Let me tell you you don't always get good photos. So many things have to happen, proper lighting clouds in the sky and good contrast overall.
Oh, isn't that the truth!
Thank you for sharing your info, Ken!
I wish I had the schenery around here that you do, your photos are just beautiful! (I'm so jealous!
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I shoot with a Nikon D700, and I'm still learning how to use it. I always use a monopod when I'm photographing horses and people, my lens (70-200mm 2.8) gets to heavy when I'm carrying it around.
I do use photoshop, but I only have Elements 6........hoping to add Lightroom soon. I also, like you, shoot in RAW format, and I find I don't blow the highlights as often as I did with JPG. Right now I'm taking some courses on equine photography, hoping to improve. I need to add some additional lenses to my equipment, and hoping the funds show up here soon, though I doubt that will happen. Maybe next year!
I just found something yesterday that I've quickly become addicted to.......textures! Have you ever tried them? I love the way they antique a photo!
Here's a couple samples of them applied to the photos.
(I hope it's ok to post these on your thread........if not, just let me know, and I'll remove them.)
This first one was also my first attempt at replacing a sky. The photo was taken on a really overcast blah day.
Here's my other addiction........black background photos! Have you ever done these? They are so much fun!