Stephen Thackeray

@stevet  Sometimes photos do look like “nothings” I’m glad I kept a number of mine around because often when I go back to them at a later time, I often see something I didn’t see before. Some of those “nothings” get transformed as I accumulate improved editing skills or the editing software itself improves.  I liked your re-edit a lot. Subject v…[Read more]

One more tweak, @stevet. I used DxO ViewPoint to level it. :^)

@stevet , Cool patterns! Plus, the reflections add extra depth.

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Late in commenting but this is much more captivating and focused on the subject of the train.

@stevet   Here’s another crop you might want to try.  Create a square image with the two passenger cubbies facing each other and the two lightpoles on the far side of the cubbies facing each other.  Next, this is strictly personal preference – as someone who loves infrastructure shots, I would not add haze. I would add contrast to the image and…[Read more]

I really like the second one, @stevet.  By flipping the original vertically, you give a dramatic feel of a change in perspective.   One suggestion I have is that you experiment with recoloring the mirror images of the yellow light at the bottom, using a less saturated color See if this strengthens further the very interesting feeling of a pe…[Read more]

Thank you @stevet    I used to think that way about smartphone photography, but I took a course and was surprised at what I thought I knew – but didn’t. They are especially good for night shots, but I never expected I’d get anything decent of the milky way

Here is the end product after your suggestions

Stephen @stevet – A good suggestion, thanks, I have removed most of the photographer except at the top where it does not seem to be a problem. What do you think?

@annehornsby – Good thinking, Anne, thanks! What do you think now, hope that I haven’t overdone!

Agree, great shot by @stevet!

If I’m honest @stevet , I also love macro photography because it means I don’t have to travel too far to get a really interesting shot. lol 😉

I never got back to it today @stevet. I wanted to, but…  I also use one of my older cameras when I reverse the lens.

This one from @stevet I thought was worth a call out too. Nice one.

@stevet  Great image, Steve.  Fascinating that humans discovered they could be used to raise the nap on wool cloth.

Thanks @stevet!

Thank you @stevet.  I will never look at a moth the same way again.

Incredibly sharp shot @stevet  which really suits the subject matter here. Not every shot should be perfectly sharp but this one really benefits from it.

@stevet Hi Stephen, welcome to the forums. Macro and bug photography are both exciting genres and you have chosen a combination of both which is great. Look forward to seeing your works here 🙂