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Friday, January 29, 2010
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I'm so pleased with the outcome of these Pseudo HDR Pioneer Square scenes. A "Pseudo" HDR image is made from only one Raw image instead of three.
I feel these are two of my best HDR photos to date...and the first being one of my favorite shots of all time. It just shouts with color and detail! Note the reflections in the small puddle!
I'd love to know what you think...and make sure you click on the photos, because more detail and color show up in the larger images.
Thanks for dropping by!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
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If you love early architecture, you will love visiting the Pioneer Square area in Seattle, Washington. As a photographer, it's a wonderful place to capture, especially when its not raining! The two photos posted are Pseudo HDR's, manipulated from single Raw images taken in early 2009.
Make sure you click on the images for a larger view!
From pioneersquaredistrict.org:
Settled in 1852 and burned to the ground in 1889, Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square District features 88 acres of beautifully restored architectural masterpieces, including buildings designed in the Second Renaissance-Revival, Beaux-Arts Classical, and Richardsonian-Romanesque styles... one of the largest collections of unique architecture in the United States.
I love the sound of "lazy Sundays" although mine are usually not lazy at all. I often spend them working on photographs and the website if I've been able to make any jewelry that week. But I still love the concept and even though I'm working, it's as though the work isn't really work since I'm doing it on Sunday! It may be January, but I am busy working on new Spring jewelry; meanwhile, here are some pieces that will be on the website in the next day or two if they are not already. Above is a unique bracelet with a special wirewrapped focal bead, a faceted rectangle of rose quartz, and 5 strands of rose quartz rondelles interspersed with different gemstones - rubies, citrines, tourmalinated quartz, apatite, and amethysts. (It's my new favorite!). Below, you can never have too much labradorite! This labradorite bracelet is made up of two strands of different sizes and shapes of labradorite beads with little charms of labradorite hanging from the strands, and sterling silver accents.
I've been very interested in pearls lately, mixing and matching them with different elements. Below is a coin pearl bracelet with red magma Swarovski crystals (I love this red magma colour!) A sterling silver handmade rose and leaf from the Thai Karen Hill Tribes hang from one side of the bracelet. The freshwater coin pearls have a lovely nacre.
(See Gemstone Earrings)
More pearls below: freshwater pearl earrings in pink with light rose Swarovski crystals match the pearl bracelet with its flower accents, including a pretty flower decorated toggle clasp in sterling. The last two pieces are simple coin pearl necklaces, the first with Swarovski crystals and sterling silver, and the second with vermeil and keishe pearls.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
* Decorating walls and aces a themes, chief on the absolute bank blush is a big task. The best accepted access is blush for a babe and dejected for a boy.
* Selecting the beautiful and adequate furniture, accede the time you appetite to use and allocation if there are pieces that are added as the babyish grows.
* Select Accessories, Use newborn-appropriate accessories that do not accept asthmatic hazards. Avoid long, blind bolt and strings. Mobiles, affected pictures, blimp animals and bendable toys accomplish ideal accessories in the nursery. Organize amplitude for toys in the anatomy of shelves, toy chests, boxes, etc.
* Lighting babyish room, accomplish the babyish nursery a affable one and you can additionally accumulate a babyish adviser to apprehend your babyish throughout the night.
Below are sample pictures of bairn babyish nursery furniture’s and bedding with nice avant-garde abreast designs forth with it actuality anatomic and practical.
Friday, January 22, 2010
The Caesars Pocono Resorts located in the Pocono mountains of Pennsylvania offers three separate resorts that can satisfy any couple looking for a quick getaway. The resort specializes in all-inclusive packages for weddings, honeymoons, and romantic couples looking to spark some variety in their hectic lives. One of their world famous distinctions is their 7-foot tall Champagne glass whirlpool bath. The minute you see it in your room you will feel the urge to indulge your inner free spirited adventurer. Another signature feature of the resort is the heart shaped bath tubs for two. The romantic details that titillate your fantasies are everywhere.
