Anne Hornsby

It is calm to view until you stretch the image out on the screen, which I love to do, and then I see a highly textured piece of coast, many marvelous shapes and colors of the very different rocks.

Good luck with the air difficulty there, Paul.   What a wildfire nightmare.

Beautiful, Diane.  I see only  creature has been caught and bundled up tightly in the middle!  Nature’s version of  an apartment with a storage closet…..

Pink –  this un-spidery color works really well for this image.   I really like it.   And the tiny white bristles around the eyes are amazing.

OK, on a lighter note, I couldn’t resist this…..

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wow, Pat.   It’s beautiful, but knowing the context affects the reaction, eh?  Where is this?

I’m glad you feel that, Dahlia.  That’s how my grocery store has felt in pandemic times.

That Covid-19 kind of feel.

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Really great image, Robert, although I’m sad of its reminder that winter is coming (eastern U.S.)

Wow, Ruth, this is a great image.  I’m interested to see some pink mixed in the green.

Fascinating, Graham, to see the top section still in a tight knot.  The contrast of the top and bottom is fascinating, plus the dark plant against the light background gives it the feel of a ‘secret struggle’ going on.   Does this fern unfurl and furl each day, or is this in process of unfurling for the entire spring/summer?   I’ve never seen such…[Read more]

Thanks, folks!    I didn’t know how to shoot in the conditions of dust and mist, so there is a lot of noise in the photo, but for me the grainy-ness reminds me of the mystery I felt looking at these dunes.

@erik-fransman   Thanks, Erik.

Agree, too much salt.  This is an area where people don’t know how to drive in a lot of snow.    Continuing off topic:  Care First is a Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate;  it’s my secondary insurance coverage;  these days I’m arguing with them about coverage of a medication.   So, agree that health care shouldn’t…[Read more]

Daniel, here’s my suggestion – like others, I cropped out the distractions on the left edge and the boat on the right.  I wanted to keep it dark but also see a glimpse of the kayak colors.   Sliders I moved:  highlights to -35, shadows to +50, white +47. blacks -28.   Then to Tone curves panel, I clicked on blue and increased a bit, then click…[Read more]

@diripics   beautiful, Graham.  I like the shift in light around the image.   And it’s very sharp.  Does focus stacking make an image sharper?

And to think our daisies were in bloom 5 months ago…   aah, I miss spring.

@paul-3   Ditto to what Graham said, and he even managed to mention Einstein!   What strikes me as unique, Paul,  is how your face is more lit on the sides than the middle, a super-cool effect for a portrait (not to be confused with supercooling in physics :)).

I’ve learned a lot from this discussion about lighting and remote triggers.   Thanks LS.

Thanks Diane, Patrick,  Rob!    Yes, @admin, the Care First building is well known in the area, and I just had to google to confirm the # of stories.    The building is several blocks away from the salt piles, so there is a bit of distorted perspective but dem’ piles are dang big!  🙂

Wow!   Congratulations, Diane.   This image is exquisite.