Study Group 10 Hal Schalles

Study Group 10
Margaret Boike

Mark Aksoy

Cliff Banks

Bob Altman

Bob Barley

Rene Ross

Margaret Boike

Rich Krebs

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July Image

Title - Lindstrom Lake Sunset

How I did it - I live on this lake. After a storm had passed over, I noticed some gorgeous cloud formations at sunset. Battling monster mosquitoes, I took as many shots as I could, in all directions, in the short time I had before the sun disappeared.
I used a polarizing filter and the following camera settings: ISO 100, f/11, 1/10 second. Using P.S. Elements, I straightened the horizon, cropped a bit and increased saturation of the reds and yellows.

COMMENTS:

Mark Aksoy A beautiful sunset silhouette shot. The pier over the brilliant water reflections make this image. However, the dark shadows of the lake bank at lower left appear overpowering because they merge with the black background of the web page. A light colored border would help here.

Cliff Banks

Bob Altman

Bob Barley Very peaceful image. The silhouetted items balance the brighter sky. Good colors in the clouds. The perspective diagonals of sky and beach lead to the left edge in a good uniform way. While I am generally not a fan of borders, this is one of those times when it might have been good to add a small neutral border to terminate the image against the black screen. Nice Shot.

Rene Ross

Margaret Boike

Rich Krebs Great reflections on the lake with great clouds. The dock is just right. I might have cropped some of the top clouds out.

Member Bio

Margaret Boike - mebcdb@earthlink.net

Biography - I earned a degree in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota and am now retired from a long career as a Computer Software Engineer. My husband and I spend the summer months at the lake in Lindstrom, Minnesota, and the winter months in a retirement community in Surprise, Arizona, where I recently joined the Sun City Grand Photo Club.
As a young adult, I took lots of slides and color prints of vacations and our children growing up, and I bought my first digital camera in 2002. Now, I have a Nikon D90 digital SLR, with Nikon18-105mm and 70-300mm lenses and a Sigma 105 mm macro lens. I am taking advantage of PSA's Individualized Photography Course and this Study Group, to improve my skills.
Besides my trusty tripod, my favorite accessories are a right-angle viewfinder, a 3' shutter release cable and a 5-in-1 portable filter/reflector. My favorite subjects are the flowers, insects and birds in my garden, and, of course, my two grandchildren.

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