2011年08月31日

俄勒冈海岸

新视频——背后的故事

这张照片的幕后视频……

每日一瞥——俄勒冈海岸

成品……

The Oregon CoastToday's photo comes from Cannon Beach, Oregon.  If you click through to the blog post here at the Stuck in Customs blog, you can see a brand-new video I made while taking this shot, explaining my thoughts on composition while I take the shot.- Trey Ratcliff

Filed under the categories: Oregon, Travel

2011年08月30日

小精灵 小瀑布

确切精灵统计?

究竟有多少冰岛人相信精灵存在?我听过好多数据版本,比例都不低,但哪个更准确?就没有相关的科学研究和广泛调查吗? 真想得到些确切数据。你们大家这么聪明——这个任务应该交给你们,这样就能一劳永逸知晓答案啦!

每日一瞥——小精灵 小瀑布

顺着伊萨菲约杜尔(Isafjordur)附近任意一条山谷向里,都可以看到很多依瀑布而建的民居。这幢就很温馨。

如果你往左看,还能瞧见个为精灵盖的小屋。

编辑这张照片时我还在伊萨菲约杜尔,那时正在吃晚饭。一个女招待看到了,居然认出了照片中的房子,说:“啊,那是jklasdj /jkasdj^dhsaj/。”当然,我已经在尽力模仿了。(冰岛语很难的有没有!!!)

Little Elves, Little WaterfallGoing 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...- Trey RatcliffRead the rest here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Filed under the categories: Iceland, Isafjordur, Nikon D3X, Travel

2011年08月29日

赏桥苏黎世

更多瑞士风景稍后奉上

瑞士的图片发得有点慢,真抱歉… 最近这段时间很忙,计划有些滞后。但是我已经制定了一个绝佳计划,照片会尽快整理好并呈献给大家!

每日一瞥——赏桥苏黎世

我钟爱河流经过的古老城市,往往会有很多小桥横跨两岸。我不明白,为什么像奥斯丁这样的许多城市没有依水而建。 兴许是担心发洪水,或者有其他考虑。然而到了后来,每每要在城市兴建大工程,便会难免显得突兀。 一座座古城、一条条河流,其中所沉淀的自然质感远远胜过后人的规划宏图。

Bridges in ZurichI 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.- Trey RatcliffRead more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Filed under the categories: Nikon D3X, Switzerland, Travel, Zurich

2011年08月28日

小茶馆

h2>茶还是咖啡?
你喜欢茶?还是咖啡?

每日一瞥——小茶馆

外面天黑下来,我已经精疲力尽,于是便钻进个小茶馆休息。这里的装饰很精美,到处都是有趣的小玩意儿……在这里喝喝茶、吃吃点心,的确很悠闲,光是四处看看那些边边角角的小地方都很享受。

过了半个小时后体力恢复,于是我决定把这里拍下来与大家分享。

Tiny Tea HouseOnce 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.- Trey RatcliffRead more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Filed under the categories: Beijing, China, Nikon D3X, Travel

2011年08月27日

摄影走道.

*北京的摄影走道*

我准备一个摄影走道在北京里面。我希望你们能来了!再份额和告诉您的朋友!

我爱中国! 如果您们想看您的美丽的国家的照片,参观:http://www.stuckincustoms.com/category/travel/china/

时间: 在5:30 PM,星期六9月17日。

入会费:没有费用!!!

地点: 在鸡蛋前面, 北京

谁: 甚而所有年龄和家庭是受欢迎的。 任何照相机将做…甚而移动电话照相机!

计划: 我们将见面,问 “您好!”… 我将说与计划的一些个词,我们然后将开始步行! 它将是一个非常松弛和乐趣事件. 我解了您们以前为鸡蛋照相。。。

然而这次我们将帮助您采取您的*最佳*的照片!

我们一起庆祝摄影秀丽!

Bustling BeijingGetting this photo was not easy at all!I knew of this area of Beijing called the CBD, or Central Business District.  I notice that they have all these catchy names here, much like the building I took this photo from: "China Merchants Building."  At any rate, I had the driver circle the business district a few times so I could find a good angle.  We found one in this building, but did not know if we could take a photo from the top floor.  Woo went in first.  This might have been a mistake because during the shoot he admitted he had a dreadful fear of heights.  But he said it in such a charming British accent I thought it could have been my subconscious.We went up to the 32nd floor.  No windows no dice.  We then went to the 31st floor, but the confused secretary would not let us through.  Then we tried 30.  The secretary said yes and let us into a boardroom, but the angle was not right and the other offices were busy.  So we went to 29.The secretary on 29 was confused so I instructed Woo to tell her, firmly, "We are with the Government."Find out what happened here at stuckincustoms.com.

