Help - What happened to this photo (Page 3): I was not familiar with his earlier posts, and haven't had a chance to review them, so I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Linda From Maine wrote:

This is the user who created a main forum topic solely to complain about the number of comments another user has made during their membership. He is not interested in being constructive; he just wants attention. And we've given him bunches of that

I was not familiar with his earlier posts, and haven't had a chance to review them, so I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. But, if his goal is to be critical and obstructive, I have no interest in wasting any more time on him.

via the lens Loc: Northern California, near Yosemite NP

junglejim1949 wrote:

Most of my photos came out well... but this one had green at corners... not sure what happened.
Thanks for any input
Jim

When you take a photo it's always helpful to quickly, given that you have time, view the edges of the image through the viewfinder. What you are looking for is things, objects, anything that is intruding on your image in an unwanted way. Sometimes you'll know that you can crop the thing out or maybe darken it a bit so it doesn't show up as much or cut it out in PS, but you need to be aware of the edges when you shoot. Also, remember that, even at a small diameter aperture, such as f/16, you are still shooting through focal planes. In this case, the leaves or green leaf reflection was in the nearest focal plane and your focus was further out so the closest thing to you was not in focus. If you were using a long lens your focal planes can be even more affected. Look at a scene prior to shooting so that you might realize the different focal planes and what may not be as sharp as you would desire.

falcnheart7 Loc: RI

Definitely leaves. A pond I try shooting ar often is obscured by trees so I am always shooting through the leaves and periodically puck them up. As for the negative comments.....bah!!! The picture is fascinating and if you like it, that's all that matters!! Keep shooting and enjoy it!

fotobyferg

pistnbroke = pissed and broke

No wonder he’s cranky! 😅

dat2ra Loc: Sacramento

Pistinbroke: As a "classroom teacher" (university geology) for 30 years I can assure you that the best way to bore your students is to "build the answers into the lecture". You want the students to have questions because that is how they become engaged rather than passive. It opens dialogue. Even if it is the same question year after year, it is new to them and allows you to follow their thought process, which after all, is the point.

falcnheart7 Loc: RI

dat2ra wrote:

Pistinbroke: As a "classroom teacher" (university geology) for 30 years I can assure you that the best way to bore your students is to "build the answers into the lecture". You want the students to have questions because that is how they become engaged rather than passive. It opens dialogue. Even if it is the same question year after year, it is new to them and allows you to follow their thought process, which after all, is the point.

Nicely said dat2ra!!! Nicely said!

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

dat2ra wrote:

Pistinbroke: As a "classroom teacher" (university geology) for 30 years I can assure you that the best way to bore your students is to "build the answers into the lecture". You want the students to have questions because that is how they become engaged rather than passive. It opens dialogue. Even if it is the same question year after year, it is new to them and allows you to follow their thought process, which after all, is the point.

30 years of geology. A lot of repeated questions. But the answers evolve over time. I guess the longest stretch I had was at least one World History class a year for 25 or 26 years out of my 35.
The questions may get old but seeing the new students catch on and grow made it more than worth while.

Heather Iles Loc: UK, Somerset

Linda From Maine wrote:

Fortunately, because of my short-lived departure a... (show quote)

Well said Linda. This made me smile just thinking that they will be eaten alive.

dat2ra Loc: Sacramento

Thanks, falcn, robert.

Sam9987

Hang in there! Practice makes perfect, at least when we practice perfectly. Ignore the dishonorable and inconsiderate and focus on the positive. Sometimes we just want to capture the moment and other times we want the best photo we can do at the time. Some will be good, some great and some awful, just keep at it, learning as you go. And yes ask for assistance along the way, there are many knowledgeable and supportive and agreeable people on this site. Have fun on the journey.

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

There certainly are some really knowledgeable and helpful photographers on this site. There are also some toxic scumbags...
Thank you for your post

flyboy61 Loc: The Great American Desert

Pixeldawg Loc: Suzhou, China

junglejim1949 wrote:

Most of my photos came out well... but this one had green at corners... not sure what happened.
Thanks for any input
Jim

These are leaves in the foreground that are outside of the depth of field range, so they appear quite blurry.

Mark Lent