Really nice work this week from you all. I've been busy, but this weekend I think I shot my last wedding of the year (unless someone surprises me, which has happened in the past), so maybe I'll get to do more of what I want, eh? After all the post-processing of course...heh.
bill10385, those are great shots, but I especially love the birds. Nice light on that turkey vulture. I see you were using a 70-200 for those--did you have to crop at all? They look remarkable if you did.
Tony, that's lovely--I can't believe that's SOOC! Almost thou persuadest me to be a Canon shooter...
Mark, you know I love the night shots, so I really appreciate this photo--nice work! I love how clearly you can see the big dipper. The blue hour is such an attractive time to shoot. Well done.
Peter, thanks for the before and after. Wow--what a difference good post-processing makes! That pseudo HDR is definitely eye-catching. I haven't tried Photomatix--are you using it quite regularly?
Chris, I love the atmospheric quality of this photo. I can never seem to capture fog well, so I'm a bit envious. (Not that we have much of it around here.) Black and white seems like a perfect choice for this photo.
So my husband and I bought a drone for our anniversary this year. Autel Robotics, if you're curious. It's a pretty good little machine, and the camera is surprisingly good. It shoots RAW, eh? We've been a bit slow getting to know it, but yesterday we took it out to the southern end of the Great Salt Lake to try to do a little bit more than we have been. Here are a couple of still shots I caught with it:
Great Salt Lake, drone shot by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
Smile at the drone by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
Heh...I hope you can see the smiley face. That's my husband's work of art there in the sand.
And I did take the D810 out to the lake for a little fun too.
Great Salt Lake shore by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
It's super hazy out here right now because of all the wildfires out this way. I know Chris and bill10385 have just been through hurricanes, so some of you have had some pretty big disasters to deal with. Somehow with all the attention on the hurricanes, not many people have noticed that it seems like the entire state of Montana has burned down. It's been a rough summer for lots of people. And I'm just talking the U.S. of course--lots more going on elsewhere!! Anyway, Chris and Bill--hope you guys have come through everything ok. Based on what I'm seeing in other threads, it sounds like you have.