Real Krazy

Rob’s Folks Are in Seattle

Randall Kelley — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:31:08 +0000

Rob’s folks have stopped through for a visit and we made a quick stop by Angela and Rob’s house to see them and, of course, Eli. The baby slept through the whole thing, and considering the way we talk, that might indicate a coma. Hopefully she will not sleep the whole day and then keep poor Angela awake all night. But at least she was in a swing where we could see her face. Keep in mind that low light, slow shutters, and a moving swing aren’t ideal, but I did get a couple of her that are OK. A small set is POSTED HERE.

Eli G

Randall Kelley — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:50:37 +0000

Sorry, couldn’t resist an Ali G pun. Most of this set is Grandma with Elizabeth. We met Angela, Rob, Hugh, and baby girl Elizabeth at All Purpose Pizza for dinner tonight, and I brung the Leica. Eli is to little to be annoyed but I probably drove everyone else a bit nuts. Many of these are redundant, so those who tire of babies easily might as well stay away. Twenty eight posted for those interested, ALL HERE.

God of Mummies

Randall Kelley — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:05:19 +0000

Took Rita’s NEX-7 to work to share with a co-worker today. Failed to connect with him before the day was done, but decided to use the opportunity to play a bit. My first thought was to try out the old 1958 35mm f/2.8 Leica lens, and for subject matter, I thought I could get a decent picture of the statue of Anubis (Egyptian god of embalming, but as they were in ancient Egypt, that means god of mummies). The 35mm translate to approximately 52.5mm on the NEX, so I was back in my “lens is too long for my vision” mode. One of my shots is a partial of the statue, and it’s full frame, the other is a pan from several frames. It came out really nicely. Then I shot a few more walking home, and a couple more pans. And the last two are with my 28mm f/2.8 (the new lens) on our deck (which is a floor off the ground, on top of the store). It is OK on here, but nothing like on full frame. Just eight shots, but a pretty decent lot. POSTED HERE.

Daily Shots from Downtown Seattle

Randall Kelley — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:25:33 +0000

A small set of shots from my afternoon. Includes an opener from last weekend. POSTED HERE.

Last Set from Minnesota

Randall Kelley — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:59:18 +0000

Shots from the Allbee family farm of the family visiting after the lunch. Lots of kidlings… must be some Catholics in there somewhere. POSTED HERE.

Last Two Sets from Kansas

Randall Kelley — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:34:53 +0000

I just posted two set of shots from the neighborhood around Dad and Dee’s place. The first is mostly farm machinery and the like, with some buildings and horses thrown in for good measure. That set is POSTED HERE.

The other is in a park across the street from their place with kids toys, monkey bars, trees, etc. That set is POSTED HERE.

Gallery Updated

Randall Kelley — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:47:11 +0000

Just an FYI. I added about 10 pictures from Dad and Dee’s place to the gallery I posted earlier. They were taken the next day, but don’t really fit with the rest of what I’ll be posting from that day, so I decided to just dump them in with the previous days gallery. That gallery is still in the same place POSTED HERE, just has more pictures at the end, if you already viewed it.

Dad and Dee’s Stuff

Randall Kelley — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:57:37 +0000

Posted a couple of small galleries from the first day in Kansas. I could have thrown these into one, but the “Abstract Details” one will not appeal to many people so I put them separate. The details gallery is POSTED HERE.

The other galley is more of items and decor in the yard and a few inside as well. This batch will be of more interest to more people. POSTED HERE.

Back to the Present

Randall Kelley — Sat, 12 May 2012 22:17:29 +0000

I’ll get back to the Kansas/Minnesota stuff soon. but for now, I went for a walk this morning and shot some street and tourist stuff with the 28mm lens. Worked up a low saturation preset (my old presets were malfunctioning in the newer version of Lightroom). So here is some of Seattle in the sunshine. (And really… it’s WAY to early for this here in Seattle!) The set is POSTED HERE.

More Minnesota

Randall Kelley — Sat, 12 May 2012 05:38:42 +0000

Back to editing some of the pics from the Kansas/Minnesota trip. Tonight’s installment is a twofer. Actually, the first part is an addendum to the earlier batch I actually posted while in Minnesota. I will be working on the family pictures from the farm get together this weekend, but when peeking at them I remembered that I didn’t have my newest version of Photoshop loaded on the Macbook, so after assembling my panorama of the old barn and silo, I didn’t try to “patch” the blank areas in the sky. So, thanks to “content aware fill” I have added the final edit of that shot to that gallery. The gallery is POSTED HERE, and the shot below if the final version of the shot in question. By the way, this was a pan stitched from about 6 different shots, that weren’t actually lined up as a panorama to start, just cobbled together with the software. Who needs a wide angle lens?

The other set is a small batch of a really pretty farm near the casino Marge and Augie like to go to an hour or so drive from their place. I went shooting while they played slots. There are a couple of shots from the drive back to their place, and one from a Skype session with Richard and Dylan that evening thrown in as well. All POSTED HERE.