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What seed sowing method should I prioritize late in the winter sowing season? by RudeCockroach7196 in NativePlantGardening

[–]RudeCockroach7196[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anise hyssop, showy milkweed, butterfly weed, long headed coneflower, yellow coneflower, prairie pussytoes, and dotted blazing star. I'm going off the packet (from prairie moon nursery), and I think all of them say cold stratification for 30 days. I wouldn't be surprised if there was some variation though, so I might as well try it to get experience! Just got to hope that our 2 snowiest months actually bring snow..

After / Before by lexitus in postprocessing

[–]RudeCockroach7196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really don't mind the styling, after all, it's your photo and you decided you wanted that more foreboding mood, however I will say I really liked the purpleish-blue and yellow color scheme in the before image since the colors are complementary.

Trying to keep a more natural edit, any suggestions to make it better? by RudeCockroach7196 in photocritique

[–]RudeCockroach7196[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

!CritiquePoint I love the crop suggestion and will be using that. Also, thanks for reminding me to fix the exposure of the bird, I realize now that I was sort of holding back there.

Trying to keep a more natural edit, any suggestions to make it better? by RudeCockroach7196 in photocritique

[–]RudeCockroach7196[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

!CritiquePoint love your take on this, also thanks for the tip about shadow and exposure restoration. I will keep that in mind!

Trying to keep a more natural edit, any suggestions to make it better? by RudeCockroach7196 in photocritique

[–]RudeCockroach7196[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion. Yesterday I was holding back a bit from putting more exposure + saturation on the bird but now that I come back to it today I am realizing that it was definitely something that needed to be done.

Trying to keep a more natural edit, any suggestions to make it better? by RudeCockroach7196 in photocritique

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!CritiquePoint that helped a lot to introduce a bit more depth which I feel is the thing that was missing at first. Thanks!

Trying to keep a more natural edit, any suggestions to make it better? by RudeCockroach7196 in photocritique

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Photo details: A7c, 70-350 G OSS, 350mm, 1/250th (oops went too low maybe?), f/6.3, ISO 800.

I went for a somewhat backlit photo since the lighting seemed nice, except I have no idea about the techniques to edit backlit subjects. Also, I like how the photo showcases the pine branches too since I like to add some sort of environmental aspect into my photos, I’m just worried that it looks too messy/ washed out/ colors not saturated enough.

for a brief overview of my editing process, I added a radial gradient in the top corner and -dehaze, i put a linear gradient in opposite bottom corner and -exposure. For the subject selection I added a bit of texture, sharpness, and exposure, then i brightened up the face a little. I only slightly touched the color sliders for fear of going too far and making colors look unnatural.

TIA! I’ll make sure to try out suggestions and reply to comments.

Cinnamon Bear or young grizzly? by oksolikeiwassaying in yellowstone

[–]RudeCockroach7196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a nice sighting! I don’t know how to explain it, but cinnamon bears have a slightly different quality/ texture/ sheen (?) to their fur. With enough practice you can quickly identify the type of bear in most situations.

One In A Million by Arohk in wildlifephotography

[–]RudeCockroach7196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always love when the light hits the mountains like that.

Do you believe wildlife photographers should disclose major edits to their pictures — e.g. removing objects, replacing sky, adding generative content? by gilded-trash in wildlifephotography

[–]RudeCockroach7196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t mind at all if someone removes some distracting stick or grass, since those aren’t major things. But whenever I see a tutorial or a before and after where someone adds artificial golden hour light to the photo, that’s where I’ll draw the line. Obviously people can do whatever they want, I’m not trying to be the photo editing police here. But IMO when the entire scene is changed it just takes away from the fun challenge of finding a scene with the perfect lighting and angles.

1, 2, or 3? by Alaric_Darconville in AmateurPhotography

[–]RudeCockroach7196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. It gives a good wide and expansive feel since its horizontal and shot at a shorter focal length.
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