blackhawk1552's PhotoBlog

A Greeting Card-Hidden LiGhT

2009-11-06T06:26:54Z

I did another one for those we miss to greet on the month of November this post is for all of you !, To my friend Marites ( Tikyatingin) , Happy BeerDay! and many more bottles to come! ha ha! To my country who was hit by two successive typhoon , many have perish and many have lost their homes.Worldwide help was swift , imported goodies arrived fast but did not end up to the victims hand..it end up in some few govt officials warehouses..the typhoon victims was force to live in a makeshift boxes.. To my Dad who past away many years ago , me , my brothers and sister always celebrate it by cooking his favorite food.. Tech Aspect : Nikon D40 Lens : Tamron 18-200mm Macro Aperture : 5.6 Shutter : 2 sec Flash : Did not fire Tripod : yes Remote trigger : Yes Condition : Night shot Mode : Manual Post Processing : PSCS3 Multi layer , cut and paste all images via layer , used magic wand to select the subject drag and drop on a new layer converted BG to black.I change the color of the BG by clicking select>color range chnge to Black hit enter. added the moon for accentuation then flattened all layers... thank you so much for viewing my blog and to your comments...

A Birthday Card

2009-11-01T16:53:51Z

Happy Birthday Buddy ! We have never meet in person , but we met in real time at a virtual reality blog , who knows someday i might meet you in person? a greetings from a friend on the other side of the globe! Happy Birthday Ricky , and many more beerdays to come!

A glimpsE of Light

2009-10-27T02:41:35Z

Happy Halloween everybody! Tech Aspect : Equipment :Nikon D40 Lens: Nikon 50mm 1.8 Series E lens Aperture : 1.8 Shutter Speed : 15 sec Condition : Room light source overhead shot Tripod : yes Flash: Did not fire Post Processing : PCSC3 Sharpening technique , Free transform to balance the subject , converted to JPEG , Exposure 0.13 , photo filter Sepia 25% Camera on enhance Mode , Picture quality Vivid , Contrast +1 . Hue +2 , Added smoke when shot.. Sorry i have not posted for a long time , i will make up this coming weeks to post an image as possible... I lighted a candle for those children displace by war and poverty , children that sleeps on the street , children that have not experience what Halloween really is..."Children of the lesser Gods" Thank you for viewing.. please don't click if you don't like graphic violence it was a clippings from Schindler's list.. Whisper

Medium - Digital Art Format

2009-10-12T19:50:57Z

In art, "medium" refers to the substance the artist uses to create his or her artwork. For example, the medium Michelangelo used to create David was marble, Calder's stabiles employ painted steel plates and Duchamp's infamous Fountain had porcelain as its medium. Thousand and thousand of today's internet Artist and hobbyist are using this medium to create there own expression of images.Take for example Adrianna ( Strangestagain) , her creativeness and Artwork on digital image format are so stunning and Unique.i called it "Adrianna Effect".. I used Digital Format to mimic pen and Ink and watercolor.... This is for Tedbarlow.Feel free to use the images Ted.. The Subjects are taken at Point Fermin , San Pedro California.. Thank you for viewing.

IntO thE LiGthS - ChiLd PorTrAit

2009-09-30T18:24:52Z

My First Attempt on Outdoor Child Portrait on my niece.. The most difficult to capture on a portrait shot outdoor is when the subject skin is light or Brown.. OE is unavoidable on light skin , and details will loose on brown skin..unless the subject is in a shaded portion and we use a lightform to make the hard light bounce to the subject and make it soft , that , all this factors would change..however , photoshop is one of a good alternative tools to tweak the image and give more details and reduce OE on our image as well , but it needs a lot of time to do it..and i don't have that time nor many of us here , so what i did? both of us are in a shaded portion of the house..still the details is not much on the skin tones and the eyes , but the hair details are great! I just say that to compliment myself! ha ha ha! Condition : partial shaded , time 5:30PM sun position almost down.. Technical Aspect : Nikon D40 APS-CF 6.1MP Lens : Tamron 18-200mm Asperical LD Macro lens Apperture : Widest at 5.6 to get a good blur of the Bachground..( Bokeh) Shutter Release : 80s Dial Selection : M for manual mode ISO : 400 ( you can set this in Auto ) Saturation : Enhance Mode Noise reduction : On Flash : Did not Fire Tripod : No Post processing : PCCS3 Tweak the exposure level , Crop the Image , Shadow Drop , Selective tools ( magic Wand ) to select the eye for sharp edges and a sharpen . Sharpening Technique : Copy layer ( control + J ) Change Layer to darken , go to Filter>Unsharpen Mask> , Set Amount at 18 Radius at 40 Threshold at 0 percentage at 100% then hit OK ,Go back change the layer to Lighten same procedure but the percentage should be 50% hit OK..then change the layer to normal.. Go to Layer>Flatten Image..and your done! Cheers! Thank you so much for viewing!

