Lenspiration | John Machen | Mentions https://www.lenspiration.com/members/hayhand02/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning John Machen. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:58:09 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 3830196cdde8e940421b7d8b26c1deab James Staddon replied to the topic Photography Contests in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/photography-contests/#post-61085 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:17:23 -0500 Here’s one I ran into today, @hayhand02: https://photocontest.nwf.org/menu-home.aspx?comp_id=C01304D4-386F-4A6C-998D-60B6FAF9AE01

]]> a468658b104ddd9232d80b3120c8cd4e Kina Lamb replied to the topic Selling A Bunch Of Equipment in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/selling-a-bunch-of-equipment/#post-53097 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:11:40 -0400 @hayhand02 @ernestf-lloyd Sure thing! I’ll be working on getting them on KEH & here soon. 😀

]]> f46413475ead7010852656b8ad4e8384 Joshua Ong replied to the topic B&W Colour Effect in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bw-colour-effect/#post-52335 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 02:08:54 -0400 @loganlamar, @blessingscaptured, @hayhand02, and @frazer-family,

Thank you so much for your helpful tips and insight into this area of photography. I’m assuming that the edited pictures attached above were processed using Lightroom/Photoshop.

@loganlamar and @blessingscaptured, to summarise what you have said, I think B&W would be used in the…Read more

]]> 2ce8a1f34c6e2a87355e6caa413f8865 Joshua Ong replied to the topic B&W Colour Effect in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bw-colour-effect/#post-52333 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 02:00:52 -0400 Hi @loganlamar, @blessingscaptured, @hayhand02, and @frazer-family,

Thank you so much for your helpful tips and insight into this area of photography. I’m assuming that the edited pictures attached above were processed using Lightroom/Photoshop.

@loganlamar and @blessingscaptured, to summarise what you have said, I think B&W would be used in the…Read more

]]> 4760ebde09e063aa5d3760a215c0d0c7 Logan Lamar replied to the topic B&W Colour Effect in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bw-colour-effect/#post-52332 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 00:35:45 -0400 @hayhand02 has some neat ideas there! I’ve done it before for a shoot for my mom’s blog:
https://www.ahappyhomemedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/When-the-Holidays-are-Hard-1.jpg
In the image above, I wanted your attention to be on the young lady, as I was trying to get the viewer to feel a sense of empathy for her. That’s why she’s wearing red,…Read more

]]> b4b7b6b497dbf163c9034321eecd2433 Frazer Family replied to the topic B&W Colour Effect in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bw-colour-effect/#post-52319 Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:09:47 -0400 @Loganlamar said:

If the color contributes or enhances the feeling I want to convey with the photo, I’ll keep it… If, however, the use of color detracts or distracts from the feeling I want to convey with the image, I’ll convert it to black and white… It all depends on what you’re trying to convey.

Absolutely. This is probably the most impor…Read more

]]> 15707ae97fbba2edeb51342084ceb72d James Staddon replied to the topic BONUS: Lightning Landscape in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bonus-lightning-landscape/#post-51195 Mon, 08 Jun 2020 15:22:57 -0400 AWESOME!!! Love following your developing storm-chasing story, @hayhand02!

]]> 1424c674d7e9c962825ac1bb78e5faa9 Elliot Mullet replied to the topic Choosing a tripod in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/choosing-a-tripod/#post-50309 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 12:25:53 -0400 In answer to your question, @hayhand02,…
Thanks for clarifying. Actually, I don’t have a tripod right now and don’t need an expensive carbon fiber professional model. All I need is a decently sturdy, entry level tripod (used is ok) for somewhere between $20-$40. If I ever go big into photography and need a better tripod (which I don’t have…Read more

]]> 9f39d881ffd7ee265e72439ddf2d4839 Ethan Rambeck replied to the topic Full-frame vs Crop-sensor and other Questions in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/full-frame-vs-crop-sensor-and-other-questions/#post-50158 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:31:04 -0400 Thank you for the advice @hayhand02! With your Nikon D7100, how high can you take the ISO and still achieve good quality results?

