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In this issue of PhotoFlash, don't miss the excellent wildlife photography article by Jim Zuckerman. Also, we have a fine collection of photo discussions, including a couple of images shot during last month's extremely successful 4th Annual BetterPhoto Summit! ...

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In This Issue: Thursday, November 06, 2008

• Featured Photo: Last call
• Featured Article: Capturing an Intimate Portrait of a Baby Chimp by Jim Zuckerman
• Where in the World?
• New Photo Discussion 1: Carmel River Beach Sunrise, CA
• New Photo Discussion 2: wimg 0169
• New Photo Discussion 3: Star of Monterey
• New Photo Discussion 4: Dog Kisses!
• New Photo Discussion 5: Orange
• New Photo Discussion 6: Up on the Roof
• The Next Step: Where to Go From Here

Featured Photo: Last call

Last call 500mm/f8 reflex lens 1/320sec f8 iso100 used tripod shot today at sunset , mother Egret in the nest , you can spot a head of the young one at her legs ... © Dean Bertoncelj Sony Alpha A700 Di...

Featured Article: Capturing an Intimate Portrait of a Baby Chimp by Jim Zuckerman
Top pro Jim Zuckerman offers a fascinating account of how he made a wonderful portrait of a baby chimp during his recent Kenyan adventure. Read his Instructor Insights blog here... Jim, by the way, also teaches Wildlife Photography, Eight Steps to More Dramatic Photography and many other excellent online courses here at BetterPhoto.com.
 

Where in the World?
Can you guess where this picture was taken? If you think you have a clue, try offering a response.

To learn the correct answer to the last quiz - and see who came the closest, visit the previous Where in the World quiz.

© Jim Zuckerman corporatefineart.com 4-Week Short Course: Making Masterpieces with Corel Painter 4-Week Short Course: Stock Photography 4-Week Short Course: Taking the Mystery Out of Flash Photography 4-Week Short Course: Techniques of Natural Light Photography 4-Week Short Course: Wildlife Photography Developing Your Creative Artistic Vision Eight Steps to More Dramatic Photography Fundamentals of Photography Made Easy Making Money with Your Photography Perfect Digital Exposure Photoshop: Advanced Creative Techniques Photoshop: Creative Techniques Self-Discovery in Photography: Where Does Your Passion Lie?

 

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New Photo Discussions

New Photo Discussion 1: Carmel River Beach Sunrise, CA CAMT_DSC9420: Carmel River Beach sunrise, CA USA: California: Monterey County: Carmel River State Beach: Sunrise waves from the Pacific Ocean wash through the rocky coastline (Point Lobos State Reserve off in the distance) © Sean Arbabi arbabi.org 4-Week Short Course: Better Exposure: How to Meter Light Nikon D200 Digital... Nice composition and action shot! - Paul Cutino Visit cutinovisions.com - Paul's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 1:Thanks Paul- it's always worth getting your tennis shoes and socks soaking wet to get shots like this! I was showing BP members (at the recent Summit) how to compose a landscape shot with a wide-angle (always needing a good foreground). Everyone ran when the waves came rushing in - I understand for sure, but to me, that's nature photography! - Sean Arbabi See Sean Arbabi's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit Sean Arbabi's Web Site - Arbabi.org Take an Online PhotoCourse™ with Sean Arbabi: 4-Week Short Course: Better Exposure: How to Meter Light Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion

New Photo Discussion 2: wimg 0169 Freedom ~0169~ © Paul Cutino cutinovisions.com Canon EOS 5D Digit... Lovely image here, Paul. - Dominick M. Dimacale See Dominick's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit dominickmdimacale.com - Dominick's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 1:Nice soft pastels Paul- nice job! - Sean Arbabi See Sean Arbabi's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit Sean Arbabi's Web Site - Arbabi.org Take an Online PhotoCourse™ with Sean Arbabi: 4-Week Short Course: Better Exposure: How to Meter Light Response 2:Thank you Dominic! Greatly appreciate your comment. Thank you Sean! This shot was all about light, time, luck and a little skill. The pelicans where flying across that path for an hour and I kept trying to time a wave as a pelican flew past and out of two dozen shots I got this one. - Paul Cutino Visit cutinovisions.com - Paul's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion

