.oOo. The Horsocope Fishbowl-O-Rama Non-365 for 2017 .oOo.

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I have dabbled with dual toning in Nik Tools Color effex with some nice results. Also in Nik, try Analog Fx . They have some very good toning tools as well.

I'll have to investigate that... I've always done it manually.

 

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Excellent work Paul. Inspiring. Beautiful handiworks by the students as well.

 

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A few more shots from the Oksana shoot in April...
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Firestation 12​

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Tiny Firefighter​

 

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Firestation 12​

1/30" shutter speed...mmm...your lens seems like it performs REALLY nice. Enjoy!

 

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1/30" shutter speed...mmm...your lens seems like it performs REALLY nice. Enjoy!

I've always been leery of VR/OS/VC, preferring to simply keep my shutter speed high; but this G2 is something else. See the example photos in this post to see what I'm talking about. Spoiler Alert: Handheld at 1/6 (!!!) at 200mm.

In short... I'm love, LOVE, LOVING my Tamron G2!
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Testing... Testing...
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Desert Sculptures by Ricardo Breceda. All are handmade from steel plates, wire, natural stone and found objects/materials. There are over 130 sculptures in total scattered about the desert.

Unfortunately I wasn't properly prepared for this shoot and I have very few decent photos to show for my effort. These are some of the ones I was able to salvage... ,
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Draco​

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[Extra] Special Delivery​

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[Extra] Special Delivery II​

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[Extra] Special Delivery​

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Be careful..Be very careful!!...Bird shooting can be very addictive. Your wallet will not be happy with you.

 

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Be careful..Be very careful!!...Bird shooting can be very addictive. Your wallet will not be happy with you.

I have already figured out from my feeble attempts in the past that getting good BIF shots is a whoooole lot harder than I thought. I mean, WOW, it's hard. And in all honesty what you see here was more snapshot than anything. I saw the hummer', lifted my camera and, with no time to think about anything, cracked off a shot. I had no idea at the time what my settings were.

 

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Girl on Fire​

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Playing With Fire​

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They're baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!
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Hooray for Ballet, #2​