@nasa, thank you for the very in depth answers, especially answer two! Are there any resources where I can learn more about analogue-digital conversion, and analogue gain? Here are two more questions I have. : )

1:…Read more

]]> 3833623c44cec72c4f8e724354daf5c1 James Staddon posted an update: @hayhand02 Love your profile picture! :) https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/11093/ Fri, 30 Aug 2019 20:37:49 -0400 @hayhand02 Love your profile picture! 🙂

]]> 1 b5dbe8b27a59b54a60331b198e9e3bc3 Logan Lamar replied to the topic Shooting RAW... ugh... in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/shooting-raw-ugh/#post-42087 Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:23:01 -0400 @hayhand02

I know the feeling!! Before I made the switch to Lightroom, it was hard keeping all my pictures organized and I didn’t have a fast post-processing system going. RAW format is a larger file and uses more space, but the editing control and photo quality make it worth it to me.
I use Lightroom Classic CC.

Hm… 200 to 20 in 15 m…Read more

]]> 54bd2790fd9ae4dd86c14f85c4b58ab0 Logan Lamar replied to the topic Lighthouse in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/lighthouse/#post-41922 Fri, 12 Jul 2019 04:30:10 -0400 @morganwriter1gmail-com @hayhand02
It wasn’t particularly stormy or overcast—just typical weather for the PNW—, but the sky definitely wasn’t that interesting (it was just after sunset though and there was a band of vivid red in the opposite direction I was shooting). It was shot literally just after sunset and within fifteen minutes of the lig…Read more

]]> 2c08efa6af356ef8ae393932e941a812 Caitlin Compton replied to the topic Luray Caverns in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/luray-caverns/#post-41629 Tue, 02 Jul 2019 02:50:56 -0400 @hayhand02

If you’ll allow me to critique your photo, it looks like you used a flash. I found that a flash usually made the limestone look unappealing and overblown. (And, it looks like you used a Canon…) But that picture/scene looks like it has potential!

Oh. . . so I’m pressuming you’re a Nikon user. . . 🙂

Yes, I’d agree about the flash loo…Read more

]]> 0628ed404f4d81ba37549b0f49eb09dd James Staddon replied to the topic Luray Caverns in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/luray-caverns/#post-40950 Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:34:56 -0400 I loved reading through this thread! Good suggestions everyone. Since I never got around to commenting on your photos, @hayhand02, I’ll plan on doing so tonight doing the webinar. https://www.lenspiration.com/photo-critique-with-lenspiration-jun-18/

]]> 7f2d9ecc3ef18b7471cbba00dcc5c410 Lyd-B replied to the topic Luray Caverns in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/luray-caverns/#post-40820 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:15:19 -0400 Hi there, @hayhand02!

#3: This picture was more a snapshot of a cool scene than a artisitly composed image. I should have taken a little time there and done it right.

It’s amazing what a big difference a little time can make, isn’t it? It can change something from a “snapshot” to a work of art.

#2: Ummmm, the tour guide made comments abo…

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]]> c108db8d44a3594353b588a2798651df Caitlin Compton replied to the topic Luray Caverns in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/luray-caverns/#post-40441 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 04:52:54 -0400 These remind me of my family’s trip to the Buchan Caves here in Australia, @hayhand02. And, I must say, that after my attempt to try and get good photos, with very low lighting, people everywhere and a fast moving tour group, it’s a very challenging environment. So, your photos are great! They turned out much better than mine. 🙂 I’ll just comment…Read more

]]> db86641d9745d2f5dd8e602fcb519df4 Lyd-B replied to the topic Luray Caverns in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/luray-caverns/#post-40221 Fri, 31 May 2019 15:51:49 -0400 I am so impressed with these photos, @hayhand02! Luray Caverns looks like such an amazing place to visit!

