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It saddens me to forward the news that our good friend and fellow photographer, Matt Quinn, has passed.
As some of you may know, he had been battling cancer for a while and was on his way to recovery.
Please take a moment to remember him in your prayers.

"Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God." - Leo Buscaglia

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My Conch Runethover

Last post by RBorud « Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:34 pm
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by RBorud » Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:37 pm
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While digging in boxes that were squirreled away some years ago was a project I meant work on and totally forgot I found. So here is one of my...
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Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:34 pm
A train of logic.

Last post by St3v3M « Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:34 am
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by RBorud » Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:13 am

Hi All
Part of my thanksgiving day in the busy train yards I came across this twist of views, I found it most interesting. Thanks for looking. RBorud

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Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:34 am
Industrial #4

Last post by St3v3M « Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:37 am
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by RBorud » Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:54 pm

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After being encouraged to continue Industrials as another line of imagery, I found myself spending the thanksgiving weekend traveling in and...

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Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:37 am
'Smiling Faces'

Last post by davechinn « Tue Dec 05, 2017 3:38 pm
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by davechinn » Wed Nov 29, 2017 12:53 pm

Once I saw the expressed look, I knew I had to quickly capture this before it was gone. I decided to do a composite for more impact than from the...

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Tue Dec 05, 2017 3:38 pm
Name That Tune!

Last post by St3v3M « Mon Dec 04, 2017 7:27 pm
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by LindaShorey » Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:11 pm

This image is a result of Rborud's comment in my earlier topic Looking for guidance... . His suggestion was that I not advertise the effect, rather...

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Mon Dec 04, 2017 7:27 pm
What I would rather shoot!!

Last post by St3v3M « Mon Dec 04, 2017 4:00 pm
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by RBorud » Mon Nov 27, 2017 6:05 pm

Hi All Here is what i hope to shoot more of on this dreary November day. Would you not agree. RBorud

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Mon Dec 04, 2017 4:00 pm
Industrial study #2

Last post by Charles Haacker « Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:18 pm
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by RBorud » Fri Nov 24, 2017 6:10 pm

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Here I am showing another of a sightly new direction in my thinking. I was prodded by minneve to go this way (thanks) . Looking at what are...

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Last post by Charles Haacker
Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:18 pm
In Search of the Elusive Color Pencil Sketch

Last post by St3v3M « Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:16 pm
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by Bob Yankle » Sat Nov 25, 2017 7:08 am

Searching for an interesting subject, indoors. Our cat Nikita looks lion-like to me. This is her as a sketch.

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Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:16 pm
The attack of the MUMMS

Last post by St3v3M « Sun Dec 03, 2017 6:17 pm
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by RBorud » Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:03 am

Hi All A thanksgiving card for all who behold, it is not what the pilgrims when they landed but a creation after a blasted toothache and removal...

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Sun Dec 03, 2017 6:17 pm
Haunting

Last post by St3v3M « Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:16 am
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by Bob Yankle » Thu Nov 16, 2017 3:17 pm

One of those moments when camera blur has "ruined" an image. But hold on ........ colors, an eery feeling, hints of architecture and form....

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Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:16 am
Flight

Last post by minniev « Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:01 pm
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by minniev » Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:58 pm
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I posted this bird a couple of days ago, this shot was taken seconds after the first, but I went down a different road processing. All comments and...
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Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:01 pm
Artists palette

Last post by St3v3M « Sun Nov 26, 2017 1:34 am
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by RBorud » Wed Nov 15, 2017 4:33 am

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I will add one more of past work, then be gone for a week. I have a great fascination for painters studio, in particular their palette tables....

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Sun Nov 26, 2017 1:34 am
Prairie Sentinals

Last post by St3v3M « Thu Nov 23, 2017 2:48 am
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by RBorud » Sat Nov 11, 2017 4:29 am
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Hi All I have been asked to enter an image of a project I did awhile back of the elevators of the prairie area of Minnesota. I did about 70 of them....
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Thu Nov 23, 2017 2:48 am
This Old House

Last post by minniev « Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:57 pm
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by minniev » Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:53 pm
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I have a few I'll post from this old abandoned farm in New York. This one is developed fancifully because I wanted a different sky than I had, but I...
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Last post by minniev
Wed Nov 22, 2017 1:57 pm
'Ole West Arrest'

Last post by davechinn « Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:54 pm
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by davechinn » Tue Oct 31, 2017 7:58 pm
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A composite reveling an arrest from the ole west of Wyoming. As always, this is a work in progress, but as of now sort of finished. This happens to...
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Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:54 pm
Exploding wine

Last post by Duck « Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:47 pm
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by Duck » Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:22 am

Furthering my education in Photoshop special FX, here is one I played around with using a particle brush I custom made. I want to add a spiralling...

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Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:47 pm
My Jeep

Last post by St3v3M « Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:31 pm
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by Duck » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:25 pm

I'm taking inspiration from several people here for my rendition of this image of me in my Jeep at Rausch Creek Off-Road Park in PA. All done in...

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Tue Nov 14, 2017 7:31 pm
Le petit chat dans la fenêtre

Last post by minniev « Tue Nov 14, 2017 12:08 am
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by RBorud » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:59 pm

Hi All
Here is a tidbit for a rainy cloudy afternoon
RBorud

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Last post by minniev
Tue Nov 14, 2017 12:08 am
Big Iron (Triceratops)

Last post by St3v3M « Sun Nov 12, 2017 10:49 pm
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by Bob Yankle » Wed Nov 01, 2017 3:08 pm

Muscular, hard-working, and not afraid to get dirty. Strangely enough, one of the careers I often fantasized about when I was younger was operating...

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Sun Nov 12, 2017 10:49 pm
Miss Mannequin Takes a New Beau

Last post by Charles Haacker « Fri Nov 10, 2017 5:21 pm
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by LindaShorey » Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:25 pm
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Many thanks to St3v3M for wanting to know more of the story. Last time we visited, Belle's beau was experiencing a bit of a headache see here .

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Last post by Charles Haacker
Fri Nov 10, 2017 5:21 pm
The EGG --- white on white

Last post by Charles Haacker « Fri Nov 10, 2017 5:16 pm
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by Charles Haacker » Sat Oct 28, 2017 4:05 pm
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This is very old (2009) and I have some trepidation showing it at all as it was made with a P&S. I plan to repeat it as soon as I can, but at the...
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Last post by Charles Haacker
Fri Nov 10, 2017 5:16 pm
Just A Family

Last post by minniev « Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:45 pm
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by minniev » Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:00 pm
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Because of how I took this, it had all the wrong settings but it was a Moment and I did what I could, so processed it adventurously and put it in a...
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Last post by minniev
Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:45 pm
Sabatier - Huechera

Last post by Charles Haacker « Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:27 pm
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by Bob Yankle » Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:59 pm

Bob Malarz introduced me to a genre called Sabatier which caught my eye as something just a bit different. I have applied the effect to several...

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Last post by Charles Haacker
Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:27 pm
Brawn and Beauty

Last post by St3v3M « Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:10 am
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by Bob Yankle » Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:50 pm

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I freely admit this is a blatant plagiarism of Minniev's idea, "The Beauty of Ugliness." I...

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Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:10 am
A Light in the Darkness

Last post by St3v3M « Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:59 am
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by Bob Yankle » Wed Oct 25, 2017 2:58 pm

This image is the basis for my Avatar. It was one of the few times I used my Canon 50mm f/1.4 for its light collection capabilities. Shot with a...

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Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:59 am

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