Filed under the categories: France, Nikon D3X, Paris, Travel

2011年08月26日

全新在线——摄影师的挑战

妙语连珠!

新视频来啦!最新一期的Google+ 在线讨论在Tom Anderson的豪宅录制完成( 注意!是他的第二栋哦,我还小参观了一下) !可惜Tom不在,跑去夏威夷了。我们几个围绕摄影展开,谈论大家面临的难题和挑战。

这一期来了很多人!著名的RC Concepcion也加入了我们。其他人包括Alfie Goodrich,Lotus Carroll,甚至连Google的Mike Wiacek都来凑热闹!

0:45 Alfie Goodrich亮相,谈谈他在东京Japanorama.com的工作,还有几名嘉宾依次登场,网友们也开始加入讨论。

9:00 来自Google的Mike Wiacek加入。

11:30 大家探讨各自在摄影方面遭遇的挑战,Beau Kahler也给予评论。

13:00 Alfie Goodrich针对闪光灯使用提出了很好的建议。

16:00 Alfie说说他遇到的难题,以及如何应对。

20:30 Lotus Carroll谈自己如何挑战街头和人物摄影。

30:00 Mike Wiacek谈他如何“纠结”。

35:00 Shirley描述了她目前的项目,极富诗意,之后Jim Davis加入讨论。

38:00 我简单介绍了自己的工作流程,以及如何处理照片。 (这是个大家都关心的问题)

48:00 Alfie介绍他的工作程序。

50:00 有人又问起相关的问题,我再做补充——算是补充吧。

54:30 我在Tom的宅子里简单转了转,里面黑乎乎一片。

1:05:00 Jim Davis 谈如何给照片加水印。

1:07:00 RC Concepcion粉墨登场!

1:09:30 我问起RC的全新HDR著作(亚马逊上可以买到)。

1:12:00 我小试一把,建议RC也像Lisa Bettany一样为www.Flatbooks.com写本电子书。

1:12:30 RC谈论做水印的更好途径。

1:18:40 RC (越说越起劲儿) 谈论他最近遇到的挑战。

1:23:00 RC是个很好的老师,所以我问起人们如何学习使用Photoshop,他们又如何解决难题。

1:35:00 有人问我:我如何知道自己喜欢摄影……

其他嘉宾还包括Keith Barrett (感谢他录制节目),Aaron Skwarcan,Melvin Little,Xander Wroblewski,Dano Hart,Michael Riffle等。更多内容(数不过来了……) 尽在 https://plus.google.com/105237212888595777019/posts/eGs9MctU9Db

Filed under the categories: Travel

2011年08月25日

走近紫禁城

Thomas Hawk 谈Google的制胜之道

Thomas Hawk全新文章 已经发表,内容十分精彩。其中提到我的一次尝试,并提供了不同的思路。

这是关于Photoshop的一些小提示。经常有人问起这个问题,我的回答是:我不会把不同图片里的云彩粘来贴去——这属于PS过度使用。我猜大家是想问为什么我的云彩总是如此奇幻。两个字:耐心。我坐在那儿,边听音乐边等,等,等……

每日一瞥——走近紫禁城

我喜欢这样的云——遥远、清冷,迎风拂洒开去,宛若一缕纤长蜿蜒的丝绸。夕照更是加强了那纤柔的质感。

Approaching the Forbidden CityThese 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...- Trey RatcliffRead the rest of this entry here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Filed under the categories: Beijing, China, Nikon D3X

2011年08月24日

采尔马特的街道

冰川特快

再次感谢各位对瑞士之行的建议。虽然无法全部做到,但“冰川特快”绝对是个绝妙的点子。七个小时穿行于阿尔卑斯山脉,简直太奇妙了。还把我带到了这儿……

每日一瞥——采尔马特的街道

晚饭过后,我独自带着iPod出去晃街。微微飘着小雨,不但不碍事,反而增加了些许情调。温暖的木屋,清冷的天空,湿润的街道,匆匆的行人……我尽力将所有这些都收录到相片中。

The Streets of ZermattAfter 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.- Trey RatcliffSee the rest of this blog entry here at stuckincustoms.com.