Here are my thoughts, in order from favorites to least favorite:

Favorites
# 4 (Grand Column) – The people in the photo really help give a scale of this place, and I like the silhouettes. Ideally, it would be nice if there was more s…Read more

]]> 1b0f5700ea8a25ac5bdd714ac8a9b2ff Lyd-B replied to the topic Anchor by the Sea in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/anchor-by-the-sea/#post-39672 Tue, 14 May 2019 13:58:35 -0400 @lukevrable, I personally like the third picture the best. The first photo seems to have too many horizontal elements, and doesn’t seem to pull me in. The second one likewise doesn’t pull me in so much and somehow the scene almost feels distorted. The fourth is better but there’s just not as much interest in the scene for me. However….. here’s…Read more

]]> 5a5f2b1284fe33039d1b0dd24d21857a Paul Johnson replied to the topic Yosemite Falls in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/yosemite-falls/#post-37627 Sat, 09 Mar 2019 02:38:51 -0500 Dan, I love the edited photo. I think your picture has the same feel as one of Ken Rockwell’s. (Example 2) ((Be Careful with his Gallery))

Having visited Yosemite twice a year from childhood through my college years before moving to the East coast, I am very familiar with this location. The lower. The sense of scale is hard to place with no…Read more

]]> b5b7c8b7eb3dd91c4d7b11b9fe56d669 Logan Lamar replied to the topic Shooting the Perseids (shooting stars) in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/shooting-the-perseids-shooting-stars/#post-33014 Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:08:34 -0400 @hayhand02, @buddingphotographer, @rmadaris, I unfortunately did not get any meteor photos for at least two reasons. The first was that on Sunday night (the night of the shower), I was feeling very exhausted. A few of my siblings had gotten ill, and I was coming down with it too. The thought of getting up at two in the morning didn’t appeal much…Read more

]]> 551f6265b65d44203dec3b72c686e579 Caitlin Compton replied to the topic HDR sunset in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/hdr-sunset/page/2/#post-32275 Sun, 22 Jul 2018 02:24:02 -0400 No, @hayhand02, I haven’t been to the US. . . yet. 🙂 I really want to, though. Hopefully one day!

]]> af7ead4bbf8260d305fc5d6b02394435 Ryan Madaris replied to the topic Real-estate Photography in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/real-estate-photography/#post-32211 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:21:43 -0400 @dfrazer, thank you! I’m currently looking at a program called Luminar. @hayhand02, thank you! Unfortunately, though, that lens is for Nikon mirrorless cameras, and I use a D7000.

]]> e26e5bc68dceefc120b8823ab4c91f19 David Frazer replied to the topic Real-estate Photography in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/real-estate-photography/#post-32210 Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:16:42 -0400 You’re right, @hayhand02 that is a Nikon lens, but it is for the Nikon 1 series, and will not work on their DSLRs. Currently, the closest there is that I am aware of is the Tokina 12-28mm f/4.0 (currently 430 USD at B&H).

]]> 4f1d06f17ebaac7474d7660dc683e2b5 Caitlin Compton replied to the topic HDR sunset in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/hdr-sunset/#post-32045 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 07:36:59 -0400 @hayhand02 – yeah, my composition really wasn’t the best. I was annoyed I didn’t get down lower, too!

Yep, it’s so weird, @hayhand02 and @rmadaris, to think we’re living in different seasons. We have the wood fires going here and you guys are probably having a swim at the beach. Lol!

Thanks, @joshua_ong! It looks like you’re getting some cold…Read more

]]> e47c7e165c7c5e29cc80b06aa34c3ebb Silas Woodward replied to the topic buying laptop computer in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/buying-laptop-computer/#post-32007 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 19:10:28 -0400 OK THANKS @hayhand02 and @josiahw for all the information you have given me THANKS AGAIN
Silas

]]> 5051d59252235307ae5f211fbc9e884e Ryan Madaris replied to the topic HDR sunset in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/hdr-sunset/#post-31980 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 12:23:39 -0400 Australia is a beautiful place! As @hayhand02 said, we don’t get frost in July either. It’s in the 90’s regularly here in Georgia! 😀

]]> d4f816169e750ed2127b9e19eeffe76f Caitlin Compton replied to the topic HDR sunset in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/hdr-sunset/#post-31974 Tue, 10 Jul 2018 21:38:03 -0400 Thanks, Ryan! Yes, those pieces of grass were annoying me, too. I’ll have to remove them. Yeah, reducing the saturation could be a good idea. Thanks!

