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Wait a minute... Concerned about a 35mm f/1.8G? That's a GEM of a lens... I'd give up a LOT of other glass before I'd let go of my 35mm. .....

This young mom and daughter (names withheld by request) were kind enough to let me get some shots of them recently and were taken for someone else, actually, who makes and sells the crocheted hats and scarves you see them both wearing. Working with people on this level is not my forte, but I...

Needs cropping in my opinion... .....

For this installment we are going to be discussing another tool that can lend power to our photographic composition, one that directs attention to our subject. A good photograph, as has been mentioned before, has a clear subject and may contain numerous subordinate elements. My feeling is that...

A little attention to composition would have gone a long way here, it's a nice scene and really nice subject. What's killing this shot for me are the numerous distracting elements; the sheep and most importantly those wooden fence posts. Removing them helps greatly...

So here's a picture of a snake wearing a party hat. And a cowboy hat and a sunhat and a Derby and... PostSript: Don't blame me if you don't get the reference.

I'm going to say it's not a white balance issue, but rather simple over-exposure. Here are some really minor tweaks I applied using Adobe Camera Raw. You'll notice I dropped the exposure by a half-stop. I went back and forth between thinking a half-stop and two-thirds looking better but when I...

What kind of memory card are you using? The green light is on while the data is being written to the SD card so if you're using an old, slow card it might be time to upgrade. If you're not using a Class 10 card, you really should be. The class is a number enclosed in a "C" and will be on the...

Couldn't have happened to a nicer person. Happy Birthday your Majesty.

It's a good shot but I think it could be better. Since the waterfall is the subject, let's put move it off-center to add a visual dynamic and get rid of some of that distracting foreground... Rule of Thirds to the rescue! The color is good, but there's a tiny shift toward the blue so let's...

Let's find out... @hark Self-tagging?? Horoscope Fish EDIT: I see the "Mentions" tab in my user profile, and that tab has link-backs to posts where there are mentions, but I'm not getting any sort of specific notification (like you'd get for an incoming PM) nor do I see any new...

For the second installment here I figured I'd cover what is probably the most talked about and single most suggested compositional guideline (rule) I know of: The Rule of Thirds. This compositional guideline is much more flexible and is applicable in many more ways than I often see covered in...

Hmmm... Personally I think it needs some cropping and a little color correcting. How about this... .....

Went to the local glider port over the weekend where people come to para-sail and hang-glide. I've skydived a bit but never done either of these activities. Looks like fun though! D7100, Nikon 18-105mm w/CPL @ 1/250, f/8 (most likely). ......

Some Opening Remarks Before We Get Down to Business Hi all... This post is an introduction for a series of threads I'm launching for this sub-forum which will center on foundational, compositional techniques and guidelines. For purposes of this tutorial I am referring to composition as the way...

Pretty impressive shooting... National Geographic Readers Submit Pictures for Magazines 125th Anniversary .....

They were bugging me, too...

Just thought this was kind of neat: Athletes Among Us"; courtesy of NYDaily News (dot) com. .....

Is anyone else using Photoshop via Creative Cloud? I just discovered "Camera Shake Reduction" and "Smart Sharpen" (both under the "Sharpen" menu) and I'm nothing short of TOTALLY blown away. Beyond amazing!!! Shake Reduction and How it Works