Pretzel's learning curve...
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Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
You can't let things get in the way of photography. I retired so I would have more time.
I dunno, investing of one's self into others is pretty cool stuff too.
Me and a bunch of BACA brothers and sisters get to hang out in the Kids Zone and play with the wee ones!
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
I dunno, investing of one's self into others is pretty cool stuff too.
I love kids. I owned a Day Care Center for 25 years. I actually worked there for two or three years. My whole family has worked with kids in one way or another for ever. My Mom managed the Day Care center for most of those years. My Sister took over and eventually bought the center from me. I still do volunteer work at the local High School but that is mostly for the teachers. Their Tech support is spotty at best so I go in and assist them when I can. This year I am starting as the official (read unpaid) photographer for the 9th Grade Academy section of the high school. Looks like a fun year.
So yes I do invest time in others every chance I get. And you are right, is is pretty great.
Oh trust me, I know. That's where I found the "selective color" tips that let me do the quick play-testing above! TONS of learning to do, and an upcoming class as well.
Interrupting the gradual release of edited Florida/Vacation photos to post my latest moon shot. This is the near full moon from tonight. Much less DOF than the partial moon phases, for sure, but I feel like this was my best attempt so far due to the focus, correct exposure, and superior editing capabilities of LR 5 over Picasa and some of the other editing programs I was testing. Well, maybe not superior, but easier to figure out and work with.
There are lots more Florida photos I'm still editing, I promise, but it IS a blue moon, after all... (varying definition, 3rd full moon in a 4 moon season) PLUS, the skies are crystal clear, and it's just tough not to get out and shoot new photos...
...and...
What better way to process a blue moon than with a blue filter B&W? But WAIT A MINUTE! What's that in front of the moon, messing up the shot!?
Ahh, there's the problem...
Guess I'd better move over and just get a clean shot instead of playing around with all that artsy stuff.
...and...
What better way to process a blue moon than with a blue filter B&W?
But WAIT A MINUTE! What's that in front of the moon, messing up the shot!?Ahh, there's the problem...
Guess I'd better move over and just get a clean shot instead of playing around with all that artsy stuff.
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
Great shots.. Nice and sharp
Nice!! I like this one a lot!!
Thanks Dave! Can't wait until I can refine that quick little lesson into something more "BAZINGA!", but until then, I was pleased with the result (and the catchy little pick me up phrase that went with it.
)Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
Thanks, Don! Moon shots used to be one of my biggest frustrations, but I think I've nearly got the ol' lunar beauty figured out now.
The only way that I finally got it was hand held with spot metering and spot focus. It nails it every time
Isn't that crazy? I go handheld too. I just can't seem to get a tripod photo of the moon to come out well (yes, I turn the VR off and use a cable release). I approach it differently, though. I still use matrix metering, but then I purposefully underexpose by way of shutter speed. Gonna mess some (next time) with alternating with shutter speed and aperture to see if I can't nail the DOF a bit better, but I've been please with my results so far now that I've figured out my strategy.
Don Kuykendall_RIP
RIP :(
dddwyer1981
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Nice moon shots - what mode are you guys using? Manual or Shutter?
dddwyer1981
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Excellent. I might just have to mess around with that.