@hayhand02 – Lol! I live in Australia! 🙂

]]> 76cc23a950652f563c5c1c270a046980 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Jumping Silhouette in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/jumping-silhouette/#post-31569 Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:12:27 -0400 Hey @hayhand02! Thank you!
How did you do that edit? Did you use Photoshop or what? I really like it.

]]> f1603dd371b18d40822f7c9dce0946ab Lyd-B replied to the topic Black raspberry flowers in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/black-raspberry-flowers/#post-31479 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:29:05 -0400 Thanks @hayhand02! I like it; that vignette was done tastefully: it’s not too dark, but I think your eye is drawn to the subject better.

]]> e30d339e9bbcc32e6e3e3519859a881c Morgan Giesbrecht replied to the topic Accurately Shooting the Colour Red in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/accurately-shooting-the-colour-red/#post-31325 Tue, 12 Jun 2018 01:22:36 -0400 @hayhand02,

Looks like a cross between the American red and the Canadian red, your Dixie flag does! 🙂

]]> ef5cc5e4acc931375613cd3374f384b1 Ryan Madaris replied to the topic Buying a Camera From eBay? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/buying-a-camera-from-ebay/#post-30696 Mon, 07 May 2018 21:29:15 -0400 @hayhand02, ok, thanks! If I get a weather sealed camera, I’ll try not to take it out in the elements very often, though, to try to preserve its life. I use Camera Decision a lot as well! It’s been a great help.

]]> 01b84be5761ed00359900a49b77212c2 Ryan Madaris replied to the topic Buying a Camera From eBay? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/buying-a-camera-from-ebay/#post-30675 Mon, 07 May 2018 12:18:55 -0400 @dan-cope, @hayhand02, yes, I think the Nikon D7000 will be a great camera for me. Does the environmental sealing work well on it?

]]> 1d79d6297e4078059d7e56627d014b77 James Staddon replied to the topic Pink Clouds (ends February 24) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/pink-clouds-ends-february-24/page/2/#post-29455 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:03:59 -0500 Thank you for all your amazing submissions, @hannahm, @rmadaris, @elianafranzenburg, @joseph, @buddingphotographer, @dan-cope, @marie-pierr, and @hayhand02!!!!

I’m hoping with all these submissions we will be able to create multiple powerpoints for more hymns than just Jesus the Very Thought of Thee, but I’ll show them all to Family Conferences…Read more

]]> 439e7c82c02d2f724fa7552669f186f9 James Staddon replied to the topic Best Laptop for Editing/etc. in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/best-laptop-for-editing-etc/#post-28829 Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:41:00 -0500 Yay @hayhand02!

]]> 42711788f87159f372a98324f1ffd341 Ryan Madaris replied to the topic Cows in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/cows/#post-28738 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:59:46 -0500 @hayhand02, I left the space on the left side because two of the cows were looking in that direction, and I didn’t want to cut the edge of the photo off. Thanks for the advice!

]]> 6833f5388fc8b0fd98215983e09ae44a Dara Cochran replied to the topic Barn at Night in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/barn-at-night/#post-28726 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:13:01 -0500 Very nice photo! I agree with @hayhand02 it is a little dark. The way you framed this is perfect. I think it would be nice if you added some contrast to this photo in editing. The flashlight makes the photo look a bit unnatural but other then that this is an amazing photo, good job 😀

]]> 488834c70ac638cf587050d69bd75fc8 Ryan Madaris replied to the topic Barn at Night in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/barn-at-night/#post-28724 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 23:36:57 -0500 @hayhand02, I’ll try that!

]]> 18b10febbd7874dda6c08271dc0ad75e Ryan Madaris replied to the topic Barn at Night in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/barn-at-night/#post-28719 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 20:45:50 -0500 @hayhand02, alright, sounds good. Next time we drive past it in the daytime, I’ll try to get a photo then.

]]> 8f2b2454cf51e03fb2c1e18dd5c6a79e Joseph Camuso replied to the topic Horses In The Fog in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/horses-in-the-fog/#post-28665 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 01:54:26 -0500 @dara__cochran, Nice photos!
I really like the first one. Perhaps decreasing your aperture would give a nice bokeh behind the horse. @hayhand02, I like your edit, it helps to bring out more detail in the picture.

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