WPC 1448 - Thankful For RESULTS
Dec 5, 2014 22:53:12 #
From VOTING http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-265046-1.html
The winners of Thankful For with 65 entries and (125) votes are...
1st place = Judy1900 with 6.74 points and (10) votes (1st) taken 2009-11-22
2nd place = wowbmw with 4.45 points and (8) votes (4th) taken (Unknown)
3rd place = melequus with 4.00 points and (4) votes (5th) taken 2013-11-16
4th place = CEAA with 3.70 points and (7) votes (1st) taken 2014-11-28
Congratulations everyone - especially those who added a little more by telling us about their photos!!!
> http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest.jsp?pcnum=146 <
- Click (ratings) to see all the entries at once
Running Totals - Underlined equals multiple time winners
1st = fad2000, u02bnpx, PW4GDF, edlcsre, mcdykes, lifenprism, zuke, Robeng, Shaughnessy, gwigley, Pixelpixie88, Shaughnessy, qhorse, louelke, melequus, ptipton, PhotosBySteve, gene McKinnon, aerials, Mr T, Paradox, freeseframe, charben, 111USMC, DavidT, Indy5, Nikocarol, alissaspieces, fes22, manofhg, gemartin, melequus, gjoseph302, maryln, melequus, Wrongway1947, mcdykes, Double E, isisthecat, DavidT, Coolcameragirl, YPhotoGuy, aerials, Fuzzycoach, grubnide, Aussiecan, BeaverNewby, Judy1900
2nd = Fuzzycoach, GreyGeek, abby, Beaubeau, KWKathy, howlynn, DavidT, PeterM, gpro111, DavidT, mcdykes, lensbaby007, phys406, dragonswing, JimGuy, Raz Theo, photojack, rps, cat2560, kirk s, wowbmw, Captain Tom, SQUIRL033, DrPhrogg, Jstreet, regionabove, Lorima, Tony R, greg vescuso, charben, Angishore, Captain Tom, blairt, cat2560, chantel, sxripps23, BruinsFan, glenntuma, DavidT, Bobbee, dandelion, coach44, Cooper45, KWKathy, John1286, KWKathy, wowbmw, wowbmw
3rd = mcdykes, Moonsey, Ken Mahar, roger2012, plessner, mopinia, Gary K, Shaughnessy, Nikonian72, PW4GDF, bob44044, Tony R, jimmya, abby, wowbmw, Zulu inc, Songalolo, Scoutman, Captain Tom, cifuent, Indy5, Gryffon, firtree, Daleg, freeseframe, j_c42, melequus, take5, Lorima, Jbranum, kpassaur, Sefferdog, Shaughnessy, Nikocarol, BasqueLady, jvcookies, alissaspieces, counselor1938, Hoops12751, JoeS, ptsusan, MontanaTrace, mrjcall, photomomma, erickter, Allen Hirsch, ajnorby, melequus
4th = tjoyce0528, pithydoug, catfish252, plessner, kirk s, xen, DrPhrogg, Captain Tom, cat2560, bhatch, plessner, KWKathy, JoeS, ColdSnap, Wild Life, bob44044, Fuzzycoach, ColdSnap, Hoops12751, susano, Zelle, Nikonian72, Captain Tom, Mr T, alissaspieces, taylorzacre, LPigott, Dan Copeland, Shaughnessy, greg vescuso, warogers, JoeS, ChunOn, fad2000, mffox, CarolynP, fyrlife, BigEasy, Bobster, jvcookies, Harmo, fjrwillie, Bobster, RJM, mrjcall, sleepydrdr, abby, CEAA
The winners of Thankful For with 65 entries and (125) votes are...
1st place = Judy1900 with 6.74 points and (10) votes (1st) taken 2009-11-22
2nd place = wowbmw with 4.45 points and (8) votes (4th) taken (Unknown)
3rd place = melequus with 4.00 points and (4) votes (5th) taken 2013-11-16
4th place = CEAA with 3.70 points and (7) votes (1st) taken 2014-11-28
Congratulations everyone - especially those who added a little more by telling us about their photos!!!
