Kyle Nishioka » Blog http://kylenishioka.com/blog A little tech, photography and social media ramblings Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:42:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2007 kyle@kylenishioka.com (Kyle Nishioka) kyle@kylenishioka.com (Kyle Nishioka) http://kylenishioka.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Kyle Nishioka http://kylenishioka.com/blog 144 144 A little tech, finance, and social media ramblings Kyle Nishioka Kyle Nishioka kyle@kylenishioka.com no no 2011 Year in Review http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2011/12/31/2011-year-in-review/ http://kylenishioka.com/blog/2011/12/31/2011-year-in-review/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:42:51 +0000 Kyle Nishioka http://kylenishioka.com/blog/?p=847

Well, another year is at an end. There have been some bright spots and some low spots. All in all, a pretty good year. Is it me or are they getting shorter?

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I got up at 2 a.m. and drove out to Mokuleia to catch the last total lunar eclipse visible from Hawaii until 2014/2015. While I was there, I figured I should try giving this time lapse thing another try.

This video is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 license.

Music: “Bright Northern Lights” by Matthew Ebel
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Well, I’ve finished my 365phototweeps photo a day project. The year sure flies by fast…once it’s over that is. If you would like to check out the photos at a somewhat slower pace, here’s the 365phototweeps photo set on Flickr

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“Latte Days & Porter Nights”
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Ala Moana - Tsunami high water line

Snapped a couple of pics on Ala Moana Beach the morning after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan. The resulting tsunami touched this beach and you can see the high water mark on the sand.

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Music: “Bliss” by Rob Costlow
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As for these tutorials, they hit all of the points to creating those surreal images. Without giving anything away, I will say that 90% of what makes the shot work is done in camera. About half of the magic comes from their lighting technique and the other half is pre-production skull sweat. By that I mean the photographer puts in a significant amount of previsualization into crafting the final image. Retouching in photoshop is enhancement rather than creative construction. I recommend that anyone who wants to create fine art photography should take a look at getting one of the free tutorials by signing up for their mailing list.

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Ring in the New Year photo set on Flickr. Thanks @pprmintsunrise for organizing this fun tweetup.

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