𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝

@alanzucker

🖼️ Artist. 📸 Photographer. 📝 Writer. 🥁 Music. ☸️ Dharma. Shifting perceptual frameworks, hopefully sufficiently. Open for commissions and some prints can be found at... yes, .Art can replace .Com

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Bluesky

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· 3d

water flows until it doesn't sometimes it rests in chaotic suspension on the wild puff of a fertile dandelion pod make a wish and blow #BlueSkyArtShow #water #photography #OriginalContent #ECK #ImageAndVerse #vss365 #fertile

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· 4d

Shockingly, I have a straightforward edit for this week's #PostProcess #Converge challenge. Given two images... one exposed for sky and one for the landscape. My edits in alt. Original image is by Rock @rjrock.bsky.social

All edits in photoshop.

Each image on a layer, masked out the sky on the top layer. Adjust basic tone on each layer.

Touch up edge of mask with attention to allowing more light on the western facing slopes.

Spot removal tool on streaks of light in the sky. They were distracting.

Bright up whites and shadows on the building

Vignette and brush-in darkening of the field in the foreground to put attention further back (the house and sky)

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· 11d

The contours of the rocks/cliff seemed very reminiscent of some scary ocean temperature data I recently saw via @zacklabe.com #PostProcess #Ghost #EastCoastKin #ECK Original photo credit: @rjrock.bsky.social

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· 17d

#Glass Fresnel lenses make a lighthouse work. Captured at the Fire Island Lighthouse museum in NY. #BlueSkyArtShow #Glass #photography #OriginalContent #ECK

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· 27d

I thought... if there were just some double yellow lines... #PostProcess #Depth #ECK Original photo by @rjrock.bsky.social

Added stock double yellow lines as a photoshop layer in multiply blend mode. It's not perfect. Just a proof of concept.

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· Jun 27

#ECK #PostProcess #DuoTone Original photo by @rjrock.bsky.social I wanted emphasis on the boat in motion. What is it doing while the city in the background seems so alive with light? The mauve color for highlights seemed to work best. Full edit description in Alt.

edit for #postprocess #duotone. original image @rjrock.bsky.social.

Edits in photoshop.
.. Created a b+w version on a separate layer.
.. Created duotone via a Gradient Map adjustment layer set to Color blending mode. Added a white stop in the middle to keep colors from blending.
.. I felt like the sky needed slightly different edits, so made a mask and applied more luminescence in the sky.
.. mirrored a bit of the sky brightness to the foreground water as a reflection.
.. stamped all that to a layer and brought it into Camera Raw for final tone adjustments... including a mask on the boat to bring it up relative to its surroundings.

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· Jun 27

Like flames radiating out from loving heart dance and sing your true self for the benefit of all. Bodhisattva Blooming #photography #ECK #bloomscrolling #dahlia #vss365 #OriginalContent #ImageAndVerse #dharma #buddhist #poetry #BlueSkyArtShow #macro

Macro of a dahlia flower. Fiery pinks and golds radiating from the bloom's center

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· Jun 14

Stun. Not all that distant from Extonare, latin for "Thunderstruck" Take your time, a whole day even. Make space to be Astonished Astounded Amazed in Awe. You are human, and it is #Stunday after all. #photography #PhotographersofBluesky #ECK #Berkeley #sfbay #sunset #clouds #vss365 #distant

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· Jun 13

The #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Sharp. Which gives us all an opportunity to post our barbed wire photos... because when else would we? #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #ECK #Berkeley

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· Jun 13

The Campanile, University of California. Taken at 1pm #sharp on January 1, 2023. Sits at the center of the magnificent grounds that house students and faculty who are all quite sharp #BlueSkyArtShow #Sharp #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #ECK #Berkeley

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· Jun 4

This is "puddle perspective" where the camera is in the gutter during a rainstorm, water flowing around it (so looking downstream)

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· Jun 4

This is unedited shot looking down into a glass of water that was on top of an iPad which had a photo of a flower.

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· Jun 4

I am sure the TG-7 is improved, but here's a TG-6 image that would have been much better with my current iPhone 14 Pro. Note the fringe on the part of the flower in the background. And how the bush, further in the background just becomes blobs of color. So, kinda meh.

