Hi photo lovers.
We are overdue for a new foto flog. I really haven’t been out the way I normally would be, so fresh images are a bit harder to come by. This time, the featured photo is one I took around the Arkansas River not far from the Trail of Tears memorial that was washed away in last year’s flooding. I have a few more from this set that turned out okay.
I am still using my same equipment, and am no professional. If you are an avid photographer, regardless of your skills and professional experience, you are in good company here. Booman Tribune was blessed with very talented photographers in the past. At Progress Pond, we seem to have a few talented photographers now, a few of whom seem to be lurking I suppose.
I have been using an LG v40 ThinQ for the last year. It seems to serve me well, now going on its second year. Occasionally I get to use my old 35 mm, but one of my daughters seems to have commandeered it. In the next year or two I will probably have to go through the whole smart phone purchasing process again. I never look forward to that. I am curious about the cameras on other smartphone models. I now have a daughter using an iPhone 8 (what we could afford). She seems happy with the photo quality. Always curious to get input on smartphone camera quality, as that is one of the variables that I weigh when I do purchase one of those contraptions.
This series of posts is in honor of a number of our ancestors. At one point, there were some seriously great photographers who graced Booman Tribune with their work. They are all now long gone. I am the one who carries the torch. I keep this going because I know that one day I too will be gone, and I really want the work that was started long ago to continue, rather than fade away with me. If I see that I am able to incite a few others to fill posts like these with photos, then I will be truly grateful. In the meantime, enjoy the photos, and I am sure between Booman and myself we can pass along quite a bit of knowledge about the photo flog series from its inception back during the Booman Tribune days.
Since this post usually runs only a day, I will likely keep it up for a while. Please share your work. I am convinced that us amateurs are extremely talented. You will get nothing but love and support here. I mean that. Also, when I say that you don’t have to be a photography pro, I mean that as well. I am an amateur. This is my hobby. This is my passion. I keep these posts going only because they are a passion. If they were not, I would have given up a long time ago. My preference is to never give up.
Peace.
I kinda like how that photo turned out, by the way. Almost looks like a portrait. Our resident painter, boran2, wouldn’t even have to make a painting of this one (though I would not complain if he did).
Ok, I’m not sure how to post photos but let me try this:
https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/Fauna/i-L8rf8ZB/0/b371c114/M/IMGP5649CUsm-M.jpg
Oh, ok, that worked–yay! I’m an amateur shooting with a mix of Pentax and Olympus gear these days. At least 50% of my photos are nature shots and most of those taken here in Baltimore where I have a rather unique natural setting. I do like photographing people though.
Cool photo! And I am glad you were able to successfully post it.
I had to get down & dirty for that one. Kind of looks like Deviin Nunes, don’cha think?
Great shot. Did you use a macro lens?
Thanks! Oh, yeah:100mm on my Pentax K-1. The trick–besides lying belly-down on the concrete porch (no mean stunt at my age)–was lighting.
Figuring that out was a trial-and-error sort of thing (using flash is totally over my head.) Fortunately, you’ve got plenty of time when you’re photographing slugs.
Much impressed with the very shallow depth of field. Usually hard to open up a 100 mm lens enough to accomplish it.
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A way to have fun during a pandemic is to play around with software. This picture was originally kind of a bore, but became exciting after playing with painting plugins in Corel Paint Shop
To prove my point, here is the original image