THE PHOTO:
Fireworks over Docklands in Melbourne.

POST PROCESSING:
Black & White, 55mm filter (tinting), Crop, Sharpen.

This feed item was originally published on 06/08/2010 under: cityscape, melbourne, monochrome, photos, places

© 2010 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
Probably my last shot from Dalian, China - this being taken on the Bin Hai road lookout. There's nothing like a quaint old bike to take a photographer's fancy.

POST PROCESSING:
Pre-processing in Adobe Lightroom, Sharpen, 55mm Filter (black and white, vignette), Levels.

This feed item was originally published on 02/08/2010 under: dalian, monochrome, photos, places

© 2010 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
A Chinese zodiac statue whispers in the ear of an inattentive person enjoying the public park space in Labor Park, Dalian.

POST PROCESSING:
55mm Filter - 'aged', crop, sharpen, shadow/highlight.

This feed item was originally published on 23/07/2010 under: dalian, monochrome, people, photos, places

© 2010 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
A rare 'older' piece of architecture found in the relatively young city of Dalian in China.

POST PROCESSING:
3-shot HDR composited and tone-mapped in Photomatix. Shadow/highlight, levels/curves, rotate and crop.

This is a 55mm 'aged' filter - I was torn between this effect and the color one below:

I'd be interested to hear what you think about which one is better...

This feed item was originally published on 19/07/2010 under: dalian, hdr, monochrome, photos, places, structures

© 2010 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
Self-portrait reflection in one of the traffic mirrors on the Binhai coastal road outside of Dalian, China. Deliberate positioning of the dent.

POST PROCESSING:
Crop, sharpen, levels/curves, B&W conversion.

This feed item was originally published on 11/07/2010 under: abstract, dalian, monochrome, people, photos, places

© 2010 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
One of the more amusing parts of the coastal road outside of Dalian in China, was that it was used as a wedding backdrop - with fake church and carriages etc. This couple making the most of their photo op.

POST PROCESSING:
Crop, B&W conversion, dodge/burn, 55mm Vignette, curves/levels, sharpen.

This feed item was originally published on 07/07/2010 under: dalian, monochrome, people, photos, places

© 2010 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
Little fella pointing to something he fancied (look for upcoming shot for a possibility). Taken in Zhuhai, China.

POST PROCESSING:
Crop, curves/levels, USM, B&W conversion, minor cloning/patching.

This feed item was originally published on 01/07/2010 under: monochrome, people, photos, places, zhuhai

© 2010 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
Looking up in to the canopy of a large tree in the Otways, Victoria.

POST PROCESSING:
Several combined 55mm Filters.

OTHER:
Regular visitors will have noticed a lack of updating/publishing activity here on seriocomic.com as of late, unfortunately I have no new material, or the opportunity to obtain new material for the last 5 months. Hopefully this will change in the near future.

This feed item was originally published on 29/05/2010 under: flora, monochrome, photos

© 2010 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
A dragonfly on a seat - paused - in between a wing-beat - still.

POST PROCESSING:
Crop, Levels, Sharpen, Black and White, White Vignette.

This feed item was originally published on 15/05/2010 under: flora, monochrome, photos

© 2010 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
A small busy intersection in Hanoi, Vietnam, with an equally busy phone/power pole at the center.

POST PROCESSING:
Sharpen, B&W, Vignette, Selective Levels, Curves.

This feed item was originally published on 03/05/2010 under: cityscape, monochrome, photos, places, vietnam

© 2010 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.