my aims
I want to take better photos of my baby twin grandaughters have some lovely "snap" shots but struggle when I want to take a good pic.
Also want to try better landscape make time to frame and get right instead of the quick handheld as we walk on by.
I also want World peace but that aint going to happen anytime soon either LOL.
Seriously Happy New Year to everyone and happy snapping

I clone and alter images all the time. Often when I'm out walking pictures I take are a record of the walk so not much work on the image usual levels or dodge and burn.
Then I'll see an image I want to make more of then more work done to get how I want some times that involves removing people an odd coke can and telegraph poles. Blend in bits from another exposure. Once I enlarged a rock in the foreground to make an image stronger. These aren't for the record but my impression of the scene. Turner when he painted made scenes more dramatic.
Then there are the images I take with the intention of using in a montage these images are more obviously manipulated.
I don't feel I'm doing anything wrong with any of these processes and feel they are all valid in there own way. A tree growing out of a book is very hard to get right in camera
Horses for courses I think.

Pfft guess I have to go buy christmas pressies after all!!!

I recived mine yesterday unfortunaly was going out for works xmas dinner and hadnt had time to look at it to closely but being couldnt wait to use it took it with me. Needless to say didn't get anything as good as that. Had it on auto found that flash was too powerful and couldnt find have to reduce the power at the time (work mates think I can use a camera) didnt want spend too much time seaching menus.
I can't wait to have a proper play it feels so good to hold already in love with it.

My prefered method is to duplecate the image use Fliter>other> highpass
set radius to 10
then change layer blending mode to hardlight or softlight and then low layer opcity to taste usualy find around 20% ish works you can also do selectively same as any other by using a mask.
This is in PS i didnt say. I made an action to speed process up.
I think as mentioned before not to over do it less is sometimes more.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lowepro-Passport-Sling-Shoulder-Camera/dp/B0039NLS3I/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1355661068&sr=1-2

this is the bag I use often as an everyday bag. I has a camera incert and if side expanded room fof purse and other stuff.Sometime I stick a second insert in depending on what I need to take.As the basic bag it replaces my handbag but means I always have my camera. Would use all the time but use a Kata rugsac style bag for work and when walking. The only downside of the Lowpro bag is nowhere to put my IPad

Im having trouble feeding the cake with brandy have to keep tasting it first to make sure its ok

I love the idea of Lomography. Have a hoga camera and a diana pinhole and a old twin reflex camera which leaks from a charity shop. Haven't run that many films through them due to developing costs.As not too many keepers on each film but some shots saved to use as textures. One of the projects I set myself was only to use my iphone to make images with for a whole week which I had lots of fun with. One of earlier apps I got was called "Best Camera" they idea being the best camera is the one you have with you.
I'm not good with the technical side of photography. So its always been the image that interests me no matter how its made.
I find my K5 a dream to use but I also love my phone camera.

great shot
leave it as it is if the spotline went the light on the crowd would look odd as the light souce gone lit from wrong direction to be the fireworks, I think it balances the whole thing.
Nice one

Great of photo's jealous as I didnt get to go but loving watching the games on the TV

Can't pick out a fav all work well as a set