[the journey of the finch]

Shiny happy people, originally uploaded by Hyperfinch.

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buzzing activity at a open air flea market on the riverside of the Main river in Lohr, Franconia, Germany.

Tilt/Shift fake miniature created with TiltShiftMaker.com, Picnik.com and a Nikon.
Works best in the light box view.

Vikos Gorge, originally uploaded by Hyperfinch.

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as seen from the Vikos balcony near Monodendri

colors of early summer, originally uploaded by Hyperfinch.

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different fields form areas of color outside the village of Kleinrinderfeld in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Dumbo carries a heart, originally uploaded by Hyperfinch.

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View On Black !!!

this was just a quick and dirty attempt for a greeting card:
I had a ceramic elephant, a wooden heart and a black t-shirt, placed the ensemble on the ground and went at it with the 50mm/1.8D at f/2.2 and a 1/60s, using the camera flash. Exposure bias was at -0.7.

The result looked "cold" - the focus was right on the head but the heart was too much at level with it, so it came out sharp as well.

I desaturated everything but the heart, gave everything but the head a selective blur, adjusted contrast and added saturation back in.

Result was what I intended, i.e. a blurry look to the heart as something "not physical" and a nice and even black background.

Finalized with a black vignette so the whole subject came towards the eye from the center of the picture.

"once upon a time", originally uploaded by Ledényi.

No, it's, in fact, Bavaria:

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a few days ago i went "shooting" with a friend in the bavarian "wilderness" south of walchensee. we went there early to capture the sunrise in this beautiful environment.

i hope you enjoy this fairy tale ;)

hit "L" to view in a lightbox, i highly recommend doing that!

record for today: az - the format

@PhLdny | The Daily Grind 2011

"trippin..", originally uploaded by Ledényi.

Product design by Olympus. Then.