Posts: cbtsam | Ugly Hedgehog

Dawn Light (faked)

Its a crying shame what happened to all those people! You've documented it all very well indeed.

Mar 21, 2024 15:22:56 #

Macro lenses

I've been using the 105 Nikkors - VR & not - for many years. For examples with flowers and such, see

https://www.flickr.com/photos/samyaffespix/albums/72157616646472462/

Mar 21, 2024 15:04:53 #

Computer Generated

joer wrote:

Just getting into this and I enjoy it.

Just like in conventional photography, I'll take credit for it.

Certainly a great job! Was it your idea to keep the human faces - that AI so often bungles - hidden, or was that AI's idea? And roughly how long did it take you to get this out of Copilot?

Mar 18, 2024 17:18:46 #

Bought a Nikon D850 to replace my D40X

One thing the 850 has that neither the 800 nor the 810 have is Focus Shift shooting, where you can put the camera on a tripod and tell it to make up to 300 exposures, shifting the focus forward a small amount each time, helping you make focus stacked images. I had thought about using an adjustable device on the tripod to manually advance my 810, but I evidently lack the discipline for that sort of work. So I got an 850, and have enjoyed it enormously, with many focus stacked images since. It is a wonderful feature if you like to get close. If you'd care for an example, check

https://www.flickr.com/photos/samyaffespix/51142721383

Mar 16, 2024 16:44:45 #

Bus Stop

SpecTACular!!!

Mar 15, 2024 15:19:36 #

I Got the Blues

veralisa296 wrote:

Doodle time with blues.

Ahh, them ole' Windsboro Cotton Mill Blues! Nice piece.

Mar 15, 2024 15:17:38 #

Computer Parts and Rocks

I think it's a pretty wonderful piece of work. Do you think you could add some headroom?

Mar 14, 2024 17:34:44 #

Admitting a failure of sorts….

lyndacast wrote:

I am a Nikon shooter and was excited to put the Ta... (show quote)

You might try a lightweight monopod. It won't steady the camera except in the vertical direction, but that's the most challenging part with a heavy lens.

(AI Artistry and Creation)

Mar 6, 2024 16:25:43 #

Hog in a cesspool

Alafoto wrote:

Just glanced quickly at your Flickr site. Some excellent work. Will look more closely when I have some time.

If I'm the "you," thank you for the compliment.

Mar 6, 2024 14:42:27 #

problem with Lightroom/photoshop/YouTube

If you want to learn Photoshop, you might try Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book 2024 Release, published by Adobe. That's I started more or less a quarter of century ago when I got my first digital camera. It won't teach you everything - as has been noted, nothing will in a mere lifetime - but it got me up and going, and it made other advice I got easier to digest. You read a bit, then you get exercises, then you read some more, etc.

(AI Artistry and Creation)

Mar 6, 2024 14:25:37 #

Hog in a cesspool

Alafoto wrote:

Absolutely disgusting... Great shot!

So, is it a "shot," or a concoction, or ... what?

Mar 6, 2024 12:40:55 #

Nikon Transfer 2

How are you transferring, and what problems arise?

(AI Artistry and Creation)

Mar 5, 2024 15:40:42 #

Hog in a cesspool

Izzat a hand sticking out of the left side (his/her/their left side) of his snout?

Mar 4, 2024 10:04:49 #

(For Your Consideration)

Morning by the bay

ebrunner wrote:

I decided that the horizon would stay. I did, however, crop the empty area on the right of the frame which made the whole thing a vertical orientation. That helped take the emphasis off the horizon. I ended up with 3rd place in the Salon group which is the highest in our club. Thanks for your input.
Erich

Erich, I'd have thought you'd crop on the left of the frame, but you clearly said right side. Could you post the one you submitted for judging, just to help out this easily confused old fool? And I'd love to see the winner in any event.

Mar 3, 2024 12:56:39 #

Young Dark Haired Woman - Graphic Art

sippyjug104 wrote:

Thanks, Longshadow. This was my first attempt at creating a sketch from scratch so it's a bit crude. It takes practice, practice, practice to get sharp clean lines. I used a few brush types, but mostly a charcoal brush, which helps for it's less defined than a sharp line pen.

If this is "a bit crude," I shudder to think what comes next. I'd say excellent.