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Discovered these falls alongside a highway on a recent road trip and

had to check them out. However, I forgot to bring my tripod, so I was

limited to a 1/3 second exposure. Please, comment and critique. Thanks!

Thank you! I'm glad you see the beauty I see in it, too.

On a recent camping trip, I was given three days of rain and clouds.

Dampened by the dreary weather, I found it difficult to photograph the

normally beautiful shoreline. This shot has the most detail in the

clouds I had seen the entire trip. Let me know what you think. Thanks.

Two exposures taken around ten o'clock P.M.; a five minute to capture as much light for the foreground and a 35 second for the sky. The orange glow is from Appleton's light pollution.

Thanks Marc. You make a very valid point.

I was looking through the EXIF info on this shot and noticed the white balance was set to "cloudy." This is where the warm tones may have come from. I always find myself unknowingly changing the settings of my camera with my nose whenever I hold the camera up to my eye.. heh. It wasn't until I started using an SLR that I realized I had a big nose!

My first photo shoot with a person as the subject. Let me know what

you think.

 

On a beautiful day in June, my friend Haley and I took a road trip to

Lake Michigan for a day of sun, sand, and water. As much as it may

look like she's enjoying the beach, in reality, she is being struck

with bone-chilling waves and a beating-hot sun. Even with the

unfavorable elements, she remained a good sport throughout the shoot.

I was afraid that I had over-edited the sky. After some burning and saturation changes, it just seemed to fit the overall feel of the photo. I appreciate the critiques though, as I still have so much to learn as well.

After taking a break from photography over the past year, I had

forgotten how much I enjoyed and missed capturing nature on my camera.

On a recent camping trip, I made the choice to venture down to a

harbor and experiment with the evening sky. With my camera in hand

once more, I ended up with one of my favorite shots to this date. Let

me know what you think, thanks.

Heh, I was able to use a fast shutter speed with the light reflecting from the water. The tricky part was getting the composition I wanted and the horizon some what level. Not to mention keeping my camera dry from the splashing waves. And from looking at this picture again, I just notice that I wasn't wearing my life jacket! I must have been too focused on the shot. I am glad you liked it.

On a late fall camping trip, I decided to go exploring around the

park. I came across some ruins, where limestone was brought from a

quarry uphill to the kiln you can see towering in the background.

Where I stood during this shot was on the waste limestone they

deposited just below the ruins. Any comments or critiques are welcome.

Thank you!

This little guy was one out of hundreds of frogs that stayed in one

spot long enough for me to catch a shot. Any comments or critiques are

welcome. Thanks.

Whenever I see a beautiful evening sky and attempt to get a few shots

by paddling out in my kayak, the calm water soon turns on me, as in

this shot. But even with the waves beginning to crash over my kayak, I

stuck it out in hope for a good shot. Is this a good shot that I was

hoping for? Let me know. Thanks.

After spending more than an hour around a small pond searching for

photograph possibilities, I came across this little guy. He was nice

enough to hold still for a few shots before diving into the chilly

spring water. Any critiques or comments are welcomed. Thanks.

Although I was sitting very still while photographing tree swallows,

the sun still drew small beads of sweat from my body. Not too long

later, this little guy came buzzing near my head, soon picking a spot

on my knee to suck me dry of the sweat. I swapped lenses and started

shooting the little hoverfly since the swallows weren't giving me much

to work with. Any comments or critiques are welcome. Thanks.

Ahh, only if I was able to be at the same level of these birds so I'd be able to capture them from another angle other than their bottom. Thank you for the comment.

Thank you. I am glad you liked it. I agree with the colors, that was the main reason I loved this one.

This little garter snake was sun bathing on the edge of a hundred foot

cliff. To get this shot, I had to lean over the edge, which I was very

careful of since I have no sense of place when looking through my

camera. Thankfully, I did not fall off and I got this wonderful shot.

Tell me what you think. Was it worth the risk? Heh.

 

Thanks.

As I was working with vultures circling overhead, a large shadow

crossed my viewfinder. I quickly looked to see what it was to discover

an eagle joining the spiraling raptors fly overhead. With the clouds

partially covering the sun, it gave me a good opportunity to capture

the two subjects together. Please let me know what you think. Thank you.

Critiques and comments welcome. This is the first photograph I have

taken this year, and also after quite a long break from photography.

Please, tell me what you think.

interesting location. I like it.

beautiful light, wonderful composition, perfect photograph. nicely done.

absolutely beautiful! awesome capture.

simply amazing. great work.

thanks both for the comments.

I don't know if you were curious if this was a spider or not, but it is actually not one. it is a harvestman. most people mistake them as spiders, along with believing the great myth of their deadly poison.

 

nice macro by the way.