And so the new design is finally here. Whew!
Anyways, it feels good to be done with it. I can now put up all the photos I've been waiting so patiently to display. I'm sure there will be bugs in the new design, so if you come across one, do me a favor and please email me! The gallery sort of dissapeared. I feel there is really no need for it. I plan to use the archive page as sort of a gallery. In the near future I will impliment categories and more advanced sorting features.
If you'd like more info on the site, I suggest reading the about section.
As for this shot, I was experimenting around with my reflector. It works quite well for undesierable lighting conditions. I can't remember if this photo was taken with the diffuser or the reflector. I think it was the reflector. It does wonders to harsh or washed out lighting conditions. I burned the pedals in photoshop a bit to give them more color and contrast. I quite like the way this one turned out.
Did I mention that my 250GB came today? Yes, it's wonderful! It's a good thing too, because I filled up all three of my CF cards totalling 1.5Gigs on my hike this evening.
Wallpaper:
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categories: flora macro nature
March 18th, 2005 at 4:08 AM
wow the new design is awesome.
the picture is cool too, great lighting and colour.
i think the other flower is a tiny bit distracting, but not much.
:)
March 18th, 2005 at 4:17 AM
btw, when you say you were using your reflector, or diffuser, do you mean on a flash? or just diffusing sunlight.
:)
March 18th, 2005 at 5:42 AM
I love the DOF and colour, also the positioning is great! if you has not got rid of the star rateing thing I would have given this one at least 9
Tim Jim Pip Harman
March 18th, 2005 at 7:39 AM
Fabulous! The photo is gorgeous! I almost didn't recognize your site... I got on this morning, clicked photo.ryanrahn.com, and it scared me... "THIS ISN"T RYAN'S SITE..." wait it is... it's the new design! VERY VERY SHARP, ELEGANT, CLASSY!
March 18th, 2005 at 9:08 AM
This is really rich. I love it, Ryan! Is this new site done with Typepad or something else? It's a nice look. Good job.
March 18th, 2005 at 11:19 AM
Thanks Abe,
This site is all original...from the coding to the design. :)
Phillip,
I don't have an external flash yet, so it's all done with existing sunlight. It was mid-morning so the lighting was pretty bad without the reflector.
This is what I was using...or at least similar; I don't think it's the exact one.
March 18th, 2005 at 1:01 PM
awesome!! :D LOVE the new design!! photo is amazing as well, but I am not totally sure about the focus. . . The center of the flower looks a little blurry, but that might just be my screen :P
great work Ryan!
March 18th, 2005 at 1:22 PM
Thanks Mark,
The focus is on the center stem of the flower, if that's what your asking. It's pretty sharp there when you zoom in full size, so it must be your screen. ;)
Check out the 1600x1200 wallpaper for a higher quality image.
March 18th, 2005 at 7:08 PM
I like the new design. It's very understated, putting all the emphasis on the photo. Very nicely done. The alternating comment thing is also kinda cool. I won't get into how much I hate pop-up windows ;-)
The photo today is an excellent macro -- the focus is something different, capturing the detail in the pollen rather than in the petals. Interesting.
March 18th, 2005 at 11:44 PM
I love this. Outstanding composition with the soft blurred background flower. I've been playing around with my new reflectors, too. Great tool. Did you get the 5-in-1?
Love the new site design, by the way.
March 25th, 2005 at 9:05 PM
Absolutely beautiful shot - GREAT job, Ryan!