Posts by Jürgen Strauss
Building a Collage Image
There are a lot of tools to build a collage available online. I’ve found all the ones I tried really compromised image quality substantially. So I did this one using Photoshop! Took some time, but I think it’s worth it for the image quality. Here is the process I followed (at least to some degree!).…
Read MoreRevisiting Some Older Photos with Luminar NEO and HDR Merge
Loving the new Luminar Neo with the HDR Merge feature and of course the previously available masking capability. So many creative possibilities opened up. Here are four images from a few years ago, 5 exposure brackets, that I was never really happy with the HDR combo previously. Used HDR Merge and some subtle editing with…
Read MoreWeekend in the Sanoma Valley, July 2018
During our 2018 stay in San Francisco, we spent a beautiful weekend touring the Sanoma Valley, it’s wineries and lookouts.
Read MoreVanuatu – First Fast Business Mastery Summit 2018, June 2018
The second First Fast Business Mastery Summit was held in June 2018 in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Here are some images from the resort – Warwick Le Lagoon, the workshop sessions, a cruise on the lagoon,
Read MoreCoconut Island, Phuket – May 2017
In May 2017, we held our first Planning Retreat for the First Fast Business Mastery program, on Coconut Island, Phuket.
Despite a full program each day, I took the opportunity to get out in the morning and the evening to take some photographs in the “blue hour”.
Read MoreAvalon Airshow 2017
Avalon Airshow – Airshow Downunder – March 2017 In March every second year, the Avalon Airshow comes to town – virtually in my backyard. It is always a good opportunity for an exciting collection of photos, that you normally have no way of capturing in such a short space of time. Here is…
Read MoreNew Year’s Day Walk in You Yangs Forest Park
How lucky are we, that the You Yangs Forest Park, is virtually our backyard! Only 6 km from our home, this series of granite ridges rises to 319 m above the plain at Flinders Peak, and dominates the local landscape,
Read MoreManila – September 2016
September 2016 in Manila for tour of offshoring facilities and meeting with team Innovabiz. Saturday morning was free, until our homeward flight and we spent that touring Intramuros historical district. Click on an image thumbnail to enlarge
Read MorePower’s Lookout, Tolmie, Victoria, Australia
Power’s Lookout offers an excellent vantage point, stunning views over the King Valley and across to the Victorian High Country and was once the haunt of the ‘Gentlemen Bushranger’ Harry Power. Harry was one of Victoria’s most notorious bushrangers, committing over 30 crimes. He was the bushranger who taught Ned Kelly! The teenage Ned Kelly…
Read MoreEmirates Stakes Day 2015
Emirate Stakes Day at Flemington – Melbourne Cup Carnival 2015 The Melbourne Cup Carnival in November is the highlight of the horse racing calendar in Melbourne. Each year in Spring, the carnival captures the attention of many – those interested in horse racing, those interested in fashion, those interested in a good party and…
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