Lenspiration | thefarmhand | Activity https://www.lenspiration.com/members/thefarmhand/activity/ Activity feed for thefarmhand. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 23:25:24 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 31cf4b2952ee89e8870fc3a7d1a56d2d thefarmhand replied to the topic Crown Point in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/crown-point/#post-23413 Wed, 17 May 2017 00:06:24 -0400 I’m not James, but I would recommend shooting @ f/8 and using a slower shutter speed. I would have composed the first image a little differently. I would have swung the whole camera towards the bottom right corner of your frame, putting the tree line and rock line on the rule of thirds.

]]> 6fbd90705318700bec25cffd9ab4e5b2 thefarmhand replied to the topic Security cameras... in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/security-cameras/#post-20171 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:43:31 -0500 I found this on a Moultrie review website….

Megapixel Ratings:

In the past, many people get confused with the megapixel rating trail camera manufacturers advertise. Companies inflate the mpxl rating to attract eyes to their products. They do this through interpolation, which digitally adds megapixels to a photo without actually improving…

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]]> f71d5162932866495f68d10f331a2218 thefarmhand replied to the topic Security cameras... in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/security-cameras/#post-20170 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:16:38 -0500 Yeah @buddingphotographer, Reading the license plate is the important thing here, so that’s why I was asking. It seemed like there was a lot of extra pixels in the car’s plate that makes it difficult to read. I’ll try to run a test next time I get ahold of the cameras.

]]> e967c29e4b0fb515049eee3f18c625dc thefarmhand replied to the topic Security cameras... in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/security-cameras/#post-20154 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 13:09:16 -0500 I’m pretty sure the reason they’re the same size is they got re-sized to go onto Drive. That particular camera is this guy: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Moultrie-D-900i-10MP-No-Glow-IR-HD-Video-with-Sound-Color-View-Screen/46542939
I’ll have to run a few tests and see what the difference is exactly.

]]> a8fa3b959317169618b94ad4651b2d94 thefarmhand replied to the topic Product Photography Thanks :) in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/product-photography-thanks/#post-20149 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 01:48:17 -0500 Hey @melaniethomsen, I was just curious… The CD title is “Looking Upwards”. I found it interesting that the photo is actually “looking downwards” at the harp. Just sparked my interest.

]]> cdc49f761e7bf6f6598c446fdbbd7f07 thefarmhand replied to the topic Product Photography Thanks :) in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/product-photography-thanks/#post-20149 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 01:48:17 -0500 Hey @melaniethompsen, I was just curious… The CD title is “Looking Upwards”. I found it interesting that the photo is actually “looking downwards” at the harp. Just sparked my interest.

]]> 352985459f5a2ced035acb0d79d812bd thefarmhand replied to the topic Product Photography Thanks :) in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/product-photography-thanks/#post-20149 Tue, 06 Dec 2016 01:48:17 -0500 Hey @melaniethompson, I was just curious… The CD title is “Looking Upwards”. I found it interesting that the photo is actually “looking downwards” at the harp. Just sparked my interest.

]]> da5051d3c4f8143ba89ac9cc337aace4 thefarmhand started the topic Security cameras... in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/security-cameras/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 01:35:54 -0500 Okay, I haven’t been on here in forever, because I’ve been so busy. I have a totally different type of question this time. I’ve been running several game cameras to catch some thieves on our farm. I’m having trouble with the resolution I think. The camera has 4 settings, low: 1.4mp, med: 2mp, and high: 4mp. Then there’s enhanced: 10mp. What…Read more

]]> 4d1484eea9df88d9ff5b4740df8caa5c thefarmhand changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/4258/ Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:29:46 -0400 0 06ae03ee23cdc6c4433adbd2e3b41f96 thefarmhand replied to the topic Summer Wheat in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/summer-wheat/#post-18547 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:49:57 -0400 @Joshua Ong, Yes. You should definitely take it into account for both the background and the placement of the subject in portraiture.

]]> 86d4e95a2a8d360a6bd891a4311e6095 thefarmhand replied to the topic Summer Wheat in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/summer-wheat/#post-18474 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:44:32 -0400 Okay @Mirandawaite, I’m attaching some images that I grabbed online. They demonstrate the rule of thirds. Basically, our eyes are drawn to photos that have the subject on one of the lines you will see in those images. It’s easy to find these in your Lightroom crop tool as well.

