10-23-2024, 08:14 AM (This post was last modified: 10-23-2024, 11:25 AM by admin.)
Happy Hump Day.
A photo taken yesterday of a flower in the front yard. It's mediocre in most aspects, but maybe the fact that it's very soft except for the nearest petals gives it a little interest.
Don't blame me - I didn't vote for him!
Nikon D7500 with Nikkor 18-300 mm; PSE2021, PSCS5 Ny Flickr Albums
That is beautiful, Dave.
You have gotten creative with your florals. This is excellent, with the tips of the petals so bright and in focus and a soft, dark drop-off in the background. You have created quite the mood. Bravo.
I have to attend SURGERY SCHOOL this afternoon. It is a class provided and highly recommended by the Orthopedic Practice that is doing my surgery on November 6th.
I shall leave you with this close-up. It was taken with IN-CAMERA special effects, a setting on my Olympus Camera. I chose the HIGH KEY setting. It was a surprise when I saw it on my computer. I changed the color to Blue in Topaz to make it more pleasing and calming. The extra lines surrounding the feather resulted from light shining on the white satin material that the feather was resting on.
I shared this with my photo club and got some pretty good feedback on it. It is something different.
10-23-2024, 02:54 PM (This post was last modified: 10-23-2024, 03:00 PM by Rich.)
Dave, Nice! Your right since the foreground is in focus and a black background, they do add interest! Well done!
Here is a photo from my walk in the cemetery, The yellows are bright this year.
WoW Lorell! That is beautiful! That could pass for a watercolor/ink drawing! Luv it!
I was just thinking a few minutes before I saw your post about your surgery and Boom, there is the answer. I will be thinking of you November 6th and say a prayer for a successful surgery and a fast healing time!
That's a lovely near to far composition, Dave.
Wonderful work there Lorell. I must give my experimental settings a workout. Hope all goes well with your surgery.
Nice autumn leaves there, Rich. Are they ash trees?
It's not uncommon for me to overly be unsatisfied with an image of mine, while others find it to be quite good. Either I'm a poor judge of my own work or you folks are easy graders. Maybe some of each.
Lorell, speaking of creative, your high key image is lovely - delicate and with graceful calligraphy-like lines. Impressive image! It has inspired me to look for a suitable photo of mine and try for a similar effect.
Wishing you a successful surgery next month, and a quick and comfortable recuperation.
Rich, my first thought of your photo was that it such a superb composition. The road takes the eye deep into the scene, while the tree shadows across the road slow the eye's trip and also minimize the impact of the road's straight lines.
It would make a fine watercolor.
MFI, I admire how you can say so much with just a few words, BTW, I'm imagining a watercolor of Rich's photo featuring Aussie vegetation and colors and perhaps evoking the sense of a billabong.
Don't blame me - I didn't vote for him!
Nikon D7500 with Nikkor 18-300 mm; PSE2021, PSCS5 Ny Flickr Albums
(10-24-2024, 02:42 AM)Dave Wrote: Thanks so much, Lorell, Rich, and MFI.
It's not uncommon for me to overly be unsatisfied with an image of mine, while others find it to be quite good. Either I'm a poor judge of my own work or you folks are easy graders. Maybe some of each.
Lorell, speaking of creative, your high key image is lovely - delicate and with graceful calligraphy-like lines. Impressive image! It has inspired me to look for a suitable photo of mine and try for a similar effect.
Wishing you a successful surgery next month, and a quick and comfortable recuperation.
Rich, my first thought of your photo was that it such a superb composition. The road takes the eye deep into the scene, while the tree shadows across the road slow the eye's trip and also minimize the impact of the road's straight lines.
It would make a fine watercolor.
MFI, I admire how you can say so much with just a few words, BTW, I'm imagining a watercolor of Rich's photo featuring Aussie vegetation and colors and perhaps evoking the sense of a billabong.
I agree that we are easy graders and polite posters.
I too have thousands of images that I don't think are worth showing to others. Years ago when I was doing mainly colour slides, we had a surrealist artist staying with us for a short while. I found him in the room I stored stuff, going through these boxes of cast off slides. I asked what was he up to and said these aren't worth looking at, "On the contrary", he replied. "I'm getting heaps of inspiration for a painting I'm doing. These are excellent for the purpose".
A billabong is essentially the same thing as a bayou. In Geography, they are oxbow lakes.
