Challenge: "What Autumn Means to Me" 10/10-10/16/2022 (Page 27): Thanks for the kind words Pat!

SteveZas Loc: Lemont, Illinois

PAToGraphy wrote:

You are definitely an artist, Steve.

Thanks for the kind words Pat!

SteveZas Loc: Lemont, Illinois

junglejim1949 wrote:

Amazing shot, so beautiful

Thankyou Jim!

SteveZas Loc: Lemont, Illinois

tdozier3 wrote:

Beautiful

Thank you!

William Loc: Mississippi

SteveZas wrote:

Definitely was tripod as this was at dusk and was a five shot HDR. A lot of creative layer adjustments. These are first runs. The ones back lit with the sun the next am are pretty good ones. I'll takemy time on those.
Thanks!!

explains much of what's/what
never had skill to find out/what
it smacked me on high/level/lens
not ready to find out keep it simple

you work on a style over my/simple)
know your effect is a great idea style))
respect what's/what you can accomplish

William Loc: Mississippi

what's the gear man@
3100D Nikon/Picasa id
work ancient/history id
works well no issues yet
kept is under/radar/slim)

William Loc: Mississippi

perhaps the next level is))
over my head hired/neck/)
down/load/under/your/skill
still gotta respect all efforts

LeeK Loc: Washington State

SteveZas wrote:

Two more Fall Color shots from the peak color this last week at the Glade Creek Grist Mill in Babcock State Park, West Virginia.

They are beautiful! They almost look like oil paintings.

William Loc: Mississippi

lost filed all fall
too hard so new

SteveZas Loc: Lemont, Illinois

William wrote:

explains much of what's/what
never had skill to find out/what
it smacked me on high/level/lens
not ready to find out keep it simple

you work on a style over my/simple)
know your effect is a great idea style))
respect what's/what you can accomplish

Some of what is perceived of as lens quality, is the use of Ai up-conversion to 32,000 pixels long side then restoring native resolution. In the process, the resolution increases exponentially. So a lot of “process” goes into maximizing the outcome of an image. While not always necessary it still is part of my workflow. In the challenge we had about a week ago, where members were asked to improve the quality of a 40 year old scan of a film image, the Ai potential was clearly on display. Obviously top level lenses are the best but often unaffordable. The Ai becomes a good tool for minimizing the pain of a lower quality lens.

SteveZas Loc: Lemont, Illinois

LeeK wrote:

They are beautiful! They almost look like oil paintings.

Thanks Lee. The stuff I sent you awhile back was what I used to render the images. It’s good stuff and with a little practice, can elevate almost any image.

William Loc: Mississippi

SteveZas wrote:

Some of what is perceived of as lens quality, is t... (show quote)

digest it all one day
you are too tech now
I'm a simple one to te
ach me what you know

your friend Bill@

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

This is what Autumn means to me. Being able to take that one last walk with my sone, before the winds come and blow everything away.

https://d2m23yiuv18ohn.cloudfront.net/Video/4JBAGEVBR3NtKyWTt2sTdw/1080p.mp4

Click on or copy and paste for the video slide show I created about our last walk of last autumn before the winds blew everything away.

SteveZas Loc: Lemont, Illinois

William wrote:

digest it all one day
you are too tech now
I'm a simple one to te
ach me what you know

your friend Bill@

Hi Bill
For the most part, what I do is simple. It is just repetitious.
If you use photoshop you’re good to go.
Steve

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

Lucian wrote:

This is what Autumn means to me. Being able to take that one last walk with my sone, before the winds come and blow everything away.

https://d2m23yiuv18ohn.cloudfront.net/Video/4JBAGEVBR3NtKyWTt2sTdw/1080p.mp4

Click on or copy and paste for the video slide show I created about our last walk of last autumn before the winds blew everything away.

A beautiful video

LeeK Loc: Washington State

Lucian wrote:

This is what Autumn means to me. Being able to take that one last walk with my sone, before the winds come and blow everything away.

https://d2m23yiuv18ohn.cloudfront.net/Video/4JBAGEVBR3NtKyWTt2sTdw/1080p.mp4

Click on or copy and paste for the video slide show I created about our last walk of last autumn before the winds blew everything away.

Very nice.
You really get the feeling of calm serenity, rustling leaves underfoot, and cool breezes.