]]> 51808e4f9fe309d56c7f526c06e2e105 thefarmhand replied to the topic Summer Wheat in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/summer-wheat/#post-18471 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:30:46 -0400 So, Here’s some quick editing. Just and example of What I might do with that image.

]]> ca1c7a827dad84520db7921afbd861fe thefarmhand replied to the topic Summer Wheat in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/summer-wheat/#post-18363 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 01:11:34 -0400 On second thought, I think I’m going to recommend editing it a little bit more heavily too. Next time I’m near my computer I’ll try to show you what I mean. BTW, it is a really nice photo idea.

]]> cc65d0e008c80acad11d590af54f6b5c thefarmhand replied to the topic Summer Wheat in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/summer-wheat/#post-18362 Mon, 01 Aug 2016 01:01:12 -0400 Hey @mirandawaite! I remember you from Taccoa. I had some similar thoughts as the ones mentioned by others on here, but I would add one other idea. Did you consider processing this as a black and white image to bring out texture and details? That’s probably something I would try.

I don’t know what the scenery was like, but sometimes you…Read more

]]> 186919f40f7403648c1eeef8d1e90bcf thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/3/#post-12498 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 16:03:54 -0400 Hey @Abbie, lol, Looks like we’ve gotten pretty far off the photography track… If you’d like to keep up with me personally, you can add my google+ page, and I’ll clear ya to see my posts. 🙂 +Mark

]]> 701d035910a42d121bc73e783cc14668 thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/3/#post-12496 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 10:20:35 -0400 @Abbie, Yeah, there’s a lot of farmland. Besides that, it’s mostly retired people who did well in life and wanted to live on a quiet place on the water. It’s mainly waterfront property around here.

]]> 8cf466c6b3229a821dc60059f60a9e51 thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/3/#post-12467 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:22:26 -0400 @Abbie, The water I took a photo of the first time was off of one of our points. I live on the Chesapeake Bay in southern VA. The second photo was from a farm the next creek over from mine. The creeks around here are all saltwater, and are usually about 50-100 yrds. wide. The second photo looked out onto the saltwater North river, which is…Read more

]]> 48345e88044a288c6c59909a604ac944 thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/3/#post-12467 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:22:26 -0400 @Abbie, The water I took a photo of the first time was off of one of our points. I live on the Chesapeake Bay in southern VA. The second photo was from a farm the next creek over from mine. The creeks around here are all saltwater, and are usually about 50-100 yrds. wide. The second photo looked out onto the saltwater North river, which is…Read more

]]> cd651e19c45a2924f8653916163c9655 thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/2/#post-12465 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 02:50:44 -0400 And @Abbie, about a earlier post you made, there’s no need to be sorry about pointing out my mistakes. I love critical review, that’s a lot of what makes all photographers better. I make plenty of them, and that’s partly why I’m on these forums. :D.

]]> 890956d40d828e0e8e8342a41852dadd thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/2/#post-12464 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 02:39:01 -0400 @Abbie, I think that photo is pretty good, and I like the depth of field. Were you focusing on the flowers, or the morning glory leaves? If it was the leaves, you might be able to mess around with the rule of thirds and move your camera so they are in the bottom left “crosshairs”. Great spot to take a photo! I don’t have any streams or…Read more

]]> 16fed1e43b7250d6c6db73511a462a13 thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/2/#post-12421 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:03:10 -0400 @Abbie, Yes I use LR. I have GIMP, but I think it’s a lot harder to use. 🙂 I have Rawtherapee too, but I still just like LR.

]]> 96ebf4c8fe0a97dffaea60d15a992389 thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/2/#post-12418 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:56:14 -0400 @Abbie, I found the answers to my above questions from the purple flowers post. Sorry, sometimes I get folks mixed up in here….. 🙂

]]> 40b2d326878f5b3d24c37ac36b840701 thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/2/#post-12416 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 14:50:41 -0400 @Abbie, What?

]]> 3599faea3dd968424a599118e017b798 thefarmhand replied to the topic Banded Longhorn Beetle Macro in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/banded-longhorn-beetle-macro/#post-12388 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 03:12:47 -0400 @Jamesstaddon, I second that!!!

