Jeff Anderson

Both are excellent choices.

Congrats!

Awesome, thanks!

I despise those types of people.

Yes, I capture some garbage (most of it, tbf), but once in a while I’ll get a good one.

WTH are these types of forums if not to help amateurs and pros alike?

@valeryp

Wow, that is much better!

I love the contrasting bits of brightness in the foreground & the back wall.

Question: when you do this style of picture, do you under-expose the image or do you start with a lower amount of available light in the room/on the subjects?

I was not expecting that level of detail when I zoomed in.

Very well done!

Also, I think there are two eagles…

That would make a great mural on one wall of a living room or den.

Great shot & congrats!

Did a slideshow for the Cross Country Seniors for our HS this year.

There were five of them, so we decided to take their shoes & do some different poses.

@rgatscha

WOW

The small version of this does not do it justice.

Was there some graffiti on that front wall?

@tersha

The image is all watery looking & not sharp enough.

I was trying to do something rugged, jagged, & what-not with the hard edges of the blocks, but either my phone didn’t capture them or I unknowingly edited them out.

@admin No.

I usually stay in the “Latest posts” area so I can see the new ones without jumping back & forth.

The “New” image will sometimes not show if a thread has posts I have not read.

Here’s my take.

It was a good concept, but I failed on the execution.

I don’t care. I’ll post my failures as well as my successes.

Looks great small. View large if you want to see the ugh.

Still a little slow for me, but only for some threads (random, not specific ones).

I have noticed that the “NEW” picture doesn’t always show up for threads with messages I’ve not yet read.

That’s beautiful. Congrats on POTW!

Hahahahahahaha, I take those same shots!

Another issue I find is people’s perception of “great” images.

With the smartphone taking over, too many times I hear somebody say: “That’s a GREAT picture!”

Blurry, bad framing, bad exposure, etc.

That’s not a great picture, it’s a terrible picture. It’s a great sentiment, but the picture itself is terrible.

It’s the same thing with cars.…[Read more]

There’s no particular area that’s focused on the image you posted.

I’m not a cactus guy, but I would try to get the top portion tack sharp.

B&W/infrared/high contrast would probably look killer!

That 2nd picture looks like it could be in any early John Wayne movie. Very well done!

Wow, thanks Rob!

I feel your pain, Tony.

A few things:

First, study the camera manual forward, backward, up, down, left, right.

Second, choose a shooting subject you think you might enjoy & focus on getting good at that style.

Third, select one lens & shoot exclusively with it.

Fourth, don’t give up. When you get a picture or two that make you say “DAMN!”,…[Read more]

I hate mobile sensor for capturing sunsets with huge suns.

You cannot tell that the sun was enormous here.

Taken with Samsung S9 (while driving), edited in Aviary (while stationary)