Lenspiration | O. S. | Mentions https://www.lenspiration.com/members/oksch/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning O. S.. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:03:00 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d1d19d9d3a375d5e0aa528c34f865375 Joseph Camuso replied to the topic Smartphone camera vs. DSLR in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/smartphone-camera-vs-dslr/page/2/#post-16568 Sat, 09 Apr 2016 22:25:25 -0400 Hi @oksch, thanks for your imput.

I think there must be a way to get a nice blurred background, but I’m not sure πŸ™‚

On a little tiny-sensored phone camera, the answer is No. At least not without digital manipulation, which would definitely decrease the quality somehow.

@buddingphotographer, @Mr-Quebec, what do you think about the bokeh i…Read more

]]> a7044fdb6118b1a860f00eac15e3dabc James Staddon replied to the topic Anyone looking to improve your skills? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/anyone-looking-to-improve-your-skills/#post-16225 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:00:59 -0400 Thank you, @oksch for sharing! I agree, looks like a well crafted, professional stream-lined source for learning basic photography.

So, how did the accreditation work? what sort of certificate did you receive? I’m assuming it was the Basic Photography class that you took? How clean was the content? was it a wholesome environment for learning?…Read more

]]> be2175bed432f117cdf3520bdfe25c6f James Staddon replied to the topic Frosty Morning in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/frosty-morning/#post-14630 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 01:10:14 -0500 Nice closeup! As @oksch mentioned, a more level background would be nicer I think. And perhaps not as strong of a vignette, for my tastes. What are the triangles above the leaf? I’m guessing they are lens flare, but since you can’t really see any other evidences of lens flare, it might be better to edit them out? That should be pretty easy to do.…Read more

]]> 6d24357bf0ea84c6d07ebceb09fc2b54 Joshua Ong replied to the topic Bike in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bike/#post-14056 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:02:59 -0400 You’re welcome, @oksch. Unfortunately, there is no way to change the subject of focus on your picture if you intended to do that. I also posted a picture of a bike on the forum that was wrongly focused. You can see it on this link: https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/changing-the-subject-of-focus/. Somehow, I could not get the bike in sharp…Read more

]]> 40c0be98567e9711611ac148f968dd5f Ezra Morley replied to the topic Bike in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bike/#post-14053 Wed, 21 Oct 2015 01:56:58 -0400 You’re welcome, @oksch! I too was wondering what exactly you were trying to show by having the main subject out of focus. Is there something obvious that I’m missing? πŸ™‚

]]> 51b163218ec084ee1df145909577e589 Joshua Ong replied to the topic Bike in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bike/#post-14013 Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:00:42 -0400 Hi @oksch, I thought I might give you some advice regarding resizing your picture. Previously, I tried posting a picture that had a file size larger than 2MB. Since the picture didn’t get through, I used Paint to resize the picture. After opening my picture in Paint, I went to the top left hand side of the window and clicked on Resize. I changed…Read more

]]> e2ddb954e6c232902e24945e3192749c Ezra Morley replied to the topic Bike in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/bike/#post-13974 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:50:17 -0400 @oksch, I’m afraid your attachment didn’t come through… Very likely the file size is over the 2MB limit. You will need to resize/compress it to get it below 2 MegaBytes in size. If you’re not sure how, check out my post here: https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/resize-and-compression-tools-for-photographers/

]]> 81f041f055041abe17b6459215d91580 James Staddon replied to the topic Vermont Workshop in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/vermont-workshop/#post-13121 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:29:47 -0400 Hmm, hard to say, @oksch! Coming with your brother certainly would make it more feasible for sure. However, I still think it would be best to wait a year or two.

But let me ask two questions of my own: Do you have a place online where you post your pictures? And, are you taking theΒ Foundations of Photography Course?

]]> 94e4e70dc61bc32201122f065607469d James Staddon replied to the topic Vermont Workshop in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/vermont-workshop/#post-13121 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:29:47 -0400 Hmm, hard to say, @oksch! Coming with your brother certainly would make it more feasible for sure. However, I still think it would be best to wait a year or two.

But let me ask two questions of my own: Do you have a place online where you post your pictures? And, are you taking the Basic DSLR Photography Course?

]]> 472b6905e9920b3ba91d9f13190abf31 James Staddon replied to the topic Vermont Workshop in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/vermont-workshop/#post-13097 Sat, 22 Aug 2015 03:27:22 -0400 Hey @oksch, thanks for asking. (And thanks for your participation on the forums these days!)

The age limit is 15 and older, but I certainly do make exceptions. For younger folks, it has everything to do with level of experience, level of interest, and comfortability of interacting with older students.

For older folks, they just have to be agile…Read more

]]> 1eb10270a4e89e96c0ea4a6723304938 Abbie Camuso replied to the topic Sister in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/sister/#post-12802 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:44:28 -0400 @oksch, I know – the sunlight is pretty harsh. I suppose I could have had her pose under a different tree…. The rule of thirds is something to have considered. And yes, she is cute! πŸ˜€ @JamesStaddon it is. πŸ˜€ Yes, I asked April to pose there. I tried resetting the focus-do any of these look better?

]]> bb39aa049b1da928a035058eb88641b4 Abbie Camuso replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/3/#post-12532 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:40:49 -0400 @oksch, probably the grass was what I was mostly trying to have as the subject…. would have preferred if the rock had not been there… I wish it had been a little more in focus too. Don’t you think it looks a little blurry?

]]> 3df17373a55efce6537e176bcd3db67f Abbie Camuso replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/3/#post-12526 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:33:32 -0400 @oksch, are you talking about the 1st or 2nd picture?

]]> 7b9083182c45b1fe4637b90913f07839 James Staddon replied to the topic Wildflowers in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/wildflowers/#post-12513 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 15:39:57 -0400 The water droplets really make these shots, @oksch!

I find it intriguing that you cropped these pictures 1:1. Is that your typical style?

The first shot looks to be underexposed.

I do like that the second shot has a second flower in the composition, blurred out in the background. Neat effect. Are you familiar with the tool of odds? Perhaps with…Read more

]]> 6ada20cdb2138e137552871e8fa6766d Abbie Camuso replied to the topic Wildflowers in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/wildflowers/#post-12477 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:35:17 -0400 @oksch, I love the water on the pedals – that’s always an attraction to me. I also like how the rule of thirds was used, but I might have moved the camera to the right a tad… like this… πŸ˜€

]]> ae5a736b0ba28a380da1eebc91d7edda Abbie Camuso replied to the topic Wildflowers in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/wildflowers/#post-12472 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 18:48:32 -0400 Welcome @oksch!! Nice photo. Would it have been possible to have a different color present besides the greens, yellow, and white? (such as a rock, or the sky, or maybe even some water? πŸ™‚ )

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