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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Full-frame vs Crop-sensor and other Questions in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:29:10 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TLDR: if high iso is your priority, go full frame every day all day.  I’m Canon guy so I can’t speak from experience of these models</p>
<p>1 Expanded iso is very simple: it uses the highest native or real iso and brightens up the image after the fact in its image treatment. It’s done at a hardware level so you’re raw images will also be brighte&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-11930"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/full-frame-vs-crop-sensor-and-other-questions/#post-50149" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Copyright/watermarks in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 01:57:52 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, that’s a zealous printer! I’ve never heard of a printer turning down an image on copyright grounds.  It is fair in a sense however, I guess.<br />
  The simple way is to send them an email detailing what prints they’re allowed to make, so if ever there is a an issue they can present the Copy Right they purchased.  You could print up the lette&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-11121"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/copyright-watermarks/#post-43589" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Oversharp/oversaturated RAW files in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:29:03 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Huh, On1 and Luminar can’t export as DNG? That’s very interesting.</p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Oversharp/oversaturated RAW files in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 00:02:41 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It could be your colour profile.  Different image processing software develop the RAW file differently so it could be how you’re file is being demosaiced or possible some editor presets.  What processor are you using? Got any examples?</p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Do I need a second lens, and if so, which one? in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:30:47 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you don’t feel limited by your current equipment, don’t buy just for the sake of having more stuff.  Buy stuff that fills a hole or answers to a need.  That being said, you can’t really know the advantages<br />
 Here are a few advantages to higher class lenses:<br />
Build quality.  Canon’s L lenses for example are built like tanks making them very re&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-7636"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/do-i-need-a-second-lens-and-if-so-which-one/#post-29833" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic RAWTherapee vs. Adobe Lightroom in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 01:02:34 -0500</pubDate>

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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic RAWTherapee vs. Adobe Lightroom in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 01:47:41 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So is there no referencing of files within the application?  all handled by sidecar files and one navigations the OS’s file system?</p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic RAWTherapee vs. Adobe Lightroom in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 23:02:57 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How do you guys find Raw Therapee&#8217;s cataloguing system as related to LR&#8217;s?  I have briefly tried DarkTable and was seriously unimpressed.  RT&#8217;s name is so cheesy it&#8217;s so hard to take seriously I&#8217;ve not even tried it yet.  I may though someday.    I will probably go to C1P someday, I have had three separate month trials. 😀  I was seriously&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-7468"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/rawtherapee-vs-adobe-lightroom/#post-29584" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Moon in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 13:28:07 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>  I think what you&#8217;re seeing is JPEG compression artifacts. The patterns and stripes you see are just that. A bitmap (each pixel mapped out individually) image is too large for web, so the image is compressed by representing it as blocks and patterns of pixels.  That is how the JPEG file format works.  This particular image is very heavily&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-7405"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/moon/#post-29410" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Jade (my dog) in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 13:18:53 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yea, no prob.  focal length is just how far zoomed in you are. (if you have a zoom lens) If you have a camera/lens that doesn&#8217;t zoom, called a prime lens, the focal length is always the same.  You can often get that information by selecting the file on the computer and and right clicking it and selecting &#8220;more info&#8221; or &#8220;info&#8221; or something like&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-7404"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/jade-my-dog/#post-29409" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Jade (my dog) in the forum Photo Critique</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/jade-my-dog/#post-29353</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 11:40:48 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>  I hear you! It can be frustrating to get &#8220;that shot&#8221; and it wind up being out of focus.  I would experiment with a few things.  First and foremost, put your camera in a single point AF mode.  If it&#8217;s on auto af point selection, the camera will always focus on the closest object it sees, and if one of the af points happens to be on the fence,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-7393"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/jade-my-dog/#post-29353" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Moon in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 11:19:43 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personally I often find gibbous and crescent moons more interesting than a full moon itself- they seem to have more depth to them.<br />
  I&#8217;m curious, what was the purpose of the polarizer for this shot?  Polarizers will cut a quarter to a full stop of light (depending on the quality) and will either raise your iso or lower your shutter speed. Although&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-7392"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/moon/#post-29352" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer changed their profile picture</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 17:57:21 -0500</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Which external storage devices are dependable? in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:31:50 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your question was, &#8220;Which external storage devices are dependable?&#8221;. The answer is, &#8220;none&#8221;.<br />
The only safe backup is redundancy, meaning you have multiple copies.<br />
