Posted in Architecture, Colour, Nature, Travel, tagged architecture, Art, Asia, China, Culture, History, Hong Kong, Life, Photoblog, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Travel, Urban on January 11, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I had the privilege of visiting the exciting city of Hong Kong over the holidays, and I have to admit it is a city that never ceases to amaze me. A futuristic city with a fascinating hybrid combination of east and west, traditional and yet extremely modern at the same time. A city of contrasts, and one that is as vibrant as any I’ve ever visited. Here is a sampling of photos I took in an attempt to capture the many sides to Hong Kong.
Posted in Architecture, Colour, Travel, tagged architecture, Art, Brooklyn, Cemetery, Green-Wood, History, Life, Photoblog, Photographs, Photography on December 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was quite impressed with the architecture at Green-Wood National Historic Landmark. The entrance to the cemetery has this great stone arched gateway with exotic parakeets nesting at the top.
Posted in Colour, Landscape, Nature, tagged Art, Brooklyn, Green-Wood Cemetery, Inspiration, Landscape, Nature, New York, Photoblog, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Travel, Trees, United States on November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Another photograph taken of the old, majestic trees that are everywhere in Green-Wood Cemetery. These trees remind me of old guardians, protecting the liminal realm between life and death.
Posted in Colour, Nature, tagged Animals, Art, Autumn, Fall, Halloween, Holidays, Life, Nature, Photoblog, Photographs, Photography, Spider, Toronto on October 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In the spirit of Halloween, I thought I’d share a recent photo I took of this spooky spider that is posted outside our front porch. I like to think she is guarding our entrance from any unwanted guests. She does a pretty good job of scaring off the unwary!
Posted in Black and White, Grenada, Travel, tagged Art, Caribbean, Grenada, Life, Photographs, Photography, Pictures, Travel and Tourism on October 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This image was also taken while I was in Grenada. Over the weekend, I downloaded a trial version of Adobe Lightroom and I’ve been playing around with some of the features. I de-saturated this photo and added a little vignetting for more of a dramatic effect. I am liking the results!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Aperture, Apple, Art, Macbook Pro, Photographs, Photography, Photoshop on September 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Image via CrunchBase
I have recently decided I need to invest in a good image management/editing application to organize and develop my extensive photography collection. Why it has taken me so long to come to this conclusion, I have no idea! I guess its due to the fact that I recently purchased a new Macbook Pro laptop and upgrade to the Lion system, which has prompted me to improve my overall workflow. Up until now I have been using a combination of Apple iPhoto and Adobe CS2 to manage my photographs. However, this has proved to be an awkward process, in which I have built a cumbersome iPhoto library while maintaining my original image files backed up onto an external hard drive. When I want to do any editing beyond the iPhoto’s limited editing features, I have to locate the original file on my external drive – open it in Photoshop and then save on the external drive or import into iPhoto – which then contains duplicate copies of this image. Realizing this was taking more time out of actually photographing, I decided to find an application that would both manage my growing inventory of photographs as well as allow me to perform all the edits within the software system. I would also want this system to easily upload to my social networks such as Flickr, Facebook, Photoshelter – uploading the metadata data/keywords as well. Simple right?
Now here comes the dilemma… At first I thought Aperture was the next logical step. Having been an iPhoto user and an increasingly loyal Apple subscriber, Aperture seems to fit the Mac environment I’m creating. However, as I began to research online, positive reviews of Adobe’s Lightroom started to surface, and I realized both offered different approaches to my workflow. Since I have used both iPhoto and Photoshop extensively, I am totally stuck and unsure how to proceed.
During my research I have uncovered quite a few opposing reviews on these two very different image management systems:
Pro – Aperture:
http://www.apertureland.com/2010/06/25/lightroom-3-vs-aperture-3/
Pro- Lightroom:
http://lightroomsecrets.com/2010/02/aperture-3-is-it-time-to-switch/
http://www.pixiq.com/article/aperture-or-lightroom
Both:
http://www.photoradar.com/reviews/buying-guides/lightroom-3-vs-aperture-3
Reading these articles I have compiled a list of my main concerns for each – in comparison with each other:
Aperture: Slow, Large Size, unable to access files external of the library file system, limited editing capacity, lack of feedback and community (Adobe seeks feedback through beta testing and community forums); conversion of RAW files; does not have the history and editing background that Adobe has built through its range of creative suite products.
Lightroom: does not organize and manage files as well as Aperture – not as intuitive; not as many options for social syncing (including mobile me and facebook); not part of the inclusive Apple suite of applications that I use (interoperability of Apple products is key); lack of geo-tagging feature; does not offer the range of slideshow and album printing features that Aperture automatically incorporates.
To summarize: My main concern with Aperture is that it is not as effective at photo-editing as Lightroom and geared towards mainstream users instead of pro, which would make it not as useful as a photographer’s digital workflow tool; however my main concern with Lightroom is that it does not organize, manage, tag and sync with social networks as well as Aperture’s library system with its referential files located in one convenient place. I guess it depends what is most important to me as a photographer – but I value both the management and editing tools!
So as you can see I am clearly on the fence about my decision…. PLEASE HELP! I would welcome any feedback as to the digital workflow systems all of you amazing photobloggers out there use – do you use Apple or Adobe? Lightroom or Aperture? Iphoto or Elements? There are many options out there. However mainly I am looking at Lightroom or Aperture. Please leave a comment and let me know!!!
Posted in Black and White, Grenada, Nature, Travel, tagged Art, Caribbean, Life, Nature, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Travel, Travel and Tourism, Trees on September 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The beautiful abstract texture of the Palm Tree’s bark – taken on the lush island of Grenada.
Posted in Grenada, Nature, Travel, tagged Adventure, Caribbean, Life, Nature, Ocean, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Tourism, Travel on September 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Views of the lovely beach and tranquil deep blue ocean. Grenada had the best waters I’ve ever had the priviledge to swim in – crystal clear, warm and calm.
Posted in Colour, Grenada, Travel, tagged Caribbean, Culture, Grenada, Life, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Tourism, Travel on September 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A closer view of this funky vintage sign for Phoenix Cigarettes I photographed in St. Georges, Grenada. Here is a link to the original image.
Posted in Colour, Grenada, Nature, Travel, tagged Art, Caribbean, Grenada, Nature, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Travel, Travel and Tourism on September 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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