One last reminder that the Calgary devMEET is taking place tomorrow, Nov 14th at 10:30AM at Steeps. More info in journals at ~CalgaryMeet or on my profile page near the comments section. I look forward to seeing you there!


- Pat

My latest additions to my gallery may look like IR photos, but this isn't the case. This journal entry is for you Photoshop users that know better.

Images that look IR:



1) I take numerous photos in sequence of a landscape, careful to get a lot of the sky. I make sure each photo overlaps as to make a good merge.
2) I merge these photos in photoshop and blend them to make an overall image then crop it.
3) I merge my layers after minor tweaks then add a channel mixer layer with a preset black and white filter.
4) I duplicate my main image three times below the channel mixer.
5) On the two duplicates above my base image I apply masks and use a black to white gradient on them that cover the whole area I want to level.
6) I level these two layers so that the highlights are to my liking.

7) I save it and deliver it to you, my friends on deviantART.

Our meet date is less than a week away. This is just a friendly reminder to anyone that might have forgotten otherwise, or is just coming across this information for the first time.

When: Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Time: 10:30 AM
Where: Steeps, 880 16th Ave SW

Please make sure that if you have a camera bring it as we'll more than likely have a photo walk shortly after the first hour. The location is not booked for us specifically so it is expected that you'll purchase a beverage or pastry treat.

This is an opportunity to share with a group of people that you have a strong commonness with. The art that you create, the city that you live in and the social network that we all belong.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Oh man... I love Twitter. I've only really used it for the last couple of days.

So I'm following Danny DeVito's tweets and one of the first ones to pop up is, "Bright moonlight in the quiet California desert phillies kicking ass on my transister radio! Pass times http://yfrog.com/0srpdj"



So you got to ask yourself, why is DeVito in the desert? Why is he using a transistor radio? Did he just buy this radio? Who is he talking to?

And of course you'll click on his picture to find a haphazard shot of a hazed moon that might actually be a flashlight through his bed sheets.

This is way far better than reading the tabloids! Let's see if he responds to, "@Danny_DeVito What were you doing in the desert with a transistor radio?"

If he does I'm going to be thrilled! Unlike other celebs he's not following 100 thousand other people to gain his twitter ranking.

Danny,

If you see this, please look at my photography. And if you like it please tweet me. I loved you in Junior (yes I did). Unfortunately your co-star has his secretary write his tweets for him since he's the terminator.

- Lonnie

Tweet me. If can't tweet then view my profile page and see my tweets and comment on them on my Shoutbox.

My last two vacation times were kinda a drag. The last one was used so that I could go to a funeral. Now I have two weeks of me me me time. I'm absolutely excited!

Where am I going? Mostly I'm sticking around Calgary doing the stuff that I like to do best. Photography! If you are in Calgary and are interested in doing some photo walks with me in the downtown core give me a shout and we can potentially hook up and find the details in things!

YAY! VACA!