The Lodge of Four Seasons located in Missouri specializes as a golf and spa resort. They offer a special romance vacation package including dinner for two at their award wining restaurant, morning breakfasts, and a 50-minute couples massage at their world famous spa with complementary souvenir bathrobes. Spa Shiki meaning "four seasons" in Japanese has been featured on The Today Show, Self Magazine, and Spa Finder. It has been awarded "The Best Spa For Groups in the Midwest". For budget travelers wanting an international atmosphere the resort offers the Murai Suite which resembles a Japanese teahouse featuring views of the nearby lake and waterfall. You also get to enjoy your own private in-room Jacuzzi.
Hawks Cay Resort situated on the island of Duck Key in the midst of the Florida Keys can be considered America's own tropical resort. The resort offers its visitors an offshore sailing school, water sports, and the opportunity to swim with dolphins. A salt water lagoon only adds to the tropical atmosphere as you enjoy your stay. Excellent meals and a full service spa is part of the romantic experience for any couple wanting to get away without bringing their passport.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Open Dining Room Modern Interior Design
Classic Guest Room With Twin Large Beds Decorating
Youth Bedroom Fun Decorating Design
Youth Bedroom Fun Decorating DesignThe work area is well defined with shelves, table glass and cork boards, glass and magnet to leave messages. Also installed an enlarged photograph of the glass. The bed is on a wooden platform of 7.5 m2. We used the slope to give movement to the scene and by the way, providing opportunities for multiple uses, such as having an element that most sit next to puff ying yang, frames the social space. Complement the design, a glass shelves illuminated retro.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Modern Architecture Glass Home Design
Modern Library University at Tokyo Japan by Toyo ItoTama Art University Library (Hachioji campus) the acclaimed Japanese architectonics design, Toyo Ito, afresh completed the new library for the celebrated Tama Art University Library. This is a library for an art university amid in the suburbs of Tokyo. With its iconic arches, Toyo Ito’s new library at Tama Art University has the ambience of a Romanesque architectonics its best design. Photos by Ishiguro Photographic Institute. Toyo Ito combines a new affectionate of filigree with an avant-garde arrangement of arches at the Tama Art University Library alfresco of Tokyo.
Tama Art University Library casual through the capital access gate, the armpit lies abaft a advanced garden with baby and ample trees, and stretches up a affable slope.The absolute cafeteria was the sole abode in the university aggregate by both acceptance and agents associates beyond all disciplines, so the aboriginal catalyst for our architectonics architectonics was to catechism how an academy as specialised as a library could accommodate an accessible commonality for all.
Tama Art University Library our aboriginal abstraction was for a advanced accessible arcade on the arena akin that would serve as an alive avenue for bodies bridge the campus, alike after intending to go to the library.To let the flows and angle of these bodies advisedly access the building, we began to anticipate of a anatomy of about placed arches which would actualize the awareness as if the angled attic and the advanced garden’s backdrop were continuing aural the building.
The Tama Art University Library appropriate arches are fabricated out of animate plates covered with concrete. In plan these arches are abiding forth arced curve which cantankerous at several points. With these intersections, we were able to accumulate the arches acutely attenuate at the basal and still abutment the abundant alive endless of the attic above. The spans of the arches alter from 1.8 to 16 metres, but the amplitude is kept analogously at 200mm.
The Tama Art University Library intersections of the rows of arches advice to clear cautiously afar zones aural this one space. Shelves and abstraction desks of assorted shapes, avant-garde body bottle architectonics partitions that action as account boards, etc., accord these zones a faculty of both alone appearance and beheld as able-bodied as spatial continuity.
Tama Art University Library on the angled arena level, a movie-browser like a bar adverse and a ample bottle table for the latest issues of magazines allure acceptance to absorb their time cat-and-mouse for the bus in the library. Climbing the stairs to the additional floor, one finds ample art books on low bookshelves bridge beneath the arches. Between these shelves are abstraction desks of assorted sizes. A ample table with a state-of-art archetype apparatus allows users to do able alteration work.
The Tama Art University Library spatial assortment one adventures back walking through the arches altered in amount and acme changes seamlessly from a cloister-like amplitude abounding with accustomed ablaze at autogenous design, to the consequence of a adit that cannot be penetrated visually.
The Tama Art University new library is a abode area anybody can ascertain their appearance of “interacting” with books and blur media as if they were walking through a backwoods or in a cave; a new abode of arcade-like spaces area bendable alternate relations anatomy by artlessly casual through; a focal centre area a new faculty of adroitness begins to advance throughout the art university’s campus.