Filed under the categories: Nikon D3X, Switzerland, Travel, Zermatt

2011年08月23日

还有一周“火人节”!

“火人节”图集

想看“火人节”图片 点击链接即可,敬请欣赏!

另外一组

我又整理了另一组照片,下面还有注解。

Burning Man

一帮‘蒸汽朋克’在为点火之夜做准备。

Burning Man

这里的所有人都要盛装出席。要是你不装扮一下, 那就太乍眼了。这是少见的一位日本朋友。一看她就很入戏!

Burning Man

每晚日落时,这些点灯者就会带着灯笼出来,把它们挂在这“临时之城”的主路两侧。

Burning Man

盐湖四周有许多艺术展览,这只是其中之一,而且是在中间,很独特,很有趣。

Filed under the categories: Burning Man, Nevada, Travel

2011年08月22日

Google+视频第3弹:全新在线对话

与Lisa Bettany, Colby Brown和 Chris MacAskill在线相约

这次Google+ 在线节目精彩多多,带大家经历一次SmugMug高清艺术之旅,Colby Brown与大家畅谈照片冲洗,以及其他有趣话题,点击下面的链接看看吧。

1:55 Brian Matiash亮相。

3:15 Christa Laser谈论她的IP事务以及我们以后的合作,Chris MacAskill色咪咪地说他不是这个意思。

9:10 Colby Brown谈为何他会重视Google+。

19:30 Brian Matiash谈他在Google+与Twitter上的粉丝。

23:47 Lisa Bettany来到直播间,Colby Brown谈他如何入行。

33:30 Lisa Bettany问起照片冲洗,大家纷纷参与讨论。Chris MacAckskill 给出了很好的观点和建议。

40:00 Colby Brown谈冲印。

43:00 Shirly Lo分享她的看法。

43:50 该我发表意见了。

46:00 我们开始展示办公室里的摄影作品。

49.55 Lisa Bettany迷上蝙蝠侠。

53:50 我谈了一下墙上的几幅自己的作品。

1:13:15 Damon加入。

1:14:20 Colby Brown和Brian Matiash 谈全景拍摄。

1:18:00 远程连线佛罗里达的William Been。

1:19:00 Dave Cox 谈自己的工作,听起来他们在与Claire Grant和Unicorn团队合作。

1:27:00 我分享了自己与Chee Chew 的会面,以及关于Google在线节目的交流。

1:29:00 Chris MacAskill讲了一个关于苹果、谷歌与设计的小故事。Andy Herzfield加入讨论。

1:32:00 Lisa Bettany 谈相机。

Filed under the categories: Travel

2011年08月21日

与Neal Stephenson的烧烤聚会

讲故事

几天前的一个小故事,拿来跟大家分享。喜欢搞怪的筒子们肯定喜欢,当然,剩下的也差不多。照片刚处理好,上传四张跟大家一同乐呵。

我的飞机晚上才到,一落地我立马开始在城区拍照。中途收到短信,让我去Neal Stephenson家一起搞个“蒸汽朋克”的创意烧烤。 我又怎么能拒绝呢。

到了之后,我和Neal、 Chris Young (那位写了《前沿烹饪》的大厨),Nels Peterson (古生物学家)还有其它几位朋友一起忙活了近4个小时,一个疯狂BBQ才变得有点模样了。Neal 每年都会上演这么一出,而且每次都有诡异的新花样儿。这次呢,我们没让猪围着火转,而是让火围着猪烤。

天黑了,一辆车开走我才有了停车的地儿,车上装满了金属管子、支架、 还有其它的零件儿一大堆。进去的时候Neal还搞“人脸识别”,想搞清我是敌是友。我差点没过关,进去之后帮着忙抬了许多奇奇怪怪的东西。我们穿过他家进入院子,今年的主场就设在这里。

其实除了搬东西、搭烤猪架,我也没帮多少忙。我觉得那两头猪不该被弄成个肉乎乎的十字架,换个“佛祖打坐”也不赖。可貌似没人甩我。

过了几个小时,大功告成。 我们把它转到面向场地中心的方向,在那儿,巨大的金属支架已经铺展开来。 感觉那好像是个巨型的虫洞,会有烤好的猪肉从另一个世界传送过来。

这是第二天活动正式开始时的情形:

