Travel Photographer of the Year (2011)

[Succat]

  
This year’s international "Travel Photographer of the Year" gong has been awarded to Louis Montrose from California for his images of a painted village in Burkino Faso and the day of the dead festival in Mexico.

Article and slide-show:

● http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/new ... 74751.html
 

[kabuki_mono]

Great photos in general. I am very much inclined with Anil Sud's photographs, them dunes look amazing!

[Succat]

 
Hey there [b:4724db4689]kabuki_mono[/b:4724db4689] . . .

You're a traveller and keen photographer — do you have any travel related shots posted on-line that you could link to here?

It might be fun to share some of our own work (links [u:4724db4689]only[/u:4724db4689] please) and I'm happy to start this off with something I posted last week:

"Train Jumpers"

http://patrickobrien.wordpress.com/2011 ... n-jumpers/
 

[kabuki_mono]

Hey [b:d80fd2bc18]Succat![/b:d80fd2bc18]

I do indeed.
This is probably one of my favorite shot's from France

http://kabukim0n0.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/sany1161.jpg?w=570

[Succat]

 
You're a dark horse, my friend . . .

I took the opportunity to also have a quick look at your photo albums and have bookmarked them for a more leisurely visit later on.

Is this your bike you're travelling around on?

Nice work!



Succat

[kabuki_mono]

[quote:3a45bcbc24="Succat"] 
You're a dark horse, my friend . . .

I took the opportunity to also have a quick look at your photo albums and have bookmarked them for a more leisurely visit later on.

Is this your bike you're travelling around on?

Nice work!



Succat[/quote:3a45bcbc24]

There's not many there .. So hard to understand wordpress .. your more than welcome to take a glide through

That is indeed my little baby!

Thank you

[Sawman]

Great photos.

Someone offered to buy me a camera a few years ago, but I declined. My camera is a pen and paper.

[kabuki_mono]

[quote:8573cb3a9d="Succat"] 
[...]
"Train Jumpers"

http://patrickobrien.wordpress.com/2011 ... n-jumpers/
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Nice photos you have there!! very clean and crisp shots!

[Succat]

[quote:cf19013a21="kabuki_mono"]
(the train jumper) ... very clean and crisp shot

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Thank you!

This image was shot on film using Kodak BW400CN which I over exposed by 1-stop.

The digital file was obtained by scanning the photo negative to disc at time of processing. While film can be digitally scanned at any time, this will provide the "cleanest" result. Over exposing the film will create a more dense negative, highly suitable for scanning, and results in a more "crisp" image.
 
 

[Succat]

[quote:3d1ef6a082="kabuki_mono"]
... (it's) So hard to understand wordpress ...

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I like what you've done so far: it's tidy, well laid out and easy to navigate.

Wordpress is a sophisticated platform, constantly under development, and, if you're serious about using it for your photography, I think it's well worth spending time learning how to drive it.

Here's a few pointers:

• Create a new, private "Test" Blog. Use this to play around and experiment with different themes, layouts and settings before applying them to your "Public" Blog.

• There's an impressive variety of themes to choose from, some of which are better suited for photography or photoblogging. I suggest using the "features filter" to narrow down the field.

• Learn how to run your Dashboard (from what I see, you've got a pretty good handle on this already).

• Learn how to manage your media library and your images and your galleries or set up a slide show. With a space upgrade, you can also embed videos. (This unofficial Image FAQ might also be useful)

• Don't hesitate to use their Forums if you can't work something out and have questions (or, if you get [i:3d1ef6a082]r-eally[/i:3d1ef6a082] stuck, send me a PM).


Have fun!



Succat