Osprey Nest, Salt Marsh, Golden Hour
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Hooray! A drone shot I can appreciate and like. :-) Nice.

Rural Expanse
by skewsme

Comment:
My guess is the blown out highlights being mentioned are actually vibrant yellow trees in fall color.

Transition
by glad2badad

Comment:

Originally posted by GolferDDS: I am interested in your technique. I am fascinated by the fact that you have such a sharp focus on the stars which required a fast shutter speed and yet there is light coming from either a sunrise or a town on the other side of the mountain. So what interests me is how you get both the light and dark so nicely exposed. Good job.

Thanks for the comment / question. It's a bit of experimentation to find the right ISO and shutter speed. Started with the 400 rule (400 divided by focal length � 400/24 = 16 seconds rounded down). Take a few exposures to dial in the settings. Hardest part is getting focus. The lens I used, like many, doesn't quite sit right at the infinity mark. Just a slight movement in focus (like 1/32") made a big difference. In retrospect I think I sharpened this a bit too much in post (I should edit on my PC and good monitor instead of being lazy and doing it on a laptop in front of the TV - LOL).

Seaside
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:

Originally posted by Dr.Confuser: Originally posted by glad2badad: Nice, but it's all in the crop. How interesting. I saw a wide beach, both from side to side and in the depth of the beach. I saw a wide sky. Wide reflections. And I guess I was blinded by that. You saw a wide crop, and were maybe blinded by that. I was focused on wide content. You seemed to focus on wide form. At least from my perspective, it was not �all in the crop.�

Guess I didn't expect this challenge to be a 'Panoramic' challenge (we have those too once in a while).

The mighty stag
by P-A-U-L

Comment:

Originally posted by P-A-U-L: Originally posted by glad2badad: Don't take this the wrong way � the detail on the bull is fantastic, but I'm shocked that this made Top 10 with the amount of selective blur applied. It kind of looks like a toy figure with the current presentation - not that dissimilar to the miniature effect with tilt shift or selective blur on an elevated cityscape, etc. Thank you for your comment. I am confused how you guessed my editing process on this photo. I did not apply any blur at all to this image. I actually did very little processing and it was essentially a crop, and desaturation and a touch of selective sharpening of the stag.

Well DANG there slim jim lens man! That's a super slim slice for F8! Ok, I stand corrected and I'm eating crow. Pretty cool, and thanks for sharing.

The mighty stag
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
Don't take this the wrong way � the detail on the bull is fantastic, but I'm shocked that this made Top 10 with the amount of selective blur applied. It kind of looks like a toy figure with the current presentation - not that dissimilar to the miniature effect with tilt shift or selective blur on an elevated cityscape, etc.

Brooke
by Neat

Comment:
FYI - This was my top pick for the challenge. Glad it still made top 10, but very surprised not to see it at the top of the order. Wonderful portrait.

Wide Angle
by GolferDDS

Comment:
:-) Curious creatures aren't they? Fun. I almost did something similar. Good luck!

at home alone
by tvsometime

Comment:
I like everything but what's displayed on the TV. :-) On a serious note, this is a well thought out capture. A slight perspective tweak in post to straighten up the side angles would have bumped this a point or two. Still, nicely seen and captured. Good luck!

Fall Leaves
by Wildpurple

Comment:
Why are so many images cropped to panoramic ratios in this challenge? Yep, you definitely captured some fall color. Good luck.