> http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/photo_contest.jsp?pcnum=146 <
- Click (ratings) to see all the entries at once
Running Totals - Underlined equals multiple time winners
1st = fad2000, u02bnpx, PW4GDF, edlcsre, mcdykes, lifenprism, zuke, Robeng, Shaughnessy, gwigley, Pixelpixie88, Shaughnessy, qhorse, louelke, melequus, ptipton, PhotosBySteve, gene McKinnon, aerials, Mr T, Paradox, freeseframe, charben, 111USMC, DavidT, Indy5, Nikocarol, alissaspieces, fes22, manofhg, gemartin, melequus, gjoseph302, maryln, melequus, Wrongway1947, mcdykes, Double E, isisthecat, DavidT, Coolcameragirl, YPhotoGuy, aerials, Fuzzycoach, grubnide, Aussiecan, BeaverNewby, Judy1900
2nd = Fuzzycoach, GreyGeek, abby, Beaubeau, KWKathy, howlynn, DavidT, PeterM, gpro111, DavidT, mcdykes, lensbaby007, phys406, dragonswing, JimGuy, Raz Theo, photojack, rps, cat2560, kirk s, wowbmw, Captain Tom, SQUIRL033, DrPhrogg, Jstreet, regionabove, Lorima, Tony R, greg vescuso, charben, Angishore, Captain Tom, blairt, cat2560, chantel, sxripps23, BruinsFan, glenntuma, DavidT, Bobbee, dandelion, coach44, Cooper45, KWKathy, John1286, KWKathy, wowbmw, wowbmw
3rd = mcdykes, Moonsey, Ken Mahar, roger2012, plessner, mopinia, Gary K, Shaughnessy, Nikonian72, PW4GDF, bob44044, Tony R, jimmya, abby, wowbmw, Zulu inc, Songalolo, Scoutman, Captain Tom, cifuent, Indy5, Gryffon, firtree, Daleg, freeseframe, j_c42, melequus, take5, Lorima, Jbranum, kpassaur, Sefferdog, Shaughnessy, Nikocarol, BasqueLady, jvcookies, alissaspieces, counselor1938, Hoops12751, JoeS, ptsusan, MontanaTrace, mrjcall, photomomma, erickter, Allen Hirsch, ajnorby, melequus
4th = tjoyce0528, pithydoug, catfish252, plessner, kirk s, xen, DrPhrogg, Captain Tom, cat2560, bhatch, plessner, KWKathy, JoeS, ColdSnap, Wild Life, bob44044, Fuzzycoach, ColdSnap, Hoops12751, susano, Zelle, Nikonian72, Captain Tom, Mr T, alissaspieces, taylorzacre, LPigott, Dan Copeland, Shaughnessy, greg vescuso, warogers, JoeS, ChunOn, fad2000, mffox, CarolynP, fyrlife, BigEasy, Bobster, jvcookies, Harmo, fjrwillie, Bobster, RJM, mrjcall, sleepydrdr, abby, CEAA
Thank you for the sunflower seeds
Thankful for our new granddaughter, Emery Rose, healthy, cherished, blesses us all.
Freedom of Religion
Thankful For My Blanket
Dec 5, 2014 23:06:10 #
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Dec 6, 2014 11:38:46 #
An interview with Judy1900,
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
In 2007 we hiked in Alaska and I bought a Canon Powershot to record the trip. It worked well but I knew I wanted to be able to capture and create more than what the smaller camera could. I bought a Canon Rebel T2i, started taking occasional classes and now have a Canon 60D with 18-55, 70-300, wide angle and macro lenses.
2) Do you have any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No formal training other than a few classes with top-notch teachers at the John C Campbell Folk School. Nature photography is my love whether it be birds or mammals. We live in the middle of 55 acres of woods in the North Carolina mountains so I have a diverse choice of subject matter by walking out my door.
