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Week of August 22 "Themed" SOTD - Sunday
| Pre-Shave: Hot shower |
| Pre-Shave Oil: Almond Oil |
| Razor: 15/16" Wacker Ltd. Ed.#2 w/Laser Etched Goldwashed Spine, Full hollow, Round Point |
| Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger |
| Überlather: CarrieM "KD Creations" Bay Rum Shave Creme + Mama Bear's Patchouli Shave Soap + Glycerin |
| Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol) |
| Post Shave: Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food |
| Facial Moisturizer: NancyBoy Facial Moisturizer |
| Cologne: Penhaligon Quercus |
| Result: Another scorcher in LA and surrounding areas today, but a great day of my usual hike/run in our local mountains (See background in picture #1, below), after which I came home to a nice hot shower (with Léo Delibes' Opera, Lakmé playing in the background), followed by prepping the beard with some almond oil as pre-shave. The überlather was prepared using CarrieM creme/Mama Bear soap/Glycerin (I had missed my CarrieM cremes for a few days now :tu)...thick, very moist, and lots of cushion. In honor of today's themed SOTD, I brought out my Special Ed. "Wacker" to christen the event (I don't use this that often...I guess special occasions like this). Well, needless to say that my shave was extremely satisfying and close. Today is going to be a great day:y. |
As for the shots for today:
These were taken last evening during sunset, rather than this AM (to save some time). I was going to take a 180º panoramic shot (all the way from our westside to eastside of the backyard), stitch them together using photoshop and create some special effect. But the dynamic range was too large and I was not inspired to do HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography.
So instead, I opted to take two shots (see below) with the following hardware:
- Camera: Fuji S5 Pro
- Lens: AF-S Nikkor 55-200 mm f/4.0-5.6G ED DX
- Flash: SB 600
- Image File/Quality: RAW
- Image Manipulation Software: Photoshop CS4
And although the wine - 2006 Robert Skalli Pinot Noir - which my wife and I enjoyed last night for dinner, was not among the best my wife and I ever tried, was OK (~7.5 out of 10 in our book).
Picture 1 (facing west):
| F-Stop: f/4 |
| Shutter Speed: 0.3 sec |
| ISO: 100 |
| Metering: Matrix |
| Exposure Mode: Manual |
| Focal length: 55mm |
| White Balance: 7350ºK |
| Flash: Remote (off-shoe) w/compensation: 1/32 @ +1/3EV |
| Filters: 1) Singh Ray LB Color Combo, and 2) Singh Ray Neutral Density 3-stop, hard step |
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The Singh Ray Neutral Density filter was used to bring down the brightness of the sunlit sky a full 3 exposure levels...it is an indispensable piece in my photo arsenal...never leave home without it :).
Picture 2 (facing east):
| F-Stop: f/4 |
| Shutter Speed: 1/10 sec |
| ISO: 100 |
| Metering: Matrix |
| Exposure Mode: Manual |
| Focal length: 55mm |
| White Balance: 9000ºK |
| Flash: Remote (off-shoe) w/compensation: 1/16 @ -2/3EV |
| Filter: Singh Ray LB Color Combo |
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Have a nice and relaxing Sunday guys :). I am really loving this week's theme guys..nice pictures everyone.
Max/G-man (Glen): thanks for thematizing this week's SOTD. Fun way to break out the usual mold. Great idea :tu
