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Posted 3/31/2013 11:09 PM (GMT 0)
i took them at Filoli in woodside, CA on friday.  Filoli is an acronym for "Fight for a just cause; Love your fellow man; Live a good life."

Filoli was used as the Carrington mansion in the show dynasty.  It has a pretty amazing history and this spring i couldn't have come on a better day!

PICTURES BELOW.

http://erader.zenfolio.com/p145872057

ed

Posted 3/31/2013 11:22 PM (GMT 0)
as usual, nice stuff.
Posted 3/31/2013 11:24 PM (GMT 0)
thanks David....altho i had the wrong link up cool
Posted 3/31/2013 11:26 PM (GMT 0)
I wondered about the wiki link, other link is fine.

david
Posted 3/31/2013 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
if you don't consider yourself a professional, you should. every picture looks perfect, I certainly don't have your talent there. my daughter still has and uses my Minolta srt-101 (I believe that's the model) that I bought overseas in the service in 1971, regular 35 mm of course with a huge case of lenses. At one time I was really into it, but never gained much in skill. she does all her stuff in b/w.

david
Posted 3/31/2013 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
thanks David.  as little as i like to work i'm probably better off as a pro electrician cool .

ed

 

Posted 3/31/2013 11:50 PM (GMT 0)
Very beautiful. I needed a shot of spring....Thanks
Posted 4/1/2013 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
WOW!!
Posted 4/1/2013 1:44 AM (GMT 0)
Great job Ed! Been there several times during all seasons and never dissappointed. After seeing your photos, I just told my wife we gotta go now and showed her your stunning photos.

Thanks,
Jake
Posted 4/1/2013 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
Oh wow, those are beautiful - amazing.
Posted 4/1/2013 2:56 AM (GMT 0)
ed -
-delightful photos - great composition - colour saturation and selection - a treat to the eye and heart - thank you for sharing.

-tech question - what camera do you use - excellent control of foreground/background detailling - do you photoshop after or they as is?

-once again - thanks,
horticultural hugs,
Bronson
Posted 4/1/2013 2:58 AM (GMT 0)
Ed, thanks for the link. Yoy do have an eye for photography.

Cajun Jeff
Posted 4/1/2013 3:37 AM (GMT 0)
thank you everyone! 

Jake -- there is another wave of tulips after this one.  so if you can't go immediately i'd try to hit the beginning of the next display.

ed

Posted 4/1/2013 3:41 AM (GMT 0)
ed -
-delightful photos - great composition - colour saturation and selection - a treat to the eye and heart - thank you for sharing.

-tech question - what camera do you use - excellent control of foreground/background detailling - do you photoshop after or they as is?

-once again - thanks,
horticultural hugs,
Bronson

thank you Bronson. I am now using the canon 5d mark III.  all the pictures were taken with the 24-70L f2.8 II.  i shoot everything in raw format.  everything you see has been processed in lightroom and photoshop.

ed

 

Posted 4/1/2013 4:32 AM (GMT 0)
Loved the pictures...tulips R so "Springie"...is there such a word....oh well...whatever...they are beautiful!
Thanks for taking the time to share...this Easter Season.......
Posted 4/1/2013 9:47 AM (GMT 0)
Wow Ed, stunning!
Posted 4/1/2013 9:57 AM (GMT 0)
Great.
The flowers in Holland are very late this year.
Alf
(I was in a camera store last week and the quality of your shots tempts me to buy something better than the little digital box I am using these days, but I got very fed up of carrying a big bag with an SLR and assorted lenses.)
Posted 4/1/2013 5:03 PM (GMT 0)
(I was in a camera store last week and the quality of your shots tempts me to buy something better than the little digital box I am using these days, but I got very fed up of carrying a big bag with an SLR and assorted lenses.)

so, Alf, i guess you're saying it's the pots and not the cook that makes the difference?  interesting cool   .....

ed

 

Posted 4/1/2013 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
F8 -

The university where I used to work had an art gallery with, of course, frequently changing exhibitions: paintings, sculpture, ceramics, etc., and, of course, photography. I would often go over there during my lunch break and and look at the latest exhibit.

I'm no critic of course, but what I recall from seeing photographic exhibits in my university's art gallery is that what you have shown us is just as good as anything I ever saw on exhibit there, including exhibits by some professional photographers.

You do have a gift for it.
Posted 4/1/2013 6:22 PM (GMT 0)
Alf,

There are no cameras in your camera store that take photos like Ed's. You would also need his eye for composition and his formidable skills in Photoshop. If you aren't into post-processing your photos it might be worth your while to learn a bit about that before you spend more money on cameras. I think Ed uses Photoshop which is a good choice but costs money. I use PaintShop Pro X5 which also costs money but much less than Photoshop. There is also a program called Gimp that can produce similar results and is free. Gimp isn't very well documented and most Gimp users are computer nerds of some sort or other.

As for Ed's eye, that is a harder problem to solve. When my wife and I go out on a weekend photo safari we have an informal contest to see who will get the best photo. She has very little idea about the technical issues -- exposure, ISO, how to manage focus -- but she has a better eye than I do. Most of her photos are dreadful -- blurry out of focus things with burned highlights or subjects lost in shadow that can't be pulled out of the noise. But her best photo of the day is frequently better than my best photo of the day. My images are better exposed, better focused, often even better composed, but hers are just better photos. So I've got nothing for you there.

Post Edited (PeterDisAbelard) : 4/1/2013 12:29:02 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/2/2013 5:54 AM (GMT 0)
Ed
How refreshing to end the day viewing your outstanding photo display. Your Photoshop skills are excellent and your composition exceeds many professionals. I own a technical company which designs, sells and installs high definition broadcast and production studios for national and international broadcasters. We work in a high resolution environment everyday. I am sure that you have made the right choice by making a living being a professional electrician- much more lucrative and stable than trying to get that right shot that every news organization or advertiser will pay top dollar for. You have been a breath of fresh air on this site as we all are reminded of the fact that we deal with a disease which can take us from our loved ones. For many here, this is a time to grieve, but it is also a time to rejoice for the disease that has racked our loved ones' body with pain and destruction has lost its power to harm and hurt them anymore- they are free. Yesterday, many of us celebrated Easter and the hope of new life which it brings. Those beautiful flowers show us the new life that comes each Spring. If a picture is worth a thousand words, you just produced a great article.
Thank you again for the post!

David
Posted 4/2/2013 2:39 PM (GMT 0)
Lovely, just lovely!  Thank you.

Peace,

Aimzee

Posted 4/2/2013 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
thank you all so much.  i felt this pall lift from me a few months ago (finally) and now i can enjoy the things that i love again without questioning "how long will it last?" 

i'm going to run with it now and i'm happy i could bring a little joy to someone's life cool .

ed

 

Posted 4/2/2013 10:16 PM (GMT 0)
Ed,
Really excellent! Your skills and excellent eye deserve a "full-framer"..Enjoy life and mellow out. Keep the pics coming! Soothing.
Bill
Posted 4/3/2013 3:55 AM (GMT 0)
F8 thank you very much for sharing the beauty of spring. Spring is my favorite season and I love all manner of bulb flowers. My cancer center just yesterday had all their daffodils explode in their glory and the tulips are about two to three weeks from reaching their glory.

Thanks again for your generosity to share the pictures with us.
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