Metropol Parasol // The World’s Largest Wooden Structure Project: Metropol ParasolRedevelopment of Plaza de la Encarnacion, Seville, SpainFunction: archeological site, farmers market, elevated plaza, multiple bars and restaurantsSite area: 18,000 square metersBuilding area: 5,000 square metersTotal floor Area: 12,670 square metersNumber of floors: 4Height of the building: 28.50 metersStructure: concrete, timber and steelPrincipal Exterior: timber and granitePrincipal interior material: concrete, granite and steelDesigning period: 2004-2005Construction period: 2005-2011Building/Cost: 90 Million Euro What is there not to like about Metropol Parasol? The waffle-like crown structure in Seville, Spain has been finally completed in April 2011 after a competition held by the city of Seville in 2004. Metropol’s interweaving waffle-like wooden panels rise from concrete base reinforced with steel, which are positioned in such a way to architecturally form canopies and walkways below the parasols. video © ARUP Group
How to Shoot With an Extremely Shallow Depth-of-Field So you've saved every penny, and your piggy bank is full to bursting. It's time to cash that in money and buy a new lens. And what better choice than a fast prime lens? These offer plenty of benefit's, and we're going to dive into one of those benefit's today: that shallow, professional and silky shallow depth of field. Republished Tutorial Every few weeks, we revisit some of our reader's favorite posts from throughout the history of the site. Getting In-Depth with Depth-Of-Field I'm about to get all Mr. Now think about what a prism does. Using a wide aperture reveals those narrower, pointy parts of the lens. And who doesn't want that shallowness? From A Distant Land There are three things that affect your depth-of-field. The 1 meter marking might be two centimeters away from the 2 meter marking, but the 10 meter marking might only be half a centimeter away from the 20 meter marking. The Two-Thirds/One-Third Rule As I hinted at above, depth-of-field is a definable range. Sidenote Flare
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27 Excellent Digital Photography Tutorials To improve and modify digital photographs is very interesting and a fun part. Lots of digital photography techniques and tutorials are available on internet, you can create same digital effect in different ways. The best technique to create effect is which take less steps. In this post i have listed 27 excellent digital photography tutorials to help you create different effects and manipulate your digital photographs. I hope you will enjoy these tutorials and don’t forget to mention the tutorial which was an add on in your experience. 1. In this tutorial designer will show you how to create a post apocalyptic manipulation using adjustment layers, vector masks, and some special effects. 2. This tutorial uses a different method than either of CMYK curves adjustment layers. 3. In this tutorial designer will show you how to spice up a fairly dull and flat photograph. 4. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a fantasy landscape using some simple and easy techniques. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
The most memorable photos from the Iraq War Posted Dec 30, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare21 After nearly nine years in Iraq, the final combat troops continue to arrive back in the U.S. The war that officially began eight years and nine months earlier cost nearly 4,500 American, well more than 100,000 Iraqi lives and $800 billion from the U.S. Treasury. Warning: All images in this entry are shown in full, not screened out for graphic content. United States Marines from the 1st Marine Division run laps around their camp early in the morning February 17, 2003 near the Iraqi border in Kuwait. President Bush stands in the White House Cross Hall after addressing the nation on his ultimatum to Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, in Washington, Monday, March 17, 2003. An Iraqi man runs across a street in Baghdad to his car with boxes of supplies as he prepares to leave Baghdad on March 19, 2003. Kurds from Kirkuk walk from an Iraqi checkpoint towards the Kurdish-controlled checkpoint in Chamchamal, Tuesday, March 18, 2003. Capt. U.S. U.S.
22 Professional Photoshop Image Enhancing Tutorials Adobe Photoshop is the premier tool for digital artists when it comes to professionally enhancing images. Whether you’re a beginner just learning the ropes or an advanced user looking for unique techniques to add to your Photoshop arsenal, you’ll find some tutorials here that you’ll surely want to bookmark. In this article, you’ll discover plenty of tutorials that deal with enhancing images, adding unique and impressive effects, and recreating digital replications of popular traditional photography techniques. 1. You can learn how to apply the Cross Processing film-developing technique digitally to your images by reading through this quick and educational tutorial that leverages the powers of the Curves tool in Photoshop. 2. Take your ordinary digital photos and simulate the Lomo Photography effect (also known as Lomography) that will apply a dreamy and surreal effect onto your images in this tutorial that uses a Levels Adjustment layer among other Photoshop techniques. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Captured: The Ruins of Detroit Posted Feb 07, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare850 Up and down Detroit’s streets, buildings stand abandoned and in ruin. French photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre set out to document the decline of an American city. Their book “The Ruins of Detroit“, a document of decaying buildings frozen in time, was published in December 2010. From the photographers’ website: Ruins are the visible symbols and landmarks of our societies and their changes, small pieces of history in suspension. The state of ruin is essentially a temporary situation that happens at some point, the volatile result of change of era and the fall of empires. Photography appeared to us as a modest way to keep a little bit of this ephemeral state. William Livingstone House # Michigan Central Station # Atrium, Farwell Building # 18th floor dentist cabinet, David Broderick Tower # Bagley-Clifford Office of the National Bank of Detroit # Ballroom, American Hotel # Melted clock, Cass Technical High School # Detroit?
Image Analyzer The installer download contains: Image Analyzer 3D modeling plugin 1.07 (also available from the plugin page) Advanced image editing, enhancement and analysis software. The program contains both most image enhancement features found in conventional image editors plus a number of advanced features not even available in professional photo suites. Automatic brightness, contrast, gamma and saturation adjustment Build-in conventional and adaptive filters for noise reduction, edge extraction etc. Version history Examples There is currently no complete documentation for Image Analyzer, and there probably never will be. For more help, go to our support forum. Plugins Here you can find short descriptions of the plugins currently available for Image Analyzer and references to developer information for the plugin system. In addition to those available here, we can offer developing custom plugins for Image Analyzer for specific purposes. Support Image Analyzer Click here to see how