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Wild Something

Last post by minniev « Wed Apr 17, 2019 1:25 pm
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by minniev » Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:02 pm

I am still seeing how far I can get with photos before they turn into photographic art. This one's on the border. Something that grows in the swamp,...

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Wed Apr 17, 2019 1:25 pm
Clover Season

Last post by minniev « Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:23 pm
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by minniev » Tue Apr 09, 2019 3:40 pm

Still trying to learn how to use this darned macro lens. It has so much fiddling...All comments appreciated.

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Last post by minniev
Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:23 pm
Dead Weeds in Winter

Last post by minniev « Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:06 pm
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by minniev » Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:01 pm

Yeah, I'll try to take a picture of almost anything. All comments appreciated, including about whether I need to crop/de-center.

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Last post by minniev
Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:06 pm
Just a Flower

Last post by Psjunkie « Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:26 pm
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by Psjunkie » Sun Feb 10, 2019 3:58 pm
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some more play with light..and softness
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Last post by Psjunkie
Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:26 pm
Ball Moss at Dawn, Swamp Study

Last post by PietFrancke « Tue Feb 05, 2019 4:30 pm
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by minniev » Sun Feb 03, 2019 8:08 pm

I don't know for sure that this is ball moss but cannot find a better way to describe it even if it's not. They are little balls smaller than a golf...

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Last post by PietFrancke
Tue Feb 05, 2019 4:30 pm
Parasol

Last post by St3v3M « Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:00 pm
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by minniev » Thu Sep 13, 2018 7:40 pm

Shot this wet morning in my forest.

Practicing my editing on the iPad for heating/cloning to get a big OOF piece of grass outa there. A totally...

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Last post by St3v3M
Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:00 pm
Morning Light #2

Last post by St3v3M « Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:02 am
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by minniev » Mon Sep 10, 2018 7:07 pm

Part of the dawn series in Sallis the other day. Thanks to Frank for tutoring me on luminosity masks though I haven't a clue what I'm doing yet....

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Last post by St3v3M
Wed Nov 28, 2018 2:02 am
Wind Above Whiffen Spit- Something Different

Last post by St3v3M « Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:11 am
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by minniev » Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:31 pm

On this cliff above the strait of Juan de Fuca, you look down on Whiffen Spit, a sandy hook that extends from Sooke, BC. That is, if you can stand...

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Last post by St3v3M
Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:11 am
Cathedral

Last post by St3v3M « Thu Nov 01, 2018 5:17 am
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by minniev » Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:35 am

Cathedral Grove is the best known of the old growth forests on Vancouver Island. I am never equipped to photograph or edit such giants. All you can...

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Thu Nov 01, 2018 5:17 am
It's going to be a sunshiny day

Last post by St3v3M « Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:34 pm
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by St3v3M » Mon Sep 17, 2018 6:43 am

It's going to be a sunshiny day! S-

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Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:34 pm
Summer’s End

Last post by minniev « Sun Sep 09, 2018 12:33 pm
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by minniev » Fri Aug 31, 2018 9:22 pm

Playing in mobile workflow, LRCC + Snapseed and Distressed FX for textures.

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Last post by minniev
Sun Sep 09, 2018 12:33 pm
Stump

Last post by Matt Quinn « Tue Aug 28, 2018 3:10 pm
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by Matt Quinn » Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:37 pm
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Where the limb broke off the cherry tree. Suggestions very welcome. Matt

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Last post by Matt Quinn
Tue Aug 28, 2018 3:10 pm
Echinacea with Grass Flower Spikes, Natural Light, HDR

Last post by St3v3M « Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:17 am
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by Charles Haacker » Thu Jul 12, 2018 5:24 pm

These were juuuust starting to fade so I grabbed the camera. This is a spot on the dining table that has windows with translucent blinds on two...

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Last post by St3v3M
Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:17 am
Ferns

Last post by St3v3M « Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:49 pm
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by minniev » Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:13 pm
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I’m pretty sure this will be kinda terrible. I’m experimenting with detailed editing on the ipad, using my finger to draw a mask, so no tellling how...
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Last post by St3v3M
Mon Jul 09, 2018 5:49 pm
Blackberries In Shade

Last post by minniev « Sat Jun 23, 2018 9:45 pm
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by minniev » Wed May 30, 2018 5:27 pm
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I've spent a lot of time this past 2 weeks on the farm, so I'm taking photos of just what's there, and seeing what I can make of interest with...
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Last post by minniev
Sat Jun 23, 2018 9:45 pm
FINALLY! SPRING!

Last post by Matt Quinn « Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:29 pm
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by Charles Haacker » Sun Apr 29, 2018 8:57 pm

Ya shoulda seen me doing these. I have a poor man's macro, a couple of very inexpensive extension tubes, 10 and 16 mm. These were all made with my...

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Last post by Matt Quinn
Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:29 pm
Lauritzen Gardens Redux, Spring 2018

Last post by Charles Haacker « Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:45 pm
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by Charles Haacker » Mon May 14, 2018 3:03 pm

We go here so often we have a family membership. It's only an hour away in Omaha. I've been having a ball with my new Sony A6000, learning how to...

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Last post by Charles Haacker
Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:45 pm
Moving East

Last post by St3v3M « Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:19 pm
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by St3v3M » Sun Apr 29, 2018 4:14 am
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Moving East. S-
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Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:19 pm
Wild flower 2 Ways

Last post by minniev « Mon Apr 30, 2018 1:05 pm
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by minniev » Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:26 pm
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Both are fairly significantly edited but following different routes. The first is true color. Both of them are shot and edited by an old lady with a...
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Last post by minniev
Mon Apr 30, 2018 1:05 pm
Methuselah

Last post by St3v3M « Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:34 pm
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by St3v3M » Sun Apr 29, 2018 3:09 am
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Methuselah. S-
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Last post by St3v3M
Sun Apr 29, 2018 11:34 pm
Frostbit Daffodils in Jam Jar, ETTR, Manual Settings

Last post by Matt Quinn « Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:56 pm
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by Charles Haacker » Sat Apr 14, 2018 1:14 pm

Elsewhere we've been discussing the use of manual vs. automatic settings. I mentioned that, having learned and worked professionally with nothing but...

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Last post by Matt Quinn
Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:56 pm
Jelly beans

Last post by Matt Quinn « Tue Apr 10, 2018 3:01 pm
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by Matt Quinn » Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:56 pm

Even tulips like jelly beans. Fortunately, we had saran wrap over the dish. Matt

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Last post by Matt Quinn
Tue Apr 10, 2018 3:01 pm
Clover and one Resident

Last post by minniev « Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:13 pm
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by minniev » Sat Apr 07, 2018 5:40 pm
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Well , it has to go somewhere. I was taking pictures of this little stand of red clover and found this pin-head size bug on it, couldn't tell...
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Last post by minniev
Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:13 pm
Last Hurrah for the Lilies

Last post by Matt Quinn « Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:05 am
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by Matt Quinn » Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:50 pm

Fading fast. Matt

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Last post by Matt Quinn
Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:05 am
Lily - inspired by Matt

Last post by Matt Quinn « Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:46 pm
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by minniev » Fri Apr 06, 2018 6:37 pm
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The deep discount Easter Lily I got Monday is still blooming...

Thanks Matt for giving an idea that will provide hours of fun
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Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:46 pm

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