Category Archives: Photography
Some Photoshop Filters
These were all produced on auto settings. Most can be manipulated endlessly by setting manually. Update: I am selling a 24X36 unframed poster of these images. From my Disturbing Images page . . .
Gumps on Post in San Francisco
Gumps was a store that helped make San Francisco magical. It started in 1861 after the Gold Rush flooded San Francisco with wealth. Treasures from the Orient poured in. Yes, the Orient. It was part gift shop, part museum, and … Continue reading
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Tagged gumps, post street, San Francisco, the city
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Original Photographs and the Impossibility of Everything Connected to Them
After your article proposal has been accepted your next challenge will be providing photographs to accompany the text. I hope you can take them yourself. The world of Nat Geo doesn’t exist anymore for freelancers. You will not have a … Continue reading
I Know it When I See It
“But to live outside the law, you must be honest.” Bob Dylan United States Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart struggled in 1964 to define pornography in the landmark case of Jacobellis v. Ohio. In his concurring opinion, Stewart wrote, essentially, … Continue reading
Posted in art, Photography, Photoshop, politically correct, Uncategorized
Tagged art, penthouse, photographers, Photography, playboy, pornography, Roversi
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More on Neural Filters
This photo is from the New York Public Library Digital collection. Here’s the original. Here’s what a one click colorization produced in Photoshop. Now, one click on “Auto” using the curve controls for an image. Quite amazing.
Posted in Photography, Photoshop
Tagged filters, history, photographs, Photography, Photoshop
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An Amazing Development With Photoshop
Amazing development with PhotoshopCC. Adobe is introducing a number of so called neural filters which in this case colorizes black and white photographs. Amazing. I think some of the processing is done in the cloud,, however, you do have to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adobe, creative cloud, historical record, history, Photoshop, photoshopcc
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My Bad. And my Bad Guy Moment.
I thought the neighborhood in Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” video was in Palm Springs. Had to be. Turns out the location was Balboa Heights which is a part of the greater San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. The most featured … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, video
Tagged architecture, bad, bad guy, balboa highlands, billie eilish, mid-century modern, palm springs, san fernando valley, video
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Wonder Woman 1984 Review
Wonder Woman 1984 Review 7.5 out of 10 A good film. This is a romance and “hope conquers all” movie with action serving as a backdrop. It is not a normal follow on to a superhero movie. It is obviously … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized
Tagged dc comics, dc films, film review, gal gadot, lynda carter, wonder woman, wonder woman 1984
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Sit Rep
Hope you are well or well enough. Just got back from Utah. People and families are on the move for the summer, with my hotel completely booked for the weekend and surrounding hotels looking equally crowded. Good days of exploring … Continue reading
Posted in editing writing, Photography, revising writing, rocks and lapidary, Uncategorized
Tagged documenting, photos, public domain, traveling, vimeo, wikimedia, YouTube
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