rick decker

Yes at MV, as much or more so than at other places,  the photographer is at the mercy of the conditions.   It may be possible you could do more if you played around with it more and it is worth ...

I like how the  trees/bushes in the background frame/support the foreground image.

I had the older one and now have the A.  Somewhat less CA on the newer one.  The biggest difference was wide open.  The A is a lot better.

very nice Steve

nice composition and processing.  The dark tones work well.

well it makes me think about what it is.  And speaking of thinking, I think I would  like it better withthe top section out. Nice  because it is different

Right you are. confrimed here Grey and gray are both accepted in the English language. They refer to a color of a neutral tone between black and white, and can also be used metaphorically to convey ...

Hi Scott: Battery counts seem to vary by poster(s) significantly and across camera models. Any battery and l-ion especially seem are on the downhill curve as soon as you get them. The older they ...

I couldn't get the amount of separation needed to make the wave stand out with a lighter sky.  The color image didn't work that well.  This was taken in fairly heavy wind conditions.  It was great ...

If the conditions looked great (light, broken clouds, snow in the La Sals) I would do Delicate Arch even with the crowds. Someone mentioned a spot past the parking lot.  You can hike up to a point ...

Amargosa Dunes (AKA Big Dunes)

Yes I tend to agree with you.  There are some hidden gems in the state parks - Smith Rock, Calf Creek, Silver Falls to name a few and several others that skip my menory at the moment. I think the ...

Amargosa Big Dunes  DP2 Merrill

Most likely it is not the lens that is the problem but the camera AF.

Drones are not allowed. I am pretty sure I saw a boat in one of the local news tv shows. Will be very intresting to hear about your boat trip. That part of the Island is generally pretty rough ...

Helicopters have a often have a height restriction.  It was 3000 ft elevation minimum.  I saw some stills a visitor took and they were unimpressive to say the least, in good part due to the ...

nice Vidau.  I was looking at Isla Mujeres just now and what a difference from when I was there - 1974 - took a van down through Merida to Belize and then across to Tikal and on to Guatemala City ...

Well, if I were going to buy an f13 sensor, I would spring for an SD14.  They are a lot cheaper.  They have a little better D/R than the 15.  You will need to do more color work with the 14 than ...

Very very nice and well done. Thanks Rick

use SPP use the histogram as your guide turn off noise reduction   - you can always use an external product turn detail slider to left-most setting set sharpening to -1  You can sharpen to taste ...