Indi wrote:
Wow! So far I'm liking Beinbalance's Catskill Pix, I know that area, and Anabelle's "Hotbed."
My 2 cents. :)
You know how to make my day. For the thoughtful comment, I'm forwarding a little present. Some more views of my corner of the world. Hope you enjoy them.
Bruce
Thomas Cole point. Where he actually stood to view the Catskil mountains
Light it Up
Kaaterskill River, Catskill, NY
MWAC wrote:
Welcome to Ugly Hedgehog's very first Photography Contest. This will be a community run Bi-Monthly contest, open to all members of Ugly Hedgehog.
The rules will be relatively simple.
1. Entry to have been taken in the last month unless otherwise specified by the contest host (please do not go thru your achieves).
2. Theme will be picked by the Contest Host.
3. Contest will run for 2 weeks, after which the Contest Host will pick the winner.
4. You may enter up to 3 photos per contest.
5. The entry must be your own work.
6. Entries to be uploaded directly by entrants to the Contest Thread.
7. Contest Host will be determined by the previous Contest.
8. New rules may be added as the Bi-Monthly Contest grows and morphs.
I do hope that the Contest Hosts will provide feedback as to why they picked the entry that they did, but please remember this is for fun. I have volunteered to manage the contest overall, that does not mean I will judge entries (unless I am the Contest Host that week), or sway judging.
So with that, here is the first challenge:
Theme: Your City/Neighborhood
Due: October 30, 2011
Winner will be selected by: November 4th
Please post your entries in this thread for consideration.
Good Luck and get there and shot something!
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Greetings,
Here are my 3 entries. My town, Catskill, NY
All where taken last month.
Entering Catskill, on route 9W, with Catskill mountains in te background.
Kaaterskill River, Catskill, NY
Kaaterskill River, Catskill, NY
I love clouds too...my friends say, that I have my head in the clouds, a few recent samples, bring your umbrella, you never know.
light'em up
reflections
it's going to rain
trishrose wrote:
Thanks jdtx for the info. All is appreciated.Maybe you can help me with something. The picture of my daughter-the couples picture-I like the photo, but is it just my eyes or does it seem a bit on the red side-I have this problem with alot of my photos. But if I try editing the color, when it's printed , it looks too light. Camera or monitor or photographer problem?
I agree with the confusion on which photo one is referring to, but it's interesting hearing the comments. Thanks again.
Trish
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Trish, If I may add, keep it KISS, ( keep it simple stupid) not you of course. Simple, I'm suggesting, learn how to balance flash with day light. You'll get a far better end results, more creativity, mood, sharpness and its fun. You've taken on some difficult situations and done pretty good. Practice makes perfect. Keep it up, it took me a while, then after a while, it all came together.
Bruce
studio flash only
flash with ambient light
flash with day light
NiKitA wrote:
Hi, as a hobby I love to take pictures. My oldest usually runs from me when I grab a camera but today he let me do his birthday pictures. Normally, he doesn't wear glasses, but for his harry potter costume, of course, you can't be Harry without them. Well, when I got them on my computer I noticed the glare in his glasses making it hard to see his eyes. Suggestions to fix them will be greatly greatly appreciated. Thanks!
If I may suggest, If you have a dslar with a external flash shoe mount, look for a flash and get a Gary Fong light sphere. that mounts directly on the flash. ( google gary fong). Here is an example of shot with the light sphere. Real simple, plus you can use this lighting for a 100 others ideas, especially as a flash fill with day light. Other then that Photoshop to the rescue. Need any more help feel free to ask
Bruce
snowbear wrote:
Thanks for sharing. This is another option for those whom may be considering HDR for the first time. It's nice to have a variety of tools to pick from, depending on what one's environment or application is.
Your point well taken, BUT, with my experience and understanding, when I help "first timer" I start them off by understand that it's better to FULLY master there basic tools
( what ever application or environment it is) and then expand gradually with that foundation well in place. The reason being, that there's to many choices, options. What ends up happening with the finished product/image that feels like a lot of after thoughts, ill defined, lacking visual depth and most important a cohesive plan of visualization (pre and post). Another way it's like playing chess. You have so many options in which to choice and unless you have a strategy over your opponent that better defined...I think you get the point. it's all good, just a difference of looking at life. There is no right or wrong way, just what ever works.
Catskill mountain range, NY
Kaaterskill River, Catskill, NY
Very interesting, but for me, it's a little over the top. try doing all that with a 6,8,12 panel panorama. If you get 3EV exposed properly, they produce correctly. While your software has potential in certain extremes, it's why to much. Imagine if you shot each in RAW...terabits anyone.
You might want to look into PT gui. It has a HDR program built in. Convenient when your creating panorama's.
To answer your questions, yes. First Flash fill in, then into PhotoMatrix Pro to image map, then Photoshop to finish up smaller details. Posting a few more just pulled out of computer.
I agree about the color, it's all subjective. Thank you for your comment, it made my day. Bruce
Your comment is all ways appreciated. Make's all the work put in to it well worth it. I'm just getting warmed up. Here's a few more.
Catskill, NY
Greetings to all,
As a new member here and 4 decades of photography under my belt, I just recently started in earnest creating panoramas. Here's a small sample. More to come when they make reveal themselves.
Bruce
Caverack, NY
Catskill, NY
Round Top, NY
Catskill, NY
I love nature/flowers to. Sharing a few with you. Simple point and shoot Sony WX-9 or Canon XSi with 18-55 lens. Use a flash as a fill with day light. Enjoy