Quotes
“Inside you, there’s an artist you don’t know about.” — Rumi
“No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.” –- Ansel Adams
“When subject matter is forced to fit into preconceived patterns, there can be no freshness of vision. Following rules of composition can only lead to a tedious repetition of pictorial cliches.” –- Edward Weston
Links
Photoessays/bodies of Work
– Sites of public executions Interesting idea and technically very well done.
– Havana
Post-processing
– Cutting out trees without halos or fringing
– Adding two colors to highlights
– Are you Under-editing your images?
– Understanding curves
– Create motion in Photoshop
– Re-sizing images in PS
Field/studio
– How to attract wildlife and set up a blind at home.
Miscellany
– Why camera makers are going to keep adding video
Day Lily anthers.
The blue dasher dragonfly is a very common dragonfly at the Black Marsh Trail. The diagonal stripes on the thorax and the black tail tip are distinctive. Females also have the thorax stripes but the abdomen is not the same pale blue.
Chipmunk (backyard photography).
the day lily shot is wonderful in its abstract , tonality, selective focus
Thanks, Ola. As soon as I saw it, I ran inside to get my camera.
Thanks Ran. See you tonight.
Love the day lily shot!!! The other ones are also very nice, but the lily is just amazing!