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The Wild Orchid (floral design & photography) By Jane Arnold
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Scenes of the West, specializing in birds of prey. Enjoy.
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In This Issue
The Forum Challenge
Setup For Wildlife Photography
Tips For A Safe And Respectable Birding Trip
An Adventure To Costa Rica
The Reward Of Being Team Member
Astrophotography
Life's Lessons... Did I Learn?
Bill's Dynamic Range Action Set
Using 50% Gray To Enhance Exposure
Adjusting Contrast & Bring Out Shadow Detail
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...The Forum Challenge |
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Challenge yourself this month to post a photograph in one of the 19 photography galleries. There are just starting, average, advanced and professional photographers sharing their photographs and their knowledge. You will become better by participating. I encourage everyone that hasn't participated to try and you will be greatly rewarded. If you need help or have forgotten your id, just send me an email and I will help along. Top
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Last 5 Forum Photographs
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...Setup For Wildlife Photography
by Dreamer Of Dreams (forum contributor)
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Since I have been posting my wildlife photos in the Outdoor Eyes Forum (particularly my night shots), I have had several people inquire about my set-up for taking pictures. So I decided to snap a couple of quick pictures for illustration purposes.
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The setup for wildlife photography. »
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...Tips For A Safe And Respectable Birding Trip
by Dave Pelletier (forum contributor)
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Birding can be a very soothing and joy filled adventure. Hearing the 
beautiful songs and watching the various activities of these winged creatures can make you forget all your problems while in the field. Unless you live in an area that has all the species of birds, you will eventually have to travel around to find suitable places to find new bird species.
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Tips for safe birding. »
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...An Adventure To Costa Rica
by Ken Beedle (forum contributor)
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With less than a mile remaining I wedged the bag with the lenses and 35mm Nikon 
in the rocks keeping the lighter digital camera around my waist. I was out of water and the rest of the climb was a 75 degree angle straight up but I was going to make it. At 60 years old, I was not quitting. A fascinating account of the ascent to the top of the volcanoes.
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An Adventure To Rincon de la Vieja, Costa Rica. »
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...The Reward Of Being A Team Member
by Carol (forum contributor) |
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Geese when heading south for the winter are a beautiful sight and sound, flying in the V formation. There is far more than meets the eye in the sequence of events. Science has discovered why they fly that way.
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Learn about the flight of the geese. »
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...Astrophotography
by Brad Buskey (forum contributor) |
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With a little knowledge,
you can combine your love of photography with your love of Astronomy to photograph the moon, the planets and more. Learn the basics and more about Astrophotography.
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Learn about Astrophotography. »
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elements of a great photograph were in place and this particular bird's feathers were magnificent.
It was a wonderful opportunity but there was one problem. It was 8:00am on Thanksgiving and I was going to have to walk 100 feet across a person's yard (trespassing with a camera). I contemplated. It would only take moments to cross the yard and take the photographs. Even though I was tempted, I decided against it. Three days later, I passed the same pond and low and behold the Great Blue Heron was there again. But this time, the bird was even closer and I didn't have to walk across anyone's property. When I was finished, I knew that I had THE PHOTOGRAPH. As I sat in my car, I reflected on the fact that when you make the right decisions in life (about not trespassing), you will be rewarded later. That thought was short lived as I didn't even have time to start the engine when.... WHAM! My car was hit from behind. I am now sitting here trying to figure out if I really learned anything from this particular life's test.
image. (You can throw away those aggravating Neutral Density filters! Download this Adobe Photoshop action and adjust an image's highlights and shadows independently.
out the detail is applying 50% gray to a new layer. This Adobe Photoshop technique may allow you to enhance the highlight and shadow information contained in the image.
compromise a bit at the shadows. In addition, many of us shoot with low contrast to make sure we get as much dynamic range as possible, opting to adjust the contrast/curves later in Photoshop.
Dale Nelson