Browsing Gallery: Kurt Norlin

Kurt. I am a sucker for a good dog shot!
SO it's obvious that you did something to the #2 image, but I'm not sure what is was you were trying to accomplish.

Hi Rosie
It is a test run for generating a pseudo-HDR image from a single RAW file. I have been using exposure fusion (which is related to HDR) on difficult lighting situations for the panoramas, and have been trying out the HDR technique as well. Not sure I care for HDR, but wanted to be open to the concept for now. Kurt

> Kurt. I am a sucker for a good dog shot!
> SO it's obvious that you did something to the #2 image, but I'm not sure what is was you were trying to accomplish.

Kurt.. this is a lovely image, kind of haunting, it really pulls you in. Good job, thanks for sharing it with us,
rosie

Those geese look really threatening. They've got their beady little eyes on you and the one on the right (only the tail is showing) must be the first one to attack. I like the stiff diagonal necks and the sense of motion - they really do look like they're in pursuit.

Hi John
The one whose tail is visible was trying to get around behind me. I had to keep turning into it to keep from getting bitten. That made composing the shot pretty much a hit or miss affair. Kurt

Kurt,
I understand the toy cameras are especially good for taking photos of
toy dogs.

Herman
Darn! Never thought of that connection, but then I have never had a dog that small. Kurt

> Kurt,
> I understand the toy cameras are especially good for taking photos of
> toy dogs.

Herman
Darn! Never thought of that connection, but then I have never had a dog that small. Kurt

Kurt... nothing like a good picture of a good dog, and this is. I'm way too slow to capture them and their incredible spirits. thanks! And the "toy camera" images are pretty amazing. I do wonder, WHY use a toy camera?
Still, as always, I enjoy your images....

Hi Rosie
Thanks for the nice comments. As to why a toy camera, it is a liberating experience compared to the photography I have done in the past. Because you have very little control over the technical end , you are freed up to concentrate on the image in the viewfinder. In addition, I really like the effect that the plastic lens imparts on the image - the vignetting, and the sharpness at the center but blurred and distorted at the edges of the frame. This is in fact much closer to the way the human eye sees that a conventional camera lens. Kurt

are these more lens baby pics, kurt? they look infra red

> are these more lens baby pics, kurt? they look infra red

Hi Rich
Yes they are. The lensbaby system allows you to switch optics and these were shot with the single glass lens. The previous B+W images were shot with the double glass lens. Kurt

I like these pinhole motion pictures you're putting up Kurt. My favorite is "Flow Check" because of the well-captured interaction between human and water motion. "Small Offering," "Half Ring" and "Oak Creek Ritual" remind me of the temporary art that Andy Goldsworthy does as documented in the film "Rivers and Tides."

I think this worked really well for Outfall - the branches leading in, the water and the blurring combine to give a real sense of energy. How are you taking these pictures? Rich refers to a 'toy camera' but that sounds like code for something expensive. :^)

> I think this worked really well for Outfall - the branches leading in, the water and the blurring combine to give a real sense of energy. How are you taking these pictures? Rich refers to a 'toy camera' but that sounds like code for something expensive. :^)

Hi John
Thank you for the feedback. These new images are shot using the Lensbaby system, however you can get a similar effect shooting a Holga "Toy Camera" and B+W film. Holgas run about twenty dollars US.

all these new toy camera shots are great, but smokehouse seems especially revealing with this treatment ....

> all these new toy camera shots are great, but smokehouse seems especially revealing with this treatment ....

Thanks Rich. I am having a great time with this technique. K

i just finished a book called the "oregon desert" by jackman and long. your panos really bring their descriptions of central oregon to life

> i just finished a book called the "oregon desert" by jackman and long. your panos really bring their descriptions of central oregon to life


Hi Dan
Thanks for the comments. I have a copy of the book and it really started my love affair with that part of Oregon. I also had the great privilege of taking a workshop from Rube Long.

I'm drawn to the B&W panos. They seem to add more mystery and they better represent the flavor of eastern oregon.