Daily Photo(s): Eclectic BBQ With Neal StephensonMy plane arrived in the evening, and I went out immediately to start taking photos of the city. Just as I was getting into a groove, I received a text to come over to Neal Stephenson's house to help build a unique steampunk BBQ Grill. To this, I cannot say no.So I arrived and then spent about four hours with Neal, Chris Young (master chef who wrote Modernist Cuisine), Nels Peterson (paleontologist++), and a few other people to build a crazy BBQ setup. Neal has this crazy BBQ every year and they try to do something off-the-wall. For this one, instead of spinning the pig over the fire, it was decided that the fire should spin around the outside of the pig.Many hours later, the creation was assembled, and we turned it on to watch the giant columns of metal begin to spin around the central base. It felt a little like a wormhole generator that would enable fully cooked pigs to come into our world.Then, the next day, when the BBQ officially started... here is a photo of the festivities.- Trey RatcliffRead the entire long-form blog post here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

以下就是我们的杰作:中间是猪,火焰从四面将它包围。右边是Chris Young, 左边是Neal Stephenson (上一张照片里也有他)。

Eclectic BBQ With Neal StephensonMy plane arrived in the evening, and I went out immediately to start taking photos of the city. Just as I was getting into a groove, I received a text to come over to Neal Stephenson's house to help build a unique steampunk BBQ Grill. To this, I cannot say no.Here is a photo of the actual creation.  You can see the pigs hanging in the middle as the fire spins around the outside.  To the right is Chris Young and to the left is Neal Stephenson.There was something new and hypnotic while the fire spun around the pig.  I think maybe it was so foreign to our pleistocene brains. We're just not used to seeing fire spin around while the meat is still ...- Trey RatcliffRead the entire long-form blog entry here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

火焰围绕烤猪喷发,给人一种全新的感觉,甚至类似于催眠。它围着喷了将近5个小时,我们很多人只是站在那里呆呆地看。大家都觉得很“虚幻”。

可能是我们的大脑有点不跟趟儿,大家都没见过这种阵势:流火烤肉。说不清……但那种晕晕乎乎的感觉我终生难忘。

下面的一张里, Neal貌似又出镜咯。

Eclectic BBQ With Neal StephensonMy plane arrived in the evening, and I went out immediately to start taking photos of the city. Just as I was getting into a groove, I received a text to come over to Neal Stephenson's house to help build a unique steampunk BBQ Grill. To this, I cannot say no.  In this photo Neal looks on.  We were all entranced by the moving fire ...- Trey RatcliffRead the entire long-form blog post here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

最后一张是Chris Young点火。 我们添加了一种特殊的黑煤,很难点着,但烧起来却势不可挡。一开始Chris想用喷灯把它点着,又用了老式的引燃方法才最终成功。

他从两侧引火,保证转起来之前纵向温度恒定。的确,最后我们既不“蒸汽”也不“朋克”,只是弄了个巨型的搅拌器在那里转圈儿圈儿。

Eclectic BBQ With Neal StephensonMy plane arrived in the evening, and I went out immediately to start taking photos of the city. Just as I was getting into a groove, I received a text to come over to Neal Stephenson's house to help build a unique steampunk BBQ Grill. To this, I cannot say no. Here is my friend Chris Young getting one of the columns of fire stoked. We filled these with a special kind of obsidian coal that was very tough to light but burned like a French retreat. First, Chris would use a blow torch to get it started, and then he whipped out the old leaf-blower really get the fire going.He did this to both columns to make sure the temperature was consistent through the vertical structure before they were set into a spinning motion. - Trey RatcliffRead the entire long-form blog entry here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Filed under the categories: Nikon D3X, Seattle, Travel, Washington

2011年08月20日

滨海落日

每日5000个美丽日落

一想到有那么多漂亮的日落要拍,就会觉得有压力。不过是良性压力——一点点而已。每每错过一处,一想到这个星球上,这样的美景每时每刻都会在某处上演,便会得到不少安慰。要是有个专门的网站或者应用软件,能告诉你在哪里正在上演迷人落日,并且呈现在你面前,那该多好。

每日一瞥——滨海落日

沿着加利福尼亚1号公路行驶,便可以毫无阻隔地欣赏日落。只要你找对了时间,随便在哪里停车都可以——下车,拍照,走人。就这么简单。甚至有点像不劳而获。

我在想要不要再去加州来一次长一点的旅行。 可以从西雅图开始,一路驾车去洛杉矶,沿途可以慢慢找些素材。有什么必去 的地方吗?

http://stuckincustoms.smugmug.com/Portfolio-The-Best/your-favorites/10668747_AuyBk/1380687911_2j3dMfz/A

Filed under the categories: California, Travel

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