3) In your opinion, what makes a good picture stand out from the rest?
A photo will catch my eye if it is "real" and not post processed to the point you wonder what the subject could have been. The subject doesn't matter, I want to "see" what the photographer saw and feel it as they did when taking the photo. Capturing the eyes of the animal or person; the majesty of a mountain with the clouds swirling around.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup? Can you walk us through it?
I assume this is referring to the photo that won. Some of my best photos are happenstance and this squirrel was one of them. He was sitting on a limb just outside my window peeling a nut. I have windows I can open to eliminate the glass; used my 70-300 lens and was doing continuous shoot. He was cleaning his face when I got this shot but it sure looked like he was praying.
5) Do you post process your final images, and if so can you describe your workflow?
I use Photoshop CS6 and once I figured it out, which is still an ongoing practice after two years, I really like it. I shoot in raw so work that first to adjust contrast, saturation if needed. I will remove something that is distracting to a shot, such as a power line but I never put in "extras" like a tree or whatever. I want the photo as close to what I saw as possible.
6) Who or what has influenced your photography and what inspired you to take your winning shot?
I credit my son pushing me to get into photography more as I didn't feel confident and he told me I could do it and helped me choose equipment and using PS. My husband is willing to get out in the field with me and is great at seeing stuff I might miss. I love all animals and to capture their nature movements keeps me looking every minute of the day for a good shot.
7) Would you change anything if you could do it again, and if so what?
I would have had my Canon 60D and lenses on that Alaska trip. Returning is on my bucket list.
8) What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?
Composition; how to set up the shot.
9) What is your favorite photography accessory, other than your camera?
Tripod
10) If you had to choose one lens which one would it be and why?
70-300mm because it gets me close to the critters.
11) What lighting equipment, if any, do you take on a shoot?
Don't laugh - because the majority of what I shoot is outdoors and I don't like lugging a lot of accessories, I have a piece of cardboard covered with aluminum foil which I use to change the light when shooting macro. I have a remote for the shutter and an adjustable LCD screen (I wouldn't buy another camera unless it had one) so I can step away from the camera to use my "light adjustment".
12) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Go to the funeral home. If I am stressed all I have to do is put my camera strap around my neck and find something to shoot whether indoors or out but prefer the woods.
13) Do you have any funny or interesting stories about your experiences?
I saw some interesting activity out my window at the bird feeder and decided to go out and shoot. Went around the side of the house and there stood a huge black bear about 20 feet away. We both froze. After reclaiming my sanity, I, of course, brought the camera up and took a photo then started slowly backing away and so did he. He seemed to be as surprised and fascinated by me as I was him.
14) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
I have a website at http://www.naturephotosbyjudy.com
15) Do you have any advice for the rest of us?
If you are just beginning, stick with it. I learned more by just shooting and then looking at what my settings were and how I could change them to create something better. Practice, practice, practice.
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
In 2007 we hiked in Alaska and I bought a Canon Powershot to record the trip. It worked well but I knew I wanted to be able to capture and create more than what the smaller camera could. I bought a Canon Rebel T2i, started taking occasional classes and now have a Canon 60D with 18-55, 70-300, wide angle and macro lenses.
2) Do you have any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
No formal training other than a few classes with top-notch teachers at the John C Campbell Folk School. Nature photography is my love whether it be birds or mammals. We live in the middle of 55 acres of woods in the North Carolina mountains so I have a diverse choice of subject matter by walking out my door.
3) In your opinion, what makes a good picture stand out from the rest?
A photo will catch my eye if it is "real" and not post processed to the point you wonder what the subject could have been. The subject doesn't matter, I want to "see" what the photographer saw and feel it as they did when taking the photo. Capturing the eyes of the animal or person; the majesty of a mountain with the clouds swirling around.
