A few Pictures - CC Please!

[kundalini]

I nearly shat myself when I saw your username. A dear friend from long ago had a very similar username, and funny enough, she lives in Pheonix. Go figure.

Sad truth, she has a better eye IMO, but it is early days yet. Don't fret, yours can be developed.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Kundalini, are you drinking again?



MissMae, keep shootin' and postin'. I promise not to derail your next thread.

 

[rambler]

Nice imagination! On the sunset photos, let the sky be your subject. Bring the horizon right down to the bottom of the frame. The silhouette is too dark and distracting. Leave it out, or show what it is. Nice color. Keep it up.

 

[kundalini]

Kundalini, are you drinking again?

What are you attempting to say BJ? I do miss my dear friend that no longer posts here. Are you having a laugh at my expense? Sorry, but I do not find the humor.

MissMae, keep shootin' and postin'. I promise not to derail your next thread.

There is certainly some promise in those images posted, but that has nothing to do with the Memory Lane that I just visited. MissMae could truley become the next phenominon with some guidance.

 

[MissMae]

5. Another beautiful sky. I'd crop the bottom third though as it really just detracts from the image. If you did crop it, the shot would have a nice panorama feel. Probably my favorite of the set.

Nice imagination! On the sunset photos, let the sky be your subject. Bring the horizon right down to the bottom of the frame. The silhouette is too dark and distracting. Leave it out, or show what it is. Nice color. Keep it up.

So, like this? Better?

ETA: Yeah, that's a different picture than the one I used above ...

 

[kundalini]

So, like this? Better?

Compositionally, this one is far superior than the first.

However, may I introduce you to the term GND (Graduated Neutral Density Filters)? These filters allow you to expose for the brilliant sky colors and yet still expose for the foreground with reducing the silohuette effect.

 

[MissMae]

However, may I introduce you to the term GND (Graduated Neutral Density Filters)? These filters allow you to expose for the brilliant sky colors and yet still expose for the foreground with reducing the silohuette effect.

I think I know what you're talking about. I never really understood the point of filters, but then I received some for Christmas from a good friend of mine (the one who is holding the Nikon in the first picture, actually). She explained them a bit, but then I never went and bought one of those graduated ones (I ASSume those are the ones that you turn/rotate/spin for differing ... filters? I have no idea what the correct terminology is there).

I guess this is your way of saying you'd rather see the mountains not silhouetted out? I kind of liked it, lol.

 

[kundalini]

I guess this is your way of saying you'd rather see the mountains not silhouetted out? .

This is my way of saying that there are alternatives available. Your vision is paramount, mine is merely an alternative.