Vixens 365 Project 2014

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RON_RIP

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BackdoorHippie said:
I know a lot of people love polarizers, but outside of removing glare from water I don't know that I've ever bothered to use them. For me the hood is a more important piece of equipment.
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I believe in lens hoods too. The hood that came with my 55-300 is a very poor quality so I have been using a screw on rubber one.
 
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wthorson

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Thanks for the discussion on using the lens hood. I also put mine on the lens backward so that I can store it with the correct lens. If I don't do that, I would loose it. I too get lens flair and hadn't thought of using the hood to prevent it. See I learn something new every day on this forum.
 
Vixen

Vixen

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BackdoorHippie said:
I know a lot of people love polarizers, but outside of removing glare from water I don't know that I've ever bothered to use them. For me the hood is a more important piece of equipment.
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Dunno about where you live, but over here with blue blue skies, greenest of green grass and reddest of red sand in the desert etc I just would NEVER be without one (bit like your lens hood :D ), and I'd never shoot a sunset without one either. They just bring out the colour :D
 
Vixen

Vixen

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OK...so moving on, I had another go at reflections today. So hard to get just right. It's a MUST to have spotless glass and spoons!! I failed on that one and had to do some spot removals big time

125/365.......

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wud

wud

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I just tried a polarizer today and I'm pretty sold to the idea :) I almost never use lens hood either, actually.

Its a totally beautiful image of the lake!
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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Vixen said:
Dunno about where you live, but over here with blue blue skies, greenest of green grass and reddest of red sand in the desert etc I just would NEVER be without one (bit like your lens hood), and I'd never shoot a sunset without one either. They just bring out the colour.
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Agreed. I very rarely shoot outdoors without a CPL. They give a certain "pop" to photos that I just don't seem to get any other way. I agree a lens hood is all but essential as well but they're a snap to twist on and off so I've never really thought about them much, filter in place or no.

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Vixen

Vixen

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126/365......roadside run-off

Beauty everywhere, even where a creek crosses the road and the edge of the road is all washed out from floodwater

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Vixen

Vixen

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127/365...drink to my health

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Not sure what the problem is with attaching the pics.
 
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BackdoorArts

BackdoorArts

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Vixen said:
Dunno about where you live, but over here with blue blue skies, greenest of green grass and reddest of red sand in the desert etc I just would NEVER be without one (bit like your lens hood :D ), and I'd never shoot a sunset without one either. They just bring out the colour :D
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I have to admit that I've always managed to get my colors as I want in post without having to use one, but after making this post I did some digging around to find out what the fuss is all about and have committed to throw one on next time I'm out and about.
 
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snaphappy

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Vixen I just see attachments but no photos?? I had it happen to me yesterday when posting IDK why.

Don't forget CPL for rainbows :) I don't always use a CPL but I do love them for many things so when I go out with a lens I bring the Cpl as well. I almost always have a hood on my lenses when I'm outdoors
 
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Vixen

Vixen

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snaphappy said:
Vixen I just see attachments but no photos?? I had it happen to me yesterday when posting IDK why.

Don't forget CPOL for rainbows :) I don't always use a CPOL but I do love them for many things so when I go out with a lens I bring the Cpol as well. I almost always have a hood on my lenses when I'm outdoors
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Not sure what the problem is with attaching the photos. It was there yesterday (for me at least) and if I go into ''ëdit post" the pic shows up there also. Confusing....... anyway, I have reattached it, so hope it is now there again.

Yes!! Always CPL for rainbows. To be honest I rarely take the CPL off my lens. I take it off for panos and indoors but all other times I leave it on :D
 
Vixen

Vixen

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128/365......

Been wanting a fairly windy day so I could try some long exposure shots in the canefields again. So a bit of a revisit to day 29.
I tried cloning out an object. Not perfect, but at least I tried :D

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This is my original shot. OK....it's pretty easy to spot where I took the pole & powerlines out, but practice, practice, practice......I'll get there :D

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wthorson

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Vixen said:
128/365......

Been wanting a fairly windy day so I could try some long exposure shots in the canefields again. So a bit of a revisit to day 29.
I tried cloning out an object. Not perfect, but at least I tried :D

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This is my original shot. OK....it's pretty easy to spot where I took the pole & powerlines out, but practice, practice, practice......I'll get there :D

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I think that you did a very good job of cloning out the power lines and pole. Good Job.
 
Ijustwant1

Ijustwant1

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Vixen said:
128/365......

Been wanting a fairly windy day so I could try some long exposure shots in the canefields again. So a bit of a revisit to day 29.
I tried cloning out an object. Not perfect, but at least I tried :D

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This is my original shot. OK....it's pretty easy to spot where I took the pole & powerlines out, but practice, practice, practice......I'll get there :D

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Nice ! I like the Land Rover ! 110 or 90 I can't tell from this angle! :cool:
 
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