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Fixing Panoramic Images with Photoshop CS5 Content-Aware in 5 Minutes

Posted by Brusca under Adobe, Design, Nikon D90, Panorama, Photography

The new Photoshop CS5 Content-Aware Fill is a masterpiece. If you are in any kind of design or photography field it is my humble opinion that you should upgrade just for that alone.

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A New Panoramic Print for you to LOVE

Posted by Brusca under Nikon D90, Panorama, Photography, Portfolio, flickr

OK so this is an oldy but a goody. Cabarita is my little getaway spot. It’s far enough away from the hustle and bustle and not crowded like Byron Bay. I like to go there out of the holiday season as it’s just so peaceful. This one is taken from the point looking north. This print has now been added to Love the Pano. I also have another that looks south, to be added to the collection soon. Enjoy!

Africa Freak

Posted by Brusca under Africa, Nikon D90, Panorama, Photography, Tanzania, flickr

Awesome news! I have just been accepted as a contributor to the Safari blog, Africa Freak (African Safari and Wildlife Specialists). Now granted I’m not a specialist in that field, but my passion was intensified for Africa after a 3 week whirlwind trip in June 2009. In 3 weeks I experienced 2 very different safaris, Serengeti/Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and a 55km 3 day hike through the crater highlands in northern Tanzania, so with that I am hoping to share my experiences and provide tips on things I learnt on the way. I have captured an incredible amount of footage and images from that trip and some I am yet to share on any blog, so look out for that in the near future. Check out some of the current imagery I have placed online already. Tanzania and Crater Highlands Trek and some panoramic prints.

A New Twend

Posted by Brusca under Animation, Design, Entertainment, Film making, Internet TV, Nikon D90, Portfolio, Social Networking, TwendyTV, Video, flickr

You have to love the freedom of creating on the interwebs people. From interviewing successful business owners to animating lego or geeks talking about… what geeks talk about. I give you TwendyTV. I with the help of some pretty amazing friends hope to grow TwendyTV into a hip little internet TV network of shows that will one day also integrate into the TV network as seamlessly as switching between cable TV channels. So look out ABC’s of the world, look out NBC, CBS and all the big boys… ha ha… baby steps, ease up Bruce.

Why Twendy?
When I was traveling around Tanzania in June 2009 there was one Swahili word that really stood out, Twende (Let’s Go). After arriving back I felt inspired to start working on an idea for a travel blog called Twende, but this soon turned into grander ideas of creating multiple shows and an internet TV network. One thing lead to another, a tweak of the word to accommodate a grander theme and voila, TwendyTV. If anything it’s a bit of a play on the word Trendy, but the W I feel also gives it a slight TWITTER slang. I have felt for a long time that TV networks and internet content will eventually merge into a seamless experience, so why not start something now before it the BIG BANG happens. What I also love about this project is that there are no boundaries, no limits, this is completely open to the world. Hopefully our regular TV shows will end up the same way, being released to the world instead of restricted to one country then filtering out in time to other countries. Fat chance of that happening right now, but you never know.

www.twendy.tv

TwendyTV Channels
Initially we were to launch with 4 shows, but could only manage 3 to start on the current time restraints. We are currently working on the before mentioned travel show and also a conservation style show called Evergreen.

Current Channels

• Twendy Town
• Twendy Business
• The Geek That Was

Most Popular Episodes

• Brad Sugars of Action Coach
• Hamish Edwards of Xero
• Zombie Apocalypse
• LOST in Twendy Town

While we have launched and everything is GO, there is still plenty of work and progress to be made. I do hope you enjoy what we have to offer and there is plenty more to come. We also have some behind the scenes photos and footage, enjoy! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and or facebook.

Can You Love the Pano?

Posted by Brusca under Nikon D90, Panorama, Photography, Tanzania, flickr

My passion for photography has certainly grown exponentially over the last 2 years. I find it hard to go through a single day without taking photos nowadays. On top of my creative passions is something I have been doing since as far back as 2002, and that’s taking panoramic photos. I have had at least one or two people mention that they love my panoramic photos.  So I decided, why not take the next step and start selling my panoramic prints online. Cut to the pre-cooked sample, and voila! www.lovethepano.com. Right now as of this post there are 9 prints to choose from, and a good range of subjects from a Lioness, Cheetah, Hyenas to Jessica Watson and a Brisbane city scape.

You can also show your LOVE for each print. Prints are ordered by the most loved to the least loved. Below are some examples, the rest are right here. I do hope you like and any feedback is appreciated.

Lioness Serengeti

Hyenas and Vultures

Zanzibar Sunset

Get your fill on the Desktop

Posted by Brusca under Design, Nikon D90, Photography, flickr

I have converted a few of my favourite photos into desktops. I’ll throw a few more out there when I get the chance. Here a three very different subjects for you to choose from. Camera of choice is the Nikon D90, Enjoy!

Nikkor AF-S VR Zoom 70-300mm (Nikon)

Posted by Brusca under Nikon D90, Photography, Tanzania, flickr

Just prior to traveling to Tanzania in June of 2009 I decided to switch my kit 200mm lens for the AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED . At the time I wasn’t sure if that was the right decision, but looking back and looking at the photos I managed to capture on the 300mm, no regrets whatsoever. I can also say that if you are just getting into DSLR photography, that the Nikon D90 is certainly what I would recommend. Now I’m not a professional photographer, but the opinion of a passionate amateur might just be what you’re looking for. Hope this helps you in making a decision on a lens or camera.

55-200 vs 70-300

Nikon Nikkor 70-300

Giraffe captured on the Nikon Nikkor 70-300mm

Baby Elephant captured on the Nikon Nikkor 70-300mm

Kingfisher captured on the Nikon Nikkor 70-300mm

More Flickr Tanzania Gallery

A Lego Christmas

Posted by Brusca under Animation, Nikon D90, Photography, Video

I thought I might wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with a short but fun little animation. Shot with the Nikon D90 using stop motion and masked video. Enjoy :0)

It’s been a big year, Merry Xmas and looking forward to a big 2010.

Brusca
xo

A Lego Christmas from Bruce Levick on Vimeo.

I thought I would put together a small fun Christmas wish animation. Hope you like.