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Apr 15, 2012 18:39:07   #
totally agree about the lack of sharpness... the wind was blowing so in some ways i was hoping to depict the movement.. guess i failed.. i have three lenses but unfortunately a macro isn't one of them..yet... so i was "playing " with my 55-300... getting the feel of it.

thank you so much for your opinion. i really appreciate that you took the time to look at my pics. :)



notnoBuddha wrote:
Well - if you want to know the truth, and If I recall who you are and your earlier post, and if you want to know the truth - oh; I guess I already went over that..... all three of these lack focus / sharpness at the very least which is not a plus, unless it was intentional - if which case you did a nice job. On the otherhand I'm not real sharp either. I am some what curious why you used such a long zoom to take pictures of flowers, unless that is what you have, period.
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Apr 15, 2012 18:00:21   #
hi everyone.. i will be taking more than just nature pics.. but for my first ten.. i had access to nature!! your critiques are much appreciated. i used a 55-300mm lens for the six pics i've posted. thanx.






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Apr 15, 2012 17:32:10   #
thanx dpullum!! i don't have photoshope at home but did recrop and saturated a bit more ... will do it right this week!! but what a difference it made.. thank you again for your suggestions.. i will post three more pics i have taken shortly. your opinions and suggestions are much appreciated!!!



dpullum wrote:
Yes,Lacedghost, it was easy for me... WHY?!... because it was YOUR photo and not mine. The first year I was with the CClub, my photos were fantastic,,, but got low points, because only I thought they were fantastic!

In an attempt to get back at those fool judges, I asked a hard question for them.. why did mine only get 12 points while another got 22? OUCH, they told me.. after that start, they now cartique all photos. The points in the club submissions have risen sharply. AND I made 3rd place last year. Hay, off subject, how do you make a great cake? Correct, you follow a receipt. Oh, not off subject, you do the same with you photos. MAKE A LIST AND SCORE YOUR OWN.
1. What is the story you are telling... in this case a Bee.

2. Is is good enough to work with ... Yep your Bee and flower is. A rule I fail, but need to follow, print the untouched photo in 8x10,, move a crop mask or just use paper to visually crop, once decided, use a marker to circle and comment on areas that need to be cloned out or changed in some way. I waste so much time because I do not do this and just dive in.

3. Is the fuzz sharp, no, sharpen.

4. People like spice and color, so jump the saturation

5. OK got that stuff done, now hold up your hands to limit your vision .. aaaha,,, crop there. follow rule of 1/3 use the PSE grid. The dark spot on the back is dead on 1/3 1/3.

6. Adjust prospective: Better inverted or 90 degrees..

All of these become a lot easier with Topaz Adjust and Re-mask. You get discount on price if you watch a webenar.

Thank You so very much for forcing me to think out how I should be doing my-own work more systematically.
Yes,Lacedghost, it was easy for me... WHY?!... bec... (show quote)
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Apr 15, 2012 17:30:05   #
thank you so much... i put a black poster board behind the flower to keep the "distractions" away! used a 55-300mm lens. :)
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Apr 15, 2012 08:02:18   #
thank you soooo much!!! i also have it in raw so it will be pretty easy to make the adjustments. when i look at my own pictures it's hard, at least at this point, to be able to pick out stuff that needs to be fixed! thank you again!
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Apr 14, 2012 09:00:38   #
critiques would be great!!! i have a bit of time and would love opinions... my ego can take it!!! thanks!!!
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Apr 14, 2012 08:29:09   #
i need forty and have several more but can only upload three of em...
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Apr 14, 2012 08:27:55   #
i've been working on pictures for my final project..i love the outdoors and here are jst three...






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Mar 30, 2012 22:14:15   #
sry guys...wasn't trying to offend... i was actually playing words with friends on facebk so that i can learn to spell again..LOL... that means laugh out loud..ha ha... anywz..so...i have a physics degree and an mba and was perfectly miserable most of my life til i began taking photography in the visual communications at the local college..so if i ask very stupid questions please forgive.. i'm reinvening myself..or rather allowing myself to be me.. so here's another question.. i recently got a .43x wide angle lens with macro..def. not great at all..but do you think it would be ok to take some pics.. i would love to post some of my pics for you guys to see if you don't mind i'm terribly new to this.... :)
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Mar 30, 2012 17:24:01   #
beautiful!!
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Mar 30, 2012 15:19:50   #
thank you
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Mar 30, 2012 10:09:55   #
sry.... i've gotten too used to im and facebook mess. (go figure..at one time i actually spelled words completely!!)
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Mar 30, 2012 08:55:23   #
good morning everyone.. i was wondering what suggestions you would have for a micro lens.. i'm in skol and working on final presentation photogrpahs.. i love macro but don't have a great deal of money the moment to spend. bought one of those inexpensive knockoffs on amazon and it ws horrible. thanks!!
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Nov 27, 2011 11:35:16   #
jerryc41 wrote:
I just missed the perfect opportunity for that. I changed the oil in my car. I should have had my son taking pics of me - nice and clean, doing the work, getting dirty, etc. I could have done it with humor and exaggeration. Oh, the chances I have missed in life!


nov. 4th... i went to pick my mom up from my brother's for the weekend.. i made a left hand turn in a residential neighborhood and a pickup decided he wasn't gonna go slow.. my car was totalled!! (my fault cause there were no witnesses to his speeding and i was turning!)..anywz.. my mom went to emergency and when she returned, one of the first things she said was..did you take pics for your class?? (lol- well we can laugh now cause no one was hurt but my car!!)...v similar to the pics someone posted earlier..'cept it was my side of the car and my car was green!! now i drive a truck...and feel very...very macho!!!
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Nov 25, 2011 19:13:07   #
Dunatic wrote:
lacedghost wrote:
hi everyone.. i'm relatively new to photography and have a final project due for my photo II class... an interesting series of five photos that tells a story. my brain is empty at this point.. any advice would be appreciated. i'm not allowed to take any more pics of my kids..people call them my pets... ho humm... thanks and happy thanksgiving!!!


Hi Lace: First let me say, I love your pet photos. Especially love the dogs. You've gotten a lot of help here from others but, how about the process of:

1. Putting up a Christmas tree
2. Cleaning a dirty room
3. Putting a tire on a car
4. Washing laundry - to drying, then iron and fold

Just a few things as I look around at my house and what I need to do. (lol) Good luck and please let us know what you decide. Cheryl
quote=lacedghost hi everyone.. i'm relatively ne... (show quote)


aww..thanks...!! all of the ideas are sooo amazing... it's getting me thinking of plopping my neices and nephews on one of their many motorcyles (thanks george for mentioning your motorcycle shop)..and having them blow bubbles while ice cream is melting in their hands...!!! LOL... now I can't wait to see what comes of this!!!

jesse putting his input on my still life...

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