That spider web you posted is insane! Very cool. Of course I'd probably have a nervous breakdown if I walked through that one.
I took the picture of this big beautiful lady in the bushes in my front yard.

That's a fantastic shot, especially if he was way up in a tree. I love that you caught him with something in his mouth. I thought they ate little bugs inside the trees, but if I had to beat my face against a wall to get a steak I might go vegetarian too (but probably not).

Thanks for posting!

Those spikes around your first daughter's neck should come in handy when she starts dating (says the father of the beautiful young lady who is 13 going on 18).

Carmell the Huntress

I've been wondering the same thing lately. Most of the time I find them to be very distracting (and often put onto pics that probably wouldn't be stolen anyway). I love the signature suggestion that Bob made above.

Like you, I think there's a lot to be said about learning to use your camera, before doing too much editing. However, there are definitely times where just a tweak or two can make a huge difference and can turn something that you might otherwise delete into something you're very proud of. I also agree with the recomendation to stop shooting in RAW. If you're not editing the pics, there isn't much benefit in using RAW.

I applaud the use of twat in your post. That's a fine word that doesn't get nearly enough air play these days.
I've met plenty of very cool and mellow photographers, but there is certainly a faction of people that that just take themselves a little too seriously. I try not to spend too much time thinking about people that I don't enjoy but I'd have to guess that it comes from some deep rooted insecurities or the fact that they were bullied as children. My take is just do what you love and what others think or say really doesn't matter.

Here are three street shots that I took in the same spot in front of City Hall in Worcester MA. I don't do it often (I'd rather be in the woods), but there are times when I really love taking my camera to capture random moments like these.

I'd love to get some feedback on them.

waiting


love


sad

I got up this morning as the sun was starting to rise and went out for a drive through some rural country in north eastern Conneticut. There were some areas where the clouds were just sitting in the bottom of valleys. In some cases this made pictures muddy, but in others the results were what we do this for. I hope you like them. Feedback is always welcome.

Thanks everyone!

With coming on strong in New England it's a great time for taking pictures.
Can anyone give me some tips for being able to capture the colors of the leaves while still keeping the sky blue? I was happy with the one below, but there were many shots that went straight to the recycle bin - either the leaves looked great but the sky was white or the sky looked great but the leaves looked black.

Here are a couple I took during the last full moon. The wind was blowing the clouds so I tried slowing down the shutter to see what would happen. It got a little blurry, but I like it.

Fast Shutter


Slow Shutter

Here are a few bird shots that I am proud of.

Blue Heron at Kerr Lake, North Carolina


Canada Goose in Oxford, MA.


Osprey at Kerr Lake, North Carolina.