Wednesday, 6 April 2011

PhotoFlash #96 - 4-Week Classes Kick Off Today! Get Creative with a 50mm Lens; Photo Discussions

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Welcome to the 96th issue of PhotoFlash

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Big news if you wish to take your photography to the next level! BetterPhoto's April online photography classes are just getting under way, so don't wait any longer: Enroll now and we'll send you the first lesson pronto. Check out these awesome 4-week photo courses... This session also features a terrific new class: Pro Tips for Great Exposure

In this issue of PhotoFlash, don't miss the Featured Article ("How to Creatively Use a 50mm Lens") by Deborah Sandidge, as well as a great collection of photo discussions.

That's it for this month. Enjoy your photography!

Kerry Drager
Newsletter Editor

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In This Issue: Wednesday, April 06, 2011


 

Featured Photo: Night Action

Night Action
Night Action
The Roman Colosseum at night. Long exposure to capture the car tail lights. Rome, Italy.

© Janet Fikar

Canon EOS 5D Mark ...

 

Featured Article: How to Creatively Use a 50mm Lens
A 50mm lens is fast and very lightweight, making it perfect for travel, low light photography, portraits and fun stuff like photographing classic cars. That's the word from BetterPhoto instructor Deborah Sandidge. Read her excellent photography article...

 

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New Photo Discussions

New Photo Discussion 1: Sense of Scale

Sense of Scale
Sense of Scale
British Museum, London, England

© Maxine C. Schnitzer

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Nikon D80 Digital ...
This is a wonderful architectural capture, Maxine.
- Michelle Alton

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Response 1:Great time of day, with the shadows. Awesome EOD (Elements of Design), Maxine!
- Donna Pagakis

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Response 2:Great capture, love this place!
- Liz Bullock

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Response 3:Thanks so much! I love this place too. I went back a couple of times before I finally got a day where the sky was a pretty blue instead of the usual gray!
- Maxine C. Schnitzer

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New Photo Discussion 2: Very thin ice

Very thin ice
Very thin ice
A blast of cold air created a delicate layer of very thin ice around grass blades and fallen leaves after a rainy day

© Donna R. Moratelli

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Canon EOS D60 Digi...
Outstanding capture Donna!
A favorite!
- John Rivera

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Response 1:Thank you John! This is the lawn believe it or not! In the summer it's actually nice looking. lol. Thanks for the comments!
- Donna R. Moratelli

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Response 2:Very cool!! I love the frozen wave action. Very interesting. I love to photograph ice also!
- Songbird Cline

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Response 3:Very cool Donna! I took some shots of the same type of ice in our driveway last week.
Very nicely done, great clarity and colours.
- Mary Dimitriw

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New Photo Discussion 3: 19903

19903
19903
Passerini's tanager, male, (Ramphocelus passerinii), Costa rica

© Jim Zuckerman

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Canon EOS 1D Mark ...
Love this, Jim!
- Andrea M. Stenger

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Response 1:Thank you, Andrea. I took this during my photo tour to Costa Rica. I tried very hard to get this bird because I thought it was so beautiful. It was taken with my 500mm, plus the 1.4x, equaling 700mm.

Jim
- Jim Zuckerman

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New Photo Discussion 4: Great Blue Heron Study

<Bb>Great Blue Heron Study</b>
Great Blue Heron Study

Juvenile great blue heron plays in the midst of freshwater pond.
Entry in the Details and Macro monthly photo contest for March 2011.



© Dick Jenkins

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Great Shot!
- John Rivera

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Response 1:Thank you, John. This young bird was playing in a small pond in the midst of a large nesting area. A large GBH feather was his toy and he'd stab at it as if fishing then toss it into the air only to do it again. He did manage to catch a small turtle as an appetizer. I had time to add the 2X extender on the f/2.8L 300mm lens yielding fairly good detail.
- Dick Jenkins

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New Photo Discussion 5: Dew at Sunrise1

Dew at Sunrise1
Dew at Sunrise1
f/4.8, 1/180th sec., ISO 200, 105mm macro, tripod

© Kerry Drager

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Creative Light and Composition
Nikon D3 Digital S...
I love this one! *
- Donna R. Moratelli

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Response 1:Hi Donna,
Thanks so much for the nice note - glad you like it!
Kerry

Notes on the Photography: For this image, I chose a wide aperture (f/4.8). When shooting a macro scene with the sun right at the horizon, the wider aperture keeps the sun large in the frame – which I liked. A small aperture (say, f/16 or f/22) would make for a greater depth of field (more things in sharp focus), but the stopping-down of the lens makes the sun much smaller in the frame – not the effect I wanted in this case. So I went with the large aperture. With shallow DOFs, focusing is crucial, so I made sure the lens set the focus on what I chose as the most important area - the biggest and brightest dewdrops in front of the sun.
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Until next time, thanks for reading and keep having fun with photography!
Jim Miotke
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