Any photographer in his right mind would love to say he took these amazing shots. Way to go. No better than this.
Adding computers and cameras would probably result in quintillions of shots of folks lounging about in clouds with coffee and newspapers.
As someone looking forward to having more time to conjure creative miracles like these, I am absolutely blown away by the incredible variety, imagination and skill evident in these compound images. Well done everyone. Such great imaginative variety!
Very creative. Usually I'm not a fan of this kind of monkeying around with nature, but I think you have enhanced the subject with surprising effects and artistic restraint in their use. Nicely done.
Great job. I'm wondering what caused you to want to flip the image? I think it was an inspired idea, but not quite sure what it is about that flip the makes me like it that way. What did you see to think of doing that?
Where was this photo taken, roughly? Great shot.
So many here are missing a great opportunity to turn the tables. When I get a live one I string him/her along with vague but ultimately absurd responses until they become so confused and frustrated they lose their cool and finally realize they have been had in reverse. If I could describe my methods better, I'd share them. But it just requires a great deal of spontaneous creativity and a willingness to put aside one's feelings about treating people decently, which is a hard thing to do until you realize that you are simply defending yourself from this scourge of privacy invasions and the contempt others hold for you which enables them to engage in this behavior in the first place.
My wife and I are headed to Charleston and Savannah from April 23 to May 2. Anyone recommend an affordable fishing guide opportunity, possibly someone with a senior discount?
Oops, forgot to say wonderful shot in all ways.
I see that you have used the 16-85 on a D7100, which is my kit for 80% of my shooting. Love that camera and lens combo.
I have used digital matting to experiment with the effects of border size and mat color on a handful of my images. Very helpful and revealing. Unfortunately, I have lost touch with my notes and tutorials on how to do this in Photoshop and I'm wondering if anyone might have a handy link to such things. Thanks in advance for posting.
From the moderator:
There is a video in this series:
https://www.youtube.com/user/langellphotography/videos
If someone would like to post a written tutorial, please start a new topic and provide a link within this topic. Thanks everyone!
Dirt farmer my knees. This was as well - written and presented an essay as one is likely to see anywhere. Great job in pursuing the various threads of your thinking and experience. Thanks for taking the time. Where were you when I needed to hire more technical writers for my teams?
Dave, I stumbled on this very interesting article several years ago and I thank you for providing it here again. I think its implications are important for those of us who print and frame. As I reread your comments, I also see that you caution against colored mats, which, as you point out, are rarely seen in serious photographic exhibits or shows. I feel the same, but believe that for just the right print, if the mat color is exquisitely appropriate, there can be a compelling benefit to the approach, although probably not in a show. As soon as I have said that, I remember that 40 years ago in a State of Illinois arts competition, I won a blue ribbon first with a largely brown/sepia print using a brownish mat.
One thing I don't remember seeing is the offset-from-center mat to enhance a receding effect dominating the edge of photo. IMHO this is an effect that forces/calls way too much attention to itself, completely violating the main role of matting and framing which is to provide supportive context not competition for the art work. This would be tantamount to showing a movie on a screen which has been rotated 90 degrees to a portrait position because there are a lot of tall actors in the movie.