Activity for User 40 - Audrey Waitkus - awaitkus@yahoo.com

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25 Jan 20 Reply At this point I just use the phone that came with the camera. Some time ago I took a class to learn more about using the cell phone, and tried a bunch of other camera apps, but they were mostly more trouble than they were worth. With the native camera, you just swipe and go. I don't even have a modern cell phone. I think sometimes there's a bit of luck involved, but I usually get what I'm looking for. In the last couple of years, the cell phone has been almost my only camera (getting too old for all that equipment). I haven't heard of a camera that comes with Lightroom. I'll have to look into that. But I'm not a fan of Lightroom - I use the edit in Photos on my Mac and if I want more I take the photo into Photoshop. Thanks for the tip about the Lightroom camera. Jan 23rd
25 Jan 20 Comment First of all, I think you got a great representation of the subject. I especially like that you captured the transparency of the wings so clearly. I didn't think anything needed to be changed, but looking at Eric's work, I like the fact that the shadows are opened up, making it even more possible to see the ground through the wings, and other features. I might tone down the greens a little. Jan 21st
25 Jan 20 Reply I totally agree. I was reluctant to go that far in case that was part of the story you were trying to convey. But I really like it cropped to just the main subject. I was tempted to go even further in from the right, but I think leaving enough of the water ensures the viewer can tell the house in on the canal. Jan 21st
25 Jan 20 Comment I took it Photoshop and applied a curves layer to reduce the overall brightness. Then I used a brush on the mask to brush in some light on their faces. Then I adjusted the overall brightness, and cloned out the green patch by the ear. I think that helps. It's such a wonderful memory photo. Jan 20th
25 Jan 20 Comment I think I would crop from the right to keep the focus on the building. That would also minimize the impact of the dark cloud in the upper right corner. Jan 20th
25 Jan 20 Comment I like Eric's idea for a darker vignette. I think the white confuses my eye as to where I should be looking. I do like the flower, especially that the yellows are not overexposed even through there are sharp shadows from the petals. Jan 20th
25 Jan 20 Comment I definitely agree about the distracting leaves, and I will be sure to fix that before I use the photo again. I did a lot of balancing of the exposures of the flower and the bug until I had what pleased me best.

I think I was more interested in the delicate shadings in the flower than the bug, who was sort of a happy accident. I have a series of photos of this particular flower and I've enjoyed playing with the tones and shading so that the flower has the best possible three dimensional appearance. 		Jan 20th
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