Photography

[Shoelessjoe]

Here is one that the group liked and didn't have much in the way of suggestions.  The subject with the group was light thus the sun backlighting the lighthouse and this one.  In this one I use a single flash off camera to the left at a 45 degree angle above the subject and shot the flash through an umbrella to diffuse the light and soften the effect on the subject.  Notice how the light shapes the face with contrast and deep shadows.  If I wanted I could have used a second flash to the right at a lesser power outage then the main flash for some fill light which would have made the face look a little lighter on the subjects left.  Look at the background.  It is in a corner of the room and the light from the flash hits the one wall on the side more then the wall in the back which is darker.

[Shoelessjoe]

Here is the photo posted earlier with the sky being replaced and the ropes removed.  Also fixed the hat and removed a label or tag on the back of one of the pirate costumes.

[Shoelessjoe]

Here is another sky replacement.

Before


After image before sky replacement with edits.  I felt the changes were not realistic.


Original image with a new sky.

[LennG]

Well we are back from New Hampshire and give me a few days to go thru my pix and I'll put up some, I think, are really nice. We had sort of terrible weather, with rain some snow and lot's of fog, which made for some trying pixs as things always look better with a nice blue sky. That said, where we stayed, most of the color was past peak, but once we headed to the other side of the mountain, in places it was spectacular and as we drove south seemed every tree was in color. Overall, it is so hard to capture what the eye sees, but I took hundreds of pix so let me sort them out and post some for you all.

In the meantime, here are a few other pixs that I had in my folder.

Sunset in Newport, RI




In Maine, they light up the Nubel LightHouse for the Holidays





In Rockport, Mass, Motif #1, they say the most painted scene in America.





In Stockbridge, Mass, a house where Norman Rockwell spent some of his life.





Once again in Newport, RI (truly one of our favorite cities in the entire USA, really a great town)
Trinity Church with a full moon

[ozzie]

Love that Lighthouse pic. Can't wait to see wh at kind of shots you share from your trip!

[LennG]

I am still working on some of my pixs from our time in New Hampshire so let me post a few others from my files. 

Let's just call these 'nature'  I hope I have posted any of these before. Many of my shots are similar as I try and look for certain things when we travel and when I look for, what I consider a 'good shot'. As you know from past shoots, I love close-ups of flowers, seashores, sunsets, and covered bridges. I also love seasonal shots that depict some of the seasons.

Try these out for now

[LennG]

 For some reason I cannot see any of the pix that anyone put up. What has happened?????????????.

Can anyone else see any of the pix?

I went to the site to try and post a pix but I cannot get into it. What's going on here?

[ozzie]

I'm not having any problems see the pix. I wonder what's up?

[T200]

I see them as well.

[LennG]

Believe me they weren't there for 2 days and the site that we use to put them up was down.

Glad things are back to normal.

[ozzie]

Let's see if we can get this whole photo thing working again...
Here are some pix from my local trip to Winfrey Point in Dallas yesterday..










Unfortunately, this is about all we get for "Fall Color". It's a really small window and if you don't time it right this is about all you're left with.

[ozzie]

Here are just a couple more of some "Close up" shots.






And are two inspired by Lenn's "Puzzle Boxes"

[LennG]

GREAT pix Lou. I could be looking at my own pix with them.

[ozzie]

Thank you, Lenn. I take that very much as a compliment!
Glad this thread is back to veiwing mode for everyone.

[LennG]

I am still working on my pixs from our week in New Hampshire, so it will be a bit longer before I can post what I feel are a few good pix. Problem was it was overcast for most of our week and it rained 4 out of the 7 days which inhibits many pix from outstanding to OK. Nothing beats that clear blue sky.

So let me post a few other pixs I have laying around from our previous summer trip to Maine