Posts Tagged: harbour


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Aug 09

Brand New Gallery

Image000--WebI’ve just created a new gallery on my website designed specifically for pictures that I’ve taken on my mobile phone. Most of the pictures were photographed with my Nokia 6300 and then post processed in Adobe Lightroom. Some of the processing was done in camera with features like: false colours, which creates a cross processed feel; negative; and solarize. The camera itself is only 2 megapixels and has no focus, exposure or depth of field control. I like that, it gives more chance for creativity. It does have a decent zoom, but it’s all digital and I prefer to shoot with a fixed focal length anyways. Continue reading →


27
Jun 09

Sailing, Esquimalt Harbour

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One of the joys of my job is that I get to go sailing. Constantly. As in everyday I get to be on the water in a boat and enjoying the sea. The other day, I was out on a Sonar. It’s a 23 foot keel boat that is designed as the International Sailing Association Federation (ISAF) Paralympic class 3-person keel boat. I was out on it taking pictures for the Disabled Sailing Associations Martin 16. Shortly after (and before) these pictures, the mast on the martin 16 fell off of the boat and all pictures stopped as my boat rescue training came in to play and I (and the other staff of DSA) had to perform a rescue before the boat (and the sailors) drifted in to the rocks.
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