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    Photoshop CS6

    I do have the best wife in the world. I was teaching her how to edit her own photos using ViewNX2 to so I would not have to do all her work for her. There was one shot that she wanted me to edit out a garbage can. She said it should b e easy since I had the new fancy software as she put it. I...
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    Monthly challenge exif data

    I think jdeg posted somewhere recently that anything over 1000 was being resized and date was stripped. Think I will play with that idea a little. 1200 1000
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    The Photographer’s Ephemeris (TPE)

    This has been brought up before but I thought with Summer here and more people traveling it warranted a fresh look. The Photographer’s Ephemeris (TPE) helps you plan outdoor photography shoots in natural light, particularly landscape and urban scenes. It’s a map-centric sun and moon...
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    And that folks is what the problem is all about.

    A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in Montana when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in a Brioni® suit, Gucci® shoes, RayBan® sunglasses and YSL® tie, leaned out the window and asked the...
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    Photo Recreated

    Here is one I did for my mom a few years ago. The first one is my Dad in WWII in Northern Africa. The second one is my son in Northern Iraq.
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    Photo Recreated

    Childhood photos recreated! | Jus Sayin
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    The Invisible Mother, 1800s

    ‘This was a practice where the mother, often disguised or hiding, often under a spread, holds her baby tightly for the photographer to insure a sharply focused image.’ The Invisible Mother, 1800s Retronaut | Retronaut - See the past like you wouldn't believe.
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    Advantages and disadvantages of D40

    Not serious at all. You should know me better by now. I am one of the ones that thinks the person is more important that the camera any day. One of my favorite photos of mine I shot with a Canon P&S.
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    This is Why Your Pictures Suck

    This is Why Your Pictures Suck - The Phoblographer
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    Street vendor Istanbul

    I like the color version better too. It could use a little more contrast and sharpened a little. The face really stands out.
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    Grand Canyon Skywalk

    I was watching a special about the building of the Grand Canyon Skywalk. The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a transparent horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge and tourist attraction in Arizona near the Colorado River on the edge of a side canyon in the Grand Canyon West area of the main canyon. I was...
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    15 Photographers Who Got Trolled by the Animals They Were Photographing

    Every photographer dreams of capturing that perfect shot! But sometimes those moments appear, when least expected. From animals stalking their would be cameramen, to trying to become professional photo snappers themselves, here are 15 photographers who ended up being trolled by their target...
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    Had a eureka moment today

    Well two weeks without shooting has sent me over the wall. My wife is a teacher and they are having their annual fundraiser where they choose up teams among the teachers and staff and play a softball game. I always have shot the game and was not looking forward to not being able to do it today...
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    Across the river...

    I think it still did not have enough contrast and the sharpness needed to be bumped up a bit. here is my take on it.
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    Photographing a Color Run Will Destroy Your Camera Gear–Don’t Do It

    An interesting article that should be a must read before you go out to shoot one of these. Photographing a Color Run Will Destroy Your Camera Gear--Don't Do It Also let us konw if you have already shot one or know someone who has.
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    A trailer depicting "The Sound of Music" as a horror film.

    A trailer depicting "The Sound of Music" as a horror film. The Sound of Music (Horror Trailer) - YouTube
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    Depth Of Field Problems w/18-55mm AF-S Kit Lens

    Also remember that you are not going to be able to get everything in focus when the object is small and you are close to it. If you shoot F22 and you are at the limit for the 18-55 55MM you can focus at about 1 foot. You can see here that you do not have much room at best As you can see...
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    Still can't shoot

    Day 9 of not being able to pick up my Nikon and I am going stir crazy. I can drive now but it is not real easy so I just stay home. My wife carried my out for pizza this evening and afterward we went for a walk down by the creek. It was perfect weather. She got this picture of my with her iPhone.
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    A noob question about taking sharp pictures

    You shot one of these at f8. Which at this distance is still going to be a very narrow Depth of Field. The one shot a f18 is a little better. With a zoom you might not be able to get the entire cacti in focus. Do a little research on Depth of Field with that lens. Assuming that you are 1.5...
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