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From the album: Gone Fishing
Filipino fishermen hauling their nets in the early morning. The local, wooden fishing boats with outriggers are know as "bangka," in this part of the Philippines. Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever, berthed at the Global Marine Systems Ltd. cable depot jetty in Bauan, Batangas - early morning, Feb. 01 2008 -
From the album: Gone Fishing
Filipino fishermen hauling their nets in the early morning. The local, wooden fishing boats with outriggers are know as "bangka," in this part of the Philippines. Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever, berthed at the Global Marine Systems Ltd. cable depot jetty in Bauan, Batangas - early morning, Feb. 01 2008 -
From the album: Gone Fishing
Filipino fishermen hauling their nets in the early morning. The local, wooden fishing boats with outriggers are know as "bangka," in this part of the Philippines. Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever, berthed at the Global Marine Systems Ltd. cable depot jetty in Bauan, Batangas - early morning, Feb. 01 2008 -
Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever berthed at the Global Marine Systems Ltd. cable depot jetty in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines - early morning, Feb. 01 2008
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Photo taken from aboard c.s. Cable Retriever berthed at the Global Marine Systems Ltd. cable depot jetty - early morning, Feb. 01 2008
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Thanks for setting up your own blog at artfreaks.com I'm looking forward to seeing some more of your poetry in here. Keep it coming!
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Nice work! Thanks for posting these.
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From a former member, nicbrun77: I can only say what works for me... I have only tried pencil drawings and pastel paintings so far. The pastels, I always photograph before framing behind glass. (In the case of an oil painting, I would photograph the thing before applying any vanish?) I always take the photographs outdoors - in a bright spot but out of direct sunlight. I make sure that the flash is turned off and I am not casting a shadow on the painting. If there is enough, well-diffused light, I don't think you need a tripod - just try to hold the camera reasonably steady while you press the shutter. The cameras that most people are using these days all have auto-focus... If you are using auto-focus, usually you have to depress the shutter half way, keep it like that for a second or two, in order to allow the focusing mechanism to do its thing - and THEN press the shutter all the way. Lastly, before taking the shot, I make sure that the camera is positioned exactly on the axis of the centre of the painting and not skewed at an angle. Oh! And then you really need to use any simple photo editing software, just to crop your image before uploading. It also helps if you can reduce your image file size to about 350Kb or less so that it doesn't take forever to upload. (I use U-lead Photo Explorer - both for cropping and reducing the image size. Mine came with the camera - but I believe if you do a search on Google, you can down-load U-Lead Photo Explorer for free?) 'Hope this helps!
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From former member, nicbrun77: I can only say what works for me... I have only tried pencil drawings and pastel paintings so far. The pastels, I always photograph before framing behind glass. (In the case of an oil painting, I would photograph the thing before applying any vanish?) I always take the photographs outdoors - in a bright spot but out of direct sunlight. I make sure that the flash is turned off and I am not casting a shadow on the painting. If there is enough, well diffused light, I don't think you need a tripod - just try to hold the camera reasonably steady while you press the shutter. The cameras that most people are using these days all have auto-focus... If you are using auto-focus, usually you have to depress the shutter half way, keep it like that for a second or two, in order to allow the focusing mechanism to do its thing - and THEN press the shutter all the way. Lastly, before taking the shot, I make sure that the camera is positioned exactly on the axis of the center of the painting and not skewed at an angle. Oh! And then you really need to use any simple photo editing software, just to crop your image before uploading. It also helps if you can reduce your image file size to about 350Kb or less, so that it doesn't take for ever to upload. (I use U-lead Photo Explorer - both for cropping and reducing the image size. Mine came with the camera - but I believe if you do a search on Google, you can down-load U-Lead Photo Explorer for free?) 'Hope this helps!
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c.s. Pacific Guardian with some of the guys out on deck, braving atrocious weather in order to try and secure some mushroom anchors that had broken loose. This was the big storm that "Pac-G" endured on her first attempt at repairing the CANTAT-3 submarine telecoms cable in the North Atlantic, off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in January, 2007 I was not there, (fortunately!) - So I definitely was not the photographer. (If whoever took thi sphoto would like to post a comment or send me an e-mail, I would be glad to give the credit where it is due!)
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c.s. Pacific Guardian with some of the guys out on deck, braving atrocious weather in order to try and secure some mushroom anchors that had broken loose. This was the big storm that "Pac-G" endured on her first attempt at repairing the CANTAT-3 submarine telecoms cable in the North Atlantic, off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in January, 2007 I was not there, (fortunately!) - So I definitely was not the photographer. (If whoever took thi sphoto would like to post a comment or send me an e-mail, I would be glad to give the credit where it is due!)
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c.s. Pacific Guardian with some of the guys out on deck, braving atrocious weather in order to try and secure some mushroom anchors that had broken loose. This was the big storm that "Pac-G" endured on her first attempt at repairing the CANTAT-3 submarine telecoms cable in the North Atlantic, off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in January, 2007 I was not there, (fortunately!) - So I definitely was not the photographer. (If whoever took thi sphoto would like to post a comment or send me an e-mail, I would be glad to give the credit where it is due!)
