Rob Eyers

Hey Patrick thanks for doing this. It’s always great to know more about fellow Lightstalkers.

Good to see this feature back again. Kudos to whoever decided to reintroduce it.

Congrats Laura. Well deserved.

Glad you had some fun with it Frank. – Rob Eyers

Thanks for all the work you and your team do Rob!

My only contributing thought is that closing the forum would stop the influx of new blood and risk becoming stale. A closed forum would prevent newbies from having access to all the talent and insight here too. I for one can remember when I first joined. The input from many here has really been an…[Read more]

Love the colour ones Erik although there are a few that are great in b&w. St Mark’s Square was a mad house when we were there. Good to see the water isn’t flooding everything. You made a good decision to go.

I also do my own masks in PS John. Stacking is much easier if there are only a few as in landscapes but this macro think is another beast.

This appears to have worked Melody. Thank you so much!

Thanks a lot Robert. I wasn’t aware of Allan so I’m sure to learn something. Cheers

Hi Robert. I tried that one and got some strange results around some of the edges. Maybe I just couldn’t figure out how to use it properly. I’ll see if I can dig up some videos on it before I make my final decision.

Other than a lot of discarded cups there isn’t much visually to suggest that it’s hot Lenny. If you want to show heat I somehow think that colour might be your friend. Apart from the heat issue there’s a lot of halos around the palm leaves.

I agree that this is time consuming but worthwhile Beaky.

I’ve been using a software product called FoCal Pro from Reikan for several years. Having a lens AF microadjusted certainly increases your keepers. The FoCal Pro product also compares your lens to other samples via an active online database. It lets you know if your sample is within…[Read more]

You are so right Tobie! This 2x click issue is a pain in the backside. I fear it’s going to harm these forums. I’ve seen a reduction in participation since the change. I for one would be happy to go back to the older version that worked. The change in look just isn’t worth the loss of functionality IMHO

Thanks Beaky.

Thanks 3pco. Early morning light is special.

Thanks Diane. Lots to learn in the macro realm. My journey is just starting.

I agree with Greg that the left mags. may have been brightened too much. Might have been better if a luminosity mask was used to zero in on only the lightest parts of them.

Hi Lena. I like the composition and the concept. I agree with #pco about it being over sharpened causing halos.

My only additional comment would be to add more drama to the sky.That’s a personal choice though.

You didn’t mention your EXIF. There’s some noise in the sky and the EXIF would help in determining were it came from.

Congratulations Graham and Patrick!