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July 14, 2007

My new tripod :-)

My new tripod
My new tripod


Today it arrived :) My new tripod. I got really pissed about my old tripod, as it wasn't able to handle the weight of my cam and so it always bended and I wasn't able to take a straight shot.

With the Manfrotto MA 055PROB tripod and the MA 808RC4 head this will hopefully change :)

Published at 09:02 / 4 comments / 212 visits
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July 14, 2007

Koelner Lichter - Wo kann man am besten Fotografieren?

Wie die Koelner unter euch wissen werden, finden heute Abend die 7. Koelner Lichter statt und ich habe mir vorgenommen ein paar schoene Feuerwerksaufnahmen zu machen :) Allerdings habe ich keine Ahnung wo man sich am besten plaziert.

Letztes Jahr war ich von NetCologne auf so 'ne Faehre eingeladen, aber darauf hatte ich dieses Jahr keine Lust (auch wenn die Sicht echt nicht schlecht war). Hat einer von euch 'nen Tipp von wo man 'ne gute Sicht hat? Ich hatte schon an den Triangel-Tower gedacht, aber ich weiss nicht wie sich das mit den Scheiben verhaelt, da die Feuerwerkskoerper sich ja schon ganz schoen im Glas reflektieren muessen.

Bin fuer jeden Tipp dankbar :)

Published at 09:48 / 17 comments / 448 visits
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July 20, 2007

Advantages of HDR

In the comments to this photo, I have been asked by grapf why I've choosen HDR for this shot. As you may notice, it isn't too apparent that this is a HDR composition (compared to other HDR compositions). Well, personally I am not a big fan of these "overrealistic" HDRs - you know.. this kind of HDR where cars look like plastic - but that's just my personal opinion. I rather use HDR to enhance the dynamic range of my photos, so that you can see more details and have better light and stuff. So I try to build my HDRs as realistic as possible.

To give you a brief overview/comparison, I've uploaded the "normal" exposure to the above mentioned HDR composition:

Color celebration // Non-HDR
Color celebration // Non-HDR


As you can see, the shot isn't to bad at all. But some parts are (at least for my personal taste) too overexposed and the colors are looking a bit flat. Additionally I'd like to have the sky a little more dark red - just to highlight the mood and the daytime. Last but not least, the reflections on the water, are not looking so nice as well. For sure.. I could have done some raw processing to underexpose the photo a bit, but then the roofs and the skyline would fade into dark and details would disappear. As well I could do some image processing with PS to just slightly underexpose some parts of the photo, but this would be lots of work and I doubt that the result would be the same as with the HDR composition.

Now have a look at the HDR version of this shot:

Color celebration
Color celebration


As you will instantly notice, the colors are much more powerful and the reflections are way better than in the above version. The sky now has a really nice mood and shows that the sun was just setting- though the details of the roofs and the skyline are still visible. But besides of this, the most impressive enhancement of the HDR version (at least IMHO) are the colorful lights. They are not as overexposed as in the normal version but though very bright and a real eyecatcher.

So that's my point of view about HDR. I'm curious in hearing your opinions about this post and the comparsion between normal shots and HDR compositions. :-)

Published at 17:08 / 11 comments / 565 visits
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July 25, 2007

Nicht vergessen!

Da ich ja selbst direkt betroffen bin.. eine kleine Erinnerung an Alle :)

Am Freitag ist es wieder so weit: Dann wird der System Administrator Appreciation Day gefeiert. Jetzt ist die Zeit, jetzt ist die Stunde - spätestens jetzt sollten alle Büroarbeiter und Computerabhängigen sorgfältig ihre nächsten Schritte planen.

Worum geht es? Wie der Muttertag wurde der System Administrator Appreciation Day dafür geschaffen, um eine Keimzelle der Gesellschaft zu ehren - beziehungsweise vom Streik abzuhalten. Doch wie beim Muttertag stellt sich die Frage: worüber könnte sich die betreffende Person freuen. Keine Sorge: die wohlwollende Geste ist die Haupsache.

Obwohl: es gibt einige Dinge zu beachten. Für die wirklich tollen Geschenke ist die Zeit etwas knapp, aber ich gebe einige Hinweise. Gute Geschenke sind:

* Nahrungsmittel mit einem lächerlich hohen Koffein-Anteil
* das komplette Sortiment von Thinkgeek
* Geldgeschenke.

Abraten würde ich persönlich von

* allem, was mit der Sprache Klingonisch zu tun hat
* einem Diät-Ratgeber
* Büchern der Serie “…für Dummies”.

Denn sonst könnte der Sysadmin

* den Spamfilter “versehentlich” deaktivieren
* die Betriebsvereinbarung über die private Internet-Nutzung forcieren
* auf Deinem Rechner Windows Vista installieren.

(via Real Life)

Published at 07:46 / 6 comments / 264 visits
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July 28, 2007

Heute isses komisch...

Bin zu faul es nochmal zu schreiben ;-)
Also einfach hier klicken: http://blog.pebcak.de/archives/678-Heute-isses-komisch....html

Published at 14:49 / 7 comments / 277 visits
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July 30, 2007

Song of the day



Coincidentally I found a CD of the band "IQ". They make kinda 80's virtuoso hard rock (long solo parts with guitar and hammond organ (like Manfred Mann's Earth Band)). All in all a cool sound!

This is my song of the day from the album "Subterranea". It's pretty slow and not as "hard rock" as other songs of 'em, but I love the melody and the lyrics.

Hope you'll like it too.

Published at 18:14 / 4 comments / 190 visits
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July 31, 2007

[Updated] The Hooters and The Urge - live @ LMH

I've been invited to join the Hooters concert in the LMH (Live Music Hall) this night. Actually I've been invited to join the concert to see their support band- The Urge. I had an accreditation for the gig of The Urge, so my cam was armed ;-)

It was a great concert. The Urge and The Hooters, both made a great show! Photos will follow soon :)

Update:
Ok, the first photo is available :)
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/doomshammer/477379

Published at 22:17 / 0 comments / 186 visits
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