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Posted: 4/11/2023 7:46:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FredMan: Please take this as constructive criticism! I see lots of noise, particularly in the darker shots, and there's some focus sharpness issues, and on that one with the fluorescent light there's some evident chromatic aberration. Don't know if you're shooting raw (and if you're not you should!) or if you're doing any post-processing work; but I imagine they could be cleaned up quite nicely with just a little effort. Check this thread for the benefits of post work (if you haven't already!) That body and lens should serve you well. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FredMan: Originally Posted By BadPenny: Nikon D7500 ,Tamron 16-300mm for this particular outing. I was sitting in the stands and they wouldn't let me up on the fence so I was mostly at 200mm and up. Please take this as constructive criticism! I see lots of noise, particularly in the darker shots, and there's some focus sharpness issues, and on that one with the fluorescent light there's some evident chromatic aberration. Don't know if you're shooting raw (and if you're not you should!) or if you're doing any post-processing work; but I imagine they could be cleaned up quite nicely with just a little effort. Check this thread for the benefits of post work (if you haven't already!) That body and lens should serve you well. If it wasn't for everyone having their cellphone out, it feels like photos from the 80's. Maybe the asthetic he wasn't going for, but it kinda works in my eye. |
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Posted: 4/11/2023 10:43:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FredMan: Please take this as constructive criticism! I see lots of noise, particularly in the darker shots, and there's some focus sharpness issues, and on that one with the fluorescent light there's some evident chromatic aberration. Don't know if you're shooting raw (and if you're not you should!) or if you're doing any post-processing work; but I imagine they could be cleaned up quite nicely with just a little effort. Check this thread for the benefits of post work (if you haven't already!) That body and lens should serve you well. I did some post work in darktable and raw therapee but in reality my pics weren't that great to start and they were difficult to clean up. |
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Posted: 4/12/2023 9:10:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/13/2023 5:29:48 PM EDT
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OK, here's some LR work  Mud & Pollen by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 4/14/2023 5:05:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/15/2023 2:00:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/15/2023 5:35:41 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2023 2:36:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2023 10:07:30 PM EDT
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 Redbud season is just pretty much over here in Northern Virginia. (OK, this is just across the Potomac river, but close enough to count.) |
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Posted: 4/18/2023 6:50:03 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/19/2023 8:16:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tknogeek: https://photos.smugmug.com/2023/0416/Sights/i-PWwkBhG/1/befae07e/X2/Tabor_20230416_115945-X2.jpg Painted turtle Oh, that's nice... Not my pooch; out with a coworker Monday getting some woods pics for a listing. She REALLY likes that tennis ball.  Nellie On The Run by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 4/20/2023 6:39:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/21/2023 4:18:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/22/2023 6:36:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/22/2023 7:44:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/23/2023 7:27:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By villageidiot: Nice! I wish I had the glass to do that. Waiting on this... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/466631/2023-04-22_18_43_38_jpg-2792316.JPG I was maybe 12 feet away at 500mm. And the image is cropped. But today, whilst chasing the wily Tom, I happened upon a nice little Pink Ladyslipper colony. I've never really read up on them, while they're mot common, they're not exactly rare, in my neck of the woods. They do require some pretty specific site conditions, particularly low pH, acidic soils. In the wild they need soils pH to be a maximum of 5, and thrive in the 4-4.5 range. They say for culture, water them with a solution of 2 oz of vinegar to 1 gallon of water to maintain pH. Got the orchids, Tom got the best of me.  Rocky Knoll Pink Ladyslippers by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 4/23/2023 8:00:28 PM EDT
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This is the best I've come up with and it's using a 200mm and cropped to about 80%. I'm relying on megapixels because of the lack of availability of Z series lenses.
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Posted: 4/23/2023 8:31:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By villageidiot: Nice! I wish I had the glass to do that. Waiting on this... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/466631/2023-04-22_18_43_38_jpg-2792316.JPG what would you recommend for an old Nikon D3100 that won't break the bank? I have a 55-300 but could use a little more reach and clarity. |
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Posted: 4/23/2023 8:49:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gopher: what would you recommend for an old Nikon D3100 that won't break the bank? I have a 55-300 but could use a little more reach and clarity. Bite the bullet and get an upgraded body. D7xxx or better. You can pick up a used D7100 for under $400. For glass, the 70-300 is a much better lens, but it’s still a 300. I went the Tamron 150-600 route first, but now use a Nikon 200-500. It’s that much better that it was worth the 100mm sacrifice, for me. There’s a lot of not-so-hot zooms out there, you get above 200-300 mm and buy once cry once. Here’s an older shot with the same lens and body D500  Hover by FredMan, on Flickr |
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Posted: 4/23/2023 9:03:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FredMan: Bite the bullet and get an upgraded body. D7xxx or better. You can pick up a used D7100 for under $400. For glass, the 70-300 is a much better lens, but it’s still a 300. I went the Tamron 150-600 route first, but now use a Nikon 200-500. It’s that much better that it was worth the 100mm sacrifice, for me. There’s a lot of not-so-hot zooms out there, you get above 200-300 mm and buy once cry once. Here’s an older shot with the same lens and body D500 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49981568666_164795482c_h.jpgHover by FredMan, on Flickr Thanks for the info. |
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Posted: 4/23/2023 10:55:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/24/2023 1:30:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryGood photos. That last one, though, that's a great photo. |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 10:13:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By L_JE: Good photos. That last one, though, that's a great photo. Thank you, I am still learning!! |
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Posted: 4/24/2023 12:36:38 PM EDT
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First real attempt at photography last night, and first real attempt at editing this morning with corel aftershot.
