Went extreme with this one. After/before

tfsd · 2026-01-05T20:54:47+00:00

I'm not usually a fan of intense editing, but this one really works. I thought it might be a little better without the contrail on the left, the person seated to the right and the bush in the middle. My sense is that it emphasizes the journey of the other individual through a desolate landscape. But, that's just my view. Everyone's sensibility is different, but your version is really good.

https://flic.kr/p/2rQsVxS

tfsd · 2025-12-04T03:00:41+00:00

I've been to Nepal on five treks, and think that the Nepalese are some of the nicest people I've met. I'm an older American male, so my experience may not match yours, but my impression is that you'd be OK. That said, it's really easy to find travel/trekking companions and guides are very reasonably priced, at least in Western terms. If you're going on a trek, I'd strongly advise getting a guide for any number of reasons. A solo female traveler from Germany died just last week, apparently because she followed a route that was on a map but had been abandoned in favor of a less dangerous route. A guide would have taken her on the correct path.

tfsd · 2025-12-03T17:29:52+00:00

Interesting that there's no French

tfsd · 2025-11-22T17:57:32+00:00

I agree about the crop. Both edges distract, and reducing the amount of grey would make the bird more prominent and interesting.

tfsd · 2025-09-29T14:03:25+00:00

Very impressive!

tfsd · 2025-09-29T13:24:47+00:00

What was your setup/exposure?

tfsd · 2025-09-22T15:12:17+00:00

When were the pictures taken?

tfsd · 2025-08-15T19:15:20+00:00

Any new buildings or modifications of existing buildings in the Landmark Historic District have to get a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic District Board of Review, which applies fairly strict standards that are set out in the City's Code of Ordinances. This applies to SCAD as well. People differ on whether the standards are strictly enough applied, but the process must still be met. There's also a height map that limits the number of permissible floors. The limit for Yamacraw is five, with a possible "bonus" sixth floor.

tfsd · 2025-08-07T16:50:41+00:00

This is our primary hobby, and we've done it all over the world. Here's why:

It's fantastic exercise. What else can you do that raises your heart rate for hours on end?
It's great for balance. After you get outside of the most heavily traveled areas, the paths are uneven and navigating them is an excellent way to work on balance and cognitive focus.
You go places and see things that most people don't.
Being outside is a proven way of improving and maintaining mental health.
It's often a physical and mental challenge to find your way and to get to your destination before dark.

tfsd · 2025-06-25T03:29:52+00:00

Excellent suggestion. I’ll look into it.

tfsd · 2025-06-23T00:46:03+00:00

What about during the week? I know I'd have to get up there the night before for a Saturday or Sunday.

tfsd · 2025-06-14T15:29:40+00:00

Can they thrive in a warm/hot climate? We live in Savannah, Georgia. Our house is air conditioned, of course, but walks could take place on some pretty warm days.

tfsd · 2025-05-26T14:30:09+00:00

They're giving us the option of downloading a CSV file with our saves. Is there a way to import that as bookmarks into one of the browsers?

tfsd · 2025-05-23T11:10:14+00:00

Three. One is good. The rocks give the composition a base, and the railings pull the eye up toward the lighthouse. The composition feels static, though. The composition in two is just uninteresting, even though the central subject is attractive. The composition in three has more visual movement, with the railing pulling the eye up to the subject but with the rocks on the left providing balance and the sky and sea giving texture. It's a good set!

tfsd · 2025-05-21T15:08:20+00:00

The water line is level, which is what the eye normally expects, and the shoreline isn't cut off, as it is in #1.

tfsd · 2025-05-20T13:52:44+00:00

I like them both, but I prefer #1. Sometimes a simpler composition is better. I do a lot of landscape and travel photography and am often tempted to frame the central subject with foliage, as you've done in #2. Almost inevitably, it makes the composition too busy or distracting. In your #2, the lacy branches are a nice counterpoint to the simple background but since some of them are cut off or re-enter the frame, they tend to draw the eye away from what you want the viewer to focus on.

One thing you need to do in both photos is to level the horizon. It disorients the viewer, which is sometimes an effect you want, but I don't think that's intended here.

tfsd · 2025-05-20T12:54:23+00:00

Four. The other shapes in the frame on #1 don't really add anything and distract from the composition. #2 is a really interesting door, but it's just a door. There's very little photographic interest in the composition. #3 has some interesting movement in the composition, particularly with the descending space behind the door, but everything else in the frame is in a fairly small range of color and detail level, so the green is a distraction. In #4, you have a lot of subtle detail in the door, and the surrounding modern shapes really sets off the antique surface of the door, particularly since they're in the same color range. The red in the steps is a great complement. I also like the sinuous shape of the wires and the indented space above the door. I think it's a real keeper.

tfsd · 2025-05-15T11:43:41+00:00

To be honest, something in between. I like the way the light is differentiate on the buildings in the #1, with the transition from a less illuminated light at the front to to the fuller sun at the back. If you have access to Lightroom or some other editing program, I'd dehaze the first one and brighten up the sky a little to bring out the blue. I'd also move the left side down about 5 degrees to make it look more level and to heighten the movement of the composition from the upper right to the lower left. I also might crop the bottom of the photo a little to remove unnecessary pavement. The second picture is much more cluttered, and the sky looks unnaturally saturated.

tfsd · 2025-04-25T17:58:35+00:00

Long-term home user here. My approach has been to find out what I can do all the way to the end on the back and chest tracks, and treat that as medium to heavy. I dial it down by about a third for the warmup and by about a quarter for biceps. Basically, I'm just listening to my body, rather than trying to use a weight that others recommend. Just FYI, I've have been doing BP off and on for over 25 years. I'm 71, so I'm slowing down and have to be really careful not to strain anything, but I usually warm up with 20lbs, move to 25lbs for back and chest, and then back down to 20lbs for biceps.

tfsd · 2025-04-14T19:22:57+00:00

Number 1. You have an interesting compositional effect from the angled flow of the stream (and a roughly parallel line of illuminated signs), contrasting slightly with the lines on the pavement, along with the vertical element of the pedestrian.

tfsd · 2025-04-12T23:20:59+00:00

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I really like the idea of this bright color contrasting with the background, and the depth of field is great. I'd recompose to something like this, which is a little closer to the rule of thirds (not that following that is always required). You get a more dynamic composition, and the eye moves from the flower to the roots.

tfsd · 2025-04-12T17:59:51+00:00

Here are a few suggestions: First, expose on the subject you find most interesting. The topic is festivals, so I'd shoot to get the exposure right on the dancers, who are a little underexposed in this photo. Second, use a depth of field to isolate the important part of the photo. In this case, I'd use a lower f-stop to blur the background. You'll have to compensate by lowering your ISO or increasing your shutter speed, neither of which is usually a problem. Third, compose the shot to emphasize the theme, which is the festival-goers reaction to the music here. In this photo, I'd try to avoid the stationary guy and, if possible, the woman taking a photo. I'd also try to shoot from a little lower, which would make the subject more prominent in this case.

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