newmurph

I need help with finding a good white balance between suburban

lighting (street lamps, distant cities) and lightning storms.

Contrast, saturation, and overall "look" tips also appreciated. Will

return favor.

My area is wrought with light pollution. A lot of it is from Dulles

Airport and surrounding communities and small cities. Since

incandescent and fluorescent lights require their own white balances,

I need to know how to properly white balance when lightning is added

to the equation.

My second concern is about contrast and color. Too saturated?

One of our bushes turned red as winter set it. This effect, meant to

look like the spiraling of a flower, is created by rotating the camera

in one direction, while zooming in / out the lens in the opposite

direction during a long exposure.

That is some excellent lighting and a nice steady hand if you can get the detail in the eyes like that from that distance.

That is definitely a keeper. Excellent timing, the background looks like a watercolor painting, and the Katydid is excellently colorful. Exposure looks great, no blowouts. A+ but I'm just a 23 year Package Handler from Virginia.

Very nice! Common Orb Weaver? I don't see anything wrong here. You definitely got him a great moment.

All I had time for was 2 quick shots before this guy flew away, so

aside from the obstructing branches and less than perfect positioning

of the bird, what do you guys think? Is the color alright? The

exposure? Should I crop a bit more? I think the photo looks almost

like a painting, and I don't know why.

What do you all think of the color, contrast, and lighting of this

photo? I tried to get as much detail as possible in the shadows and

dark areas while keeping the white and highlights from being blown

out. I also tried to zoom in and crop to emphasize the detail in its

mouth and eyes. What do you think?

Over-saturated? Crystal sharp enough? Image dark where needed and

bright where needed? Balanced?

I hope this was a reflection of all on water, if not, I don't know what you did, but it is incredible, especially with the sun.

Very tasteful.

Absolutely amazing contrast and lighting.

Incredible lighting. Where is this exactly?

How did you get your dog to do this? Fantastic photo. Great focus.