Welcome to mike.net, and thanks for visiting! If time is limited, or if your looking for something in particular, skip this page and go directly to the Image Library. The thumbnails found there make picture browsing faster, easier, and more efficient; plus, they can be sorted by category if preferred. Otherwise, well, read on...
Having morphed a number of times over the years, my photoblog is now run by PixelPost 1.7, powered by PHP and MySQL. The color palette for Dayside is Top Five Today; Nightside is worked all night, plus a little Moonlight. Most of the photos are 750x500 or 600x400 and roughly 150-300 Kb in size; therefore, to avoid unpleasantness, a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768x24 and broadband internet access are recommended.
why are you doing this?
Because pictures should be shared. I think most visitors here will find at least one picture to like, either aesthetically or for some other reason. And, in case you're wondering, there's no single theme to my photography; it's a mixed drink.
how did you make the pictures?
Most of these images were shot in RAW format with Nikon D-series digital SLRs. Post-processing was done with Nikon Capture and Photoshop CS, primarily for cropping, sharpening, color correction and contrast enhancement; some were converted to grayscale, then sometimes color-toned in various ways. But, overall, my photos tend to be in color and in focus. I don't do blurry pictures made with toy film cameras nor artsy, grainy black and whites; nothing personal, I just don't. Well, at least not yet.
what is the pressure of light?
The name occurred to me while reading about solar sails. Light, although made of photons with zero mass, has energy and momentum; the force exerted by large numbers of photons falling on a surface is known as radiation pressure. This pressure of light could (someday) be employed for propulsion in the vacuum of space. I don't expect it to ever have a lot of use in photography, but you never know...
about monitor calibration
Color fidelity and consistency are significant problems for photosites; some photographers just convert every image to grayscale, thus avoiding color altogether. But I've decided on the "full speed ahead" approach. What you see is what I see only on calibrated, graphics-oriented monitors; color, contrast and overall image quality will deteriorate, to varying degrees, on anything less.
In an effort to make a dent in the problem, I've included a grayscale bar at the bottom of this page, the Favorites page, and Image Library pages. Ideally, you should be able to distinguish all the boxes on it, ranging from absolute black to pure white. If they seem to melt together at one end or the other, photos viewed on your monitor (from any source) will not appear as intended. If that bothers you, click on the bar and visit Photo Friday's monitor calibration page. For a more comprehensive solution to the problem, purchase a monitor calibration system, such as MonacoOPTIX, which includes software and a colorimeter.
the fine print
You may use any of my images for non-commercial purposes, such as a personal website; simply credit the photo to me and/or provide a link back here. For commercial purposes, these photographs may NOT be reproduced, copied, stored, manipulated, or used whole or in part without my written permission.
The Pressure of Light is published from my home in Pueblo, Colorado and lives at eleven2HOSTING.
contact
If you have something to say, just email me.
