Activity for User 671 - Pierre Williot - pwilliot@mac.com

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69 May 20 Reply Hi Brenda,
I love this time of the year with all the offsprings around, mating colors and behaviors + the trees are not full yet!
In respect to Covid.... New York State was hit pretty hard! As there were too many people going to one of my favorite nature preserve nearby, they had to close the parking lot and the boardwalks as it was not really possible to keep social distancing. I did not want to go anywhere close to that spot. Instead, this is a preserve approximately 1 hour away from where I live, and far from any major city. Furthermore, when I arrive there at 5:45h (yes, leaving my house at 4:45h) to get the first few rays of sun (landscape photography), no one else is there! By the time I took that picture it was around 9 AM and I was leaving as more people were coming in! (I always have a mask on.)		 May 11th
69 May 20 Reply Thanks Jacob. May 11th
69 May 20 Comment Thanks for all your comments.
May 6th
69 May 20 Comment Wonderful job Geoffrey. Seeing what you did makes me wonder how many pictures I deleted due to the busy background.
I love it. You made a nice art piece of a potential throwaway! Thanks for the explanations on how you did it.
May 4th
69 May 20 Comment I like the tree as it is. Good use of the HDR technique allowing you to keep nice details of the tree bark and at the same time, showing the bright sun. One of the technical issues with bracketing, is the possible motion artifacts caused by the wind on the tree branches (does not look like there was much wind when you took that picture).
Nicely done. Very peaceful. 		May 4th
69 May 20 Comment Nicely done. I would probably crop a little on the left side and make a square image keeping the big bouquet in the center. To decrease the distraction from the background you could use the vignetting feature, like Geoffrey suggested or use the brushing tool and decrease the sharpness around the bouquet. May 4th
69 May 20 Comment Very nicely done. Very nice textures. It looks a tad dark on my screen but from your description, this is probably reflective of the light intensity at the time. May 4th
69 May 20 Comment Nice image of an eclipse. One could see all the sun rays around the moon.
Stay safe...		 May 4th
69 May 20 Comment Wonderful. These elephants are very majestic. Excellent composition, sky, soft light, and alternating shadows making the whole scenery very peaceful. Simply breathtaking. May 4th
69 May 20 Reply Thanks Geoffrey,
These little chicks are so fluffy and adorable!

May 4th
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70 May 20 Reply Thanks Todd. I really like your version.
So many good versions of the same initial capture. This is really part of the art of photography. We all see our surrounding differently and we all have different artistic renderings, different views on what we want to emphasize....

Thank you all for your suggestions and modifications. This is the main reason that I like little groups like this one. Great exchanges. 		May 23rd
70 May 20 Reply Hi Frans,
Several advantages of being on site very early: 1) nice sunrise and 2) no wind (or rare wind). As you said, I like to bracket my images. When it comes time to process, I look closely at the small branches and leaves to see if there is any movement. If not, I process in HDR (aiming at getting a very natural image - not crazy HDR effect). I carefully look at the same areas and if I see any doubling of branches or leaves, I will repeat the process with fewer images or with a single image with the best histogram.
Cheers,
Pierre		 May 22nd
70 May 20 Reply Thanks San.
Pierre		 May 22nd
70 May 20 Reply Nice,
Thanks
Pierre		 May 22nd
70 May 20 Reply Hi Judy,
I do not think there are right and wrong ways... just different ways. All that depends on what one wants to illustrate, or what you like better. Sometimes it can be very difficult to choose...
Nice work.		 May 14th
70 May 20 Reply Hi Judy,
I really like your cropping. I have the tendency to keep the top of the trees and try to get the most complete mirror effect as possible. This was the reason why I kept the mirror to the half vertical point.
In your cropping, you used the rules of thirds and more of a pano view with very nice results. I like it. Thanks

May 14th
70 May 20 Reply Hi Lamar,
Thanks for these nice comments but my camera characteristics really helps!
One thing you might not realize is that the Lumix DC-G9 (mirrorless micro 4/3), 30 images/sec allows a very quick stacking of 5 picts (or even 7). The speed can be cranked up to 60 images/sec although, one of the limitation is the exposure time of each pict!). Furthermore, Camera body and lens stabilization is another bonus.
This is much faster than on a DSLR. Hand holding is much easier at that speed! As long as I get the brightest image at no more than 1/15 sec (on a 24 mm equivalent lens) I am OK!
Wind is my main problem as branches and tall grass movements would become noticeable with double branches and leaves.... If I see any doubling, then I select the single image with the best histogram!
So.... Yes, I know how to hold still but not that good!		 May 6th
70 May 20 Comment Hi Frans,
Very nice capture, especially handheld. A full-frame sensor really help to decrease the noise at high ISO.
Perfect mirror image as the water is perfectly still. In the beginning, it is difficult to understand why one sees a mirror image as the water is invisible. The same disorientation occurred to me in a salt mine in Austria (Altaussee). This is another spot to put on my bucket list!

I also like the monochrome conversion suggested by San.		 May 4th
70 May 20 Comment Interesting image - almost abstract, even with the description that you provided. Nice work with an iPhone. I like both versions without a strong preference for either one. The stone appeared suspended above the sand.
It looks like you were standing right above this pebble. Did you try taking this same pebble from different angles - possibly increasing the three dimentional aspect of this scene?
May 4th
70 May 20 Comment Very nice. Prickly and Hot! Nice depth through the image. Appears sharp throughout. The 2 front cacti are like lions at the entrance of a palace! Nice colors with a little orange tint from the sunset.
Beautiful.		 May 4th
70 May 20 Comment Welcome to the group San. Fantastic first posting! Tack sharp, nice color gradient, moody light.
It would be interesting to have more details about your setup - camera, lens, ASO, shutter speed, tripod or not, Bracketing technique, etc...
Very nice work. Looking forward to see more of your images.		 May 4th
70 May 20 Comment Very nice. Moody feeling. Sometimes I would add a bit of "haze" using the "dehaze" button but I really like it the way you did it. Nice color palette.
Great work.
May 4th
70 May 20 Comment Wow... Incredible details revealed by your infrared capture and processing. Eerie feel to the scene with very slented beach and trees that could be falling over. Superb work! May 4th
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