Portfolio Reeholio

Monarch Caterpillars

2008-02-16T16:12:00.004+13:00

J1211

2008-02-03T14:21:00.001+13:00

I know it's been a while since my last post but I couldn't resist this one of my son and I on the front of the same steam engine taken about 30 years apart. The front of the engine looks different, but J1211 had the streamlining added in the late 80's.

Both photos taken by their father.

Red Bull Air Races - Abu Dhabi 06 April 2007

2007-04-24T18:57:00.000+12:00

Wires

2007-03-03T08:40:00.000+13:00

Moo

2007-01-23T19:18:00.000+13:00

Red

2007-01-18T20:51:00.000+13:00

Cattle Yard

2007-01-14T16:59:00.000+13:00

Puzzling Window

2006-12-21T09:26:00.000+13:00

Buzz

2006-12-19T13:58:00.000+13:00

Splash

2006-11-14T19:44:00.000+13:00

Dona Nobis Pacem

2006-11-07T20:06:00.000+13:00

Dona Nobis Pacem

Leaves

2006-11-06T19:31:00.000+13:00

Tear

2006-10-29T23:35:00.000+13:00

Some things are just so sad when you're only 18 months old...

More Cake

2006-10-25T19:29:00.000+13:00

Another photo of that delicious chocolate cake...

Hundreds and Thousands

2006-10-23T13:54:00.000+13:00

Back to Viet Nam

2006-10-21T13:24:00.000+13:00

I've been sick and haven't been out to take any new photos recently, but I created this from the off cuts of Look This Way. I remember this guy was trying to ignore me when I took the shot, but it looks more like he's posing, than ignoring...

Spider

2006-10-07T18:41:00.000+13:00

I was taking some floral photos the other day when I found this little guy on a lily. Using Photoshop, I've zoomed right in on him, touched him up and voila...

Smile

2006-10-05T20:17:00.000+13:00

I haven't shot anything for a few days so I thought tonight I would have a play with the Thomas and Henry shots I took a while back. I like this one in sepia. Such happy little engines!

Yes, you've seen these guys before. Here's the original Thomas and Henry shot I posted.

A Pair of Purple

2006-10-03T20:49:00.000+13:00

Wreckage - in Colour

2006-10-01T09:57:00.000+13:00

I wanted to re-post this photo in the original colours as I think it looks just as great in colour as the it did in the selective colouring earlier.

Sai Gon Fire Department

2006-09-27T12:35:00.000+12:00

Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum

2006-09-26T12:30:00.000+12:00

The colour vesrion of this photo was a bit ho-hum (pun), but I thought the round trees were preety cool.

Wreckage

2006-09-25T13:57:00.000+12:00

Wreckage of French and American aircraft shot down over North Viet Nam during the Indo-China war and the Vietnam war, on display at the Vietnamese Army Musuem, Ha Noi.

Look This Way

2006-09-24T09:06:00.000+12:00

Rowing Revisited

2006-09-23T22:14:00.000+12:00

After some good feedback from Cyndie, I have been playing with the burn, dodge, and sponge tools in Photoshop to enhance the earlier posted version of this.

I have darkened up the background, while lightened up the boat to show more detail and saturated the pink in her jacket. I think it is quite an improvement. What do you think?

Rowing

2006-09-23T09:06:00.000+12:00

A Vietnamese lady rows across the harbour at Ha Long Bay, East of Ha Noi, Viet Nam.

Flag

2006-09-22T18:54:00.000+12:00

The Vietnamese national flag, flying on top of a tower at the Vietnamese Army Musuem, Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Thanks to Chad for inspiring me to experiment with the selective colouring like this.

Sea Gulls

2006-09-21T21:49:00.000+12:00

Spring Daffodil

2006-09-19T19:23:00.000+12:00

Pink

2006-09-18T20:34:00.000+12:00

I'm not sure of the name of this tree, but it vivaciously stood out against the greenery of the surrounding trees. Magnificent.

*Update: Thanks to Cyndie, I'm pretty sure it is called a Japanese Maple.

Leaf

2006-09-17T14:05:00.000+12:00

Formation Lead

2006-09-16T14:08:00.000+12:00

Formation

2006-09-14T20:08:00.000+12:00

Also check out A Beam of Light at Sunsets

Going Away

2006-09-04T21:09:00.000+12:00

Sorry folks, I'm going away to the Hawkes Bay for the next ten days. Unfortunately I will not have internet access, so no more photos, comments or visits from me until I get back next Thursday.

Take care, and look forward to the photos that I post on my return on September 14th.

Rhys

Yellow

2006-09-03T21:38:00.000+12:00

Angles

2006-09-01T12:50:00.000+12:00

I've just finished reading an article about different techniques to produce a B&W with Photoshop. One of these techniques is to use the monochrome feature of the channel mixer and then slide the red, green and blue channels until you achieve the desired effect.

In the top photo I was emphasizing on the contrast of the sky, but to the detriment of the walls looking dirty.

The next photo was lightening up the walls and at the same time removing the focus from the sky to the building.

Arty Tulip

2006-08-31T20:14:00.000+12:00

I decided to play with this one a bit and test out a couple of different background effects: Blur and Channel Mixer Monochrome

Pink Protea

2006-08-30T19:53:00.000+12:00

Daffodil

2006-08-29T20:54:00.000+12:00

Daisy

2006-08-28T12:56:00.000+12:00

Tulip

2006-08-27T21:32:00.000+12:00

This is the raw jpeg out of my camera. Taken using the super-macro function. Untouched by photoshop. Beautiful!

Thomas and Henry

2006-08-21T22:39:00.000+12:00

This time I have been learning to use the "super macro" setting on the camera. This photo was taken 6cm from Thomas's face.

UFOs?

2006-08-13T21:02:00.001+12:00

A friend of mine has just taught me about the "duo-tone" function in Photoshop CS2. I was planning to post this in B&W but I think the duo-tone of the bark colouring is much more effective.

Daniel

2006-08-13T00:44:00.000+12:00

...Empty Swings

2006-08-11T10:56:00.000+12:00

Retired

2006-08-10T13:47:00.000+12:00

Steering Wheel

2006-08-10T13:42:00.000+12:00

Flower

2006-08-05T11:12:00.000+12:00

My first attempt at using the macro function on my camera to photograph this flower. The only adjustments with photoshop were trimming it and clone-stamping out a cobweb that detracted from it.

Tour de France

2006-07-22T09:43:00.000+12:00

Craters of the Moon

2006-07-22T09:42:00.000+12:00

Sand

2006-07-22T09:41:00.000+12:00

Umbrellas

2006-07-22T09:40:00.002+12:00

Coconut Tree

2006-07-22T09:40:00.001+12:00

Guns, Money and Coffee

2006-07-22T09:40:00.000+12:00

Warmth of a Fireplace

2006-07-22T09:38:00.000+12:00