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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
- Featured Article: Tips On Using a 50mm Lens, Plus Classic Car Creativity
- New Photo Discussion 1: Sense of Scale
- New Photo Discussion 2: Very thin ice
- New Photo Discussion 3: 19903
- New Photo Discussion 4: Great Blue Heron Study
- New Photo Discussion 5: Dew at Sunrise1
- The Next Step: Where to Go From Here
 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
- Michelle Alton See Michelle's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Great time of day, with the shadows. Awesome EOD (Elements of Design), Maxine! - Donna Pagakis See Donna's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 2:Great capture, love this place! - Liz Bullock See Liz's Basic BetterPholio™ 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 See Maxine's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit maxineschnitzerphotography.com - Maxine's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 2: Very thin ice
A favorite! - John Rivera See John's Basic BetterPholio™ 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 See Donna's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit DonnaraePhotography.com - Donna's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 2:Very cool!! I love the frozen wave action. Very interesting. I love to photograph ice also! - Songbird Cline See Songbird's Basic BetterPholio™ 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 See Mary's Basic BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 3: 19903
- Andrea M. Stenger See Andrea's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit ihopephotography.com - Andrea's Deluxe BetterPholio™ 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 | |
New Photo Discussion 4: Great Blue Heron Study
- John Rivera See John's Basic BetterPholio™ 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 Visit jenkinsphotography.org - Dick's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion | |
New Photo Discussion 5: Dew at Sunrise1
- Donna R. Moratelli See Donna's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit DonnaraePhotography.com - Donna's Deluxe BetterPholio™ 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. | |
The Next Step: Where to Go From Here
- Browse more photo discussions at BetterPhoto.com
- Start your own discussion on any photo in the Galleries
- Read archived issues of PhotoFlash
Jim Miotke
BetterPhoto.com, Inc.
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