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A New How-To…

Last Week i shared a video about my new Photography Critique AI GPT… but how did I make that? Well, in this video you’ll find out using three fun use cases.

Burning Man Portrait #2343

Daily Photo – Burning Man Portrait #2343

Just another awesome Burner from the archives, doing their thing.

Burning Man Portrait #2343

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2018-08-31 11:54:53
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/400
  • Aperture5
  • ISO80
  • Focal Length38.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

Hobbiton in the Landscape

Daily Photo – Hobbiton in the Landscape

I guess this is a lesser seen view of Hobbiton, or at least part of it. 🙂

Hobbiton in the Landscape

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2016-05-25 09:13:43
  • CameraFC330
  • Camera MakeDJI
  • Exposure Time1/340
  • Aperture2.8
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length
  • FlashNo flash function
  • Exposure ProgramUnknown (58655)
  • Exposure Bias

A New Tutorial…

People have been asking for a tutorial, so here ya go! This is about how to use my Photo Critique AI GPT, comparing photos, hidden features, and other tips & tricks – enjoy!

Into the Hobbiton Archives

Daily Photo – Into the Hobbiton Archives

Here’s another from Hobbiton that I don’t think I’ve posted before. I decided to have a bit of fun with the processing on this one and give it a bit of a unique look… kinda magical in a way.

Into the Hobbiton Archives

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2016-05-25 09:23:05
  • CameraFC330
  • Camera MakeDJI
  • Exposure Time1/300
  • Aperture2.8
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length
  • FlashNo flash function
  • Exposure ProgramUnknown (58655)
  • Exposure Bias

Sunset at Boomrock

Daily Photo – Sunset at Boomrock

Exploring the hills along the coast towards the southern tip of the north island at sunset…

Sunset at Boomrock

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2016-05-17 12:36:27
  • CameraILCE-7RM2
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/200
  • Aperture9
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length24.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias-0.7

Alien Dance

We’ve been playing a lot with AI lately. It’s quite fun to take them and apply them to my already-published images. Stu’s been cranking away with the new Stable Diffusion Video, and here’s a fun interpretation of that alien still image I took at Burning Man. I know it’s a little janky, but this is really early days. We’ll be able to take a single picture and create a little video story/vignette about it soon that flows even better.
(We used Photoshop AI to expand the left and right of the original image and extend the foreground so give it a bit more room and the right crop for the video. So, AI in there too…just to be transparent. 🙂 )

Here it is…

Routeburn Part 3

Daily Photo – Routeburn Part 3

Just another epic view from the Routeburn track!

Routeburn Part 3

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2020-01-24 18:30:12
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/1600
  • Aperture6.3
  • ISO400
  • Focal Length81.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

Routeburn Part 2

Daily Photo – Routeburn Part 2

Here’s the next in the series, as we reached one of the higher parts of the track where we began to exit the forest.

Routeburn Part 2

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2020-01-24 18:27:35
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/1600
  • Aperture6.3
  • ISO400
  • Focal Length24.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

Walking the Routeburn

Daily Photo – Walking the Routeburn

A few years ago, I hiked the Routeburn track here on the South Island. It’s an epic trail but I didn’t release many images from that trip yet. So, let’s spend a few days fixing that. here’s a lovely stream from along the way. Nothing fancy, just lovely.

Walking the Routeburn

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2020-01-26 10:55:12
  • CameraPixel 4
  • Camera MakeGoogle
  • Exposure Time1/180
  • Aperture1.7
  • ISO43
  • Focal Length4.4 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramProgram AE
  • Exposure Bias