from the rooftop of my apartment building at sunset, on the Sunday evening of 4th of July weekend. Subsequent shots (including this one) have been taken out on the street, from the terrace of my apartment at night, and walking through Central Park at mid-day...
This photo is one of a group of ten that I took in the "Sheep Meadow" area at the south end of Central Park. I knew that the trees, the grass, the buildings, and the sky/clouds would be stationary, and I figured that I could pick a time/scene where most, if not all, of the picnickers and sunbathers were reasonably stationary. But there were always a few people in motion, especially the young kids; and though the "ghosting" effect of their movement is sometimes interesting, I think I've concluded that it gets annoying after a while. But aside from that, it is possible to take these HDR sequences (which, in the case of these Sheep Meadow shots, involve the merging of 5 separate images into one composite) in a handheld fashion, without a tripod.
I still have a *lot* to learn about this stuff, but even as a first attempt I'm staggered by what the tonal-mapping software programs (Photomatix, in my case) are capable of doing...
See photo in original gallery.