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Title: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 17, 2019, 05:34:47 pm
In December 2018, my daughter's college organized a study cruise trip to Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, and Cuba, to visit entrepreneurs in those countries. These are my photographic impressions, using Adobe Spark platform:

https://spark.adobe.com/page/7pcv5C67GiMV8/

Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: LesPalenik on February 17, 2019, 08:37:18 pm
Great pictures, Slobodan.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Peter McLennan on February 17, 2019, 08:43:01 pm
SUPERB!  Great coverage, Slobodan.  The title shot is absolutely killer.  How long were you in Havana?

Isn't Adobe Spark great?
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: langier on February 17, 2019, 08:59:27 pm
Well done, Slobodan! Your lead pix is killer!
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: James Clark on February 17, 2019, 09:04:35 pm
Amazing set, and I agree that the cover shot is absolutely exceptional.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 17, 2019, 09:15:22 pm
SUPERB!  Great coverage, Slobodan.  The title shot is absolutely killer.  How long were you in Havana?

Isn't Adobe Spark great?

Thanks for the kind words. I was there two days.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 17, 2019, 09:30:06 pm
Thanks all.

About that cover shot. I don’t know if it is visible at the posted size, but the man walking in the rain is on crutches. Quite a metaphor for the contemporary Cuba.

The irony is, it as taken on an iPhone. Not even my latest toy, XS Max, which really produces great (computational) photography, but my daughter’s 8. I did have my heavy artillery with me, but in a backpack. With five of us in the car, and backpack on the floor, pulling things out, changing lenses, etc., would have been rather cumbersome. I fried my iPhone the day before (don’t ask), so I just had enough time to ask my daughter for hers when I saw the scene developing in front of us.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Alan Klein on February 17, 2019, 09:55:59 pm
Great set all, of them.  Title shot is more proof that it's the photographer not the camera.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: D Fuller on February 17, 2019, 10:16:08 pm
That’s a lovely collection. Thanks for sharing.
 It.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Peter McLennan on February 17, 2019, 10:33:40 pm
Great set all, of them.  Title shot is more proof that it's the photographer not the camera.

Absolutely.  Although that iPhone is a damn good camera.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 17, 2019, 10:35:14 pm
Hey, Slobodan.

Did anybody ever tell you that you are a great all-around photographer?
This is an amazing presentation (and clearly the eye of the photographer is more important than the equipment.)

Thanks for sharing it!
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Patricia Sheley on February 17, 2019, 10:54:53 pm
Remember when our extended families used to force us to endure several hours of their slides, "How we spent our summer" ?

This sir is not that experience. They would have needed to kick me out for wanting to go back over, pause, linger, and look again. A real nice treat, thank you for the travels.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Rob C on February 18, 2019, 03:03:58 pm
You're a very accomplished photographer, Slobodan.

Had you been active in photography through the late 60s, the 70s and on up to digital, you'd have made a killing in stock when stock was well worth the doing.

Had I a hat on, I'd take it off to you.

Rob
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on February 18, 2019, 03:32:12 pm
I thought the title photo was posted here awhile back.

“Monkey Business” is a photo in its own right.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Telecaster on February 18, 2019, 03:37:39 pm
Yep, these are a terrific set. Some serious cigars too!

-Dave-
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: LesPalenik on February 18, 2019, 04:43:00 pm
Hey, Slobodan.

Did anybody ever tell you that you are a great all-around photographer?
This is an amazing presentation (and clearly the eye of the photographer is more important than the equipment.)

Thanks for sharing it!

He is also a good writer.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 18, 2019, 04:50:39 pm
I thought the title photo was posted here awhile back.

“Monkey Business” is a photo in its own right.

Thanks (for the Monkey Business).

Yes, several shots were posted here before. I just thought that the Spark platform is a nice way of presenting a visual narrative and tie them all together coherently.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: John R on February 18, 2019, 10:42:23 pm
Yep, it sure is nice platform and so is the work!

JR
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Ivophoto on February 19, 2019, 03:11:13 am
In December 2018, my daughter's college organized a study cruise trip to Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, and Cuba, to visit entrepreneurs in those countries. These are my photographic impressions, using Adobe Spark platform:

https://spark.adobe.com/page/7pcv5C67GiMV8/

Good work indeed.

Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Ivophoto on February 19, 2019, 05:31:25 pm
In December 2018, my daughter's college organized a study cruise trip to Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, and Cuba, to visit entrepreneurs in those countries. These are my photographic impressions, using Adobe Spark platform:

https://spark.adobe.com/page/7pcv5C67GiMV8/

Slobodan,
I’m trying Spark as well, how do you share the work you make on Spark?
What template do you use for these scrollable stories?
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 19, 2019, 05:37:43 pm
Slobodan,
I’m trying Spark as well, how do you share the work you make on Spark?
What template do you use for these scrollable stories?

Once you are done with creating/editing a story, there will be this "Share" link:

As for templates, there is about a dozen to choose from, or create your own. You do not have to commit to one in the beginning. You can create the story and then work through templates to see which one is the most suitable. Even if you use canned templates, certain elements are customizable.

For 2018, I used my own color palette (ahmmm, lack of color - gray) and I tweaked their font selection a bit. 

Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Ivophoto on February 19, 2019, 05:39:48 pm
Once you are done with creating/editing a story, there will be this "Share" link:

As for templates, there is about a dozen to choose from, or create your own. You do not have to commit to one in the beginning. You can create the story and then work through templates to see which one is the most suitable. Even if you use canned templates, certain elements are customizable.

For 2018, I used my own color palette (ahmmm, lack of color - gray) and I tweaked their font selection a bit.

Thanks Slobodan.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: PeterAit on February 21, 2019, 10:28:39 am
In December 2018, my daughter's college organized a study cruise trip to Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Mexico, and Cuba, to visit entrepreneurs in those countries. These are my photographic impressions, using Adobe Spark platform:

https://spark.adobe.com/page/7pcv5C67GiMV8/

Lovely pix, and some of yur shots of Cuba bring back memories from my trip in 2017. But I am not impressed with the Spark platform. Doesn't it have a way to move discretely from one photo to the next?
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 21, 2019, 10:40:05 am
Lovely pix, and some of yur shots of Cuba bring back memories from my trip in 2017. But I am not impressed with the Spark platform. Doesn't it have a way to move discretely from one photo to the next?

If you click on a photo, it will be displayed alone. Then you can use arows to move back and forth, within a group of photos. Is that what you meant?
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: PeterAit on February 21, 2019, 11:01:03 am
If you click on a photo, it will be displayed alone. Then you can use arows to move back and forth, within a group of photos. Is that what you meant?

Yes, much better! Thanks.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: sdwilsonsct on February 21, 2019, 11:56:11 am
Great shots, interesting to see this platform.
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: armand on March 01, 2019, 02:55:24 pm
I like the cover shot the most, a stunner!
Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on May 09, 2019, 12:28:11 pm
I like the cover shot the most, a stunner!

A little bragging - 2018 International Photography Awards:

Title: Re: A Cruise to Cuba, 2018
Post by: D Fuller on May 09, 2019, 07:03:45 pm
A little bragging - 2018 International Photography Awards:

Congratulations to you!