A sailboat sitting in the water, early foggy morning. The day had not started yet, and it was still blue hour.
We just got back from a week at the beach and as a passenger I like to entertain myself by shooting panoramas.
..in southern Portugal.
The clouds are an extreme blow up. I loved that part of the image and the digital effects of that blowup make it look pretty cool.
With Spring finally hitting Vermont I think that this month's challenge should revolve around the things that are new in our lives.
I have typically held off on developing fundamental guides to ICM on my website.
It's taken a while to get to these. I hope that posting more will get this place back on line.
It seems that now after the latest FStoppers update, the group is getting swamped with spam? It's really getting annoying now!
I case of interest, I have added a new blog entry on my site reflecting on how current trends mirror much earlier shifts in photography techniques.
Hello everyone I saw this yesterday and found it very interesting, food for thought, and thought maybe members here might enjoy a little brain tickling too!!
Or does it matter.
My wife was telling me about the "new" photographic editing style - Painterly a couple months ago. You might remember a couple AI conversions I did last month.
I am traveling at the moment and am unable to come up with a challenge that wll inspire and excite.
Another weekend adventure with the Holga lens and the Photo Merge tool in Lightroom.
Was driving home when I saw a truck repair spot with a lot of tools and photographic chaos. Had to give it a shot.
This has been sitting in my file for several years, and I wasn't making sense of it. At least not like I wanted to.
I picked up a Holga 60mm f/8 lens for $13.99 and while I liked some aspects of the results, I wasn't fond of the harsh vignette this lens is manufactured for.
I've been all around Europe. A number of places like cathedrals are amazing but Assisi is probably my favorite, right from the start. I'm simply blown away. Amazing.
The issue of not being able to post may have now been resolved by FS. Please try posting comments etc to help confirm.
With the new update, I am unable to see anything, leave comments....if this gets out I will be happy
As indicated in Dean's post I suspect that the majority of us in the US are going through some pretty bleak weather conditions.
With 2026 on our doorstep I feel the obvious choice for our next challenge is something NEW.
I hate the term "fine art" but I don't know what else exactly to call these besides just black and white.
All these are from my camera that I can make phone calls and search the Internet.
These are, again, multiple misaligned exposures merged in Photoshop. In both cases, the dramatic sundown sky was photographed through tree branches.
For the past couple months I have been investigating the app "Analog Photography Assistant" with emphasis on Light Meter, Reciprocity and B+W Preview.
Just to let folks know that I have added a second blog entry after performing some pretty intense testing on the Bluristic iPhone app.
Went there for a vacation, walking out the back of the hotel, the nice early morning light caught my attention.
As Julian has guilted me, I'd like to take the opportunity to thank all members for their contributions this past year, and wish all the best of holidays and healthy 2026.
peeking over the edge of a building for this aerial shot. i love the simplicity.
Season's greetings all! Wishing everyone peace and joy and may 2026 be the best one yet.