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup? Can you walk us through it?
I assume this is referring to the photo that won. Some of my best photos are happenstance and this squirrel was one of them. He was sitting on a limb just outside my window peeling a nut. I have windows I can open to eliminate the glass; used my 70-300 lens and was doing continuous shoot. He was cleaning his face when I got this shot but it sure looked like he was praying.
5) Do you post process your final images, and if so can you describe your workflow?
I use Photoshop CS6 and once I figured it out, which is still an ongoing practice after two years, I really like it. I shoot in raw so work that first to adjust contrast, saturation if needed. I will remove something that is distracting to a shot, such as a power line but I never put in "extras" like a tree or whatever. I want the photo as close to what I saw as possible.
6) Who or what has influenced your photography and what inspired you to take your winning shot?
I credit my son pushing me to get into photography more as I didn't feel confident and he told me I could do it and helped me choose equipment and using PS. My husband is willing to get out in the field with me and is great at seeing stuff I might miss. I love all animals and to capture their nature movements keeps me looking every minute of the day for a good shot.
7) Would you change anything if you could do it again, and if so what?
I would have had my Canon 60D and lenses on that Alaska trip. Returning is on my bucket list.
8) What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?
Composition; how to set up the shot.
9) What is your favorite photography accessory, other than your camera?
Tripod
10) If you had to choose one lens which one would it be and why?
70-300mm because it gets me close to the critters.
11) What lighting equipment, if any, do you take on a shoot?
Don't laugh - because the majority of what I shoot is outdoors and I don't like lugging a lot of accessories, I have a piece of cardboard covered with aluminum foil which I use to change the light when shooting macro. I have a remote for the shutter and an adjustable LCD screen (I wouldn't buy another camera unless it had one) so I can step away from the camera to use my "light adjustment".
12) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
Go to the funeral home. If I am stressed all I have to do is put my camera strap around my neck and find something to shoot whether indoors or out but prefer the woods.
13) Do you have any funny or interesting stories about your experiences?
I saw some interesting activity out my window at the bird feeder and decided to go out and shoot. Went around the side of the house and there stood a huge black bear about 20 feet away. We both froze. After reclaiming my sanity, I, of course, brought the camera up and took a photo then started slowly backing away and so did he. He seemed to be as surprised and fascinated by me as I was him.
14) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
I have a website at http://www.naturephotosbyjudy.com
15) Do you have any advice for the rest of us?
If you are just beginning, stick with it. I learned more by just shooting and then looking at what my settings were and how I could change them to create something better. Practice, practice, practice.
Dec 7, 2014 15:03:22 #
An interview with CEAA,
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
I have had lots of point and shoot cameras, even an excellent zeis ikon. Film was always expensive so loved it when digital cameras came on the scene. In the year of 2000, I was working for a charity organization so was the designated picture taker so just started taking lots and lots of pictures. Just this past year, I had more time to enter the contests on UHH and so began to read all the information. I have learned so much through the links and also from the many knowledgeable members. They also share their addiction to GAS which is easy to succumb. I am still learning.
2) Do you have any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
I have some educational courses in art design but I am self-taught in photography and photo-processing. I am definitely an amateur.
3) In your opinion, what makes a good picture stand out from the rest?
It is the balance of all the elements you just know when you see an excellent photo!
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup? Can you walk us through it?
I have always been an Olympus fan as I think they make good glass for cameras, binoculars and medical equipment. I used the OMD-EM1 and the 12 -40 mm. In spite of the -28 c weather, I went for a walk. I saw the horse under the snow covered fir branch so I moved quietly to get the best light. My hands were extremely cold and as I was changing to manual the horse moved. Glad I got the horse in automatic and glad the horse had a blanket!
5) Do you post process your final images, and if so can you describe your workflow?
Check in PS raw and always use the levels to get the true white and black balance and use define in NIK. This picture did not need much processing. From UHH, I have learned the advantage of shooting in raw as the jpeg of the horse was really cropped and did not show any picture beyond its tail.
