Diet Coke break
31/05/11 12:30 Filed in: iPhone iPad
No one has asked, but I'm letting everyone know a little secret. My iOS pick of the day images are usually created during my morning diet coke break. The above pic from this morning was made only using two apps - DynaLight HD and ToonPaint. The original image is of a Nipomo, Calif. church taken in 2007.
My May/June iOS flickr gallery.
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Remembering
30/05/11 21:10 Filed in: Memorial
Day/Veterans Day
For the last couple of Memorial Days, I have been
keeping this list of Thousand Oaks residents killed
in wars.
This year the list of Conejo Valley residents killed in wars has one new name: Army Spec. Andrew J. Castro, killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 28, 2010.
My list:
Listed on the Beyer Park Memorial for World War 2 are:
Cleon Biddle - Air Force
John Hays - Army
Roy Spain - Army
Harold Wienke - Army
Richard Wienkler - Army
Vietnam Link to National Archives Database
Charles Ivan DeGraw - Army 1968
David Earl Farr - Army 1970
Eric James Hubberth - Air Force 1970
Colin Frank Jackson - Marine 1967
Larry Allan Jones - Marine 1968
John Clarence Shamel Marine 1967
There were no listings for Thousand Oaks in the Korean War in the same National Archives Database
For Iraq/Afghanistan
Sean M. Corlew - Air Force 2002 Newbury Park High School Graduate
Anthony C. Melia - Marine 2007 Thousand Oaks High School Graduate
Francis L. Toner IV - Navy 2009 Westlake High School Graduate
Andrew J. Castro - Army 2010 Westlake High School Graduate
Brian M. Wolverton - Army 2009 Oak Park High School
The links are to the Los Angeles Times California War Dead Database
This year the list of Conejo Valley residents killed in wars has one new name: Army Spec. Andrew J. Castro, killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 28, 2010.
My list:
Listed on the Beyer Park Memorial for World War 2 are:
Cleon Biddle - Air Force
John Hays - Army
Roy Spain - Army
Harold Wienke - Army
Richard Wienkler - Army
Vietnam Link to National Archives Database
Charles Ivan DeGraw - Army 1968
David Earl Farr - Army 1970
Eric James Hubberth - Air Force 1970
Colin Frank Jackson - Marine 1967
Larry Allan Jones - Marine 1968
John Clarence Shamel Marine 1967
There were no listings for Thousand Oaks in the Korean War in the same National Archives Database
For Iraq/Afghanistan
Sean M. Corlew - Air Force 2002 Newbury Park High School Graduate
Anthony C. Melia - Marine 2007 Thousand Oaks High School Graduate
Francis L. Toner IV - Navy 2009 Westlake High School Graduate
Andrew J. Castro - Army 2010 Westlake High School Graduate
Brian M. Wolverton - Army 2009 Oak Park High School
The links are to the Los Angeles Times California War Dead Database
Memorial Day 2011
30/05/11 18:56 Filed in: Memorial
Day/Veterans Day
Today I attended the 46th Annual "Lest We Forget" Memorial Day Service at Conejo Mountain Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Camarillo. About 500 were in attendance. Members of the U.S. Naval Base Ventura County Ceremonial Color Guard performed the Presentation of Colors, Firing Detail (above) and other portions of the program.
A great speaker, Chief Petty Officer Michael P. Blaauw, U.S. Navy, gave a very detailed talk about the 2000 attack on the U.S.S. Cole.
I uploaded 16 images to this Memorial Day 2011 flickr set.
Meanwhile, on the Los Angeles Times From the Archives blog, I posted this Southern California defenses photo gallery of 20 images from January, 1942 - when the U.S. Army prepared defenses in Southern California for a possible Japanese attack.
Hope you had a great Memorial Day!
Flight
24/05/11 10:38
For yesterday's iOS pic
of the day project I stated with an image from the
2009 Wings Over Camarillo air show.
First I used VintageScene antique 02, above, and added a rough border. VintageScene has a great selection of borders and textures that can be added, but most of the presets are very flat, not a look I am usually want.
In PhotoGene I made two versions, one, above was very contrasty using auto histogram.
For second PhotoGene version, I held the highlight detail manually using the sliders in histogram.
For this final version, I used Blender, combining the two PhotoGene versions with color burn blend mode. In Blender, I put the normal contrast version on left and the high contrast version on right. The opacity slider was set about 25%.
My May/June 2011 iPhone pic of day Flickr slideshow.
First I used VintageScene antique 02, above, and added a rough border. VintageScene has a great selection of borders and textures that can be added, but most of the presets are very flat, not a look I am usually want.
In PhotoGene I made two versions, one, above was very contrasty using auto histogram.
For second PhotoGene version, I held the highlight detail manually using the sliders in histogram.
For this final version, I used Blender, combining the two PhotoGene versions with color burn blend mode. In Blender, I put the normal contrast version on left and the high contrast version on right. The opacity slider was set about 25%.
My May/June 2011 iPhone pic of day Flickr slideshow.
Skulls
18/05/11 11:23 Filed in: iPhone iPad
While playing with BlurFX, I was able to come up with this image of skulls on Olvera Street in Los Angeles. This app blurs the entire image, restricting some areas with a user defined mask.
I started by lightening up this image in DynaLight HD. Then went into BlurFX and used motion blur. I removed the mask from the two center skulls, blue one on top and right skull on right. Other areas were blurred.
The final artwork was applied using ArtistaOil's oil expression 01 and border 06.
I am just having too much fun with these iOS photo apps.
My flickr May/June iPhone/iPad pick of the day project.
Grunge
12/05/11 01:03 Filed in: iPhone iPad
For a recent pic of the day, I started with an image shot a year ago at Paramount Ranch in Agoura. This pic looked like a good candidate to go grunge with.
First in DynaLight HD the shadows were lightened. Then in Photogene, some sharpening, saturation added and the overall image lightened.
Now for the fun grunge part. In PictureShow, HolgaGraphy, vintage dust frame and Light Leak 6 were used. My final stop was in PicGrunger were weathered at about 50% and cement texture were used.
My iOS pic of the day Flickr collection.
More on Auto Painter
03/05/11 22:27 Filed in: iPhone iPad
During the last week I
keep going back to play with AutoPainter iOS app.
Since it has four basic impressionistic styles, time
to pull our a classic scene - a lighthouse - for my
artists to work on.
The basic photo from 1984 was run through DynaLight HD to give it some contrast and snap. Then off into AutoPainter.
The Aquarell version.
The Benson version.
The Cezanne version.
Finally, the Van Gogh version.
I am usually wanting to hold some detail, so my first pick isl usually be the Benson setting, followed by the Aquarell.
The app has a basic mask tool to hold additional detail in parts of an image - say a face.
Back to play time for me.
AutoPainter web site.
The basic photo from 1984 was run through DynaLight HD to give it some contrast and snap. Then off into AutoPainter.
The Aquarell version.
The Benson version.
The Cezanne version.
Finally, the Van Gogh version.
I am usually wanting to hold some detail, so my first pick isl usually be the Benson setting, followed by the Aquarell.
The app has a basic mask tool to hold additional detail in parts of an image - say a face.
Back to play time for me.
AutoPainter web site.