Activity for User 107 - Bob Wills - bodori@comcast.net

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29 Nov 17 Reply A long-winded answer to say I think in this case focus stacking would have been the way to go. However it was so bitterly cold and windy, I couldn't have stayed out of the car much longer anyway.There was a great amount of fog that day on Steptoe, so we shot at the lowest level, then went and warmed up at breakfast. Nov 19th
29 Nov 17 Reply Thanks, Bill. It should be fun. It could be hot or cold. Probably some long bus trips. The farmers are starting to get a little tired of all the groups now entering their domain. I hope we can be civil, which isn't always the case with photo groups. Nov 18th
29 Nov 17 Reply The following is from the Digital Photography School. https://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-find-and-use-hyperfocal-distance-for-sharp-backgrounds/
" Hyperfocal distance is most useful when there is no particular part of your image that you want sharper than others. In those cases, it is a handy tool and I recommend using it.But if there is a particular subject in your photo, forget about hyperfocal distance. Just focus on the subject. That is the most important thing.If you absolutely need all parts of your picture tack sharp, you can forget about hyperfocal distance as well. You should probably try focus stacking in that case. Hyperfocal distance is all about keeping the background acceptably sharp in one shot."I usually try to focus about 1/3 or 2/3 into the scene. I just wasn't very successful this time.		 Nov 18th
29 Nov 17 Reply Yupper. Good suggestions from all. Nov 17th
29 Nov 17 Reply You are so delicate! OK, how about B&W (LR Split tone #4). Nov 14th
29 Nov 17 Reply I hope to try some focus stacking soon. That was a light snow. About 10 degrees that day. Your crop leaves three pretty distinct levels. This was my only trip to Steptoe Butte, so I am looking forward to a springtime trip and the conference in 2019. Nov 14th
29 Nov 17 Reply I like the saturation and sharpening. Thanks. Nov 14th
29 Nov 17 Reply I like your crop. Palouse wheat, wheat, wheat (and canola/rapeseed of course.) Nov 14th
29 Nov 17 Comment George Lepp presented a couple of slide shows at our council (NWCCC) conference Saturday, and he uses 4k video 30-60 fpm to take shots like this. Amazingly sharp output too. I like your capture, but not being a nature photog, I can't quite wrap my little brain around whose wing is at the bottom. I do like Tam's eye brightening, but not sure if that would disqualify it in Nature division. Why they don't want the best nature has to offer will always be a mystery to me. Nice and sharp. Color looks good to me. Nov 14th
29 Nov 17 Comment I think it works best as an abstract. Since the building name isn't included, I flipped it vertically just for fun. I think as is, I might like it better in B&W. The left hand colors are distracting to me. It takes a little work to adjust the perspective, but as Judy's edit proves, you can have your cake and eat it too. Of course, that would have stopped a discussion in its tracks. Nice and sharp. Nov 14th
29 Nov 17 Comment Happy Thanksgiving to you and Hung, too. The clouds, lower right make a very nice base to your floating triangle. Very sharp, and color is great. Reds can get muddy quickly. I like the suggested crops. Nov 14th
29 Nov 17 Comment I love the fall colors in the Rockies. Not as sure about being up at 6K+ feet anymore. When we came home from the conference in mid October the larch trees were even more spectacular. Pittsburgh wasn't really colorful. Composition is really well done, but I do like Judy's crop. Nov 14th
29 Nov 17 Comment I think Tam is right on. Mirrorless camera's just seem to take sharper images. Your diagonal adds a lot of interest. I'm sure you tried many crops, but I'll add one, just for fun. The floor doesn't add all that much interest for me. Karen's change makes sense to me too. Maybe DxO will fix Nik to get a better content aware brush for you. I'm really looking forward to the next conference. Nov 14th
29 Nov 17 Comment I like the story. Your image is sharp and considering the light sources you were dealing with, I think well exposed. If the main source was fluorescent, I might see what changing to that color balance would do. It seems a little yellow to me. That's just a nit. I also tried flipping to see if I preferred that better. I would only crop down, myself, just to get rid of some of the clutter. Good story. Nov 14th
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