2nd attempt (Page 2): Hi, Snapschott; Welcome to Hedgehog!! I really liked the sunset (Dawn?) with the trees silhouetted. I took the liberty of cropping the winter village scene a...

Lenslooker Loc: Vestal, NY

Hi, Snapschott; Welcome to Hedgehog!! I really liked the sunset (Dawn?) with the trees silhouetted. I took the liberty of cropping the winter village scene a little differently and cloned out the telephone wires and a couple of other small things that diverted my attention. I also added a bit more contrast. Keep it up and good luck!

snapschott Loc: Alaska

Lenslooker wrote:

Hi, Snapschott; Welcome to Hedgehog!! I really liked the sunset (Dawn?) with the trees silhouetted. I took the liberty of cropping the winter village scene a little differently and cloned out the telephone wires and a couple of other small things that diverted my attention. I also added a bit more contrast. Keep it up and good luck!

Thanks. I think I like your crop best of all those suggested.

It is a sunset taken from my front porch. We get some world class sunsets here in winter.

gfp517 Loc: Chesapeake, Va.

Nice shots........eagle shot is outstanding.......great job!

snapschott Loc: Alaska

gfp517 wrote:

Nice shots........eagle shot is outstanding.......great job!

Thank You.

:D

Akron1950 Loc: Akron, Ohio

I love them all! I really love the fishing village, cropped or uncropped.

kateyface Loc: Washington state

Lenslooker wrote:

Hi, Snapschott; Welcome to Hedgehog!! I really liked the sunset (Dawn?) with the trees silhouetted. I took the liberty of cropping the winter village scene a little differently and cloned out the telephone wires and a couple of other small things that diverted my attention. I also added a bit more contrast. Keep it up and good luck!

This I would print and hang today on my wall!

TraceyG Loc: SW, Fl.

Beautiful shots, it's so nice to see pics like these from Alaska, when I am about as far away as you can get and still be in the US.

Your shot's are great, my biggest complaint, and it has nothing to do with your pics, are the telephone wires, I think I have posted this 3 times just tonight. I don't know why we can't bury all the D@*#M telephone lines!

OK, sorry to go off on a rant!

Your eagle is really gorgeous, they are just starting to come back here for the winter, we actually have quite a few here, (though not as many as Alaska). I'm monitoring a couple of nests with a friend this winter.

TraceyG Loc: SW, Fl.

It is a sunset taken from my front porch. We get some world class sunsets here in winter.[/quote]

Can't wait to see those!!! What time does the sun set in winter?
:wink: :lol: :lol:

ianhargraves1066 Loc: NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida

snapschott wrote:

If this works it will be due to good advise from your membership. If not, then it is only because I am unskilled.

The eagle was shot with a Sony F828, F8, 1/320

The fishing village with a Sony A700, F6.3, 1/320, 120mm

The Winter Sunset with a Sony A850, F4.5, 1/100, 70mm

love the pics and all the subsequent alterations

Ian

snapschott Loc: Alaska

TraceyG wrote:

Beautiful shots, it's so nice to see pics like the... (show quote)

I agree about the wires except that Alaska has problems when it comes to buried lines. Most of the state is Muskeg or Tundra. Tundra is permafrost land which presents problems. Muskeg is the native word for swamp. :-) In both cases the land moves with the seasons. We personally don't have a problem here because we are "off grid". We make our own power so our lines are short and are buried.

Are those Bald Eagles you are monitoring and do they nest down there in winter? Most of ours stay for the winter and nest in early spring.

Thanks for your comments and info.

snapschott Loc: Alaska

ianhargraves1066 wrote:

snapschott wrote:

If this works it will be due to good advise from your membership. If not, then it is only because I am unskilled.

The eagle was shot with a Sony F828, F8, 1/320

The fishing village with a Sony A700, F6.3, 1/320, 120mm

The Winter Sunset with a Sony A850, F4.5, 1/100, 70mm

love the pics and all the subsequent alterations

Ian

THANK YOU !!

snapschott Loc: Alaska

TraceyG wrote:

It is a sunset taken from my front porch. We get some world class sunsets here in winter.

Can't wait to see those!!! What time does the sun set in winter?
:wink: :lol: :lol:[/quote]

I am located in Anchor Point, Alaska which is the farthest west you can drive a car to in N. America. Sunrise, this time of the year, is 9:26 AM and sunset is 6:12 PM. On our shortest day sunrise is 10:04 AM and sunset is 4:03 PM. The longest day is from 4:46 AM till 11:26 PM. But...dusk and dawn hours are long due to the shallow angle of the sun.That means that in winter you can add about an hour or so usable light to morning and evening, in summer twilight is about as dark as it gets. All of this gets more extreem as you get further north.

snapschott Loc: Alaska

Akron1950 wrote:

I love them all! I really love the fishing village, cropped or uncropped.

Thank You very much.

TraceyG Loc: SW, Fl.

snapschott wrote:

quote=TraceyG Beautiful shots, it's so nice to se... (show quote)

Yeah, we are kinda in the swamp category, and again, that was no comment on your pic, it was just a comment on all the telephone lines all across the US. It seems like every time I want to take a breath-taking shot, there are telephone lines! I'm really on a bent with them lately.

Yes, they are bald eagles, we have quite a large population of them. They nest earlier here than most of the country due to the weather. It gets hot here in late spring so they are returning to their nests right about now. (Actually, the 1st of Oct) and will leave in late spring. I've seen two so far, but heard there are many more arriving. I don't live far from Marco Island which was for a long time the second largest Bald Eagle sanctuary in the US outside of AK for many years. But I think with their comeback the populations might be larger now in the midwest. I've seen incredible shots of trees, lakes, etc., full of them in WI, MI, MN, etc.

Betty Bulb Loc: Los Gatos, CA

LOVE!