juliedufort.com http://juliedufort.com/blog Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:03:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Mont orford fall 2009 http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/10/14/mont-orford-fall-2009/ http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/10/14/mont-orford-fall-2009/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:03:32 +0000 admin http://juliedufort.com/blog/?p=295 Here is a panorama of a view from Mont Orford.

]]> http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/10/14/mont-orford-fall-2009/feed/ 0 Some updates http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/09/27/some-updates/ http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/09/27/some-updates/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:33:55 +0000 admin http://juliedufort.com/blog/?p=292 Long time since my last post…

For those following me on this site, you will notice that I made some cleanup.  I have mainly removed the information about the patent agent exams.   I have to admit that I am nauseated when I think about the exams.  I should add a link to the removed information (and hopefully more) directly on the main page later this year or early next year.  In the meantime, if you need something please email me…

Other than that everything is going slowly now, I am taking a course in creative writing (the theory of) and do not do much beside that and working…I still have plans for a comic, but I am still in the creating part of it.  Speaking of comics, I have started to read DC Comics and I love them…(the graphics of Batman RIP and Joker are beautiful). 

I still run from time to time, but not as much as I would like to…

]]> http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/09/27/some-updates/feed/ 0 A form of comics http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/06/21/a-form-of-comics/ http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/06/21/a-form-of-comics/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:37:47 +0000 admin http://juliedufort.com/blog/?p=248 I have analyzed the graphic novel “L’épinard de Yukiko” for my summer course and have more or less discovered how the author produces his images.  It is a very interesting technique that I have explored and I produced a funny image of myself with a similar technique :

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]]> http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/06/21/a-form-of-comics/feed/ 0 New comic on main page http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/05/10/new-cartoon-on-main-page/ http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/05/10/new-cartoon-on-main-page/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 19:22:03 +0000 admin http://juliedufort.com/blog/?p=234 I finally made a new comic form my main page juliedufort.com!

Speaking of comics, I start a summer comics course tomorrow night…perhaps I will publish some more drawings during the next weeks if I have some to do for the course!

]]> http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/05/10/new-cartoon-on-main-page/feed/ 0 ORTON technique http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/05/08/orton-technique/ http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/05/08/orton-technique/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 22:42:10 +0000 admin http://juliedufort.com/blog/?p=220 I have finally deleted my old blogs and decided to keep only one article that I had written, having for subject the ORTON technique.  This technique gives images with a “dream-like” feel to them. They are pretty easy to realise.  I have seen that they give great results on images of houses or buildings.  The images that I used were taken at my father’s place near a river.  The subject that I used might not be ideal for the Orton technique, but it gives an idea of how it works and of the possibilities!

The principle is simple.  First you need to install your camera on a tripod. Then you take a sharp image of your subject.  This would be the first image on the left of the gallery below.

Then, without moving the camera, you take an out of focus image, like the second picture of the gallery, for instance.   (Although according to the Orton technique this one should probably be overexposed).

Once this is done, you have to do a little photoshop work and blend both images together.   In this case, I used the out of focus image as the background and put 60% of opacity for the superimposed sharp image. The result is the third image in the gallery below.

Following more “accurately” the technique and using an overexposed background (I overexposed the out of focus background in photoshop…you can see the result at the fourth picture), and still applying a 60% opacity, we get the result of the fifth image.

If you have any question, please feel free to leave a comment and I will be happy to answer!

]]> http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/05/08/orton-technique/feed/ 0 A night picture with my Nikon P6000 http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/05/03/some-night-pictures-with-my-nikon-p6000/ http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/05/03/some-night-pictures-with-my-nikon-p6000/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 21:11:30 +0000 admin http://juliedufort.com/blog/?p=213 I thought that this camara was not so good when I bought it, but my experience of yesterday convinced me otherwise!

There is another one here (A large panorama of Brossard viewed from Alt at the Dix30 with Montreal in the background)…I kept it at a pretty good resolution!

]]> http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/05/03/some-night-pictures-with-my-nikon-p6000/feed/ 0 Instant fame! http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/04/18/instant-fame/ http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/04/18/instant-fame/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:02:56 +0000 admin http://juliedufort.com/blog/?p=190 Well … the video says it all … never stop dreaming : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY&feature=related

]]> http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/04/18/instant-fame/feed/ 0 Running – post marathon http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/02/08/running-post-marathon/ http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/02/08/running-post-marathon/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:13:29 +0000 admin http://juliedufort.com/blog/?p=91 I had only trained 16 weeks before running my marathon.  And almost half of the time I was injured.  It has been hard.  And the race was hard too.

Since Jan. 11, I ran only once and it seems that I can’t get myself to run again.  It is like some kind of post marathon down.  I want to run, but I just can’t wake up early or get my clothes and running shoes on.

I wonder if it is normal.  I guess that my unconsciousness is trying to “protect” my body from more hurt…and so far it has won over my consciousness which tells me that I have to run.  I am registered to 11 races http://www.circuitendurance.ca/, most being 10K, this year, and the first race is next Sunday…so a couple of runs this week would be more than welcome!

I’ll try to run tomorow morning (this is what I have been telling myself  for 2 weeks now).  Hopefully this time it will be true!

]]> http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/02/08/running-post-marathon/feed/ 0 Some pictures at last! http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/02/05/some-pictures-at-last/ http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/02/05/some-pictures-at-last/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:24:34 +0000 admin http://juliedufort.com/blog/?p=87 I have finally taken some time to put some pictures on my web site!  :)

http://juliedufort.com/photos/

I will have to put some more soon, and I will have to add comments.  I have many pictures that are quite beautiful to put online.

As you will see if you go to the main page http://juliedufort.com I still have some work to do there also (another cartoon perhaps)…

]]> http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/02/05/some-pictures-at-last/feed/ 0 Marathon completed! :) 5:53:10 http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/01/13/marathon-completed-55310/ http://juliedufort.com/blog/2009/01/13/marathon-completed-55310/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:21:14 +0000 admin http://juliedufort.com/blog/?p=62 Here I am right after the race, very proud, with my medal!

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