Lenspiration | JJLwen | Activity https://www.lenspiration.com/members/jerrell/activity/ Activity feed for JJLwen. Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:50:25 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 99c36257a5208582474baaf26c94e758 JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: Scenic Spots in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-scenic-spots/#post-96667 Sun, 27 Jul 2025 02:02:48 -0400 I just submitted a location on the scouting guide. Here are a few pics I took there.
-Jerrell

]]> 792d57594344a85d423e9652163aa692 JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: Scenic Spots in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-scenic-spots/#post-96358 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:36:42 -0400 Ok. Thank you @lenspirationlydia, that sounds great! I found a website that is super helpful in finding GPS coordinates.

https://www.maps.ie/coordinates.html

]]> 0ced8ebaba4d6738f583250413abed31 JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: Scenic Spots in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-scenic-spots/#post-96354 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:35:50 -0400 Hi, what format am I supposed to use when I submit the GPS coordinates? should it be N. 11.11111, W. 11.11111? or should I say Latitude 11.11111 Longitude -11.11111? Any help is much appreciated.

Jerrell

]]> 67ca0865892d31ee2d07a4c402d190dd JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: The Solid Rock in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-the-solid-rock/#post-93700 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:47:11 -0500 Here are some of my pictures for this assignment. I included some mountains in my submission, as they are made of rock.

-Jerrell

]]> 5b865763e9236461f8c04b4f4b78b5ed JJLwen's profile was updated https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/17118/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:54:33 -0500 0 14ec8faf49079a847aebd0d86396755d JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: Fatherhood in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-fatherhood/#post-86991 Wed, 22 May 2024 06:36:29 -0400 I’m hoping to still participate in this assignment. Even though I have 8 siblings and 5 younger brothers, I still haven’t had many ideas until now. I have an idea of photographing my dad at work, which would be cool.
@jenna I really like your photos! It gives me the impression of a dad at a job site, working to provide for his family. Your…Read more

]]> 21915df74a367dc1fb990af031a9fb02 JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: Party Backgrounds in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-party/page/3/#post-86834 Thu, 09 May 2024 01:22:44 -0400 Thank you @jamesstaddon.

]]> 1913622c130505dfedf461acba0a4eea JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: Party Backgrounds in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-party/page/2/#post-86830 Wed, 08 May 2024 22:30:51 -0400 Hi @lenspirationlydia, do you know when the winner for this assignment will be announced? I’m looking forward to finding out!

-Jerrell

]]> fda1e8c424ef18c027822497b6097c4a JJLwen replied to the topic Aurora Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/aurora-photography/#post-86257 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:30:39 -0400 Thanks @loganlanmar so much for all your advice! I checked out the lens rentals but it is quite expensive to ship to Alaska and I haven’t researched if there’s any local lens rental places in my area. I think I will purchase the Tokina lens eventually, but am not sure when.
-Jerrell

]]> c800cbbb0252c2af62b04f5ca24bee5d JJLwen replied to the topic Aurora Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/aurora-photography/#post-86030 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:59:26 -0400 Hey @loganlanmar,
Thanks for the advice! I definitely agree that one can make the composition interesting even if you don’t have a wide-angle lens. I have been able to get some decent aurora shots lately using time-lapses. I still think I will get a better wide-angle lens because sometimes I don’t have my camera pointed in the right direction…Read more

]]> 74b5310cb3340be0a95eaafe05a851bb JJLwen's profile was updated https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/16449/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:26:54 -0400 0 cc07698ea2ed119dceaf91f394dde6cc JJLwen changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/16297/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 01:52:04 -0500 0 a4102cd0f5ff645e0c3e8440250bfc72 JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: Motherhood in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-motherhood/#post-85048 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:27:26 -0500 Hi James, I was wondering, is it ok to submit pictures of animals for this assignment if they reflect motherhood?

