Photos De Jour - Grand Rapids and West Michigan Area

[ryternrezdence]

The new frog at city hall.

Very cool! Who painted it?

BTW, it was very nice to meet you at the tour yesterday.

[Veloise]

Very cool! Who painted it?

Dunno, but we talked about it eons ago, without a pic ever coming out. (I don't get to City Hall very often these days...sniff....)

BTW, it was very nice to meet you at the tour yesterday.

Same back atcha! My workplace is infested with grown-up kiddies playing stoopid games. It's lovely to go out and talk to real people, play planner again, and see interesting new projects (instead of the parking lot du jour on 29th Street).

[RustTown]

Here is a pic of downtown GR I snapped a few nights ago. I've reduced the size a bit as it was taken with a 7.2 megapixel camera.

Just noticed this one, but someone has GOT to get this shot, but panned further to both sides. What an amazing shot!

[Allison Slater]

I just notised the McKay dome in that shot isn't lit.

[GRDadof3]

Does anyone know if this is where Tall House's sales office is going? I believe they are moving, and I think ROI moved in upstairs? They're finally starting to demo this first floor space.

(check out Plaza Towers lost in the clouds)

[tamias6]

"Cold Solid Authority"

A photograph of the City and County Administration Buildings. Shot this mouring.

[civitas]

A few days ago I got out of the city and took a walk around Pickerel Lake.

What great weather for January.

[GRDadof3]

Nice pics civitas. I've driven past but never been to Pickerel Lake.

OK, on the old Weston Apts building on Ionia, the contractors appear to be gone, the fences are removed, new canopies have been added. Anyone see anything else different? I thought they were supposed to be renovating the ground floor for commercial "for-profit" use? It certainly looks a heck of a lot cleaner.

[GRDadof3]

That place on Michigan St I shot a couple of months ago, now almost finished:

And the building next door:

[numstead]

[grrwymg]

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Great pic golscorer. I'm assuming you had a special setting on your camera for that effect or maybe photoshop?

[numstead]

Great pic golscorer. I'm assuming you had a special setting on your camera for that effect or maybe photoshop?

thanks!

shot in RAW, processed in Canon Digital Photo Pro, slightly cropped in Photoshop

[dtown]

I like it!

[civitas]

Rockford Corner Bar

Across the Street

[numstead]

Weston Apartments, taken last week when it was actually sunny

Edited January 24, 2007 by golscorer4

[dtown]

Nice pics, both of you.

[towermart]

Could anyone recommend a person to take some HDR photos of structures in the Grand Rapids/Holland area?

There would be compensation.

This may infringe on the rules, not quite sure after I read them. I ask forgiveness ahead of time.

Thanks

[Veloise]

Could anyone recommend a person to take some HDR photos of structures in the Grand Rapids/Holland area?

There would be compensation.

This may infringe on the rules, not quite sure after I read them. I ask forgiveness ahead of time.

Thanks

HDR = ??

High Density Resolution?

(I guess, if I have to ask, I'm not qualified)

[GRDadof3]

HDR = ??

High Density Resolution?

(I guess, if I have to ask, I'm not qualified)

High Dynamic Range. I have neither the equipment nor software to help you out towermart (I wish I did). Register at the Grand Rapids flickr group and post your message there. With over 200 members now, I"m sure you'd find someone there.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/grandrapidsmi/

Never mind, I posted it for you towermart.

[numstead]

i've got the equipment, but not the software.

why are you so particular about getting HDR shots?

[towermart]

Principle is a techie and likes the look.

i've got the equipment, but not the software.

why are you so particular about getting HDR shots?

[civitas]

i've got the equipment, but not the software.

why are you so particular about getting HDR shots?

Download the trial version of the latest Photoshop CS2 from www.adobe.com. You'll have 60 days to play.

From photoshop's help file:

About High Dynamic Range images

The dynamic range (ratio between dark and bright regions) in the visible world far exceeds the range of human vision and of images that are printed or displayed on a monitor. But whereas human eyes can adapt to very different brightness levels, most cameras and computer monitors can capture and reproduce only a fixed dynamic range. Photographers, motion picture artists, and others working with digital images must be selective about what

[numstead]

Download the trial version of the latest Photoshop CS2 from www.adobe.com. You'll have 60 days to play.

yeah, you can get beta versions of CS3 too, but I just don't feel right about using them for a job with "compensation"

[civitas]

yeah, you can get beta versions of CS3 too, but I just don't feel right about using them for a job with "compensation"

I sincerely appreciate your response Golscorer4. I've argued with my kids about the "free" music on the Internet for years. Right and wrong are still pretty black and white in my mind and it is refreshing to hear someone making choices based on what is "right." Well done!

Does Adobe care if you make a buck during the trial period? I never actually read those use agreements.

[AlexPKeaton]

Nobody reads the end user license agreements (EULAs). Often they're full of unenforceable stuff and even if you did violate it and get caught it the EULA would likely not stand up in court.