]]> d9413b44d19681d0e2505b734fba65b6 thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/2/#post-12382 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 01:30:13 -0400 Thanks @Abbie! I like that one a little better than the first two I posted:) Do you have LR? Do you shoot in RAW? Were you the girl that was shooting with a video camera? If not, what camera do you have?

]]> 056e2d9d4b28cfd7a48bebf81847ec91 thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/2/#post-12377 Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:19:15 -0400 Hey @Abbie, Here’s one I shot tonight from another farm… More to follow later…

]]> c08b7b3ed3aa343e61b50cbdfcd72edb thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/page/2/#post-12375 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:45:54 -0400 Do you darken by the histogram information?

]]> 8dfd959fd72426abd0a1ffd3ee5dfa1c thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/#post-12374 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:44:10 -0400 Yeah sorry, I had just gotten in from WV @ 1 am yesterday, and had just gotten home from a funeral when I took and sent those photos. So didn’t put much time into edit them. :)! I’ll send ya some purposeful shots of the boat next time I’m near my computer. And I’ll try to get ya the shots from my neighbors farm, but it’s about to storm here,…Read more

]]> d9583f88e4954a84360fb291c1626435 thefarmhand's profile was updated https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/1253/ Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:46:00 -0400 0 e1f5ad30d15ccdf35a1a2c01bc2eb7b2 thefarmhand changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/1251/ Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:31:29 -0400 0 b741f697ff41dfeb7719e49f6e7f0931 thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/#post-12360 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:00:57 -0400 OK @Abbie, Here’s some shots I took a few minutes ago off of my backyard. I’d like to go down to my neighbor on the other creek, and try to get a better shot there later. I seem to have fields of marsh-grass vs a nice clump of it here. 🙂 So here they are…

]]> 4919b8aae38b78277145bb7515b396ba thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/#post-12301 Sun, 26 Jul 2015 12:51:53 -0400 That’s better composition wise. 🙂 I’m at the Staddon’s right now, but when I get back home I’ll go into the marsh and try to get a example shot.

]]> 47d6d7998d8b3ab83bf1b8939710ab50 thefarmhand replied to the topic Banded Longhorn Beetle Macro in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/banded-longhorn-beetle-macro/#post-12294 Sat, 25 Jul 2015 20:56:00 -0400 @tjons, So, I guessed the wrong lens… 🙂

Haha, I do have a macro lens, Tamron 90mm f/2.8, and I know that shallow DOF feeling! Like struggling for 10 minutes to get a whole ant in focus… In that case, backing up is definitely the best option. I shoot Nikon, so I’m not sure how many megapixels you’ve got in a 7D, but you could crop it to…Read more

]]> 2b5307d5334a9fc8d71fb2af1c313a74 thefarmhand replied to the topic Water and plant in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/water-and-plant/#post-12290 Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:14:41 -0400 Hi @Abbie!

Perhaps I’d move the grass clump a little to follow the rule of thirds (like toward bottom right corner), and get the camera down lower to shoot it more “straight on” as @Dan Cope said. 🙂 Maybe even get a little sky in it if possible… 😉

]]> a92c68d9ea0e834d0ef33f1fe8a01345 thefarmhand replied to the topic Banded Longhorn Beetle Macro in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/banded-longhorn-beetle-macro/#post-12289 Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:01:07 -0400 @tjons,

I agree with @Abbie Camuso, Having more beetle in focus would help a bit. Could you explain the thoughts behind the settings you chose, and the factors that called for them? The image does seem correctly exposed. I saw that you shot it @ f/14 and 1/50th sec. To preserve sharpness, I almost never go over f/11. f/8 would be much…Read more

]]> e7ff109771b6feb666f030f457fb28e9 thefarmhand replied to the topic My Little Bro in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/my-little-bro/#post-12224 Sat, 18 Jul 2015 15:53:38 -0400 Your idea about the building in is good, I hadn’t taken that into account. The reason I shot it @ f/8 is I wanted to use a fill flash to create catchlights, and my camera can’t sync over 1/200 sec. So I stopped it down with the aperture. I could have shot it a little wider though. I also could have shot it @ 55mm and just backed up some, that…Read more

]]> 5b7f379667d4f1b6242221276c933d2e thefarmhand replied to the topic My Little Bro in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/my-little-bro/#post-12219 Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:27:46 -0400 OK, Here it is again.