]]> 5f80dcc0accb93de24b1e00c42eea418 JJLwen replied to the topic Aurora Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/aurora-photography/#post-85047 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:23:59 -0500 I’m not quite sure what my shutter speed was, but I think it was between one and two seconds at f 1.8 or f 2. (it might have been as long as 3-5 seconds, but I can’t remember).

]]> e27e2bd85cad5ddf195e29d7afc4879d JJLwen replied to the topic Recording with my DSLR in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/recording-with-my-dslr/#post-85046 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:19:26 -0500 Yes! I have been able to catch some aroura using time-lapses.

]]> 1d6e3ba381b1a03dc7fcc5b585572d01 JJLwen replied to the topic Recording with my DSLR in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/recording-with-my-dslr/#post-85043 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:27:43 -0500 I am not doing seven hour exposures, that is just the maximum duration of time lapse my camera allows. I normally do 3-6 second intervals between pictures.
I described it as a dummy/adapter because it looks like a battery but plugs into the wall and isn’t an actual battery.

-Jerrell

]]> f2b77d42b85ab155d715ba772dbcb1ef JJLwen replied to the topic Recording with my DSLR in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/recording-with-my-dslr/#post-85008 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:53:35 -0500 I doubt video recording will hurt your camera, but a plug-in adapter from AC to your camera like James suggested would be great. I don’t normally do long video shots with my camera, but I frequently do 7 hr. time lapses using an AC battery dummy/adapter. I definitely am glad I purchased the dummy/adapter as I previously was only able to do t…Read more

]]> 0c02215dcf2d1c35ac816cd967b5e594 JJLwen replied to the topic Aurora Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/aurora-photography/#post-84999 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:05:08 -0500 ..and the second one.

]]> a3855a72025a972c631d316a4e1e13e2 JJLwen replied to the topic Aurora Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/aurora-photography/#post-84997 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:02:28 -0500 Hi @jamesstaddon, thanks for taking time to find those links and thanks for the input! I appreciate your time and want to say that I really enjoy your course and how you put it together. And in case you would like to see some of the Northern lights photos I have taken in the past, here are two of them.

Jerrell

]]> 1e424c7daeafec8460d6c2b0096542a3 JJLwen replied to the topic Aurora Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/aurora-photography/#post-84894 Thu, 01 Feb 2024 03:35:47 -0500 Should I just get a better wide angle lens with a lower f-stop?

]]> 57acf50f1b69a30a34724a03e233425f JJLwen started the topic Aurora Photography in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/aurora-photography/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 01:30:40 -0500 Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone has some tips for taking pictures of Aurora as well as doing time lapses to catch the aurora. I live in Alaska, and aurora is fairly frequent here. I have a 35mm f 1:1.8 Nikon lens that works great, but I really want to be able to capture more sky, for a better chance of catching the aurora. I do have a…Read more

]]> ef7b1b08fccaad867e6b402d4d38c3ad JJLwen changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/16209/ Sun, 28 Jan 2024 19:32:59 -0500 0 da0a8648411aff70571334f808dc19a4 JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: Moon Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-moon/page/3/#post-84815 Sun, 28 Jan 2024 04:46:06 -0500 And one final one

]]> abbb1c81ba34a7c855b1b50aee508b0f JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: Moon Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-moon/page/2/#post-84809 Sun, 28 Jan 2024 04:40:08 -0500 Here’s some more.

]]> 784443005d5af77c32e10c50535c4066 JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: Moon Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-moon/page/2/#post-84803 Sun, 28 Jan 2024 04:36:46 -0500 I just realized Lydia Bennet said to post moon photos on here. I already uploaded them to James Staddon’s Dropbox but am doing them here too just in case.

-Jerrell

]]> 6b5a88486bfd912550a587ac443ac9cb JJLwen replied to the topic FEATURED: Moon Scenery in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-moon/#post-84481 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:17:00 -0500 Hi James,
I was wondering, does the picture have to be current? I think I have a picture that matches the specifications but I took it a while ago. If you could let me know that would be great!

-Jerrell

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