I can't look at this or yesterday's TODAY'S without lamenting the many shots I missed - not those that my colleagues saw (We all see differently, and that is what makes workshops such as this so incredible) but those I tried to get and botched through rushing and those I walked right by as my logical mind swept past my receptive self. Well, this one seemed too obvious to miss, but, though some classmates shot from here, nobody else shot the house through the graves.When I'm back home, I'll crop out the power lines. Christina is behind me, perhaps perched on my left shoulder.
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are u still there at the workshop???
and Christina series is beautiful..
The workshop ended on Saturday, but my photo travels last another few days. I've headed north for renewed exploration of Mt. Desert Isle. Today, I turn around and begin a slow trek south. Not sure when I will be back home yet.
Thanks for your note on Christina.
I like the idea of photo travels. Have never been on one with that kinda single-minded devotion...maybe I shall undertake one some day.
and in response to your question, I don't have access to Photoshop. If you were referring to any tweaking that I do on my pics, it's through Picassa, as Blogger recommends it.
I asked about Photoshop because the beautiful sunset photo you took could be improved through a bit of adjustment of shadows in the dark area. In Photoshop or Photoshop Elements you can bring out detail in the shadows without effecting the midtones or highlights. Perhaps you can do the same in Picassa; I've enver used it as I generally work on Macintosh.
As to photo travels, when I'm shooting I need to go alone or with people who can move at my pace. Sometimes I will shoot from a single spot for an hour or more. I need that concentration to get the results I'm after, and I enjoy such slow "working" of a site.
And you do that well, Ted! That kind of work DOES need to be done by yourself when you can work with your own rhythms.
Don't worrie about what you miss, or how others make their photo's, hang in there! Once you are home you will see that you picked up more than you think NOW.
You'll do great.
JoAnn
Ginnie and Joann. You comments are most welcome. I didn't mean to suggest that I didn't pick up huge amounts from the workshop, only that moving from knowing how to shoot people to making the new way of shooting automatic takes practice, practice, practice. Much like learning a musical instrument, these skills need to work ther way into my fingers and eyes. The conscious mind can't work that fast.
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