The Navy must have done something. Since yesterday’s raids there’s this unnatural, guttural roaring echoing through the empty streets. As if a giant beast has woken and can’t find rest.
Year: 2022
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Miniature Photography Insights
Here’s some high level miniature photography insights. I always shoot in RAW format. Even with LightRoom mobile you can do that on your smartphone. RAW files contain all data the camera sensor captures. Per default your smartphone or most other cameras store the photos in jpg. A photo stored in jpg format is a default post processing done by the camera algorithms. That means you have lost valuable information right after shooting the photo. That doesn’t happen when shooting in RAW format,
In post processing I try to guide the viewer’s focus to the object of interest. In this case it’s the group and especially the Inquisitor herself. The object of interest should be the brightest area. That means I reduce the highlights and brightness of other areas, like the light reflections on the tunnel wall. And I increase the brightness of the objects of interest. That of course only applies to photographs which are darker overall. In the end it’s about the contrast between the object of interest and the surroundings.
Using presets and LUTs (look up tables – also presets) can help but only provide a general change. There’s no one-size-fits-all preset. I recommend to always adapt after applying a preset.
In digital manipulation I try to keep it subtle yet bringing in some cinematic energy. Weather like sunshine and/ or rain help with that. Fog is another alternative, especially to show more depth of the scene.
Let me know if you want to know more. Feel free to contact me.
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Day 432
Airfield Hartwald
Calling in the birds of prey. This always is epic in both sound and sight. A pleasant rumble.
Vorstadt
We heard them long before we saw them. We sought their arrival as they were announced already.
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Wall Section U221 – Day 431
The radio chatter is full of questions. Where to go, what’s inside, it’s a dead end, requesting data updates, rats, big rats, bald rats, contact, false alarm …
But when you stand at the entrance to the Inner Hive all you can see is darkness. All you can hear is water drops and the cracking noise of the radio.
Schichtwechsel. It’s EOD. Everyone rushes to escape the dark inside. Not that’s it’s not dark outside. But it’s a different kind of dark. Your spirits lift as soon as you breath the smog from the Outer Wall Section.
Cordula Druquard knew what they will be facing long before they even knew that they have to go inside. Her preparations for the Divine Machine are not done yet. That’s why she lured them inside at this wall section. The breed was stronger here. And the tunnel system was more like a labyrinth than an entrance. Still her Guard was watchful.
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Wall Section U221 – Day 430
We have no maps. We have no clue. What we do have is that strange tickling in our necks. Oh, Blicker, where are these tunnels leading to? I can’t tell what is worse. The emptiness we feared in the outer sections or the emptiness in the sewers.
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Vignette28 PhotoBook Vol.2
Happy New Year to you all and here’s the 2022 announcement:
The Vignette28 PhotoBook is going into the second round of the series. This time the project will run via Kickstarter. The campaign starts on February 1st, 2022.
As Contributor
To participate with an entry in the photo book as a contributor you need to chose the contributor reward. After the campaign ends you will have roughly three months left to enter your work. How that works will be announced in the communication after the campaign.
This gives you (starting today) roughly five months time (until end of April 2022) to work on and send in your Vignette28.
As Supporter
You can support the campaign without sending in your own work. As supporter you can choose the supporter reward which will bring your name into the photo book.
The Photo Book
The printed photo book itself is a reward in its own. You can choose the printed photo book with both rewards as add-on. There will also be an exclusive Kickstarter campaign deluxe edition of the printed photo book as well.
Where can I find the Kickstarter campaign?
The Kickstarter campaign will start on February 1st, 2022. But you can already save the project on Kickstarter to get informed as soon as it launches.