InTo tHe LiGht - Still LifE in Ambient LiGht SourCe

2009-09-29T20:56:24Z

Photography is all about the right timing , this images are taken at around 6 pm CA time where the sun is almost setting..with just the right ambient light , Open your aperture at the widest 1.8 to 5.6 to get enough light and produce a soft shallow depth of field without any sun glares.. i know many of us here are using Nikon D40 , this small light weight DSLR make so many wonders if you just know how to tweak the 3D color Matrix II , Set your saturation to enhance mode , that simple mode can enhance the colors and tone of the subject without any falloff and comas to the edges...the kit lens that come with the Nikon D40 is one of the best lens so far..with ED marking ( Extra low dispersion) Glass that reduces Chromatic aberrations.. Condition : Almost sunset time Technical Aspect : Equipment : Nikon D40 APS - CFrame 6.1 MP Lens : Tamron 18-200mm AF asperical LD Aperture : 5.6 Shutter : 80s Mode : Manual , Saturation Enhance Metering : Center Weight ISO : 400 NR : On Flash : did not fire Tripod : No Post Processing : PSCS3 just for Shadow Drop , Desaturate , Water Mark and sharpening technique.. Thank you for viewing!

Still Life - Rancho Cucamonga Mountain View

2009-09-22T15:56:18Z

I was inside jack in a box when i saw the mountain at the window , well actually this small city is called Rancho Cucamonga , it was so nice i can not forgive myself if i will not take a picture or two of the scenery , so in spite of the long drive all the way to that place , to see a breathtaking view of nature away from a fast pace city of Los Angeles is quite relieving..I add the last 2 frames taken from that place.. Unfortunately i aimed the camera high as not to capture the construction going on in front of me..

Sunset at the Dodgers Stadium

2009-09-19T04:00:29Z

I was at the Dodgers Game , and this is what i witness during the ball game...unfortunately it was getting late so we decided to go home , so the game lasted until the 13th innings! anyway my team won.. Dodgers against Pittsburgh Pirates.. I had difficulty capturing all the scene on that event since i was too far from the field plus it was a night shot !!!! and i was using the 300mm at 100 percent so some are actually Bokeh photography and with a little bit of motion blur...Now i know that Tamron has its limit on 100% full lens usage...most of the shot just go to delete section lol! since the motion blur is unbearable..anyway i enjoy the game and i got a free Dodgers Blanket! ha ha!, that is all that matters , plus i capture some sideline action from the people playing the ball while the game was on! Technical Aspect : Condition : Night Shot Aperture : 8 S Spped : 25 sec Flash did not fire Lens : 18-300mm Tamron Camera : Nikon D40 C-Frame Mode : Manual Tripod : its a pity should have brought a small one.. Thank you so much for viewing!

Flowers and Frame in 2D

2009-09-08T20:24:15Z

Four images drag and drop , i use magic wand to cut the bougainvillea and the rose leaves via layer cut , eraser tools to correct some spot on the leaves , Post Process : PhotoShop First took shot of a frame then open a new layer cut and drag the frame. 2nd shot was the roses open it and drag and drop it on the framework re-size the flower using free transform hold the shift to make it even.. 3rd was the bougainvillea open it and duplicate the layer then used magic wand to select the cut then then right click the mouse select cut via layer ti will open a new layer with the cut flowers , drag and drop it on the framework make some adjustment to the flowers to make it appear like it was coming out of the frame re-size to fit.. 4th open it then cut the leaves via layer , same procedures as 3rd. make some adjustment on the position using free transform , eraser tools to correct some spot then re-size to fit..Multiple layers will appear on the framework so make sure every layers has a name , 1 frame 2 rose 3 bougainvillea 4 leaves.. Make sure that all original images be duplicated so if you are not happy with the result you can always go back to the original image.. Sorry for my focus its really not easy to use a camera on manual mode specially i am using a reading glass!My Tamron Lens are not compatible with my Nikon D40 so i have no other options.. i just want to share how to make a 2D images.. Thank you so much for viewing...

Into the light -Bouganvilla

2009-09-07T08:17:52Z

This flower was captured by my Nikon D40 . the reason i post it is to show those who love to shoot their DSLR Camera on JPEG mode,, the only thing i have done on PhotoShop was used the magic wand to cut the flower via layer and the drop shadow..no enhancement and sharpening tools are made , the other two shots i leave it as it is..The secrets that some pro's are using is to set the white balance to negative 3 ( -3 ) set your aperture at 11 and Shutter at 160 , then look for a subject that has a red or yellow colors on a sunny day.. The settings are JPEG basic Condition : Sunny - Hard light White Balance : -3 ISO 400 Lens : Tamron 18-300mm Aperture : 11 Shutter Speed 160