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| 67 |
Apr 24 |
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I also copied this into my phone, thanks for it!
Today is the first sunny day we've had in a long time, but I am going to wait until about 4 o'clock before going out to practice. That should give me at least a couple of hours.
Thanks again!!! |
Apr 15th |
| 67 |
Apr 24 |
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David Yarrow Photography -- In Focus. Now following. Thanks!! |
Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 24 |
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Great idea! Stealing it :-) |
Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Isn't it fascinating how a single image can hold several others within its limits? I like your original, which highlights (no pun intended) the scraggly growth with the buttes in the background reminding us how hardy this tree/shrub must be to have grown there. Cindy's version brings this out even more. Your crop provides yet another aspect that isolates the buttes illuminated by the sunset. Your second shot, cropped and sharpened, is even better.
What a lonely place these canyonlands are! |
Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Impressive! A reallyreallyREALLY great shot of the owl in action!
The line in the back didn't bother me until I looked at the original and saw that it was part of a barbed-wire fence. It's a great photo, in any event, and who cares about a strip of wire when there is this great big owl pouncing for her dinner! |
Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
First a bear staring straight at you, and now a 12-foot gator! It makes me shiver. But, please, don't feel you have to risk your life on our account!
This photo brings up lots of different emotions -- fear and admiration being the strongest ones. But that's what a photo should do, prompt lots of thought and emotion. You've certainly succeeded with this one.
I've heard about the red eyes thing but haven't yet attempted them and certainly wouldn't with a 12-foot alligator staring at me!!!
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Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 24 |
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I'm grateful that it didn't eat you!
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Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
Antarctica -- it's freezing cold and pretty harsh, but *someone's* got to go there! I don't think it will ever be me. (I'm old and spoiled!)
I do love the background in your photo. The gradations of color are subtle but give an amazing, almost 3D depth.
Mayber it's my old eyes, but I think the bird is clearer and a bit lighter in the original. No problem, though. The single petrel with it's giant wingspan against the deep background emphasizes the barren landscape. . .and when you remember that it's a continent, it's downright sobering.
More photos, please! :-) |
Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
I'm still a newbie, but I have to say that I really don't think a photo can ever be too sharp :-) I really like this one. Like Larry, I will never see one live in the wild, so I am extra pleased to see this (and all the other great shots) here on this site.
I'm sure there isn't much difference between the Z8 and Z9 (except maybe price!), and it always amazes me how much cropping these cameras and lenses can tolerate. Of course, you started off with a wonderfully sharp and colorful image. |
Apr 14th |
| 67 |
Apr 24 |
Comment |
PS Cindy, I added 2 stops to this. It does look much better (but it's still a little soft). |
Apr 14th |
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| 67 |
Apr 24 |
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OK. I've read everything and went back to the NEF files, and I think I understand.
Larry, I just learned how to "see" blown-out highlights. The grayed whites is going to take a bit of practice. I took a lot of photos that day, so I will continue to look through them and compare. What I've gotten so far is that if there isn't a great contrast between the white subject and and dark background, it's easier to get the highlights under control (I hope!)
I see your point, Cindy, about auto ISO. With so much dark background, I'm wondering if that's what caused the grayedwhites (the 18% gray thing, when the auto ISO compensated for so much dark?) In any event, I copied your advice into my phone so I can refer to it when I am confronted with white subjects against a dark background. Thanks for that!
When I look at your +2 stops, it is certainly a brighter shot, but are the whites blown? <---bringsme back to the original problem.
It was a cloudy day, David, and I had read that clouds act like a natural soft box, diffusing the light. . .so I thought that would allow me to go out shooting just after noon -- now I see that was a big mistake!!
Here is another shot later in that series. Same conditions, same settings. I see there is gray in the whites in the patagials (I think that's what the feathers are called along the leading edge of the wing),but the rest is fairly white. The birds are a bit soft (my bad in tracking), but there is more blurring in the background, and there is detail in most of the white feathers (except for a just-on-the-edge blown-out area along the ridge at the base of the neck and back.
David, it wasn't quite a tree branch but was the shadow of one of the "weed piles" growing in the water. Michael, know there's a way to conceal that through postprocessing, but I'm not there yet. Working toward it, though!
I really do appreciate all the comments and advice. Thank you so much for spending so much time with a newbie. :-)
PS I think I like Bud's comments the best of all!! Thanks, Bud! |
Apr 14th |
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| 67 |
Apr 24 |
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Thanks so much for your comments -- and for the encouragement!
I am gonna go back to the drawing board with this image. Now that you pointed it out, Larry, I can see the gray tones. (I thought it was just shadow before.) Don't know if I will be able to salvage much but I will have lots of fun playing with all the sliders and dials :-)
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Apr 6th |
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