New Photo Discussion 3: Star of Monterey Star of Monterey The REAL Star of Monterey was Jim Miotke and group of INCREDIBLE photographers he brought with him to the Summit. It was an HONOR to meet the man who put this wonderful family/community together. I learned so much and can't wait for next years summit. THANK YOU SO MUCH Jim M, Sean, Jim Z, Kerry, Lewis, Ibarionex, Jennifer, and Vik for sharing the gift of all your years of experience. PLUG-PLUG - Take their classes people!! © Ann J. Przyojski Canon EOS Digital ... So happy to hear you had such a fantastic time, Ann! Can't wait for details! Beautiful capture, reflections and lighting! - Jessica Jenney See Jessica's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Oh, you caught that magical Coast Twilight!!! What a great shot, Ann! I am also so glad you had a fantastic time at the Summit - and learned so much - and got to meet everyone!!! Sounds so great! I really like this boat - great reflections, late evening light! - Nadya Johnson See Nadya's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 2:Ann thank you so much for the great response to the summit. Hearing reactions like this make it all worth it! Lewis Kemper - Lewis Kemper See Lewis Kemper's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit Lewis Kemper's Web Site - LewisKemper.com Take an Online PhotoCourse™ with Lewis Kemper: 4-Week Short Course: Adobe Lightroom - A Comprehensive Look 4-Week Short Course: Compose with Color Photoshop Toolbox I: Exposure and Color Photoshop Toolbox II: Actions, Automate and More Photoshop Toolbox III: Bridge, Raw and More Response 3:Hi Ann, I agree totally with Lewis! Thanks for sharing your thoughts - AND this splendid photo. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the experience ... thanks for attending!!! Kerry - Kerry Drager See Kerry Drager's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit Kerry Drager's Web Site - KerryDrager.com Take an Online PhotoCourse™ with Kerry Drager: 4-Week Short Course: Creative Close-ups Creative Light and Composition Response 4:I agree with Lewis & Kerry- we do put our hearts & souls into these events and care so much, and to here the kind remarks, as Lewis said, mean the world to us. Nice cool-warm feel to your image too! thank you again Ann! See, I didn't forget you from your last name! :) - Sean Arbabi See Sean Arbabi's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit Sean Arbabi's Web Site - Arbabi.org Take an Online PhotoCourse™ with Sean Arbabi: 4-Week Short Course: Better Exposure: How to Meter Light Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion

New Photo Discussion 4: Dog Kisses! Dog Kisses! © Jenni Bidner jennibidner.com 4-Week Short Course: Basic Photography for eBay and Online Auctions 4-Week Short Course: Photographing Your Dog with an SLR Camera Canon EOS 5D Digit... Sweet! :) - Tammy Espino See Tammy 's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Thanks Tammy! The dog is a kisser, but we couldn't get him to perform on cue. So the secret to this shot was a smear of peanut butter or lamb baby food on the boy's cheek :-) - Jenni Bidner See Jenni Bidner's Basic BetterPholio™ Take an Online PhotoCourse™ with Jenni Bidner: 4-Week Short Course: Basic Photography for eBay and Online Auctions 4-Week Short Course: Photographing Your Dog with an SLR Camera Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion

New Photo Discussion 5: Orange Orange Nikon D300, 18-200 mm lens at 32 mm, ISO 200, 1/125 at f/8.0. Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. (All the colours are as they were.) © Kay Beausoleil KayBeausoleilPhotography.... Nikon D300 DX Digi... Kay, beautiful - Stan Kwasniowski See Stan's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Thanks, Stan and Dominick. Other than USM and the usual curves adjustments when converting from RAW, no effects here. That was indeed the colour of the lady's hair and the building. While setting up to photograph the reflections in the stories above the ground floor, from the corner of my eye I saw her approaching. Quick change of subject! - Kay Beausoleil See Kay's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit KayBeausoleilPhotography.com - Kay's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Response 2:Thanks, Bonnie, Bill and Diane! Yes I was lucky with the colours and also the light. The upper part of the building is a modern glass creation with pieces jutting out, so the light bounced back and forth across the street from the windows on both sides creating the patches in the image. - Kay Beausoleil See Kay's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit KayBeausoleilPhotography.com - Kay's Deluxe BetterPholio™ Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion

New Photo Discussion 6: Up on the Roof Up on the Roof A fun shot for a contractor. This is the crew that framed the house. I ma up on a fork lift. © John H. Siskin john-siskin.com 4-Week Short Course: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting 4-Week Short Course: Portrait Photography Lighting on Location and in the Studio Kodak DCS 14N Digi... I got up on one of those once... for a church picnic shot.. never again... at least not with a breeze and the company I had up there anyway... Sherrybear :} - Sherry McClead See Sherry's Basic BetterPholio™ Response 1:Hi Sherry, I am standing on a kind of a forklift, about 20 feet off the ground, to take this shot. I don’t have problem with height. As long as I am secure that what I’m standing on is safe, it is not that different from standing on the ground. Unless you look down through a wide angle lens or use a zoom. The zoom function is disorienting. I have worked with this company for a while, so I know these guys. That makes it more fun. I really like a point of view that gets on top of things. Thanks, John - John H. Siskin See John Siskin's Basic BetterPholio™ Visit John Siskin's Web Site - John-Siskin.com Take an Online PhotoCourse™ with John Siskin: 4-Week Short Course: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting 4-Week Short Course: Portrait Photography Lighting on Location and in the Studio Read this discussion online Respond to this discussion

 

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

Until next time, thanks for reading and keep having fun with photography!
Jim Miotke
BetterPhoto.com, Inc.

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