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Ballroom Dance, Event, Photography | 0 comment

Expiring Events – August 2013

©TimeLine Media - 2013 Salsa Bachata Throwdown

Thanks to everyone that has visited the new proofing website! The upgrade does seem to have been successful – we have not had any reports of any bugs so far. There are some expiring events coming up, so this would be a good time to check it out. Please visit the link below:

http://proofs.timelinedc.com

On the website are some events that are expiring soon. The Salsa-Bachata Throwdown held on April 14, 2013 in Rockville, MD will be removed on Monday, August 19, 2013. The Marsha Bonet Dance Showcase held on April 20, 2013 in Alexandria, VA will be removed on Monday, August 26, 2013. The dancers in these events really put a lot of creativity into their performances. The setup for these is also a departures from my normal coverage from the side of a ballroom dance floor. The Throwdown was held in a large dance studio with the audience very close to the dancers. The energy from having them so close seemed to amp up the performers. I was happy with how the images conveyed the enthusiasm of the evening from both sides.

©TimeLine Media - 2013 Salsa Bachata Throwdown
©TimeLine Media – 2013 Salsa Bachata Throwdown
©TimeLine Media - 2013 Salsa Bachata Throwdown
©TimeLine Media – 2013 Salsa Bachata Throwdown

Every year, I enjoy making images for Marsha Bonet’s students. Their annual dance showcase grows in skill and variety. From Flamenco, to Ballroom, to ethnic and cultural dances makes for an entertaining and education evening. This year, I was struck with the colors in the costumes. They were another indication of the thought that was put into this show. Adding a live band to the stage really made this an evening to save space for next year!

©TimeLine Media - Marsha Bonet Showcase
©TimeLine Media – Marsha Bonet Showcase
©TimeLine Media - Marsha Bonet Showcase
©TimeLine Media – Marsha Bonet Showcase

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Canvas Prints – Tech Thursday

©TimeLine Media - hanging prints in living room

For customers visiting the new TimeLine Media proofing website, I try to give lots of options for displaying your photos. For hanging on the wall, I prefer canvas prints compared to framed paper prints. The presentation of the image is very modern. Without the frame or matting, there is no other decoration surrounding the canvas. The wall that the canvas is hanging on becomes the backdrop, helping to pop the image even more. Here is an example of a display of prints in the living room:

©TimeLine Media - hanging prints in living room
©TimeLine Media – hanging prints in living room

Printing on Canvas

These four prints are each 20 x 20 in size. As a recommendation I would not hang any image smaller than 11 x 14 on the wall. Many think that an 8 x 10 is sufficient, but for me, it would be too small to appreciate anywhere but up close. The larger prints allow the images to be a focal point in the room as soon as one enters. On the website, I do offer 8 x 10 canvas prints in case it will hang in a small space, or hallway, or if you want to put a collection of them together against a wall. I would be happy to discuss with you about how displaying your prints as a single or collection would work for your wall space. I enjoy working on a collection like this one in a while.

Additionally, here are some detail images of these prints. They arrive well-packed from the lab to your home ready-to-hang! They are mounted with a wall hanger and bumpers on the back of the print to prevent any damage to paint on your walls.

Canvas wall hanger
Canvas wall hanger
Canvas wall bumper
Wall bumper on the back of a canvas print

Canvas prints can be made in most popular image sizes, but custom dimensions can be made too! The image is printed directly onto canvas, and is wrapped around a wooden frame. Sometimes the image can be made to wrap around the edge, or it can be wrapped with an edge of black, white or any custom color. These were wrapped on white edges.

Canvas edge detail
Canvas edge detail

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703-864-8208

Photography, Technology, Travel | 3 Comments

iPhone – Airplane Window Photography

©TimeLine Media - sky over the Atlantic Ocean from 34,000 ft.

This last week, I flew on an airplane for the first time in a long time. My travels of late have all been by car, especially for business where I have to bring so much equipment. This is the first airplane trip I have taken with my iPhone, and I took advantage of having a decent camera on a bright daytime flight. The plane was an Airbus A321, and we were lucky to have seats in the last row! Actually that’s lucky only if you are interested in make photos from out of the window. Being this far back, there was no obstruction to the views below from the wings or engines.

The first thing you notice even without looking through the camera lens is that you do not have that large a field of view out of the window. Use the technology built into phone apps to help. This first image was taken with the panorama feature with the default camera app of the iPhone. It was not a very wide panorama, but you can get a much larger view than in one shot with the normal focal length lens, and small window. The only editing needed was to crop the ends to remove the edges of the windows.

©TimeLine Media - US Airways terminal at Reagan National Airport
©TimeLine Media – US Airways terminal at Reagan National Airport

You will have opportunities near the takeoffs and landings to see so much of the surrounding landscapes. During the middle of the flights, the deep blues, and billowy clouds will fill the frame easily. You cannot get the same deep deep blue in the sky taking photos from the ground. Being above the clouds, and in the thinning air makes for a nice minimal background in case other objects come into view like the moon, or other nearby planes.

©TimeLine Media - sky over the Atlantic Ocean from 34,000 ft.
©TimeLine Media – sky over the Atlantic Ocean from 34,000 ft.

Another challenge in getting clean photos out of the plane is the reflections from the multiple panes in the window. Two things that help – cup your hands around the lens to block extra light coming from inside the plane from getting to the lens. The second, is to wait until the sun is closer to overhead than at an angle to you. If it is lower, the light can more easily bounce around the window and create flares in the photo. But sometimes, the subject trumps a perfect photo. I tried my best, but with the lowering sun, these have too much flare, but it was a beautiful view of Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center complete with launch pads and the huge Vehicle Assembly Building.

©TimeLine Media - Kennedy Space Center from an airplane window
©TimeLine Media – Kennedy Space Center from an airplane window

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