So, i went to the market

(Jomtien 2012)

2012

Sharpening tips - 3 easy steps

Sharpening tips - 3 easy steps

This is a very simple trick to sharpen efficiency blurred images.
I am using Photoshop Cs4 and this can be use in any previous version.


1- After open the image, create a layer by doing Ctrl+j
2- Use the HighPass Filter (located in the Misc. filters) and give a value between 3 to 4 (fig. 1 nd 2)

3- (Fig.3 ) Apply the layer option  or blending modes - hard light (lumière crue)
4- In the Layers menu - select «Merge visibles» or Maj.+Ctrl+e keyboard shortcut


This is the result:

 After

And with the smile

ex. 2

Fisherman's family

I was riding motorcycle on a dirt road in the campaign near Nong Khai. I stopped on a bridge and i noticed that some people were fishing. They waved at me. I took it as an invitation, so i found the way to get there to see the catch of the day.
 

Amazingly, all the family live on this boat.

 They  asked me to visit  the house (boat)

Weekly tips and trick - Sharpening blurred images

Sharpening blurred images

 

This is a very simple trick to sharpen efficiency blurred images.
I am using Photoshop Cs5 but this can be use in any previous version.

1- After open the image, create a layer by doing Ctrl+a   Ctrl+c   and   Ctrl+v 
2- Use the HighPass Filter
3- (Fig.1) Menu - Image - Adjustments - Curves.  Edit curves  and make a dot at 25% low and 25% of high

4-Stil in the curves

5- Menu - Image - Adjustments - Brightness and contrast
Add a little brightness (if necessary)  and much contrast

6- From the layer palette, apply the overlay

This is the result

Here, an other example for high pass filter

 The original picture

Working People in Issan - typical outdoor kitchen

Working people

In Issan, most of the people cook outside. This is a typical outdoor kitchen. Also, most of the time, they sell food and drinks and other goods to turns into a convenience store. Not much money earned, but in poor villages, all extra money is more than welcome.

 She always invited me every time i passed in front and greeted me while passing on a motorbike.

Here, she is preparing Som tam sometimes called papaya pok pok! It is a spicy papaya salad.

The dish combines the four main tastes of the local cuisine: sour lime, hot chili, salty, savory fish sauce, and sweetness added by palm sugar.
The ingredients are mixed and pounded in a mortar.(source: Wikipedia)

Working people in Issan - preparing the bamboo

May 2012

 Working people

 

in Issan, in a small village named Kai Bok Wan. They are preparing th bamboo to make a rice pot, long work to prepare it. Here all the family is helping to prepare the bamboo by cutting it into half centimeters by 30 cm

May 2012

May 2012

Wisaka Bucha day

is the most important religious holiday in the Buddhist calendar. It celebrates the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha. According to the Theravada Buddhist traditions observed in South East Asian countries.

The celebrations took place in every city in Thailand. I was in Nong Khai that day and i have been impressed by the quality of the event. I was in the morning in downtown tried  to figure out about the preparations and the meanning of it. 

Here some pictures(click to enlarge):

Thanks for viewing!