Tuesday, April 15, 2025

[Dave]

The last blossoms from an arrangement of poppies my wife bought for $5.00 at the grocers weeks ago; photographed yesterday and just now processed...

   

Prickly Pear Cactus, taken at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands Ecological Preserve 9 days ago...

   

Neither of these required much processing: mostly cropping for composition and modest sharpening in some places.

Have yourselves a good day or night.

[Don]

Good morning Dave and thanks for starting the daily with such nice photos. I often have issues with a lot of red, seems to be easily blown out. These are done very well though.

A couple more from our camping trip. One photo is all that is left of an old steel bridge, and the next is a photo of a nearby cemetery which was very interesting to explore.

The local chapter of the nature photo club meets tonight and we are supposed to bring a few photos to show. I just randomly picked about 5 from past trips (Like all of us, I have many to choose from). Mine range in subject matter from a Eurasian Oystercatcher to an Icelandic church in a foggy field.

I see where Lorell hasn't logged in for a couple of weeks. Hope all is well there as she is one of our most active members.  Sadly, I think the other 5 or 6 members have apparently called it quits.

[Rich]

I am still here, sure wish the notification of a post message would work. I just don't check every day. Will need to start doing that.

Dave, both well exposed and lots of interest! Good composition!

Don I like the composition of the bridge.I walk in our cemetery in the warmer weather, Will have to start looking for a good scene to photo.

[Don]

I am still here, sure wish the notification of a post message would work. I just don't check every day. Will need to start doing that.

I've done some research on that and can't find a solution. As soon as I can find a commercially available forum I will try to transfer everything over, and whatever the cost is we call all share the expense. That way we will have a dedicated support team to address issues such as not being notified rather than depend on me trying to find time to do it.  Better all around.

[Dave]

Thanks Don. Yes, sometimes reds can be challenging. I also have difficulties with light vivid greens: they often look unnaturally vivid; the description of electric green comes to me.

Two more top quality B&Ws. In the first, I think the thin branches at the top do a great job of emphasizing the depth of the rest of the scene. The second also has good depth and excellent values.

Thank you Rich. I was pleased at how both of these images turned out.

[Man From Ironbark]

The notifications isn't an issue for me. I check the site reularly enough to see that a new post has been made.
Dave's poppies are stunningly arranged. The reds are good. Prickly pear is noxious in Australia. Though there are plenty of them around.

Don's B&W shots are well balanced. I don't seem to find myself in cemeteries often enough. Maybe I'll start trying harder.
The bridge though, I'm not too sure about driving over that bridge.