  I have have had fantastic customer service with Western Digital.  Unfortunately, the only reason I know that, is that I have had at least four WD drives fail on me. (some explicably,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-7296"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/which-external-storage-devices-are-dependable/#post-28963" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Removing fog in post-processing in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:59:50 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>  some good examples of how far an image can be pushed here.  As you noted, there is only so much as can be done with fog (that goes with any image with fog and applies to rain, foggy lens, and ) as one cannot recuperate data that isn&#8217;t there.<br />
  As to tips, what I&#8217;m seeing in Ezra&#8217;s and Eliana&#8217;s edits is basically increased contrast and,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-7132"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/removing-fog-in-post-processing/#post-28572" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Your most practical lens for event photography AND portraits in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/your-most-practical-lens-for-event-photography-and-portraits/#post-28393</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:19:11 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Directed to John and Jinny<br />
When dealing with a wide aperture lens, as much as at all possible, use your center focus point on AI focus mode, and focus and shoot directly.  Don’t focus-and-recompose.  It won’t work as your plane of focus will fall behind your subject if you recompose even from a tripod. Your depth of field is really that thin.  In&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-7053"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/your-most-practical-lens-for-event-photography-and-portraits/#post-28393" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Round Trip in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 10:28:38 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yup, Dan cope has got it.  It will save as a TIFF if my memory serves me.  That’s the beauty of Adobe products- they tend to play very nicely together.  </p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Shooting in the snow or rain. in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 22:06:48 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>  I won’t say what I actually do as your warranty doesn’t cover water damage, even on weather sealed gear.  Ever.<br />
  You can cover your gear with a garbage bag, cutting holes in the appropriate places.  Alternatively you can get something like this: htt&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6826"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/shooting-in-the-snow-or-rain/#post-27817" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Yosemite Valley in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2017 11:56:48 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shape is the enemy of colour as they say, and I think you about got it.  I think I might have added even a bit more contrast.  Also as you know, I&#8217;m sort of a panorama lover, and might have cropped it a bit flatter, though I&#8217;m not sure this masters the trees very well..</p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Salvaging a gray day in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2017 11:49:46 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know what that&#8217;s like, having an opportunity with weather that won&#8217;t cooperate!  The thing that strikes my eye as looking unnatural is the cloud line on the right, just above the horizon.  There was probably a highlight blown beyond recovery? The sky does look a bit processed.  I like how you darkened it, but personally I might have left it the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6764"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/salvaging-a-gray-day/#post-27693" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Indoor lighting in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:31:56 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I do quite a bit of bounce flash too, so I found this question quite interesting.<br />
  My go-to is bouncing off the ceiling, as they&#8217;re (normally) at least somewhat close to white.  In your case with a vaulted ceiling, I&#8217;d still give it a try, but you&#8217;ll wind up with two likely problems:  Firstly it might be too far away to get enough power from your&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6727"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/indoor-lighting/#post-27438" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Robin Fledgling in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2017 09:57:53 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> I think I agree, I might have tried a darker background to contrast with you hands.  Or you could also try outside and get a background that would compliment it as a subject.  Otherwise, I like the depth of field you achieved, and your focus looks bang on to me 🙂</p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Looking for new camera... Thoughts? For Sale? in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:41:25 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The camera you&#8217;re looking for sounds like the 6D mark II.  <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1346734-REG/canon_eos_6d_mark_ii.html" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1346734-REG/canon_eos_6d_mark_ii.html</a><br />
It&#8217;s basically a Full frame 80D, and has Canon&#8217;s legendary dpaf for video and live view autofocus.<br />
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic White Rose in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 10:24:56 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/elianafranzenburg/" rel="nofollow ugc">@elianafranzenburg</a> I love the contrast you achieved in this image!  Depending on the goal of the shot, I might manually brush away the green I see on the bottom right, but that&#8217;s not required.  Otherwise, I might crop a little less tight just to leave an ounce of breathing room around the flower.  This is just a question of taste, obviously. </p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic White Rose in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 10:16:23 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/buddingphotographer/" rel="nofollow ugc">@buddingphotographer</a>, did you mean &#8220;smaller&#8221; in your text, or &gt; in your image, i&#8217;m a little confused 😉</p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Used cameras in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:03:45 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>   We&#8217;ve been using the 60D for a number of years now, and it is a rock solid camera as far as it goes.  Ours has seen all kinds of rain, cold, heat- you name it, (not a good idea, it&#8217;s not a weather-sealed body) but keeps chugging along.  It&#8217;s been a great camera for us to learn on, as it has 90% of the features of much more expensive bodies.&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6473"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/used-cameras/#post-26318" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Used cameras in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:18:37 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ezra Morley is absolutely right; the best, safest way is to buy from a reputable source such as B&amp;H or Adorama.<br />
