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The Einar jónsson sculpture garden in Iceland
Sensory substitution
The Thingvellar national park
The Thingvellar national park is paradise for photographers especially if they are into landscapes. So many rocks, streams and walkways. It is a place of infinite angles and unlimited camera possibilities.
The images that show water are also good at giving a sense of space.
The red plant in the (see image number 7) rock is particularly interesting especially since it seems to be so insubstantial when viewed by using the color filter feature of the vOICe.
Note the rope lava and the effect of light on the images. Finally, this set of images is superb for getting a sense of texture in the image. Rock has a rougher texture while water has a softer and well, watery texture.
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Sometimes, we photographers got carried away and took pictures of one another taking pictures as demonstrated in image number 2.
Kerid an extinct volcano
An image of Kerid an extinct volcano, filled with blue green water. I was standing near the rimof the crater. I had to use the phone version to line my shot since my netbook’s batteries had run down.
When looking at the image with the vOICe , You can get a sense of the shape of the crater and see some of the rocks. The texture is not smooth and I suspect the hazy bit especially towards the right is the water. Try setting the color filter to blue to only see the water. Hester does something interesting to the space in the image. It sort of flattens the bowl like shape of the crater. Which is the correct representation?
With thanks to Pedro Alvarez and Helen Cherry forphotography tips, image classification and editing.
an Icelandic geyser experience
To the chronically down to earth, geysers are just smelly things that send water into the air and take it all back. Some have equated them to natural tea kettles. I was at a geyser in Iceland and there is a unique majesty in the way the Earth spews the water into the air, generates steam and recycles the lot. Geysers are quite hot and temperatures range around 160°C. We were not permitted to get close to any of them. There were walkways built and we were able to move around in relative safety.
From a photographer’s perspective, the Crown jewel was a blue bubble that is created during the start of a geyser’s eruption. The attached images have descriptive filenames and are sequential.
If using the vOICe, set the color filter to blue when viewing image number 3 and you will catch the start of the blue bubble at the top right of the image.
A significant part of the fun is watching people waiting for the geyser to erupt. Take what the tour guide says about aching arms seriously. You need hair trigger reflexes and do take your time to get into position. A tripod may help too.
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If the first two or three irruptions are lackluster, do not lose hope. Mother nature knows she is on display and will oblige.
With thanks to Pedro Alvarez and Helen Cherry forphotography tips, image classification and editing.
The Gulfoss waterfall and a possible role for humans in my images
this post contains a set of images that I took at the Gulfoss waterfall. The first image shows you the complete waterfall. See the people on the bottom left of the image. I am told that they provide a sense of scale. I have never thought of images and people this way before. It is something that I need to explore further. Usually, I avoid people when taking images but I am beginning to change my mind.
The filenames of the images are self-explanatory. If using the vOICe to view them, try edge detection toggled with function key F7 to give you a crude representation of what the waterfall sounds like.
With thanks to Pedro Alvarez and Helen Cherry for photography tips, image classification and Image editing.
The Blue Lagoon in the rain
this is an image taken at the blue Lagoon spa in Iceland. See the black rocks in the rain. The colour of the water has been described as milky blue. If using the vOICe, use 4-fold zoom to get a better idea of the rocks.
You can also try using negative video to eliminate the sky from the image.
With thanks to Pedro Alvarez and Helen Cherry for image classification and editing.
Visual garment shopping in the desert
Jodhpur is famous for its handicrafts; these include bed covers, bed sheets, jewellery with semiprecious stones and a number of carvings. My family was keen to have bedcovers from Jodhpur. In my entire 32 years on the planet, I had never ever before bot a
bed cover. The first challenge was color. My mom knew that she wanted beige but there was no way for me to check except use the services of my ever helpful cited colleague. The second thing she wanted was a bed cover with small print. Now this was something more along my line. I was able to use the vOICe to gauge the print of the bed cover. The process is really simple. I took my mobile phone and moved it over the sample I was examining. It was easy to pick up the different designs and the print as a cluster of high-pitched beeps in the view.
In addition, it was also possible to determine the overall shape of the design thanks to the panning. Mind you, I was not using headphones at that time.
Needless to say, I attracted a significant degree of attention but the shopkeepers were not asking me any questions directly. They were more comfortable asking my cited colleague. I did not have the time or inclination to try and alter that thought pattern. I was too busy being a customer and trying to buy the right item.
The story has a happy ending since I bought three bedcovers from the shop and they have been well received at home.