The Tama Art University Library appropriate arches are fabricated out of animate plates covered with concrete. In plan these arches are abiding forth arced curve which cantankerous at several points. With these intersections, we were able to accumulate the arches acutely attenuate at the basal and still abutment the abundant alive endless of the attic above.
Project title: Tama Art University Library (Hachioji campus)
Location: Hachioji City, Tokyo, Japan
Architects: Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Client: Tama Art University
Program: Library
Design and Supervision
Campus Planning : Tama Art University Campus Project Team
Architects: Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Design team: Toyo Ito, Takeo Higashi, Hideyuki Nakayama, Yoshitaka Ihara
Associate Architect: Kajima Design
Structural engineers: Sasaki Structural Consultants
Associate Architect: Kajima Design
Mechanical engineer: Associate Architect: Kajima Design
Interaction design: Workshop for Architectonics and Urbanism
Furniture design: Fujie Kazuko Atelier
Curtain architectonics and fabricator: Nuno Corporation
Supervisor: Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Design team: Toyo Ito, Takeo Higashi, Hideyuki Nakayama, Yoshitaka Ihara
Tama Art University Campus Project Team
Tama Art University Former Facility Office
Contractors
Architecture: Kajima Corporation
Mechanical: Kajima Corporation
Shop drawing: Evergreen
Air-Conditioning, Plumbing & Mechanical Services: Techno Ryowa, Tonets Corporation,
Sanken Setsubi Kogyo
Electrical Installation: Kyokujitsu Electric, Kandenko, Toko Electric
Residential Bedroom Design IdeasFor me 2009 was bedeviled by a active agenda and peaks of aerial accent with little allowance larboard for peaceful blow or anxious moments. This year, we’ve already absorb some time decluttering the nightstands, allowance out annihilation beneath the bed and afterlight my bedding and linens. We’re attractive advanced to accepting time to absolutely appear to added of the capacity in the advancing year back we apperceive that a advantageous bedchamber agency a convalescent me.
Beautiful Wide Townhouse in SweedenSunday, January 17, 2010
January's weather has turned from snow to rain; I can't wait for more snow! I am working (and have been on the new Spring jewelry for this year, and there's something about a heavy coating of snow on the ground that is inspirational when it comes to jewelry. Meanwhile, I've also been getting ready for Valentine's Day and working on a special page of earrings!
Above are two bracelets featuring the Red Magma colour from Swarovski; I love this colour, a muted orangey red with a deep tone. The first is a silver bangle bracelet with Karen Hill Tribes tube beads and red magma crystals in the cosmic shape. Next is a freshwater pearl bracelet with creamy arrow shaped freshwater pearls.
Below, I've had these pink Botswana agate sharply faceted nuggets on the workbench for some time, trying to decide what to do with them. Then I got in some white coral from Thailand and it seemed perfect for the swirling patterns of pink, white, and grey in the Botswana agate. A large sterling silver starfish is on either side of the necklace, and an S clasp features a starfish atop it. All the sterling silver is from the Thai Karen Hill Tribes. This necklace looks great with a crisp white blouse, and with sweaters - the softness of the colours, I suppose. It would be a perfect gift for Valentine's Day. Below the necklace is a pair of earrings with freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystal butterflies in red, another perfect Valentine's Day gift.
Pietersite is a lovely gemstone that is both polished and earthy at the same time. It's pretty patterns are brown, but include gold, beige, black, blue, sienna, rust, and tan. The bracelet has two strands: one strand is of gemstones, and the other is a sterling silver chain with Swarovski crystals in mocha hanging from it. The Swarovski crystals, which are also in the main strand, add a sparkle to the bracelet and lift it from everyday to special! Below are matching pietersite earrings.
THE SPECIAL I'M WORKING ON will be a page of gemstone earrings which will sell for only $20.10 each. These are all genuine gemstones and sterling silver - no base metals, no faux stones! For example, below: smoky quartz, rose quartz, and chalcedony.
Just for fun, a charm bracelet that is all gemstones and sterling silver. The gemstone charms include aquamarine, chalcedony, smoky quartz, moonstone, Botswana agate, rose quartz, and opal. All the charms hang from the double-linked sterling silver bracelet which fastens with a sturdy toggle clasp.
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