]]> 5b7f379667d4f1b6242221276c933d2e thefarmhand replied to the topic My Little Bro in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/my-little-bro/#post-12219 Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:27:46 -0400 OK, Here it is again.

]]> 563412f9573655a2266abe368155a7cb thefarmhand replied to the topic My Little Bro in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/my-little-bro/#post-12218 Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:22:35 -0400 Hmmm, I need to retry.

]]> e08a7ca820f7b756e677f484fc351f07 thefarmhand replied to the topic My Little Bro in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/my-little-bro/#post-12218 Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:22:35 -0400 The original image does not have the “waves” in the sky, that seems to be the result of the compression for this site.

]]> de0a3a2c59c0fc8c1025561a554a2ddc thefarmhand started the topic My Little Bro in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/my-little-bro/ Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:18:30 -0400 OK, Here’s a shot from the hayfield yesterday evening. If you have any ideas on composition or different camera settings, let me know. Thanks y’all! Specs are 1/125 sec. f/8, ISO 100 22mm.

]]> 04c567b18af5a6fd6889476a7b2c6a6d thefarmhand replied to the topic Snow Leopard (in a zoo) in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/snow-leopard-in-a-zoo/#post-12069 Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:17:40 -0400 Isn’t that a different image? I didn’t see that much fence in the background of the first one. Ok, the last photo you posted may have too much editing for my taste. I’m assuming that you used a masking brush to blur the rest of the image in between the fence link blur. Just from my perspective, there’s a little too much color, the white…Read more

]]> f39f842da4de0cde86dea2123d03370e thefarmhand replied to the topic Portrait in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/portrait/#post-12046 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 03:27:05 -0400 Actually, looking at it again, maybe the eyes go in the upper right crosshairs to fill the frame.

]]> 05c50a6cc54a64e94b8d533a4fbe297a thefarmhand replied to the topic Portrait in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/portrait/#post-12045 Thu, 02 Jul 2015 03:24:21 -0400 Howdy @annikalystrup,

This is the first time I’ve seen this post. Sorry no one has replied yet.

As far as composition goes, I think that I would have tried to include her neckline so that the two lines that were created don’t come to a abrupt end at the bottom of the frame. Do you know the rule of thirds? I would have put her eyes on the…Read more

]]> 5b0cbffa86a2654faccb8a60a8566dde thefarmhand replied to the topic Stormy Sunset in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/stormy-sunset-2/#post-12034 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:48:13 -0400 Trying again, last attachment didn’t work.

]]> 85553e9414eb8355e1689e5b255ff674 thefarmhand replied to the topic Stormy Sunset in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/stormy-sunset-2/#post-12033 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:46:39 -0400 I would adjust the blue hills. Slightly to blue. Here’s a example.

]]> abd10da5e97815c81075bf4b06a0127a thefarmhand replied to the topic Snow Leopard (in a zoo) in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/snow-leopard-in-a-zoo/#post-12024 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:38:15 -0400 Actually, I really like that composition. The tongue gives it a interesting kick that draws interest. Good shot. The editing was done with the purpose in mind of keeping him from looking like he lived in a algae covered jungle, and moving him to a cold mountain.

]]> 1ecbb42a227327a3de84f6e6833254ae thefarmhand replied to the topic Snow Leopard (in a zoo) in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/snow-leopard-in-a-zoo/#post-12022 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:30:18 -0400 Could you have gotten any closer to the fence to shoot between the links? Here is the image with heavy editing. The most important thing was the WB adjustment. I do like the composition though!

]]> 7fa976936bfca75307604df61cec3880 thefarmhand replied to the topic Uploading Photos in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/uploading-photos/#post-12011 Mon, 29 Jun 2015 23:18:30 -0400 If your computer is a nice one, I wouldn’t fault that. I have a HP laptop too. As @buddingphotographer said, you likely need a faster card. I use the SanDisk Extreme Plus 16 GB card and it works way faster than the other standard cards I used. It can also take photos in continuous mode @ a blazing speed even when the 7 photo memory buffer is…Read more

]]> a197b2374070b86b22944088d99ba49d thefarmhand replied to the topic Purple Flowers in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/purple-flowers/#post-11865 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:07:50 -0400 lol, Thanks @jamesstaddon! Yeah, I wanted color without it looking like it was “glowing”.

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