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Collin Stebbins
{K:1868} 7/25/2008
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Thanks very much Reza.
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reza goudarzi
{K:7097} 7/25/2008
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beautiful lake and colors on the sky...very good and thx for sharing dear collin
regards
reza.
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Stan Hill
{K:35352} 7/25/2008
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Hi Collin, I am attaching a picture of the cabin and where I am rebuilding a deck. I have a few more days on the job so will have the opportunity for some experimentation. If in doubt I just delete the images. I delete my share of mistakes in the process. I keep hitting those good one to keep up my interest in different techniques. Your help and encouragement are so welcomed.
Be well, Stan
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Collin Stebbins
{K:1868} 7/25/2008
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You're working on a forest service cabin in the mountains. Not exactly sure what that is but it sounds fantastic! Better than my office job, stuck inside all day. Slow exposures are great for building up colour in the sky at sunrise/sunset and blurring water but you'll have to be careful shooting trees as if there is any breese they'll be blurry. That could look good though i guess if say the trunks were sharp and the leaves blurred. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
Regards,
Collin.
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Stan Hill
{K:35352} 7/25/2008
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Hi Collin, I appreciate the advice. Little short on rain forest around southern Montana. I will try it in the piney woods that are so common here. I will give it a try where I am working on a Forest Service cabin in the mountains. Lots of green growth in the deep timber. I will try tripod and slow exposures.
So great of you to help me out. Just learning any and every thing I can.
Be well, Stan
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Collin Stebbins
{K:1868} 7/25/2008
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Thanks very much Jacques.
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Collin Stebbins
{K:1868} 7/25/2008
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Hi Stan, Polarizers are certainly great for skys but where I find them to be most rewarding is when shooting bush/rainforest scenes. You get really saturated greens because the polarizer removes the glare from the leaves. If you haven't tried it before you'll be really surprised at the difference it makes.
Regards,
Collin.
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jacques brisebois
{K:73883} 7/23/2008
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very nice sky, great colors, a real nice capture Collin.
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Stan Hill
{K:35352} 7/22/2008
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Thanks Collin, the soft I referred to was more of the eye pleasing soft than the technical one. I have been great. Mostly shooting what is going on around me. Trying some PS stuff on my own. I am a rookie so there is always something to gain by experimenting or watching what is working for others. Thanks for the info on the ND filters. Never owned or tried one but can see that it is a nice option. I got a couple of polarizer filters with a film camera I bought and the 52mm fits on my 35-70mm EF lens. I have tried it with some sky scape shots. Thanks for the info, be well, Stan
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Collin Stebbins
{K:1868} 7/21/2008
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Hi Stan,the 0.9 grad is 3 stops over the sky and the 1.2 is 4 stops over the whole image. The only reason I added the 4 stop is to allow the colour to spread throughout the image. With a shorter exposure there would only be a few hints of colour. You're right it does look soft although in the full size only the clouds look soft, I probably should have sharpened it after I shrunk it. How are you? I haven't checked out your portfolio lately.
Regards,
Collin.
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Stan Hill
{K:35352} 7/21/2008
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Well now, I think this is really a nice soft image. The colors and reflection are wonderful. How many stops do you allow with the filters, or in seconds for a shot like this? Do not have any ND filters but this peaks my interest.
Be well, Stan
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