https://www.lenspiration.com/members/westona/activity/ Activity feed for Weston Auker. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:40:18 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6d1976b548a96f453a9842b6ed643129 https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/wedding-photos-2/#post-70989 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 02:05:44 -0400 After not being on these forums for a couple years (too busy and forgot about it) I’m coming late. @abbygeorge In my limited experience, (and I’m sure this varies a lot) some cameras seem to struggle to focus or at least take longer when the battery is lower (not saying ‘low battery’, but at 1/4 or 1/3). My dad had a Nikon point-and-shoot that did…Read more

]]> 06b2f1d548236206fd4e9c385149f87a https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/fall-camera-photo/#post-70988 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 01:38:28 -0400 @abbygeorge Good work! I think the editing/cropping that @jamesstaddon suggested looks like a full-page magazine add. I’m curious what became of the project and if you ever did additional editing or additional photos.

]]> 17f25de8c18a43e6a16eee126f309a65 https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/canadian-geese/#post-70987 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 01:21:15 -0400 Good job on taking the opportunity you had. I agree that the geese don’t stand out very well, although I could not decide if it was because of the reflection or the lack of color contrast with the bank and water being dark shades similar to the geese.
Not having much time makes things harder, but moving a short distance left or right could have…Read more

]]> d3a52af5bc1017225b2ba9f9946f4a93 https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/goldfinch/#post-46956 Sun, 01 Dec 2019 01:21:17 -0500 Nice shot! I agree with the other two about using thirds. Some Canon cameras (and smartphones) allow you to make the third lines show up as an overlay on your LCD screen or viewfinder (digital viewfinders), but I’m not sure about Nikon. Having the lines gives a great visual as well as a reminder when framing photos, at least to get a feel for…Read more

]]> 37402fb577b31432bfa12df4cdd84982 https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/moon-2/#post-38035 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 02:41:16 -0400 Well, you all have covered it fairly well already but I might add my two cents. A tip I heard from another photographer and have come to better understand from personal experience- it is hard to shoot a full moon and get good detail because it is that bright. Using an ND filter could probably help with that, but I prefer to shoot when it isn’t…Read more

]]> cca6f48ef6d3d700deff1e74cbbe4dac https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/indiana-sunrise/#post-33972 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 03:09:49 -0400 I like the second one better. There is too much plain black in the top of the first one. Possibly crop it down and touch up the purple and green lens flare in the middle just left of center.
The second has enough symmetry to “frame”the picture but enough diversity to keep it interesting. Once again, a little bit of cropping to remove the light…Read more

]]> d55d7994b63144f13a68f597ed573df2 https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/golden-rod/#post-33923 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 02:28:23 -0400 @ian I like that last photo! I would encourage you to keep the rule of thirds in mind. In this case, framing a little farther right would have removed some of the left edge clutter as well as giving room for the golden rod to “bend towards the center”. It tends to make a picture more life like because the subject has somewhere to go. Not sure if…Read more

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