Arduino arrived and other stuff
Feb 20, 2010 Articles, Computer, DIY, Hobby, Learning, Make, Reviews, Science, Software, Tips
As I wrote earlier, I ordered and Arduino Duemanilove and a Protoshield from eBay. Early this week it arrived and I was thrilled to get my hands on it. I haven’t had much chance to play with it yet, as we’ve had an immense snowstorm here. It’s been snowing for at least 4 days straight now, and that ammounts to over 4 feet of snow during those days alone. My back’s out and more snow is coming down. I don’t have much components lying around, as I forgot to order them and there’s no way I can drive to get some. I have some stuff I want to try but for now they’ll have to wait.
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Weekend is here
Jan 23, 2010 Action, Life, Movie, Personal, Reviews, Software
No more work today, day is all done. I haven’t made any plans this weekend and hope I don’t have to. The plan is to relax and try to get better. Been a bit under the weather this week, and just now started feeling a bit better. I was supposed to work tomorrow, but had to get someone to take that shift for me.. No way I could be outside for hours and still get better.
I’ve got work bright and early monday morning, and have to be fit for that. Maybe I can watch a movie or two and also try to get some personal stuff done.
Hellboy II: The golden army is on the TV now, but I’ve seen it allready so I’m not really watching. The movie is OK and all but I think it’s too much like the first and looks like it was made just to make a sequel. Read the rest of this entry »
29.06.2008
Jun 29, 2008 Business, Digital Photography, General, Photography, Software
Actually it’s the 30th. as it’s past 00:00, but it’s under 29th. since that’s when I got up.
I decided I didn’t want to re-invent the wheel in terms of a gallery application, since I found one that (so far) covers all my needs and is a pleasure to use. You can find my gallery here: Geir Andersen’s Photogallery. It’s not much in there yet as I’m still setting it up and uploading stuff, but it’ll get there.
There’s the option to order prints in there, and I’ll write a T&C page which will get a link shortly.
For now, please enjoy the gallery and hope to see you again soon.
-Geir
The power of PhotoShop
Oct 23, 2007 General, Learning, Outdoor, Photography, Software
After I got my dSLR I realized just how much one had to do to an image after shooting it. Don’t get me wrong, a well composed and exposed shot won’t need “much” but some things are needed to get what you’re after. I use my camera in RAW (CR2) mode exclusivly. This makes the job after shooting before printing/posting a tad bit “worse”, in order to get what you intended.
Here’s a shot I took last weekend, that I processed and thought I was happy with:
(Link to full version shot on Flickr)
This is ordinary at best. I was happy though as I didn’t know any better. Posted it on a community and wanted feedback and comments. I’m always after honest comments and critique and that means I want bad comments as well as good. If nobody tells me what I’m doing wrong if I can’t see it myself, then how am I to get any better? Got some great advice and decided to play around in PS (PhotoShop). Spent a few hours last night and thought I managed to get a better version. As I noticed this morning it was WAY over processed and just couldn’t pass it off as an image. Another member of the same community “pimped” my shot (meaning he edited it as he saw fit, and posted for me to see). Didn’t even bother posting the version I’d done, as that wasn’t even near what I wanted. While I was waiting for the member to answer my question on what he’d done to get the results, I explored PS a few more hours.
Here’s the final edit that I’m quite pleased with:
(Also link to Flickr fullsize version)
It’s not perfect, but I think it’s a heck of a lot better than the original post. This one I feel I could hang on my wall and be proud to have taken.
This just goes to show that one should never give up, and that there’s hope in just about any shot that the photographer has put some time into.
Tech. info on the shot:
Canon EOS 400D using the kit lens EF-S 18-55 @ 55mm focallength.
F/11, 1/30s shutter, ISO100.
