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Dec 3, 2014 16:09:06   #
WayneW Loc: South Carolina
 
Clicker, I'm sending you a bigger strawberry to work with! Nice shot, by the way :)


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Dec 3, 2014 16:14:43   #
Clicker2014 Loc: Canada
 
Holy Cow...I missed this all together! Thank you kindly for taking the time to critique this Ed! All great suggestions. I am going to save this for future reference, along with your edited version for comparison. I would have liked to have taken the shot at a different time, for sure! But we were travelling to many areas in a short time period :-(... I think I had my circular polarizer which probably helped...and yes I also probably forgot to turn of the I.S. sigh... ;-) I will be reading this over again later (have to go out). Thank you again for your input and informative critique. It is people like you and Bushido that really help us along! Much appreciated!

edgorm wrote:
All in all, Clicker this is a pretty good shot. There are some things that I would have done differently. Focus on your lens is a little soft. This is either the fact that it is a zoom lens or maybe the VR was on if it was on a tripod. I would have used a prime lens. I would have shot at f22 or f28. My point of focus would be the weeds on the right bank near the center of the shot. I would have composed or cropped, to eliminate the shallow water and foliage in the foreground. Midday and landscapes don't mix. A few hours earlier or later in the day will give you better light for this type of shot. Think of the advantages you have over the early landscape photographers like Adams. You don't have to compose your entire image upside down on an 8x10 piece of ground glass. You can shoot wide and crop later. Eventually, these things become second nature but are sometimes forgotten nonetheless. Did I just say nonetheless? Next thing you know I'll be saying notwithstanding. Pardon me, I digress. There I go again. As I said earlier, while there is room for improvement, always room for improvement, it is with perhaps some small changes a really good shot. If you don't mind, I took the liberty of making those changes. I cropped out the foreground, sharpened, added a little black and contrast and a touch of vibrance. Keep up the good work and look at my tag line. Practice, practice, practice. When you keep more than 15% of what you shoot, you're getting better. Papa's proud of you.
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Dec 3, 2014 16:16:27   #
Clicker2014 Loc: Canada
 
LOL! Thanks Wayne! And it was not even grown in Texas!
WayneW wrote:
Clicker, I'm sending you a bigger strawberry to work with! Nice shot, by the way :)


:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Dec 3, 2014 16:17:47   #
Clicker2014 Loc: Canada
 
These are very, very pretty Anges. #1works very well and I love the framing! Good job!
Agnesm wrote:
Have a couple that I took this morning on my walk in our neighborhood.


:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Dec 3, 2014 16:23:21   #
Clicker2014 Loc: Canada
 
Well, I best get my cat ready to go to the vet. She has a sinus problem that flares up every few months...She is 15+ and still full of energy! But she doesn't like me wiping her face with a Kleenex! ;-) She will be ticked at me but is forgiving....after a while........when she decides it is time to forgive.... :wink: I will be back.....

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Dec 3, 2014 16:24:19   #
William Loc: Mississippi
 
going into the cave and find the topic of discussion today

back in a few minutes/hours/days/seconds
back in a few minutes/hours/days/seconds...
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this felt good to see ... (again)
this felt good to see ... (again)...
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one must be selective of what definition to read the definition by ...
one must be selective of what definition to read t...
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Dec 3, 2014 17:33:34   #
catgirl Loc: las vegas
 
Clicker2014 wrote:
Hey Catgirl! Did you get a new camera? Looks like you are having fun with it! The picture of the hands is the best one for S.F. You will have to send a picture of the rose fountain when in bloom!

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thanks Clicker, it was fairly new when I was trying it out there, hopefully by next summer everything will be in bloom, it is in the cemetery down in CA

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Dec 3, 2014 17:45:15   #
catgirl Loc: las vegas
 
a couple more from me before heading for the scrapbook again

this was at Bryce Canyon focus on the tree (I hope)
this was at Bryce Canyon focus on the tree (I hope...
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fountains at the Bellagio think they are in focus
fountains at the Bellagio think they are in focus...
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focused on the sunflower
focused on the sunflower...
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well we know who I am trying to focus on lol
well we know who I am trying to focus on lol...
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Dec 3, 2014 17:46:50   #
khm105 Loc: Louisiana
 
fish9x wrote:
I know mayflies are not prevalent in your neck of the woods like they are in the Northern climes but you do have a few (http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/mfly/la/toc.htm#caenidae). Mayflies, where present, represent a large part of the trouts diet. They have an incomplete metamorphosis but the two stages (nymph and adult) they have are highly sought out by trout. Of course, commercially, they are a large attraction as well.


Pg 31 Wow I didn't think we had them. I've never seen them that I know of. That map didn't show them in any of the parishes that I've lived in. A total of 3. The only thing that I've seen with so many at one time was mosquitoes.

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Dec 3, 2014 17:58:21   #
khm105 Loc: Louisiana
 
Lorima wrote:
Awww, why am I thinking of grumpy cat right now :)


Pg 33 I'm only grumpy when these people try to clean my face.

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Dec 3, 2014 18:09:15   #
William Loc: Mississippi
 
khm105 wrote:
Pg 33 I'm only grumpy when these people try to clean my face.


page #39 ///kmow/how/it/feels/today ...



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invintiontation innvent invevt ited...
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Dec 3, 2014 18:28:59   #
judy juul Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
 
Archival California Magnolia



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Dec 3, 2014 18:34:24   #
PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area
 
P36 EdGorm I've copied this off. Think I knew this. Need to re-read and make sure. :) Thanks for the explanation.

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Dec 3, 2014 18:35:28   #
Corolyn Loc: Live in TN
 
judy juul wrote:
Archival California Magnolia

Beautiful Judy!

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Dec 3, 2014 18:37:16   #
PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area
 
Clicker2014 wrote:
The VR/IS being left on is a very good possibility! Another reason to have a voice come on to tell me to shape up! ;-) When I do remember to shut it off...I forget to turn it back on! LOL!


I have a memory aid - my camera automatically shuts off the IS when it senses it is mounted. Don't ask me how, but it does.

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