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Posted: 4/24/2023 9:15:53 PM EDT
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I gave my older brother this Esee several years ago for Christmas as he was a huge outdoorsman. He passed away in March and I ended up getting the knife back. It's been used hard, used well, and earned it's patina. Still super sharp though.
The Glock was his pocket pistol, I added a new front sight and Pearce bottom plate, but it'll be going everywhere with me now.  
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Posted: 4/24/2023 10:12:41 PM EDT
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Was on the fence whether I should post this. Heavily expired and not properly stored Agfachrome. Expired in the mid 80's and was kept in someone's closet until given to me for free. Shot it at box speed on a Pentax 6X7, processed professionally in a lab, but scanned at home. I kind of dig the overall mood of it. Have a few more boxes I will probably shoot as well for fun.
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Posted: 4/26/2023 2:37:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/27/2023 7:41:13 AM EDT
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Caught a mating pair.
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Posted: 4/27/2023 9:08:51 PM EDT
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 Making Plans ...as seen from below the information desk a the National Air & Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Annex (Dulles). |
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Posted: 4/28/2023 7:30:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/28/2023 7:28:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/29/2023 7:42:37 AM EDT
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I’d never heard of this tree before, and as you may know I like to think I know a thing or two about trees.
C. Justus Brouwers, the first landscape superintendent for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, is said to have found the tree during a walk in the Pungo woods near Virginia Beach, Virginia. According to local legend, Brouwers transplanted the young tree to Williamsburg, probably sometime between 1932 and 1936, around the time of the Colonial capital’s restoration. Aside from it being a big-ass tree, the most interesting thing to me about it is it’s a naturally occurring hybrid between Live oak and overcup oak. Live oak, Quercus virgiana , is native to Virginia, but Williamsburg is literally the extreme northern edge of its range. Likewise, overcup Quercus lyrata is native, but also at the very edge of its range.  Compton Oak by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 4/29/2023 3:03:41 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/29/2023 5:08:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/30/2023 8:30:21 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/30/2023 10:28:51 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/30/2023 9:52:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FredMan: That’s another outstanding shot. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52856146777_72c88250b0_h.jpgFife & Drums Fife Detail by FredMan, on Flickr Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FredMan: That’s another outstanding shot. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52856146777_72c88250b0_h.jpgFife & Drums Fife Detail by FredMan, on Flickr Thank you. Still learning. Concert photography is my thing. So hard to get photo passes though. |
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Posted: 5/1/2023 2:53:18 PM EDT
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 Never Give Up (Deciduous Edition) I've observed this tree for several years as it began losing its "footing" on the steep bank of this stream in a park near my home. A strong storm a few years ago forever denied its vertical standing in the forest - but the tree has not given up. It's very much alive and sprouting new branches. Here's the same tree in 2018: 
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Posted: 5/1/2023 6:40:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tknogeek: https://photos.smugmug.com/2023/0430/Sights/i-cGHn5Cf/1/83fd4290/X2/Tabor_20230430_105919-Edit-X2.jpg Never Give Up (Deciduous Edition) I've observed this tree for several years as it began losing its "footing" on the steep bank of this stream in a park near my home. A strong storm a few years ago forever denied its vertical standing in the forest - but the tree has not given up. It's very much alive and sprouting new branches. Here's the same tree in 2018: https://photos.smugmug.com/2018/0603/Places/i-4KjHn77/1/4e51fe91/X2/Tabor_20180603_162505-X2.jpg Give it another decade...  Natural Bridge by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 5/2/2023 6:22:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/2/2023 8:23:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FredMan: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52863311145_f2e6336b97_h.jpgVirginia Ginger Beech Roots by FredMan, on Flickr Ha! I tried (again) to capture the interest of those roots on my outing this weekend. And failed (again) to translate it to as interesting an image as the 3D experience.  Attached File(BTW, this was ISO 25,600 with LR's new denoise feature.) |
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Posted: 5/3/2023 7:50:46 AM EDT
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He needed an umbrella in the sun shower
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Posted: 5/3/2023 8:11:57 AM EDT
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 My favorite water feature in the park. |
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Posted: 5/3/2023 6:08:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tknogeek: Ha! I tried (again) to capture the interest of those roots on my outing this weekend. And failed (again) to translate it to as interesting an image as the 3D experience. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/216762/Tabor_20230430_110626_jpg-2803808.JPG (BTW, this was ISO 25,600 with LR's new denoise feature.) I hear you, man. This frame in no way captures the writhing elephant trunk totality of these beech roots  Beech Roots by FredMan, on Flickr
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Posted: 5/4/2023 7:24:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FredMan: I hear you, man. This frame in no way captures the writhing elephant trunk totality of these beech roots https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52865248767_5c6fe60431_h.jpgBeech Roots by FredMan, on Flickr  (I'm here all week. Try the veal!) |
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Posted: 5/4/2023 2:03:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tknogeek: Yeah, capturing the experience of those roots is no walk in the park. https://photos.smugmug.com/2023/0430/Sights/i-Dgs98K2/3/2d8c9e91/X2/Tabor_20230430_113756-X2.jpg (I'm here all week. Try the veal!) Sometimes I feel like I’m at the bottom of a rocky slope, with nothing but towering oppressors in my way…  Rock Jumble Beech Grove by FredMan, on Flickr(Check!) |
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Posted: 5/4/2023 8:47:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/5/2023 9:01:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/7/2023 5:09:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2023 1:31:19 PM EDT
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