Decided, as it was looking so nice tonight, to get some more shots of the moon. Still struggling with focus when using an eyepiece for magnification, but this one was taken prime focus ( straight through the scope).

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Funnily enough, Lesley doesn't really like me photographing her cakes. Doesn't see the point. I love her cakes...and they taste quite nice too

I haven't had much time to take photographs lately, even though I had nearly two weeks off for Christmas.
Anyhow, I had to take some, so last night I had a play, before we take the tree down.

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And I had to share this one. This is the Christmas cake Lesley made.
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Mmm That explains a thing or two!
My work monitor only gets about 14

I don't believe I either misunderstood, or ignored anything.
I was responding to the point that digital manipulation "is not photography!".
My point is that manipulation appears to have always been a part of photography.

I take your point about getting it right "in camera", but let me ask a question: Was Ansel Adams less of a photographer than Henri Cartier Bresson?
HCB, as I understand, was of the school of thought of getting it right "in camera". AA, on the other hand, used the tools available to him.
Both are heralded as great photographers.

Funny, that's what my wife says.
Yet; in those good old days, did photographers not use tools such as Dodging or Burning in the dark room? Is that not the old fashioned versoin of Photoshop?

I agree that some images which are made to look like paintings or drawings, and that may be a step too far ( IMHO ), even excessive HDR can look unreal.

A brilliant song by a very talented ( if troubled )artist ( Emilie Autumn ).

Anyways,
I got from Lesley, for some strange reason, a Didgeridoo. I can get a reasonable tone out of it, with some rhythmic punctuations, but as soon as I try the circular breathing, I try to swallow it

My mother bought me a small camera backpack. Just big enough for what I usually carry with me on a day out, so that is perfect!

I love it....although I am also very jealous.
I had an oppurtunity to get a similar shot on Sunday. But SWMBO insisted I finish cleaning the bathroom first. By the time I'd finished the light had gone. Now the snow has gone

Hi and welcome !

I like the juxtaposition of the colours angainst the grey, but I think I'd crop the left hand bench out. That would also remove the large blob from your dirty sensor