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Apr 15, 2024 06:51:53   #
BebuLamar wrote:
I think you have the camera on auto bracketing and 3 shots +1 and -1. The fourth shot and fifth shot was the repeat of the sequence.


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Apr 11, 2024 07:20:35   #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Feedback welcomed!

Terrific composition as usual Linda. I don't know if you had any more headroom in the shot, but if so, I might consider cropping the lower portion of still water out. I find the reflection line of the sprayer that leads to the bottom left quadrant pulls my eye down instead of following the spray and the goose.
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Apr 10, 2024 06:42:38   #
rcorne001 wrote:
NCSU women's volleyball wrapped up their spring schedule last weekend with a match against UNC. It was good to see them in action once more. This "fix" will have to hold me until they start up again in the fall.

Even though I forgot to increase my shutter speed (duh!) here are a few from the match. Shot with a Nikon Z9 paired with a Tamron 35-150 f2-2.8 lens. 1/1000th, f3.5, ISO 3200.

You may see all of my photos from the match on my website: https://rickcornell.zenfolio.com/p1052747830
NCSU women's volleyball wrapped up their spring sc... (show quote)

Good tight shots Rick. Volleyball is tough. I get to shoot the state high school championships every year. Inside a D1 college arena with TV lights. Makes a world of difference. But I still haven't mastered good face shots on plays at the net. Your set makes me itch for November!
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Apr 5, 2024 17:32:48   #
mikeroetex wrote:
Yes and I'll probably drop the opacity a bit too! I'm still experimenting with the concept of using a watermark.
Thanks, Mike


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Apr 5, 2024 13:38:05   #
NMGal wrote:
Really nice. May I suggest you make your signature a little smaller?


Yes and I'll probably drop the opacity a bit too! I'm still experimenting with the concept of using a watermark.
Thanks, Mike
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Apr 5, 2024 12:27:00   #
A foggy morning at the swamp led to this B & W landscape.


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Apr 3, 2024 12:07:36   #
Linda From Maine wrote:
1. Vineyards
2. Hops crops
3. Fruit trees in the distance
4. Arboretum

Feedback welcomed!


I like the way #2 leads the eye into the picture!
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Apr 3, 2024 12:05:19   #
rcorne001 wrote:
Indoor football game 2 under my belt. I'm finding the biggest challenge is learning my way around the arena! Most shot at Nikon Z9, 70-200 f2.8 Z, 1/1000, ISO 4000, f3.5, but individual details may be viewed in the photo captions. Even broke out the backup Z6 for the "in close" shots. Fun getting out to photograph this sport again!


Nice work Rick. The trick is to stay 20 yds downfield of the snap! I like that you got tight enough to see faces. Much more impact!
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Apr 3, 2024 11:58:25   #
burkphoto wrote:
Minimum Mac specs for an enthusiast using the Adobe Photography Plan suite today should be an M3 System on Chip with 16 GB Unified Memory and 512GB storage. That combination is a very usable photo processing setup in a 24" iMac or even a MacBook Pro 14/16 with an external monitor.

If you can wait until the end of June, Apple will most likely have M3/M3 Pro Mac minis and M3 Max/M3 Ultra Mac Studios. Mac Studios, of course, are very high end options.

Last August I bought a Mac mini with M2 Pro chip, 512 SDD and a 4TB external drive placed in a hub. Only apps on the 512 SDD, all data on 4TB external (connected with Thunderbird 4 cable) and two backup storage drives of 5TB and 8TB plus Backblaze cloud. I find this setup blazing fast for me and have never looked back. All are attached to 27" Dell monitor.
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Mar 19, 2024 06:21:27   #
globetrekker wrote:
Greetings,

This is my first ever post in the Photo Analysis section. I’m mostly a bird photographer. I’ve noticed that when a bird is very far away, my photos aren’t sharp. I’m wondering if this is inherent to shooting at such great distances? Or is it an inevitable result of heavy cropping? Something else?

I shoot a Canon R10 mirrorless. In this example, I photographed this distant Golden Eagle using my C1 setting:
1/2500, AI Servo, auto ISO, and animal eye tracking. The result was:

1/2500 at f/5.6, ISO 800, 400 mm

I ran Denoise on the photo in Lightroom Classic, and added a mask and made some adjustments to the eagle.

As you can see, the eagle is not at all sharp. It doesn’t seem noisy to me. Just kind of a jagged mess.
Are there steps I could take to improve shots like this? Or am I just brushing up against technological limits and/or my own PP limits?

Thanks for any thoughts.
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You answered your own question. Get closer. Crop less.
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Mar 10, 2024 08:06:41   #
SAVH wrote:
I appreciate the quick replies, especially since they are from people whose opinions I generally agree with. I have had very poor luck with Snapbridge and I really mostly need the remote shutter. At 83, I’m not as stable as I once was and I have a very stable tripod. I was hoping that some might have recent experience with remote shutters for a Z8.


Use the 5-second pre-shutter timer.
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Mar 10, 2024 08:05:12   #
SAVH wrote:
I recently purchased a Nikon Z8 and am interested in a remote shutter release that will reduce possible shaking during shooting and also provide for an intervalometer function. I have looked at many on Amazon and elsewhere but so many of them seem to have so many poor reviews for reliability and quality. I would appreciate input that other Hogs may have had with various remote shutter controls that are compatible with the Z8 (many of the ads for remote devices when I Google them do not seem to be up to date on applicability to the Z8. I have to presume that if it has the 12 contact device or is listed as working on the Z9, it must also work on the Z8, but I may be wrong.)

Thank you.

Scotty
I recently purchased a Nikon Z8 and am interested ... (show quote)

What's wrong with the one that's built in?
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Mar 3, 2024 09:12:02   #
Are you shooting entire event or one individual? How close can you get? I think you will find it very similar to sports shoot, but I would recommend you sit down and make a shot sheet of anticipated moments or those you can recreate so you don’t forget an important one.
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Feb 23, 2024 16:30:54   #
Jklovell wrote:
Just saw your response.
I’m selling both. That is what the whole thing is about.

Yeah, but my point is you are a photographer first, not a frame shop. If your product is strictly all or none, that's your choice, but the customer may choose none. I totally understand your desire to represent your art in the best possible vision you have.

I personally have not sold much of my work, and when I have it is usually for a specific event or request (like from parents of kids playing in a baseball game). After I deliver my photos, it belongs to the customer now. It's not up to me how they enjoy them at home, framed or in a scrapbook.

How would you feel if they bought your work in the frames you provide, took them out of the frames and the next time you went to the hospital they were hanging in different frames?
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Feb 8, 2024 11:38:43   #
Jimmy T wrote:
A short one and a long one???

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