Activity for User 434 - Pamela Hoaglund - pamhoag46@gmail.com

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51 Aug 23 Comment A beautiful buck in his natural habitat. Glad you were able to stop safely. Nice composition with the deer in the left third with nice room for the deer to look to the right. They will stand like statues hoping you won't see them. Welcome back Lynne 😊Aug 9th
51 Aug 23 Comment This group is getting very creative. My other thought was "how do you find the time to play with rocks and toys?" Or, maybe I need to find more time, but I am not very creative. Love the moon and stars idea, but I think the rock would look more like an asteroid. Aug 9th
51 Aug 23 Comment It took me a minute to figure this out. Very creative and well done. Aug 9th
51 Aug 23 Comment I find it hard to get good compositions in zoos. Beautiful profile shot of this magnificent cat. Nice that he is looking toward the left and the background is clean. Well done. Aug 9th
51 Aug 23 Comment I love photographing old cars and trucks. I like that you got low and close for an in your face perspective. Did you photograph and closeup details? Beautiful sky and composition with late afternoon shadows. Aug 9th
51 Aug 23 Reply We got some great Milky Way shots. We can occasionally see the Northern Lights here but nothing like the ones you see in Alaska or Iceland. I have seen and photographed what I call the "real" northern lights in both Alaska and Iceland . Once you have experienced the dancing curtains of light moving across the sky you are jaded. The lights where I am are mostly colors on the horizon. Aug 6th
51 Aug 23 Reply I needed to put the foreground in shadow as I was in a parking lot and there were cars there. I didn't want to crop more as I wanted some foreground to anchor the image and didn't want to eliminate any of the sky. Aug 6th
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52 Aug 23 Reply I think a display of all three images would be interesting. Maybe the color version in the middle. As far as how to add a stroke/border in Photoshop I will have to refer you to another member of the group or YouTube. I use to do it years ago when I used Adobe Elements but I don't remember where the stroke action is. Check under image or edit or some of the other actions in the top bar. Or, Google search "how to add a stroke action in Photoshop." When I did that a number of helpful answers came up. Aug 19th
52 Aug 23 Comment Well done, Mike. I love the position of the bird and position of the wings and tail. The transparency of the wings really adds to the interest. I would not remove the vegetation as it gives a destination for the bird. Sorry I can't help with the ID. Aug 13th
52 Aug 23 Comment While I love the beautiful colors in the color image I am also drawn to the B&W as the details really pop. At the bottom left of the flower I can detect some background foliage that can easily be removed. I agree with Sharon's comments and she says it more eloquently than I could. My one suggestion when you have a black background image is to put a thin stroke or border around the image so the viewer knows where the borders of the image are. Aug 13th
52 Aug 23 Comment Beautiful and very sharp. I like how the butterfly and flower are set off by the black background. My only suggestion would be to put a thin stroke or frame around the image so the viewer knows when the borders of the image are. Well done. Aug 13th
52 Aug 23 Comment Nice capture of this little family. Critters are sometimes hard to photograph when they are constantly moving. To me the ducklings look acceptably sharp. One thing you could do on your new camera is to set a custom function for wildlife. You would set the shutter speed, aperture and ISO and save it. I'm not familiar with the Canon R5 but most of the new mirrorless cameras have a way to save setting for different situations such as wildlife, portraits, etc. You assign that setting to a dial and when you are shooting something like the ducks you just turn the dial to the setting. Not the best explanation but check it out for the R5. I use saved settings on my Sony r5. I like that the mom is watching over her kids and the water drop on her bill. Maybe a little highlight in her eye would bring the eye out a little more. Good luck and have fun with the new camera. Aug 13th
52 Aug 23 Comment This is a beautiful image of a majestic GBH. I think your post processing is well done. Although the heron is less blue in the processed image I think it looks more natural. Even though you did not intend high key I think it works well with the high key effect. It looks like a painting and I would like it on my wall. Well done. Aug 13th
52 Aug 23 Comment Nice capture of this butterfly on the flower. The purple flower with the brown butterfly produces a pleasing color combination. The butterfly appears sharp at the head and body with some softness at the outer parts of the wings which is understandable at your f-stop and long focal length. I think the crop works well in the 1:1 ratio. The only part that draws my eye away from the butterfly is the brightness of the out of focus purple flower. A mask in that area and decreasing brightness might help. Aug 13th
52 Aug 23 Reply The steam is from the geysers in Yellowstone National Park. This was in the Lower Geyser Basin. The image was taken from the main road, we were on snowmobiles, as all the roads are closed in winter to car travel. Aug 7th
52 Aug 23 Reply The steam is from the geysers in Yellowstone National Park. This was in the Lower Geyser Basin. The image was taken from the main road, we were on snowmobiles, as all the roads are closed in winter to car travel. Aug 6th
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