Here is behind-the-scenes video I made here for this shot…
And the final shot…
I’ve heard all different percentages of how many Icelanders believe in elves. It’s always high. But I wonder what the most correct percentage is? Has there ever really been a scientific study and wide-spread poll? I’d love to know the exact stats… you guys are all so smart – it seems like the perfect task for you to figure out so we can know the answer once and for all!
Going into one of the valleys by Isafjordur takes you to many little homes near waterfalls. I thought this one was quite lovely.
And if you look to the left there, you’ll see the tiny homes they also built for the elves.
I was editing this photo at dinner one evening in Isafjordur. One of the waitresses saw this house, recognized it, and said, “Oh that’s jklasdj(jkasdj^dhsaj”. Of course, I am doing my best to approximate the Icelandic language there…
Sorry I have been so slow in posting Switzerland photos… this has been a very busy time for me, and I am slipping behind a little bit. But, I do have a master-plan to start getting all those photos in order and ready to post!
I love these old cities that are centered around a river with dozens of little bridges that cross to and fro. It vexes me why Austin (or hundreds of other cities) have not centered the whole city around the river. Maybe it has something to do with flooding or something… I’m not totally sure. But whenever cities try to start a big development around the river later in the city’s life, it seems a little bit forced. There is something very organic around these older cities and the river that feels more right than a master-planned complex.
Are you a tea person or a coffee person?
Once it got to be quite dark outside, I was dog-tired, so I retreated back into this little tea house to relax. There were so many ornate details and nic-nacs everywhere… It was very nice to zen-out, eat tea and snacks, and just sort of look around at all the little nooks and crannies.
After about half an hour, I had regained my wits and decided to set up for this quick shot to share it with you.
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Time: Saturday Sept 17 at 5:30 PM.
Location: In front of The Egg – Google Maps
Who: All ages and even families are welcome. Any kind of camera will do… even mobile phone cameras!
The Plan: We will meet, say hello… I will say a few words with the plan, and then we will begin the walk! It will be a very laid-back and fun event.
I look forward to meeting you there! 🙂
New Video! A Google+ Hangout from +Tom Anderson ‘s mansion ( ahem his 2nd one… I give a brief tour around 54:00 ) ! But, too bad Tom wasn’t there… he’s off in Hawaii doing wonderful things… we did a photography-centric talk with several people about where we are struggling with in this sport…
Many people in this one! The famous +RC Concepcion joins us later in the hangout! Many others too including +Alfie Goodrich, +Lotus Carroll, and even +Mike Wiacek from Google!
0:45 +Alfie Goodrich introduces himself and talks about what he does in Tokyo at Japanorama.com …many other introductions from invited guests and people from the public that popped in…
9:00 Mike Wiacek from Google joins us and introduces himself
11:30 We start talking about what we’re struggling with in photography… and we hear from +Beau Kahler
13:00 Alfie Goodrich gives a great tip for using a flash
16:00 Alfie talks about what he has trouble with… and how he deals with blocks
20:30 +Lotus Carroll talks about getting out of her comfort zone with street photography and taking photos of people
30:00 +Mike Wiacek from Google talks about what he is struggling with photography
35:00 +shirley lo says something quite poetic about what she is working on… just before +Jim Davis joins the hangout
38:00 I give my explanation of my workflow and how approach unprocessed photos. (I bold this because it is a concern I hear a lot)
48:00 Alfie talks about his workflow a bit
50:00 I get a question about my workflow… I talk about my workflow.. kinda…
54:30 I give a quick tour of part of Tom’s mansion… its super-dark… darker than a bear’s den…
1:05:00 Jim Davis talks about how he watermarks his images…
1:07:00 +RC Concepcion arrives in style!
1:09:30 I ask RC all about his new HDR Book (which you can buy at Amazon)
1:12:00 I try briefly to talk RC into writing an ebook for www.Flatbooks.com like +Lisa Bettany
1:12:30 RC talks about a better way to do watermarks.
1:18:40 RC (now with his lights on) talks about what he is struggling with lately…
1:23:00 I ask RC, since he is a great teacher, about how people learn Photoshop and how they overcome blocks.
1:35:00 I get a question about how I knew that I was into photography…
Others that joined us were +Keith Barrett (thanks for recording!), +Aaron Skwarcan +Melvin Little +Xander Wroblewski +Dano Hart +Michael Riffle and more (I run out of plusses) from https://plus.google.com/105237212888595777019/posts/eGs9MctU9D
Thomas Hawk put up a good article the other day… he points to an experiment I did and gives some other thoughts…
Hey here’s a little note about Photoshop and stuff. I get this question from time to time… I do not take clouds from one photo and paste them into another photo. That’s a little over-the-top photoshop to me! I guess people ask why my clouds are always kind of crazy. I guess the best answer is that I am just patient. I just sit there and listen to my music and wait…wait…wait…
These are the kinds of clouds I love… these high icy clouds that are pulled apart by fast winds like long, sinuous strands of silk. When the sun starts to go down, it makes them even more silky…
Thank you again for all the amazing suggestions for Switzerland. Obviously, I could not do all of them, but one of the great ones was the Glacier Express. Seven hours through the alps… it was amazing. And, it brought me here…
After dinner one evening, I went out with my iPod to explore the streets alone. There was a light cool rain, but it didn’t bother me a bit. It added to the mood and everything felt great. The warm cabins, the cool sky, the wet streets, people hurrying to and fro to get warm food and drinks… I do my best to capture this feeling all in one image.
See all the Burning Man photos from this category by clicking that link… enjoy!
I’ve put together another set of photos… each of them is captioned below for you.
There is a lot of cool stuff in this Google+ hangout… a tour of some of the art on the SmugMug HQ walls, a discussion with Colby Brown, a long discussion about printing…and all sorts of stuff. See below the video for a full list.
1:55 +Brian Matiash says hello
3:15 +Christa Laser talks about her IP stuff and our future hangout and +Chris MacAskill says something wonderfully lecherous that he didn’t quite mean that way
9:10 +Colby Brown talked about why he’s focused on Google+
19:30 +Brian Matiash talks about his Google+ followers versus Twitter followers
23:47 +Lisa Bettany blows into the studio and then +Colby Brown talks about how he got started
33:30 +Lisa Bettany asks about printing photos and then we start a long discussion about this sort of thing. +Chris MacAckskill gives many good ideas and insights
40:00 +Colby Brown talks about his printing stuff
43:00 +Shirly Lo talks about her print
43:50 I talk about how I get stuff printed
46:00 We start showing all the photo art around the offices
49.55 +Lisa Bettany starts fondling batman
53:50 I talk through some of my photos that are on the walls.
1:13:15 +Damon joins the hangout
1:14:20 +Colby Brown and +Brian Matiash talk about panoramas
1:18:00 +William Been joins us from Florida
1:19:00 +Dave Cox talks about his work and it sounds like they are doing something with +Claire Grant and Team Unicorn
1:27:00 I talk more about my meeting with +Chee Chew and our talk about Google hangouts
1:29:00 +Chris MacAskill tells a nice story about design and Apple and Google. +Andy Herzfield
1:32:00 +Lisa Bettany talks about Camera+
