Thread: Taking photos

Wow and thanks to all. I'm surprised to learn how many here also take a lot of pics to get a few good ones. That makes me feel a bit less useless!

A lot of terms here are new to me -- fortunately, there's Google!

Claudel, I am absolutely gobsmacked how bright those pics are without a flash -- and in low light, no less! I know the camera I use (my wife's, actually) couldn't do that.

Also, thanks for the kind comments about Walter. I do think he's handsome -- and I'm not at all prejudiced!

Originally Posted by Walter Coonkat

Claudel, I am absolutely gobsmacked how bright those pics are without a flash -- and in low light, no less! I know the camera I use (my wife's, actually) couldn't do that.

Also, thanks for the kind comments about Walter. I do think he's handsome -- and I'm not at all prejudiced!

The fast lens is a big part of it, but any decent photo editor can make up for some light weirdness...

Here's one of your originals of Walter



Here, I balanced the light and shaded parts using iPhoto and sized it and adjusted the contrast and saturation with Graphic Converter...



I didn't try to fix the eyes, but others have made some good suggestions for that.