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Your profile indicates that it's okay to edit your images, so I gave it a shot: The eyes should be the brightest and most vibrant part of the image, piercing right through the viewer's soul. A slight crop lines up the eye with one of the points in the Rule of Thirds, further drawing your...

Ollie - Great Horned Owl Wing and leg fractures Athena - Eastern Screech Owl Left wing broken, right eye blind Scarlet - Red Tailed Hawk Left wing fracture Storm - Barn Owl Left wing amputation Rufous - Eastern Screech Owl Left eye blind, right eye impaired (he's also molting) This poor...

Tomorrow morning I'm going to Raptor, Inc. - a bird preserve in Cincinnati, OH. They have a deal with the local photo club to let small groups come in and photograph the birds once in awhile. $22 fee through the club for the shoot, most is donated to the preserve. No idea what birds will be...

When I had my studio, I used muslin backdrops and they were a pain in the !@#. They're expensive, heavy, and you're constantly editing out wrinkles in post. I have zero experience w/ seamless paper, but I think that's the way I want to go. It appears that 53" (a little more than 4 ft) and 107"...

Anyone else think the forum is looking a bit dated? There are themes out there for vBulletin that have a sleeker interface and are mobile-friendly. It's been what...10 years? Time for a face lift.

This barely qualifies as automotive. Lawn mowers on steroids:

Sort of, yes. The leg profile is actually a weird 6-sided hexagon that reminds me of the Superman emblem. Pardon the crude sketch - I tried to get a couple photos, but it was hard to see all the angles. Looking straight down the tube, this is the leg profile: The short side (bottom) nests...

The local historical society hosted a cruise-in this evening. Here are a few favorites:

Peak Design Travel Tripod Specs Weight: 3.4 lb (Aluminum version) Load Capacity: 20 lb Max Height: 60" Min Height: 5.5" Folded Length: 15.5" Mounting Plate: Arca-type QR Mounting Screw: 1/4-20 Head: Ball Legs: 5 section, Flip Lock Misc Features Integrated cell phone mount Load hanging...

Playing with the new D500 and off-camera flash this evening. Also my first time using color gels. I bought a MagMod kit (great system, but expensive) and used a 1/2 CTO gel on this. Had a helluva time color correcting this photo in post because it was way too orange. Still looks a bit orange to...

Full stop. This is the issue right here. Camera auto modes suck. They're designed to get people taking pics quickly and most people just stay in that comfort zone. It's like riding a bike and never taking the training wheels off. If you have any interest in taking your photography to the next...

An oldie from 2012. Man, time flies. Found some of these while going through an old Lightroom catalog today. This is when I was experimenting with a dark, edgy look - which is now hip. Guess I was before my time.

This is definitely not my thing, as I don't have the gear or the patience for it. But some movement caught my eye this afternoon, and I discovered 4 prairie hawks in one of the maple trees in my front yard. I think there may be a nest up there also, but there's too much foliage to really see it...

Dead Man's Hand EDIT: Guess my EXIF didn't show up for some reason... Capture Time: 7/9/20 8:00:31PM Camera: Nikon D5600 Exposure: 1/250 @ f/2.8 Focal Length: 50mm ISO 100 Lens: 50mm f/1.8 Manual focus Setup: This is the "Nifty Fifty" 50mm prime lens set up on a tripod at the end of an old...

I'm looking for a portable battery charging solution, and this looks like it may fit the bill. If nothing else, it's only $10. No harm, no foul if it turns out to be a piece of junk. Just curious if anyone else has used one of these (or another brand) and what your experiences were.

Been awhile since I picked up a camera. Just a Golden Hour snap at the local park watering hole w/ a few tweaks in Lightroom.