Lenspiration | Blake | Mentions https://www.lenspiration.com/members/blake/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Blake. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:08:20 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 36b4544f4b37ad6d6579edfeab59542b James Staddon replied to the topic PRO Critique submissions (submit your images here) in the forum PRO Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/all-pro-critique-submissions-submit-your-images-here/#post-16224 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:38:34 -0400 This is a fantastic submission, @blake! Thanks for sharing and I’ll look forward to presenting a critique in PRO Critique webinar #3!

]]> 36b4544f4b37ad6d6579edfeab59542b James Staddon replied to the topic PRO Critique submissions (submit your images here) in the forum PRO Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/all-pro-critique-submissions-submit-your-images-here/#post-16224 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:38:34 -0400 This is a fantastic submission, @blake! Thanks for sharing and I’ll look forward to presenting a critique in PRO Critique webinar #3!

]]> c58149a92258cdd8c742c3c048a51dee Rachel L replied to the topic What Lens for the Mountains? in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/what-lens-for-the-mountains/#post-15068 Tue, 05 Jan 2016 03:50:25 -0500 @blake @Dan-Cope Thanks! I’m finding it really enlightening that y’all are suggesting lenses with such a minimal zoom…. Since I don’t do much nature/landscape photography, this is really helpful to hear!

]]> 0a2b75179da7f7a31458b60b59418093 James Staddon replied to the topic Shooting Startrails in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/shooting-startrails/#post-14777 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 18:22:32 -0500 Hey @blake, the colorful specs are hot pixels that appear due to long exposures. Cambridge In Colour calls it “Fixed pattern noise” http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/image-noise.htm

Do you have a program like Lightroom? Some programs are able to detect and remove this type of noise.

]]> 05455598d5d318252dc3bd9a7cefc14d James Staddon replied to the topic Sunset and Sunrise in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/sunset-and-sunrise/page/2/#post-14635 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 01:54:28 -0500 Like your analogy about butter and toast, @mr-quebec. Makes me hungry. 🙂

The clouds look like strokes of paint on a canvas, @blake! I can only imagine how awesome that sunset was. I LOVE sunsets too!

In this situation, I probably would have seen what I could do to include a little more silhouette foreground, all the way across the bottom. It…Read more

]]> f9bdc1c10cde753b5700287c60c742a2 Ezra Morley replied to the topic Any Tips on Moon Photography? in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/any-tips-on-moon-photography/#post-14314 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 17:17:59 -0400 You said about what I would have said about the noise issue, @Dan-Cope! 🙂

I would also add that if I were you, @blake I would open up the aperture a bit; f/16 is way overkill for night skies. Since it’s so dark, you need to let in more light, I would say f/4 would be a better choice for night skies, or even lower, if you have the option!

]]> f9bdc1c10cde753b5700287c60c742a2 Ezra Morley replied to the topic Any Tips on Moon Photography? in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/any-tips-on-moon-photography/page/3/#post-14314 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 17:17:59 -0400 You said about what I would have said about the noise issue, @Dan-Cope! 🙂

I would also add that if I were you, @blake I would open up the aperture a bit; f/16 is way overkill for night skies. Since it’s so dark, you need to let in more light, I would say f/4 would be a better choice for night skies, or even lower, if you have the option!

]]> 383cc2ee0751e54ca54677b619f3eea4 Dan Cope replied to the topic Waterfalls in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/waterfalls/#post-14313 Fri, 30 Oct 2015 17:11:30 -0400

not the best image quality but in this case it ads a good effect

I hadn’t thought of it that way, @blake, but perhaps my aging eyes are missing something! I would be interested in having you explain further why you feel it is not the best image quality and how that creates a good effect.

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