  That being said, most of our gear was bought used in person using Kijiji, our Canadian Craigslist equivalent.  Buying used can be a great way to save money, but it can also be a great way to throw your money in the trash can.  You&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6448"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/used-cameras/#post-26270" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Shooting for Family Events in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 09:39:18 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;d just like to second James on a 50mm 1.8  That is by a long shot the most bang for the buck purchase you can make in photography.  Bar none.<br />
  I&#8217;m presently doing a lot of research on these things.  I&#8217;m using a 320ex II (i think), but find myself quite limited in some ways.  Mainly by optical slave, lack of power and a few other things&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6436"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/shooting-for-family-events/#post-26229" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Drones! in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/drones/#post-26207</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:17:25 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>  I’m just going to <a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/members/dfrazer/" rel="nofollow ugc">@dfrazer</a> on this one, as he probably has a good deal of knowledge in that regards.<br />
  “Break the bank” is somewhat ambiguous, a hardline budget figure might be helpful, as some people’s bank might “break” at $2,000; and mine would “break” a good deal below that.</p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Advice on rainbows in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:01:42 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HI! I&#8217;m no rainbow expert, and have few rainbow photos of my own I actually like but here a few quick thoughts of my own:<br />
   If you can find some foreground elements that can lead the eye to the rainbow, it can sometimes help.  Also,<br />
   In regards to focus, rainbows are themselves blurry, which makes it tricky. I find that if I focus on something&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6392"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/advice-on-rainbows/#post-26137" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Red Flower in the forum Photo Critique</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/red-flower/#post-25755</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:19:57 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In other words, you win twice with a longer focal length, especially when you stop down.<br />
On a side note, I adjusted the subject size to 20cm to make it more relevant to the discussion, also changed to a lens that is more likely to be owned by the lenspiration crowd I&#8217;m&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6290"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/red-flower/#post-25755" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Red Flower in the forum Photo Critique</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/red-flower/#post-25754</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:12:31 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ezra, yes you will wind up with a more blurred background, but the acuity of focus will drop off less quickly initially with a longer focal length. Check his out for a comparison: <a href="http://asklens.com/howmuchblur/#compare-1x-50mm-f1.4-and-1x-100mm-f2-on-a-0.9m-wide-subject" rel="nofollow ugc">http://asklens.com/howmuchblur/#compare-1x-50mm-f1.4-and-1x-100mm-f2-on-a-0.9m-wide-subject</a><br />
I set it to 50mm 1.4 and 100mm 2.0 so that the apertures are physically the same size.</p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Airplane - White balance in the forum Photo Critique</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 10:06:13 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i feel like I&#8217;m looking at sepia photo from a history book (disregarding the model of plane)  I think I like the effect.  I might  try cropping a little higher to give a little more air above the top plane.<br />
  I&#8217;ve never shot an airshow myself.  Having my brother-in-law in the past about it, I remember him recommending that one play around with a&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6270"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/airplane-white-balance/#post-25708" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Red Flower in the forum Photo Critique</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/red-flower/#post-25707</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:57:37 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very nice! What kind of flower is this?  I feel I should know but can&#8217;t remember.  I like the colour, and your exposure.  Also the way the principle flower is &#8220;facing&#8221; into the larger part of the picture.  I might have moved myself down slightly and to the left to see if I could hide the flower that is almost straight behind it; I feel like the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6269"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/red-flower/#post-25707" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Steam Photography in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/steam-photography/#post-25321</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 10:02:42 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>  whoops! my first image was somewhat unhelpful.  That was to show the way I modified the speedlight, not to show the lighting setup. The setup was: the camera, mug and flash in a straight line, flash pointing towards the camera through the steam. Then, looking through the viewfinder, I moved the flash to my right until I no longer saw it in the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6138"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/steam-photography/#post-25321" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Steam Photography in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/steam-photography/#post-25028</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 10:00:39 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>  I know this is old, but hey, better late than never.  As a couple folks mentioned, a darker background helps.  James also had it right, putting the light pointing towards the camera through the steam.   However, the key you&#8217;re looking for is directionality of the light.  This means two things: the light is coming straight from the source and not&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-6066"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/steam-photography/#post-25028" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic Question EF vs the EF-S lens mount in the forum Photography Q&#038;A</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/question-ef-vs-the-ef-s-lens-mount/#post-23471</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 00:25:25 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The 80D is still a crop camera and uses ef-s mount, so your ef-s lenses will work on it!  (as mentioned, any EF mount lens will work on it too.)</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t have it myself, but it appears to be an awesome camera, a good step forward from its predecessor.</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 00:25:25 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The 80D is still a crop camera and uses ef-s mount, so your ef-s lenses will work on it!</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t have it myself, but it appears to be an awesome camera, a good step forward from its predecessor.  </p>