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c.s. Pacific Guardian braving atrocious weather in the North Atlantic. This was the big storm that "Pac-G" endured on her first attempt at repairing the CANTAT-3 submarine telecoms cable, off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in January, 2007 I was not there, (fortunately!) - So I definitely was not the photographer. (If whoever took thi sphoto would like to post a comment or send me an e-mail, I would be glad to give the credit where it is due!)
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c.s. Pacific Guardian braving atrocious weather in the North Atlantic. This was the big storm that "Pac-G" endured on her first attempt at repairing the CANTAT-3 submarine telecoms cable, off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in January, 2007 I was not there, (fortunately!) - So I definitely was not the photographer. (If whoever took thi sphoto would like to post a comment or send me an e-mail, I would be glad to give the credit where it is due!)
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c.s. Pacific Guardian braving atrocious weather in the North Atlantic. This was the big storm that "Pac-G" endured on her first attempt at repairing the CANTAT-3 submarine telecoms cable, off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in January, 2007 I was not there, (fortunately!) - So I definitely was not the photographer. (If whoever took thi sphoto would like to post a comment or send me an e-mail, I would be glad to give the credit where it is due!)
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Lost Cove
smb commented on nicbrun77's gallery image in Landscapes, animal portraits ETC., ETC - (any media)
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Hello! Welcome to the artfreaks.com Forums, Gallery and Blog Spot! I'm afraid there aren't actually that many active members here right now. These forums seem to get a fair amount of visitors but there isn't really much of an active membership just yet... Anyway, with a few more eager participants like yourself, we will hopefully soon have ourselves an "awesome little forum," before too long. And you will be one of the pioneering members!! I'm looking forward to seeing some of your art in the Gallery!
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Sculptures that you can print off - so you can order prints online Ever wondered how or where you can get high quality prints of images of your sculpture? (You might want these for your portfolio - or you might want to sell artistic photography images of your work...) Provided you have access to a decent, high resolution digital camera - and a premium membership at ArtWanted.com - you can upload high definition images of artworks of all kinds. You can then use the Artwanted.com print on demand service to order high quality prints of your work. You can also sell the sculpture itself through ArtWanted.com but, of course; if you want to keep the original, you can stick to selling high quality "print-on-demand" images!
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The Busted Lift sounds good to me! So what is wrong with the lift, then? Can't they get it fixed?!! Seriously... Guiness is one of my top three favorite beers in the world. The other two are San Miguel Beer (the Pale Pilsen of course!! ) and Suntory Malts. (Suntory also make a malt whisky which isn't bad either - but the malt beer really brings back some fond memories of Kobe!) Here's to some great nights out in Dubuque! Cheers!
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Hello! Welcome to artfreaks.com! First of all, for private sales, you could set up one or more albums here at artfreaks.com and upload images of all your artworks that are for sale. Use the image description field to list your prices and whatever contact info you may wish to advertise. If you need any help with setting-up your albums or uploading images, just drop me a line and I will be more than willing to give you some guidance. (Click on "smb" to get my profile page and then click on "Send Message" to send me a "PM") artfreaks.com does not involve itself in any deals you may make with a private buyer. These are entirely up to you. The only thing I would advise, though, is that you at least get a substantial down payment from the buyer before dispatching any of your work! ....... Now, if you would prefer to let someone else take care of billing, payments and shipping, you might like to give ArtWanted.com a try... You can get a free account with them, just to try things out - but you would need to sign-up for a "Premium Account" before you could make use of their services for selling your art online. One good thing with Artwanted.com is that if you want to keep any originals of your artworks, you can upload high definition images of these and let them sell high-quality prints of your work for you. They take care of all the details like billing the buyer, printing, packing, shipping etc. Obviously, this is also great for photographers who want to sell prints of their work.
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I received this one by e-mail from my good friend, Mr. John Gormon-Charlton. The caption read: "A few spots of rain in Dubai ..... ....... but they are building it so fast - I think they may have omitted to include a drainage system! Pic attached taken in Dubai UAE this morning Wednesday 16/1/08!"
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A Difficult Day An attorney arrived home late, after a very tough day trying to get a stay of execution for a client who was due to be hanged for murder at midnight. His last minute plea for clemency to the governor had failed and he was feeling worn out and depressed. As soon as he walked through the door at home, his wife started on him: "What time of night is this, to be getting home? Where have you been?" "Dinner is cold and I'm not reheating it." And on and on and on... Too shattered to play his usual role in this familiar ritual, he went off and poured himself a large whisky and headed for a long hot soak in the bath - being pursued by predictable sarcastic remarks, as he dragged himself up the stairs. While he was in the bath, the phone rang. His wife answered it and was told that her husband's client, James Wright, had been granted a stay of execution after all. Wright would not be hanged that night. Finally realizing what a terrible day her husband must have had, she decided to go upstairs and give him the good news. As she opened the bathroom door, she was greeted by the sight of her husband, bent over naked, drying his legs and feet. "They're not hanging Wright tonight," she said. To which he whirled around and screamed: "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WOMAN, DON'T YOU EVER STOP?!!!"
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