Steve, thanks for posting that lovely set of nature photos. The butterfly is especially attractive--were you fairly close with a shorter focal length on that one? It looks like you have quite a bit of depth of field, so I'm trying to figure out your focal length and aperture! I don't do close up very well--it's something I'm working on. Also glad to see you here--hope you're doing well. Treatments going ok?
Mark, that waterfall is gorgeous. The water is so silky--I love it. The composition is dynamic and appealing, and the highlights on the rocks are nicely captured too. I'm more than a little envious that you live close enough to Shenandoah that you can just run over there and check things out.
Peter, the light in this photo is wonderful--was the available light from a window by chance? I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with this hobby--I hope you'll keep us posted as you progress in the building of your plane.
Darryl, those are beautiful portraits, as always. I love the light on the first one and am intrigued by the light on the second one. I see in another thread that you are defecting to the Sony camp. I hope you'll still check in here and let us see how you're doing with the change. I'm interested because I've been contemplating acquiring a Sony mirrorless myself (and I think that camera you got for your daughter is the same exact one I recommended to my sister).
Tony, I'm pretty sure I've already commented elsewhere on this photo, so I'm probably saying the same thing here--but those colors are just luscious. In fact, they remind me of the inside of a peach. The texture is well captured, and I like the closeup composition. Lovely photo of a lovely flower!
snell, what a great moment to capture! What a privilege! Alaska is still on our radar (canceled a trip awhile back--now we're shooting for 2020). Great work with that 150-600mm--were you using a tripod? I can't imagine trying to hold that lens on a moving boat. Really well done!
Tom, I got a good chuckle out of your comment about the animals pairing up--wish you could share some of that rain out this way. We are super hot and on fire. Anyway, I hate spiders, but I really like your images anyway. The detail is perfect (I can see hair!), and the spider is so well isolated from its background. And hey, nice to see that you had your D500 out! (Now I have to go have a little freak-out--three inches??!!)
Quality work this week, guys--you are awesome!
I have an image or two to share from this weekend--just need to find time to process. Maybe tonight or tomorrow...late for sure.