Wednesday Feb 01 2023

[Dave]

Happy Hump Day, everyone.

Monday was a day of intermittent rain here. I managed to time my walks well enough to avoid getting soaked. Here's one shot taken during a mid-morning walk on Monday...

   

Because I usually shoot with shutter speed and aperture settings to minimize blur from hand tremors I was surprised the shot wasn't a blurred or grainy reject. Below is something close to what I started with SOOTC, although it was actually much darker - I lightened this a bit to show some barely discernible detail, otherwise it would be nearly flat black...

   

[Rich]

From Monday:

I didn't know the site was down, thanks Don!

Dave, interesting succulent as is your usual! I like how it gets soft at the top and comes back into sharpness. Gives a feeling of depth! Well exposed.

Grant, your frost creations are amazing! Something to do on a grey, cold day!

Peter, well seen and exposed!

Today:
Beautiful rose Dave, well done on the adjustment.

Coming to the party late. The images Monday inspired me to find a few of my manips done in a free software program I cannot spell and neither can spell check. Dave will probably know.
Here is one I called Mardi Gras, in honor of the upcoming party in New Orleans. I added the starbursts to the finished mask.

[Dave]

Thanks Rich.

That's a pretty neat digital image.

Years ago I used several digital manip apps, but have forgotten the names names except for one - something like Apophysis, if I remember correctly.

[Rich]

Dave, YES! Good job. Apophysis software. I looked it up and is still free. I recommend you have an antivirus program if you download. Years ago some people say they got a virus from it but I never did.

[Man From Ironbark]

That's an amazing transformation Dave. My shots like that usually come out poorly when I try to enhance them.

As you might have guessed, my main aim is to have something at least closely approximating a clear photo come out of the camera. Yes I play around a lot and if using the DSLR, none of my lenses are digital. So a lot of exposure guessing, goes wrong.

Some of my experimental photography works sort of OK.

[Luv2shoot]

Peter, those look like little balls of mercury floating in air.
Rich, love the manip.. It is so unique.
Dave, I am glad that you found some fresh roses to photograph. Amazing color and exposure recovery. Do you shoot raw?

[Dave]

Thanks Lorell. Yes, I shoot RAW.