Nature Notes

December 1, 2012

The glittering Royal York Lobby

Filed under: Cityscape,HDR,Toronto — Tags: , — Harold Stiver @ 8:02 am
Royal York Lobby

Royal York Lobby

Toronto’s Royal York Hotel has a long term reputation for elegance.

 

 

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November 29, 2012

Scenes from Edinburgh, Scotland

Filed under: Castle,Cityscape,Scotland — Tags: , , — Harold Stiver @ 6:00 am
Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland

Scenes from Edinburgh

 

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Edinburgh, Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland

 


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October 12, 2012

Down by the Henry Moore

Filed under: Cityscape,Toronto — Tags: , , — Harold Stiver @ 6:00 am

Henry Moore Sculpture, Royal Ontario Museum

“I went down to the Henry Moore
Skated all in the Square
The moon above my shoulder
And the ice was in my hair
Alone but never lonely
That’s how I like to be
If you want to have fun
Like a rock’n roll bum
Don’t think the worst of me”

Murray McLauchlin, singing about Toronto, where he made his first music appearances. The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto has a fabulous collection of the massive sculpture of Henry Moore.

Henry Moore Sculpture, Royal Ontario MuseumHenry Moore Sculpture, Royal Ontario Museum

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March 25, 2012

The approach to Old Quebec- Black and White

Filed under: Cityscape,Quebec — Tags: , , , , — Harold Stiver @ 6:00 am

Quebec City

The skyline of Quebec City from the St. Lawrence River is dominated by the Chateau Frontenac, one of the magnificent hotels built by CP Rail. It opened in 1893.

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March 1, 2012

Coutances Cathedral

Filed under: Cityscape,France — Tags: , , — Harold Stiver @ 6:00 am
Coutances Cathedral

Coutances Cathedral

The first cathedral on this site in the city of Coutances was built in the 5th Century and destroyed by fire during the Norman invasion in the 9th Century. This is the 3rd cathedral which was completed in 1274.It has survived several calamities through the years and is a beautiful structure to visit today.

 

Coutances Cathedral

Coutances Cathedral


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January 25, 2012

Toronto in Blue

Filed under: Cityscape,Toronto — Tags: , , — Harold Stiver @ 6:00 am

The skyline of Toronto.

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August 2, 2011

HDR in Cityscapes

Filed under: Cityscape,HDR,Processing Tips,Toronto — Tags: , , — Harold Stiver @ 6:00 am

The Eaton\'s Mall, Toronto

HDR (High Dynamic Range) has become a very popular technique in processing files, especially landscapes. I find it is also useful in city and architecture images, as the geometric shapes and blocks of color seem comfortable with the strong results of HDR processing.

This is an image of the Eaton’s Center in Toronto. I used the popular software program Photomatix Pro to process it. This technique can turn out garish and surrealistic if you are not careful. I normally reduce the default settings to keep it under control. In general I prefer an HDR image without the typical “HDR look”.

My typical Photomatix settings might be as follows under the “Detail Enhancer” method:

Hit the default button and then reduce “Strength” to 65, “”Color Saturation” to 40 . Occasionally I will make a separate TIF file with the “Tone Compressor” method and use it as a layer over the”Detail Enhancer” TIF. Adjust the layer opacity as you like.

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July 1, 2011

Happy Canada Day!!

Filed under: Canada,Cityscape — Tags: , , — Harold Stiver @ 6:00 am

Parliment Light Show,Ottawa

An image from a light show played on the face of the Parliament building in Ottawa

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