6) Who or what has influenced your photography and what inspired you to take your winning shot?
All the fantastic photos that record a wonderful history of our world and the challenge of the weekly photo contests to get an excellent picture. There is definitely a place for the professional photographer and amateur photographer in our world!
7) Would you change anything if you could do it again, and if so what?
It would have been nice to go into manual mode but it was too cold.
8) What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?
The basic principles of shooting in manual mode.
9) What is your favorite photography accessory, other than your camera?
I like the available filters.
10) If you had to choose one lens which one would it be and why?
It is definitely the 70 300 as I can get in close. (I have to use an adaptor so that is a bit of a pain.)
11) What lighting equipment, if any, do you take on a shoot?
Lens Hoods
12) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
I would do some sort of art work acrylic abstracts.
13) Do you have any funny or interesting stories about your experiences?
Dont take pictures in stores they dont seem to like it!
14) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
Not yet!
15) Do you have any advice for the rest of us?
Take your camera everywhere and shoot, shoot and shoot some more! Read articles and watch tutorials on the internet. This is an advantage the amateur has in the digital age to produce better pictures.
1) How long have you been into photography and what got you started?
I have had lots of point and shoot cameras, even an excellent zeis ikon. Film was always expensive so loved it when digital cameras came on the scene. In the year of 2000, I was working for a charity organization so was the designated picture taker so just started taking lots and lots of pictures. Just this past year, I had more time to enter the contests on UHH and so began to read all the information. I have learned so much through the links and also from the many knowledgeable members. They also share their addiction to GAS which is easy to succumb. I am still learning.
2) Do you have any formal training and what kind of photography do you do most?
I have some educational courses in art design but I am self-taught in photography and photo-processing. I am definitely an amateur.
3) In your opinion, what makes a good picture stand out from the rest?
It is the balance of all the elements you just know when you see an excellent photo!
4) What equipment did you use and was there any special setup? Can you walk us through it?
I have always been an Olympus fan as I think they make good glass for cameras, binoculars and medical equipment. I used the OMD-EM1 and the 12 -40 mm. In spite of the -28 c weather, I went for a walk. I saw the horse under the snow covered fir branch so I moved quietly to get the best light. My hands were extremely cold and as I was changing to manual the horse moved. Glad I got the horse in automatic and glad the horse had a blanket!
5) Do you post process your final images, and if so can you describe your workflow?
Check in PS raw and always use the levels to get the true white and black balance and use define in NIK. This picture did not need much processing. From UHH, I have learned the advantage of shooting in raw as the jpeg of the horse was really cropped and did not show any picture beyond its tail.
6) Who or what has influenced your photography and what inspired you to take your winning shot?
All the fantastic photos that record a wonderful history of our world and the challenge of the weekly photo contests to get an excellent picture. There is definitely a place for the professional photographer and amateur photographer in our world!
7) Would you change anything if you could do it again, and if so what?
It would have been nice to go into manual mode but it was too cold.
8) What is the one thing you wish you knew when you started taking photos?
The basic principles of shooting in manual mode.
9) What is your favorite photography accessory, other than your camera?
I like the available filters.
10) If you had to choose one lens which one would it be and why?
It is definitely the 70 300 as I can get in close. (I have to use an adaptor so that is a bit of a pain.)
11) What lighting equipment, if any, do you take on a shoot?
Lens Hoods
12) If you couldn't do photography what else would you do?
I would do some sort of art work acrylic abstracts.
13) Do you have any funny or interesting stories about your experiences?
Dont take pictures in stores they dont seem to like it!
14) Is there somewhere we can see more of your work?
Not yet!
15) Do you have any advice for the rest of us?
Take your camera everywhere and shoot, shoot and shoot some more! Read articles and watch tutorials on the internet. This is an advantage the amateur has in the digital age to produce better pictures.
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