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Thank you, there was just something I seen in this photo that even though it did not tick all the boxes on what to keep, the colors and the background just drew me in

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I use it every Sunday to recharge the battery persay

That is also another way it could have been done but it was the colors that were captured that drew me in and the way the background had almost a life of it's own

I can agree to a point, that is like saying an artist's canvas is a pig and they are putting lipstick on the canvas to dress it up. We are technically doing the same thing because no matter what format you shoot there is always some post processing done to an image even if it is done in camera the same as back in film days the prints would be developed to suit the tastes of the person doing the developing or the developing was all carbon copies if done thru a service

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Posting my photos, I always get people that think you have to be incredeibly talented to pick up this hobby, but for me the hobby is not what I produce in the camera but what peace I can find when out with the camera.

So I thought I would add another photo just to show everyone that not all photos turn out that great. I shot over 1500 photos on September 10th down in Long Point, Ontario and I had a fabulous number of those turn out as keepers with just over 1300 being able to be saved some with a bit of editing of course. But this photo no matter what I tried to do was just not going to be one that I would normally keep but because I loved the simplicity of the subject matter and the shot itself, I decided to go out of my comfort zone and do a bit of editing magic. The photo is not sharp and never could be no matter what I was going to do to it, the sky was way over exposed just because this is one of those random fly bys where you are not ready and the camera is not on the right settings, but still there was just something that I could see in the photo.
So here is the original image and what I managed to edit it into, still not sharp the sky is still over exposed but there was just something in that sky that made the photo magical. So it could be printed and hung or placed on a table and unless the viewer was to get right up to the image the composition and colors just make the shot look perfect to me.
It is never about how good your images are or if they are perfect there will always be someone better, the secret is grabbing what ever camera you choose and exploring the world through the lens of that camera. The ability of the camera to slow down the fast pace of our world is what has drawn me into this hobby and in doing so allows my brain to find a place of peace where the pain I live with doesn't exist for just that little while. You do not have to be athletic, you don,t have to look a certain way or exist a certain way for this hobby to draw you in, you can just be YOU and that is the perfection.

Original put thru Nikon NX Studio

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Took that original and did a bit of a touch up in Affinity Photo and Topaz Photo AI

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The thing is I always have my phone with me but at least one day a week, usually Sunday I spend the day with my camera because I know on that day I am headed out to hopefully capture a moment. Some times a moment sneaks up on you like this did and the phone was able to give me enough to work with to show me to recreate the moment. My phone will never replace my camera but at least it’s always with me.

I actually posted in smartphones gallery quite a while ago but it is to prove the point that the only camera that matters is the one in your hand, its the moment that should matter not what captured the photo

I took this shot a few months ago, did not have my camera with me that night and had just missed most of the sunset as I pulled into the parking lot but as I was walking out along the top of the dam here in Woodstock, Ontario something caught my eye and when I used the phone camera I was able to capture this image, that when I used the DXO software then Affinity Photo on, this is the resulting photo. It is currently setup to print at 14x10.5 at 300dpi and the print that was done came out perfectly fine to frame on the wall. Once again the only good camera is the one you have on you when the ispiration or opportunity arises!

Have a great weekend everyone!


Make: samsung
Model: SM-G781W
Software: DxO PhotoLab 6.8
Date Taken: 2023-05-26 21:01:56
Exposure Time: 1/30 sec
F Number: f/2.2
ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 40
Exposure Program: Normal
Metering Mode: Center weighted average
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No flash
Focal Length: 1.7 mm
35mm Equivalent: 13 mm
Lens Model:
GPS: 43.147527 N , 80.759750 W

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So it all depends on what your taking photos of, landscape the camera can be a pretty close comparison, macro, yes you can do fairly well with that, wildlife and birds not a hope yet. Now with that said it really depends on how they are going to be used, if they are just for social then the phone camera is fine probably 75 percent of the time but if you actually want to do anything else with the photo then it becomes a bit more challenging, but with that said the software available today can allow you to do some amazing editing with a shot from a phone, I will post a shot tonight that I took on my phone a month or two ago and edited with DXO and Affinity Photo and it came out great........in the end the only good camera is the one that you have with you!

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