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Contests, Critique 2020 - November - Animals

Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, Grand Tetons National Park, 21 June 1985. I was surprised how close this animal let me get. It was quite content to continue eating the pine cone, even wh...

posted 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Contests, Critique 2020 - November - Animals

A procession of geese January 2019 in Cambridge MA, in some wetlands surrounded by office buildings, near the Alewife stop on the red line.

posted 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Contests, Critique 2020 - November - Animals

Crow tip-toeing through the trees; Summit Woods, Montreal, QC; 21 June 2020 This fellow and his friends were very vocal about their dislike of me walking through their forest

posted 4y ago by dino‭

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Contests, Critique 2020 - November - Animals

Mountain Goats (Oreamnos americanus) Glacier National Park, Montana, August 1974. I came across these goats on the Garden Wall Trail about halfway from Logan Pass to Swiftcurrent Pass. They le...

posted 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Contests, Critique 2020 - November - Animals

Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii), Bioparc Valencia, February 2017. Taken with my Nikon D5300 and 1100mm f/11 reflex lens at ISO 250 and 1/800 sec. I like to consider this photo as proof that the ...

posted 4y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Contests, Critique 2020 - November - Animals

Long skimmer (Orthetrum trinacria), Tancat de la Pipa, July 2017. Taken with my D5300 and 70-300mm AF-S @ 300mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/2000 sec. A local privately owned nature reserve partnered with...

posted 4y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Contests, Critique 2020 - November - Animals

Butterfly on bracken, Muckross House (Killarney, Ireland), July 2017. Spotted on one of the paths a moderate way from the main house, shot with my Nikon D5300 and 70-300mm AF-S @ 300mm, f/5.6, IS...

posted 4y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Q&A How much battery power does a GoPro 9 use in standby mode on a scheduled photo?

I have a GoPro 9 and it has the option to wake at a specific time and take a photo/video/timelapse. However, some of the timelapses use 90% of a full battery (official GoPro model) and in the stand...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Mithical‭

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Q&A How can a screenshot's file size ≥ original picture's file size?

There are a number of variables involved, including varying levels of compression. One big factor is screen size vs. image size. A picture displayed on a computer screen will often be resized to fi...

posted 3y ago by manassehkatz‭

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Q&A Apply unsharp mask before or after downsizing to final size?

You could do it either way, but it is usually better to apply effects that depend on the size or resolution of the picture on the final-sized picture. This is assuming, of course, that proper anti...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A Why fold your hands, and center them, in portraits?

Why? Probably because the photographer told the subjects to do that. Personally, I don't think it looks that great. The bottom picture seems better to me than the others in that regard, but I can...

posted 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A How can I take better pictures of the fish I catch?

...it's always kind of awkward to hold a slimy fish in one hand and a camera in the other. If you put the camera on a tripod pointing down, you free up a hand. This would also potentially let you...

posted 4y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Meta Consider excluding your ‘Contests, Critique’ category from ads?

Sorry but no. Contests are one of the easiest things for new members to join as all one really needs is a camera, and so I deliberately advertise them. I do think the feature request to customize...

posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A Procuring a lens cover for large (133mm) lens?

I'm not quite sure how to make one that will be as resistant to impact or scrapes as an engineered one. Many large lenses are sold with fabric "socks" as their only protection, so you may be worr...

posted 4y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Gear Recommendations Rotating tripod timer

I am looking for a better rotating time for doing time-lapses like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BQpSa5Fgxs Would like, Steady movement. Fairly light so I can take it hiking. Un...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Trilarion‭

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Contests, Critique 2020 - June - Sunsets

Something I have pictures of! The following picture of the Salesforce Tower was taken March 25, 2019 on my Moto X4. I was particularly struck by the reflection of the pink cloud fragments reflectin...

posted 4y ago by Sigma‭

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Contests, Critique 2020 - June - Sunsets

I took this picture from my campsite at Pennsic in August 2019 at Cooper's Lake Campground in western Pennsylvania, US. Pennsic attendees mostly do medieval and renaissance recreation (to highly-v...

posted 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A What are shutter speed, ISO, and Aperture?

Shutter speed, ISO, and f-stop are the three variables you can control in the camera to adjust exposure. Changes in one can be offset by changes in another to keep the same exposure. However, cha...

posted 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A What are shutter speed, ISO, and Aperture?

Shutter speed. This controls how long light reflecting off of objects hits the sensor. The longer the shutter speed, the brighter the image. So a shutter speed of 1/50 would make the image bright...

posted 4y ago by 10 Rep‭  ·  edited 4y ago by 10 Rep‭

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Gear Recommendations Software program to create time-lapses.

I am looking for a program to turn a series of images into a time-lapse video. Would prefer a free program. Prefer less features and a straight forward process for making the video, don't need ...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Trilarion‭

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Meta Migrate posts in?

I've started a similar Meta question to list the posts and/or types of posts to migrate in. Please add, criticize, suggest posts or categories of posts you'd like to see.

posted 4y ago by scottbb‭

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Q&A How do I use phone lenses to best effect?

My answer will focus on the use of the Macro lens alone. My experience with such is this lens by Moment: Note that the frosty filter is detachable in this particular lens. However, I'd recommend i...

posted 4y ago by Hueco‭

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Contests, Critique 2020 - September - Fun with perspective

Somewhere around the port of Barcelona, April 2010. The building on the left is the Hotel W; the clock tower is obviously much shorter.

posted 4y ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Q&A How to capture a competition rifle shooter with a bullet in flight?

It's going to be difficult to capture the shot because the setup's the people use to take these kind of pictures are done in such a way as to trigger the camera at the exact right time and the gun ...

posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Meta What is on topic for gear recommendations?

I’m fairly active in the moderation queues at Photo-SE; I also have fairly strong opinions on this topic. Where can I buy this particular camera? Is this particular model a good camera? Is this ...

posted 4y ago by scottbb‭  ·  edited 4y ago by scottbb‭

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