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				<title>Nathanael &#038; Samantha Frazer replied to the topic PRO Critique submissions (submit your images here) in the forum PRO Critique</title>
				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-22277</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2017 23:36:01 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi James!</p>
<p>  Took this of our brand new little niece.  We have been trying to practise getting baby and toddler portraits, and Uncle and Aunt were gracious enough to lend us their little one. 🙂<br />
  We had her lit up with a speedlight in a small softbox and another shooting through a medium large diffuser, to try to soften shadows.  I&#8217;m afraid we&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-5296"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-22277" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2017 23:36:01 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi James!</p>
<p>  Took this of our brand new little niece.  We have been trying to practise getting baby and toddler portraits, and Uncle and Aunt were gracious enough to lend us their little one. 🙂<br />
  We had her lit up with a speedlight in a small softbox and another shooting through a medium large diffuser, to try to soften shadows.  I&#8217;m afraid we&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-5287"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-22277" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-21340</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 01:27:11 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A couple of Sunday&#8217;s ago, we went to a local park to explore a bit and try to capture a somewhat-less-flat-than-usual sky, but with limited success.  On the way back towards our vehicle, we stopped at this little stream to see if we could get some of the sky in parallel with the little water left in the bottom.  We tried to get close to the water&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-5223"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-21340" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 01:27:11 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A couple of Sunday&#8217;s ago, we went to a local park to explore a bit and try to capture a somewhat-less-flat-than-usual sky, but with limited success.  On the way back towards our vehicle, we stopped at this little stream to see if we could get some of the sky in parallel with the little water left in the bottom.  We tried to get close to the water&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-5121"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-21340" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-20868</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 12:21:34 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We hadn&#8217;t registered for the webinar ahead of time knowing that we wouldn&#8217;t be able to watch it live.  After the Webinar, we went through the registration process and fell upon the whole thing.</p>
<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="P10ACTvoyc"><p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/pro-critique-with-lenspiration-jan-17/" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO Critique with Lenspiration (Jan 17)</a></p></blockquote>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" class="wp-embedded-content" sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted"src="https://www.lenspiration.com/pro-critique-with-lenspiration-jan-17/embed/#?secret=P10ACTvoyc" data-secret="P10ACTvoyc" width="600" height="338" title="&#8220;PRO Critique with Lenspiration (Jan 17)&#8221; &#8212; Lenspiration" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>Maybe this is a break in the system,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-5044"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-20868" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 12:21:34 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We hadn&#8217;t registered for the webinar ahead of time knowing that we wouldn&#8217;t be able to watch it live.  After the Webinar, we went through the registration process and fell upon the whole thing.</p>
<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1J2ovvi2ZX"><p><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/pro-critique-with-lenspiration-jan-17/" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO Critique with Lenspiration (Jan 17)</a></p></blockquote>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" class="wp-embedded-content" sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted"src="https://www.lenspiration.com/pro-critique-with-lenspiration-jan-17/embed/#?secret=1J2ovvi2ZX" data-secret="1J2ovvi2ZX" width="600" height="338" title="&#8220;PRO Critique with Lenspiration (Jan 17)&#8221; &#8212; Lenspiration" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p>
<p>Maybe this is a break in the system,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-5026"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-20868" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-20866</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:50:18 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi James! we weren&#8217;t able to watch the webinar live, but we did after the fact.   You&#8217;re right, I believe I got the order of the pictures messed up.   Thank you, your insights were very helpful!<br />
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:50:18 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi James! we weren&#8217;t able to watch the webinar live, but we did after the fact.   You&#8217;re right, I believe I got the order of the pictures messed up.   Thank you, your insights were very helpful!<br />
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				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2017 01:20:00 -0500</pubDate>

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				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2017 01:20:00 -0500</pubDate>

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				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2017 01:18:46 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi James, greetings from the land of sub-zero 😉 (below freezing)</p>
<p>  Samantha and I had the opportunity to visit a national park we have not been to before, and snowshoed for a few hours.  This is an old glacier-formed valley with hills rising sharply up from the river.  (no glaciers here anymore)<br />
  I felt I saw some leading lines of the hills on&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-5037"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-20825" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2017 01:18:46 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi James, greetings from the land of sub-zero 😉 (below freezing)</p>
<p>  Samantha and I had the opportunity to visit a national park we have not been to before, and snowshoed for a few hours.  This is an old glacier-formed valley with hills rising sharply up from the river.  (no glaciers here anymore)<br />
  I felt I saw some leading lines of the hills on&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-5004"><a href="https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/submit/#post-20825" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a></span></p>
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