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· Jun 3

#PostProcess #Temperature challenge... "make an image feel warm or cold." >> Original image from @rjrock.bsky.social << As if the photo were taken through an ice frosted window. #EastCoastKin #Photography

In Lightroom, set to B+W with basic tone adjustments, reduced clarity and texture.

In Photoshop created three layers of the image to control 1) highlights, 2) effects, 3) the base image.

Effects are Diffuse Glow, Ocean Ripple to provide approximation of icy window.

Two adjustment layers. 1) curves applied just to sky to darken mids 2) gradient map to give silvery duotone effect (at 22% opacity)

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 27

Happy Birthday to the Golden Gate Bridge. Opened on May 27, 1937. Everybody loves taking pictures of you.

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 27

#ECK #PostProcess Original photo by @rjrock.bsky.social #FoundAbstraction "finding the abstract in the ordinary"

Crop to reflection in water. Flip vertically. Tonal adjustments, clarity, sharpening, noise reduction.

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 26

Finding the abstract in the ordinary is the basis for much of my art. We ordinarily see only a fraction of what is really there. Revealing and realizing illuminating and energizing for the benefit of all #PostProcess #FoundAbstraction #ImageAndVerse #photography #ECK #art Via-@rjrock.bsky.social

All in Photoshop. I duplicated only the reflection around a central point... first 4 times then 16 times. Selectively blended the results by painting masks. For the border, I used a tree in the image.

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 22

No longer tethered to the constraints of clocks. Seeing the cracks in time, and spinning with entangled information light-years away #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTime #photography #ECK #blueskyphotography #OriginalContent #vss365 #tether #ImageAndVerse

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 19

It is the last week of Trumer Pilsner taproom in Berkeley, CA. They had commissioned this street art, so I am posting for #TagTuesday. #photography #photo #art #streetArt #ECK #OriginalContent

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 18

Turkey feather Do you hide intricacies and patterns or do you flaunt your complexity? Like the feral turkey strutting down city street leaving feathers, free of domesticated cultural constraints. #macroMonday #photography #ECK #blueskyphotography #OriginalContent #vss365 #feral #imageandverse

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 17

Bougainvillea Mandala Wishing a wonderful #stunday for all. #photography #ECK #blueskyphotography #OriginalContent #bloomscrolling #flower #FlowerPhotography #Floral

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 16

Hummingbird #Birds #BirdSky #Photography #BirdPhotography #SmallBirdSaturday #ECK

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 16

Morning would be barren without the dark elixir. Unadorned. Pure. That first sip hot and tangy. Clear the foggy mind as the brain comes online, creative juices flowing. #BlueSkyArtShow #morning #imageandverse #vss365 #barren

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 15

The alien ship hovered just above the steamy forest treetop canopy, scanning for life on earth. All they found was me. Looking back through glass, with big questions. Mostly versions of, "So, do you come here often?" #ForestFriday #photography #ECK #imageandverse #vss365 #OriginalContent

photo of orange light shining through steam and tree leaves

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 13

All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan Alcatraz - The Rock - Golden Gate National Recreation Area - Ohlone and Coast Miwok lands #alphabetchallenge #weekSforsongs #photography #ECK #blueskyphotography #OriginalContent

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 10

Bright Rock Purlsane flower for all the Moms #stunday #photography #photographersofbluesky #blueskyphotographs #EastCoastKin #bloomscrolling

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 9

A baby Redwood's new baby leaves really are soft. A gentle start, feeding what could be a thousand year journey. #BlueSkyArtShow #Soft #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #OriginalContent #EastCoastKin #poetry #imageandverse

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 9

A soft rain collects on the delicate pink petals. Feel the soothing and rejuvenating caress of gentle freshness #BlueSkyArtShow #Soft #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #OriginalContent #EastCoastKin #poetry #imageandverse

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 5

This week's photo editing challenge by @rjrock.bsky.social is #subtraction #EastCoastKin #ECK #PostProcess Subtracted right half and lower portions. Took what was left and mirrored it several times. Rem'd prominent lettering by adding layers in mirror. Rem'd white space by adding radial blur.

Subtracted the right half and lower portion of the image. Took what was left and mirrored it several times.

Removed prominent lettering by adding layers in mirror.
Removed white space (sky and edges) by adding radial blur.

𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝@alanzucker· May 2

The alien arrives "we come in peace" #BlueSkyArtShow #ShadowPlay #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #OriginalContent #EastCoastKin