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But, there is a small voice in my head that says "No!". I like the concept. It is supposed to be "artsy". I tried it in color, and that really didn't work for me. I quickly changed over to B&W, better. There are no deep blacks, which is OK for high key. I brought down the texture to give it a...

Tried playing around with a couple images I discarded previously. Thought I might try something a little different with this one, so I masked and darkened the background to enhance the dramatic look of this bird. I was able to salvage this soft image with Topaz. I did have to resort to a...

I decided to revisit the first one of this series. I cropped a little tighter and moved the frame. I think this is an improvement. Once again, I think it would be a good idea to let fresh images percolate for a while before posting. I doubt I'll ever actually do that, but it's still probably a...

I love the background "halo" on this one, but I'm not happy with the eye. This Kestrel has very dark brown irises, and with the lighting conditions, they were very reflective. I lightened the eye a little, too much and it looks weird. I cranked up the saturation a little, and that's about all I...

The Pup and I made it to the Birds of Prey center. Unfortunately, there was a bad wreck on the interstate and we missed the morning demonstration. We did make it in time to catch the owl flight demo, and the hand showing of two of the other raptors.

Woohoo! My first Swamp wildlife photography SS has garnered over 100 views now. The Youtube checks will soon be rolling in! :rolleyes:

Just for info, I finally heard back from Topaz. He said there was a new version coming out the end of the month. I assume that is the beta that Fred referred to. He said to wait until that comes out and see if the issue continues.

My understanding is that the ES-2 is designed to be used with one of several Nikon macro lenses with a 62mm filter. You might be able to make it work with a lens you have using extension tubes and the proper filter adapter, but I wouldn't count on it. Here is a description and review of the...

Have you tried a reset?

Congrats, Lightcapture, excellent image.

I'm ambivalent about this one. One the one hand, I really like it, despite the fact that I missed framing it the way I would choose, if I had had the time. Somehow it seems to miss the mark. This may have been the best of the bunch. I really like the repeating images of the banner...

Didn't realize I had a photographer in this one until I brought up the shadows.

Well, this is a sport, just not a human sport. The Pup and I went to the SouthEast Wildlife Expo today. The main reason was to take pictures of the Dock Dogs in action. We were a little disappointed that they didn't have a practice pool, like they did last time. There were few people watching...

Well, I saw Lost in Space when it first aired.

You're telling your age, Marilynne!

The Air National Guard units typically have pristine aircraft. They have the money, manpower and experience to keep their airframes in meticulous condition. At least that's how it was back in the 80s and 90s. We had a lot of ANG aircraft transferred to us during the first gulf war. When they...

The cheapest way is with a cord, but that assumes you aren't going to locate it very far away from the camera, and don't mind a cord running from the camera to the flash. There are some non TTL triggers (like the Vello Freewave Fusion basic for Nikon) that should work with your camera and flash...