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Wildflowers

Suprada — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:04:16 +0000

Wildflowers, by Suprada on Flickr.

Wildflowers on the Ohlone Trail to Murietta Falls. Late spring, a friend convinced me to hike the 12mile round trip to Murietta falls in the Ohlone Wilderness. Didn’t make it to the falls, but the approx. 10 miles of the hike was a butt kicker – with about 4000ft vertical elevation gain. The next day, walking up and down stairs seemed much harder than the hike itself!

We started the hike at a trail at Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore. Here is the Del Valle Regional Park website link. For more information about this hike check out Kevin Gong’s account of his hike to Murietta Falls.

Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 for my post-processing. After importing the photos

into Lightroom and keywording them. I used one preset for this photograph apart from the lightroom basic tools panel Soft Highlights by Joop Snijder.

Here is the sample image and download link at Joop’s blog. This lightroom preset is highly recommended – one of the staples in my workflow.

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon G9
Exposure: 1/250s at f/4.0
Focal Length: 7.4mm
ISO: 200
WB: Daylight
Date: April 3, 2010
Processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

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Restaurante Fiesta mural

Suprada — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:53:03 +0000

Restaurante Fiesta mural, Piste, Mexico, by Suprada on Flickr.

On our way out from Chichen Itza, we stopped to eat lunch in Piste at the Resturante Fiesta. The walls of the entire restaurant are painted with murals – Maya Gods and popular Maya themed paintings. Here is another mural from this restaurant.

Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.7 for my post-processing. After importing the photos into Lightroom and keywording them. I played around with the clarity, vibrance, exposure and curves settings for this photograph.

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon G9
Exposure: 1/60s at f/2.8
Focal Length: 7.4mm
ISO: 200
WB: Daylight
Date: December 28, 2009
Processed in Lightroom

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Mural and Controls

Suprada — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:36:59 +0000

Mural and Controls, Piste, Mexico, by Suprada on Flickr.

clarity, vibrance, exposure and curves settings for this photograph.

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon G9
Exposure: 1/80s at f/2.8
Focal Length: 9mm
ISO: 160
WB: Daylight
Date: December 28, 2009
Processed in Lightroom

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Painted Buildings

Suprada — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:14:25 +0000

Painted Buildings, Paseo de Montejo, Mexico, by Suprada on Flickr.

Our last day in Merida, I was walking along the Paseo de Montejo. I decided to eat some honey-dew flavored ice cream (which by the way was awesome) at a local ice cream parlor on the street. The street was lined with stores on the pavement selling different kinds of art – paintings, pottery, sketches, sculptures, photographs. Enjoying an ice cream looking at a city go about its leisurely business was very pleasant.

Walking back to the hotel, I saw these buildings which looked like they were starting to go under renovation. The way the buildings looked in the mid-day sun reminded me of the painting: pastel colors and beautiful rough textures.

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon G9
Exposure: 0.02sec at f/3.2
Focal Length: 14.8mm
ISO: 80
WB: Daylight
Date: December 27, 2009

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Moon and Cathedral

Suprada — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:23:13 +0000

Moon and Cathedral, by Suprada on Flickr.

Moon rising over the The Cathedral of San Idelfonso, Mérida, Mexico.

In December we spent a few days in Mexico. We landed in Cancun and drove directly to Mérida – The White City. On Christmas Eve, we were walking around
Centro (central plaza). Towards evening, the moon was in the sky above the Cathedral which made me make this photo.

More about the Cathedral: The Cathedral of San Ildefonso is the oldest in Mexico, completed in 1598. It was built over an ancient Mayan temple – the stones used to build this cathedral also came from that temple. More information about the Catedral de San Ildefonso

I also found a very good account of a visit to Merida on the internet. Here is the link to
LA and Susan Wyatt’s travel log – Mérida visit

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon G9
Filter: Hoya 58mm RM-72 Infrared Filter
Exposure: 1/20sec at f/2.8
ISO: 80
WB: Daylight
Date: December 24, 2009
Processed in Lightroom

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Stairs, Mérida

Suprada — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:49:57 +0000

Stairs, Mérida, by Suprada on Flickr.

Stairs in the Palacio de Gobierno (Government Palace), Mérida, Mexico.
In December we spent a few days in Mexico. We landed in Cancun and drove directly to Mérida – The White City. On Christmas Eve, we were walking around
Centro (central plaza). We walked into this building – the Palacio de Gobierno. The Governor’s offices are in this building along with some amazing murals, woodwork and paintings. I was attracted by the bright colors of the wall against this old wood handrail.

I also found a very good account of a visit to Merida on net. Here is the link to
LA and Susan Wyatt’s travel log – Mérida visit

Everglades in Infrared – 6

Suprada — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:03:42 +0000

Everglades in Infrared – 6, by Suprada on Flickr.

Big Cypress Natural Preseve, Florida

I got the opportunity to visit Everglades National Park and its neighbor, Big Cypress National Preserve back in October. This image is the last in this series.

Other posts in this series:
Everglades in Infrared – 1: http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/922
Everglades in Infrared – 2: http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/929
Everglades in Infrared – 3: http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/947
Everglades in Infrared – 4: http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/951
Everglades in Infrared – 5: http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/953

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon G9
Filter: Hoya 58mm RM-72 Infrared Filter
Exposure: 2sec at f/2.8
ISO: 80
WB: Daylight
Date: October 10, 2009
Processed in Lightroom 2.5

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Everglades in Infrared – 5

Suprada — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:01:38 +0000

Everglades in Infrared – 5, by Suprada on Flickr.

Big Cypress Natural Preseve, Florida

I got the opportunity to visit Everglades National Park and its neighbor, Big Cypress National Preserve back in October.

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon G9 with Hoya R72 Infrared filter
Exposure: 2sec at f/2.8
ISO: 80
WB: Daylight
Date: October 10, 2009
Processed in Lightroom 2.5

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Everglades in Infrared – 4

Suprada — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:32:42 +0000

Everglades in Infrared – 4, by Suprada on Flickr.

Big Cypress Natural Preseve, Florida

I got the opportunity to visit Everglades National Park and its neighbor, Big Cypress National Preserve back in October. Even though it was early afternoon, and the sun was high, there were tons of things to photograph. Especially in infrared.

In this particular photograph, the foreground is actually a canal – I loved how the water turned black. The grass white and the trees lighter. With infrared, everything looks so familiar, yet so strange. It makes one look deeper into the photograph – at least I think so. Very soon, I’ll come up with my version of processing for infrared in Lightroom.

Everglades in Infrared – 3

Suprada — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:35:38 +0000

Everglades in Infrared – 3, by Suprada on Flickr.

Big Cypress Natural Preseve, Florida

I got the opportunity to visit Everglades National Park and its neighbor, Big Cypress National Preserve back in October.

The Big Cypress Natural Preserve is but one big swamp – more than 2,400 square miles. As its name suggests, it is about 1/3rd covered with cypress trees. The cypress trees are mostly found on the edge of the wet prairies where the water is very slowly draining into the ocean. This photograph shows one such stand of cypress trees. This was shot from the side of the Tamiami trail. These stands of cypress trees against a glorious sky. What a place!

Other posts in this series:
Everglades in Infrared – 1: http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/922
Everglades in Infrared – 2: http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/929

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon G9 with Hoya R72 Infrared filter
Exposure: 2sec at f/4.5
ISO: 80
WB: Daylight
Date: October 10, 2009
Processed in Lightroom 2.5

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