Posts: klaesser | Ugly Hedgehog

Sunbathing

JR1 wrote:

Very OOF was there a reason

Higher shutter speed

Maybe if you read the caption !!!!

Jan 27, 2013 11:19:42 #

Nothing spectacular but ----

raymondh wrote:

Would this be a Litter of cats?

I don't think so, they all seemed to be adult cats and if you look closely they seem to be feeding on some substance. Either they got into the trash or the residents their put out food for them.

Jan 27, 2013 10:54:32 #

Sunbathing

I snapped this guy while from a whale watching boat off the Pacific coast of the Mexican Baja. He was sitting on a buoy sunbathing. Could have been a bit sharper but boat was rocking pretty good and got a bit of motion blur

Jan 26, 2013 17:25:35 #

Dog in Yuma

Thanks, it's hard to go wrong with most animals

Jan 26, 2013 16:17:47 #

(Introduce Yourself)

Just for fun

meatyore wrote:

Howdy! What are you shooting with , Klaesser?

I believe the above was with my Nikon D70 - now use a Canon T1i and a Canon T4i. I use a Pentax Optio RX 18 16 megapixels (point and shoot) it shoots and processes panoramas internally and a Nikon Coolpix 12 Megapixels (point and shoot)

Jan 26, 2013 15:07:01 #

Not Sure

Some critters I snapped around Santa Barbara CA - but what are they?

Jan 26, 2013 14:24:56 #

Dog in Yuma

Captured this feller in Yuma AZ

Jan 26, 2013 09:34:21 #

Owl

Taken with my Pentax point and shoot which is always in my pocket

Jan 25, 2013 19:34:52 #

Nothing spectacular but ----

Look at all the cats - there was at least that many more on the left side of the fence.
Would not want to be a mouse in that neighborhood.
Just happened to run across this while out with my doggie for our daily 3 mile walt.

Jan 25, 2013 19:07:30 #

(Introduce Yourself)

Just for fun

Curtis_Lowe wrote:

quote=klaesser I am not a pro nor even a pro wann... (show quote)

Much appreciated Curtis

Jan 25, 2013 17:29:45 #

john_NY wrote:

Alittle over HDR

I guess that's the way it goes. We all can't be pros

Jan 25, 2013 15:23:39 #

Karl P wrote:

klaesser wrote:

Another capture while traveling the back ways. This was in Polk County Oregon

Hi
I know what HDR stand for but don't really know what it is or how to achieve it
Some work I see that is HDR in the title does not bring anything to the shot however the quality that appears in this shot is amazing and well composed.

I really like this

Thanks
Karl

High dynamic range is achieved by taking at least three photos of the subject with one at normal exposure and a couple with a couple stops under and over exposed then blend them together with software. P S has a plugin built in or you can also get other standalone software. Google HDR tutorials there is a ton of them especially on youtube. it does wonders to thefinal product
Make sure you use a tripod when you take you subject pics

Jan 25, 2013 15:10:43 #

A Dodge in B & W

cjkorb wrote:

That Dodge pick up looks to be in decent shape to be in a junk yard.

Looks can be deceiving. I real life it was faded blue and with much rust

Jan 25, 2013 15:05:07 #

CJartist wrote:

klaesser wrote:

Another capture while traveling the back ways. This was in Polk County Oregon

At my photo club meeting last night there was a talk about HDR, but have a ? for you , what makes the glow above the trees ? I haven't tried to do HDR yet, I do like your work on this old house.

Not sure. I have done a bit of investigation and it appears that it is the software I used HDH Efex Pro. It seems to be inherent in it and one needs to do more work in photoshop to get rid of it. In this case I liked it so did not go further. I also use Photoshops HDR and just got Photomatrix Pro which seems to work the best for me. If you already have PS then maybe you do not want to bother with other software. If not it is less expensive to go with other HDR software

Jan 25, 2013 14:32:10 #

Wahawk wrote:

Not a big fan of over-done HDR and tonemapping, HOWEVER, this subject is perfect for that treatment and I personally think you have done an awesome job of bringing out the feel of the scene!!
Very well done!! Keep on doing what you're doing!!

All in the eyes of the beholder. You are right in this case as an ordinary image of this old house would not have worked to get that backwoods feeling I was after

Thanks all