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@jamesstaddon Haha! Sounds like a personal problem 😉
I was surprised too! Glad I had it just in case thoIf you could post some pictures on here, that would be awesome! You never know who (myself included) might be interested!😉
A neat B&W effect I’ve tried is called Color Splash Effect or Selective Color Effect. It’s when I take a photo that has too many distracting colors to convey the mood or feeling I’m trying to express, I sometimes make the entire picture B&W and then painting back in only one color or subject (If that subject is basically one color). It adds a dramatic touch that might be what it takes to make the photo really pop. I’ve attached two examples…
I was editing one of my senior pictures from last winter and I wasn’t super impressed with it. So I made it B&W and then first painted back the gold watch band and then the hat band. I kinda like how it turned out!
Another example is a photo I took one time of a cardinal bird during a snowstorm. After doing normal edits, I wasn’t seeing anything extraordinary about it. Then I thought about the reason I’d taken it originally was because the bright red bird stood out in the snowy scene. So I tried that same effect.
So maybe the answer is more complicated than you thought! Sometimes just B&W might look best, but if it looks “boring” you can try picking one color of your subject to showcase.
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I like to update it about two weeks after the update was released, just in case it was a buggy update like @buddingphotographer said. By that time they’d have pulled any bad updates so it should be safe. And, it’s not like I’ve seen a Adobe CC update you needed immediately… 😉
Well, here’s my first success!(third or forth storm I chased…) Went out at 3 o’clock this morning and finally found a thunderstorm with some lightning! By the time I got set up, it was almost over. Also, I forgot to bring my spotlight so I could focus the lens manually in the dark. I think I’d really like this picture if the lightning bolts were tack sharp.
Looking forward to trying again!🙂
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Hey there! While we all wait for the opportunity to photograph a thunderstorm (hopefully with beautiful, dynamic cloud-to-ground lightning), here’s a few educational resources that have been helpful in my research:
The Ultimate Guide To Photographing Lightning
How to Photograph Lightning and Get Amazing Results
How to Photograph Lightning: Helpful Tips for Nailing the Shot
I’ve reviewed them again and they are “Lenspiration approved” by the way! 😉
@elmullet
I’m going to say what most people don’t like to hear, but is usually right. Unless you don’t have a tripod at all and need one right now (and can’t afford to invest in a premium quality, long-lasting tripod with your current photography budget), don’t spend money on a tripod that’s half as good and still pretty expensive. If you can wait and save up until your budget allows you to buy something that will last you indefinitely, you won’t regret it.That leaves a few questions. What is the price range you’re considering right now? Do you already have a tripod that you use? Also ask yourself how often you’ll be using it and will your photography pay for it one day?
Personally I bought a Manfrotto 190CXPRO4 Carbon Fiber Tripod and a 496RC2 ball head. Unless it breaks (which should be under warranty anyway) I won’t have to buy another tripod in a long time, if ever. As far as buying used, use caution as always. That might be a good option if you can find one in nice condition though.
@erambeck, I don’t like going over 6400 in low-light situations. I’ve gotten plenty of great pictures using ISO 5000, at a dimly lit convention center I was covering. It depends on how much light is already available. I’m not totally thrilled with how the D7100 handles ISO, but it does very reasonably.
no matter what you have there will alway be something better.
Yes, especially if you have a Canon… 😏
Hey @erambeck!
Answering your third question, I own a Nikon D7100 and the dual SD card slots is definitely one of the things I like about it. The second card can be used for backup, overflow, or even a different file type. Really comes in handy!As far as the age difference between the D7200 and D7500, it’s only about two years newer. I wouldn’t feel like you need to buy the D7500 just because it’s the newer one. There’s also the difference of flip-out LCD screen if that matters to you. Battery life difference isn’t very significant, as I would recommend keeping an extra battery on hand always anyway. That being said, here’s a good comparison between the two. Nikon D7200 vs Nikon D7500
I don’t have a full-frame camera but I’m sure someone else here can answer those questions!
Take care, John
It’s really interesting that snow, water, flowers, and fire seemed to be what came to mind as “Pure”. I pulled some pictures out of my portfolio as well as shooting a few for this assignment.
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Hey @ernestf-lloyd!
I am wondering if you currently use Lightroom? I know that Lightroom classic comes with Adobe Portfolio, which is a free portfolio website creator. You could also use a social media portfolio or maybe Dropbox?I was told that a pair of ospreys had built their nest on the end of my neighbor’s dock, so I grabbed my camera one May morning and drove over there to photograph these majestic birds and their nest. I was excited because I had never had the chance to get that close to large birds of prey, and I was hoping they wouldn’t attack me! While walking to the dock, the female osprey saw me and flew off the nest to land on a nearby tree limb. Just a few moments later, the male osprey came swooping in with a shrill scream of displeasure at my presence and started flying in circles above me. As I snapped pictures of him flying around me, I noticed he didn’t seem afraid of me but neither was he acting aggressive. Approaching the nest, I laughed when I saw the ospreys had built it around a plastic owl decoy that was placed there to scare birds away! It looked so funny sitting in the nest as if it were watching over the three brown speckled osprey eggs inside. Satisfied I’d taken plenty of photos of the nest, I left the dock and waited by the edge of the water. The osprey finally came and landed and I took this photo of him perching on the nest.
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