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Comment on (No) Reflections on a Catfish by Chip

Chip — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:29:41 +0000

I didn’t have to read very far before I started laughing. Theresa asked what was so funny so I read her the whole post, laughing every couple of sentences knowing from my own experience what was happening.

I did have to explain FUBAR to her which made me laugh all the harder.

Thanks for this post!

Comment on Altoona Railroaders Museum, Horseshoe Curve and Chimney Rocks by Fieldtrip to the Altoona Railroaders Museum, Chimney Rocks and Horseshoe Curve on September 24th | Harrisburg Camera Club

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:57:53 +0000

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Comment on HCC Digital Competition Night by Chip

Chip — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:50:14 +0000

When I first saw this during the print critique night my thought was to crop it as well. Seeing both versions above I have to say I like them both but prefer the cropped.

Although it would break a Nat Geo rule, cutting the branch from the cropped section and pasting it into this version (reversed of course) gets you the best of both worlds.

I also like the fact that the man in the tree is not a pure silhouette but that you can see detail on his body. Nice photo no matter how you look at it.

Comment on Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh, PA by Tom Mulder

Tom Mulder — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:48:18 +0000

Great blog you wrote up!

After I posted my skyine picture on facebook some wanted get enlarged print of mine. So i just emailed her!

Dub-V to you!

P>S> Thanks for last night. I have not heard back fromPC Tools as far as a $10 upgrade for theAnti- Virus deal…..

Comment on Mount Wood Revisited by Dinene Wolf

Dinene Wolf — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:31:17 +0000

I agree with Chip. I don’t not see your photo as exploiting the dead at all. I see it as a photo story. Mistreating the dead is a shameful act. it shows a lack of compassion and respect. your photos bring recognition to this situation. Maybe they can be used to bring awareness to the cemeteries condition.

Comment on Mount Wood Revisited by Chip

Chip — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:39:27 +0000

Most of us have seen photos of the catacombs and the dead buried there, and of the bones stored by monks of times past. I wonder if anyone consideres those photos exploitation. I personally don’t see your photos, not even the last one, as exploiting the dead even if you were to sell these photos. They might even have a journalistic value.

I suspect your photos could be of great value to those who are contemplative in nature; drawing conclusions that lean toward the futility of life in general. It does make me think about some of the cemeteries I drive by in my travels that appear almost new and certainly well kept. Will they stay that way once the spaces are all filled? How long after a cemetery is filled do we begin to see the decay? I wonder.

I enjoyed this write-up Jim, thanks.

Comment on HCC Anderson Grist Mill Field Trip by Jim Crowley

Jim Crowley — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:23:15 +0000

Dinene, thankx for your complement…!! That presentation was totally off the cuff. We just needed to fill kill sometime after Chip spoke about the website. I feel like I need to go back and do it again in a better prepared fashion. Thankx again…!!

Comment on HCC Anderson Grist Mill Field Trip by Dinene Wolf

Dinene Wolf — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:22:49 +0000

Hi Jim, I’m a new member of the club and very much enjoyed your photo presentation on Tuesday night. In regards to HDR, I like HDR when it is used as a tool to combine bracketted shots. I love to see all of the tonal and contrast ranges in a photo. I was not able to join the group on the field trip but would love to go if there is an opportunity for another field trip to the mill.

Comment on HCC Anderson Grist Mill Field Trip by Jim Crowley

Jim Crowley — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:47:05 +0000

Randal thankx for the reply. I agree with your position, it is another tool. I showed and talked about some of my photos at the meeting on Tuesday to fill in time after Chip finished his website talk. I was asked if a seperate HDR group was going to be created for competitions and I learned of some other comments that I would generally describe as negative towards HDR. I have a few followers of my site and I just thought I’d through this out there to get some comments. Thankx again…!

Comment on HCC Anderson Grist Mill Field Trip by Randal Lathrop

Randal Lathrop — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:02:58 +0000

Jim, nice pictures. I'm sorry I couldn't make it on Sunday. The pictures look very nice. Here is my two cents about HDR. It is a tool like any other one in a photographer's toolbox. We wouldn't begrudge someone for using a graduated ND filter to knock down a bright sky to capture the full dynamic range of a scene. So why should we treat HDR's any differently. Having said that, I am not a big fan of the over-processed, unrealistic HDR images that are being made. I use HDR the same way I would use a graduated ND filter, to make an image that is visually representative of what I see when I am out in the field. No overly saturated images, etc. Our eyes see things differently than what a camera sees. HDR helps to even out the lights and darks, similar to how our eyes process light and dark in any scene. I do like how HDR processing brings out stunning detail in clouds on an overcast day. See for yourself with this image taken on an ordinary overcast day. Randal