Posts: rmalarz | Ugly Hedgehog

Mar 22, 2018 07:33:13 #

Barrio Cafe - Phoenix, Az

Marty, that they are. Thanks for viewing and commenting.
--Bob

fourg1b2006 wrote:

The people that do these paintings on walls are absolutely fantastic artists. I love this one a lot.

Mar 22, 2018 07:31:22 #

Active-D Lighting - What does it do?

Scotty, you need to understand that I didn't blow any highlights. I placed the highlights. I processed the image to retain the highlights at the level I considered appropriate for the final image. There is no miraculous recovery of anything. Creating this image with ADL would have been impossible, as RAW is unaffected by that. All one has to do is review the images, made with a digital camera, that I've posted over the last 2-3 years to see the benefit of using ETTR anytime. At this point, the lesson has ended and you can bloviate all you want about your supposed method of making image. I just hope those trying to learn how to make good photographs aren't misled by your opinions.
--Bob

selmslie wrote:

All that shows is that, if you don't blow the high... (show quote)

Mar 22, 2018 07:22:33 #

Barrio Cafe, Phoenix, Az 2 of 4

Second of the series.
--Bob

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Mar 21, 2018 23:32:42 #

Barrio Cafe - Phoenix, Az

Sirius_one, thanks for the thumb and smilie.
--Bob

Sirius_one wrote:

Mar 21, 2018 22:16:08 #

(The Attic)

Republican intelligence

I'll bet you must be the bastion of intelligence in your community.
--Bob

kd7eir wrote:

The Republican messiah can't even spell as well as your typical middle school student.
And then he "corrected" the tweet.

Trump is what passes for a genius among Republicans.

Mar 21, 2018 22:06:12 #

Bridge to No-Where

I should say so that that has an abundance of photo opportunities. Nice going.
--Bob

recalcitrant1 wrote:

Abandoned bridge near Saluda NC Some fun photo-ops in late afternoon and cloudy day. All shots hand-held with Canon 60d, Tamron 10 - 24 lens and ISO 400

comments and cc welcome

Mar 21, 2018 22:04:25 #

Cell phone photos

Chas, it's quite simple. All you have to do is contact the admins of the site and let them know you'd like to start a section devoted to cell phone photography. They will provide you with all of the information and admin privileges to maintain it.
--Bob

Chas 69 wrote:

With todays technology and the convenience and versatility of a smart phone in your pocket,
Im surprised i dont see any topics or catagories
containing this subject?
i have seen some awesome photos online useing cell phones..

Mar 21, 2018 22:00:07 #

Active-D Lighting - What does it do?

Since you want to stick with cars, here's one I photographed for a demonstration on using the ETTR/EBTR techniques. The first, as you can guess, is SOOC. The second was only processed in ACR simply normalizing the histogram.

The initial exposure was spot metered on the brightest part of the front bumper, just forward of the tire. I then increased the exposure 3 stops. That was later compensated in ACR. That was the only adjustment made.

I'm sure you'll find some reason to negate this example, but what really matters is the system works. It's very much the same as The Zone System, simply adapted.
--Bob

selmslie wrote:

Here is a scene with a wide DR that was, in ETTR t... (show quote)

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Mar 21, 2018 21:04:56 #

Barrio Cafe - Phoenix, Az

Hi, Sirius_one. Thanks for looking and commenting. Out of gratitude my other photography buddies and I decided to have lunch there are we were done photographing a couple of other locations. The interior is quite nice, very decent decor, and though associated with the exterior, it was quite a bit tamer. The food was really good, as well.
--Bob

Sirius_one wrote:

That is one funky looking building, makes me wonder what the decor inside is like

Mar 21, 2018 18:56:56 #

“Look at Me” said the Hellebores.....

Beautiful work, Sylvia.
--Bob

Sylvias wrote:

I survived the ice, snow and gale force winds.

Canon 650D, 18-55 lens.

Please tap on the picture to view with the black background and try the download.

Mar 21, 2018 18:54:39 #

Cell phone photos

I have an iPhone. I purchased it specifically for photography related software that runs only on the iPhone. However, when I see a photographic subject that I really think needs to be photographed, the last thing I reach for is my phone. I reach for the camera that I usually have with me.

Conversely, when I want to make a phone call, the last thing I reach for is my camera. Two different tools for two different purposes.
--Bob

Chas 69 wrote:

Mar 21, 2018 18:46:54 #

Focusing Technique

John, I think you are referring to scales that show Depth of Field, not Depth of Focus, which is an entirely different thing.

Yup, same gripe here about "modern" lenses. I miss the DOF scale on the lens. There are charts out, and probably some that can be loaded into a cellphone.
--Bob

John Howard wrote:

For the land/city/water scape shooters out there I... (show quote)

Mar 21, 2018 18:43:55 #

First attempt at Long Exposure

Excellent. Reminds me of the work of Michael Kenna.
--Bob

Ziva's dad wrote:

I took this last summer using a Nikon D7100, 18-200mm Nikon lens set at 24mm and f3.7, approx 5 minute exposure using Firecrest ND4.8 (-16 stop) filter. Some post work in cleaning up noise etc. Would like to improve my skills in this type of photography, any comments, suggestions or critic's are gladly welcomed. Thanks for looking.

Mar 21, 2018 18:19:34 #

Sometimes, Just the Clouds are a Good Subject

Thank you very much, Sirius_one.
--Bob

Sirius_one wrote:

Superb!