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Improving Twilight

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Last week I posted a picture, Twilight Golf, and a couple of days later changed the picture. I had been messing around with different filters in Camera+ and found one that added some definition to the trees. It only took a few seconds to try the filters and I think it was really worth it.

As a comparison, here is the original iPhone picture:

Overall it’s pretty shitty. You can’t see the awesome clouds and there is no definition in the trees. Not at all what I was looking for out. I always have HDR enabled on my iPhone, which gives a better picture 95% of the time for me. Here’s the HDR image:

Huge improvement! You just have to hold the camera steady a bit longer than normal and the iPhone snaps off 3 images (under and over exposed) then combines them. Finally, by using the Clarity Scene filter in the Camera+ app I was able to get this:

Best one yet and not bad for someone who knows very little about taking pictures.. I’m sure a photo expert could get something better in Photoshop after a couple of minutes, but I’ll stick with the filters in Instagram and Camera+.

Detroit Tigers Game

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Comerica ParkYesterday I went to see the Detroit Tigers play the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park. The Tigers came away the winners by a final score of 18-1. Out of the eight innings the came up to the plate, Detroit scored in seven of those with a home run coming in each of the first four innings.

Before the game there was a Youth Clinic on the field, so all fans were allowed to walk around and see some of the players up close. I was amazed at how perfect the grass on the field was. I wished I had brought my pitching wedge with me to hit a few over the fences. The grass was immaculate.


Mouse Trap

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This is circulating through email, but I figured it needed a more permanent place on the web. Apparently this was an actual printer jam at John Deere Seeding. The mouse did not die, but he sure was in shock! Click the images for larger sizes.

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HELP!!

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Flickr Rewards

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Just received the following email from Flickr.

Hi MtDewVirus!

You may have heard on the grapevine that we planned to reward our dear Flickr members who bought a Pro Account in the early days. Well, it’s true! And since you’re one of those lovely people, here’s a little something to say YOU ROCK!

1. Double what you paid for!

Your original 2 year pro account has been doubled to 4 years, and your new expiry date is Mar 5, 2009.

2. More capacity!

Now you can upload 2 GB per month.

3. 2 free Pro Accounts to give away to your friends!

This won’t be activated for a day or two, but when it is, you’ll see a note on your home page telling you what to do.

Thank you so much for putting your money where your mouth is and supporting us, even while we’re in beta. Your generosity and cold, hard cash helped us get where we are today.

Kind regards,

The Flickreenies.