Wildlife and domesticated animal shots

[[mrtommoe]]

Most of mine is trial & error I am afraid, I think I know what I am after in a photo & try trial & error till I get there + some pointers that I have picked up from various forums over time

Frank

Geoff Slocock Wrote:

The loosening of the tail feathers with the dodge tool is something new for me. In fact, I have not really used the dodge tool, at all. And I think it is an important observation that my lack of experience with it, assisted greatly in my managing not to spot your handiwork. [Just to add comment about the dodge tool work after having posted. IT REALLY SHOUTS AT OUT ME, NOW!)]

At earlier stages I did get overload... there are so very many kludges and fixes and investigative methods that need to be learnt, as and when we want to get our pictures in more of a tip-top shape.

Of course, I have found working in the post processor absorbing and fascinating. And I wouldn't have got this far, if I had not found it thus.

Now, tell me Frank...

Conversation, discussion, networking (call it what you will): how much of a part, would you say, has that played in your progress. Obviously, you are used to forums and obviously, as we all do, you create your work for the enjoyment of others, as well as yourself. Obviously, too, photographic endeavours improve with what is mostly a personal commitment that is also indeed melded in with what you read or otherwise rehearse and learn.

There are some barriers which many seem to bang their head against. Tone histograms is one of the common blockages; so possibly is working with layers.

For my part, I could emphasise the biblical adage, Seek, and ye shall find. And when you want inspiration that is somehow beyond being a cheap or quick fix and that somehow has power to reach high, then you have to examine how you look at things... and not just at what you are looking for.

(BTW, everyone. I am experimenting with a custom bb-code for text justification. Neat, huh?)

[[Geoff Slocock]]

Quote:Most of mine is trial & error I am afraid, I think I know what I am after in a photo & try trial & error till I get there + some pointers that I have picked up from various forums over time

Yeh!! Forums... they come in all shapes and sizes. Well managed and badly managed. As a noob you either have to be pscychic in coping with what you can or cheerfully sideline what you can't yet cope with.

But when you climb a mountain or two, like you have, you can look down with ATTITUDE.

Now you've posted all you beaut pics on here. And their seems to be nothing mean about your attitude.

Other forums purvey something of the yellow brick road (remember the wizard of Oz). Painting by numbers is I guess another way of describing what I mean.

But, Frank, you will have opinions on all of this.

Geoff

[[Geoff Slocock]]

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