Just monkeying around with some older zoo pictures. I will be going to the Buffalo zoo soon and I want to do so animal studies in depth this year. So I am brushing up on my process here. I really like the way Aurora HDR Pro handles these files better than ACR does.

Asian Elephant > Buffalo Zoo

King of Beasts

Lion, iso 800, f-5 @ 1/160th, -1.3 exposure comp. 400mm. Not my usual method of post processing because I used way too many software programs and way too much time doing it. Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CC > Aurora HDR Pro > Photoshop CC > Light Zone > Photoshop CC. one hour of time. Although the finished product is nice I am not convinced its reasonable to spend this amount of time on one image. Anyone else have thoughts on this?

View of Niagara Falls from the Prospect Point viewing area.

Becoming an Artist This is a great Facebook group for people who want to become an artist with their photography. Just looking at some of the creative images that people are shooting is inspirational enough to follow here. Today billions of photos cross the internet and if you plan on making a showing here you need to break out of the box and this site will show you how its done. Trey Ratcliff uses his off the wall humor and casual shooting style in this funky lounge as he calls it to motivate your imagination to create beautiful images. Give it a look and see for yourself.

Penny Close up

Macro using Canon powershot SX50HS fitted with Raynar 250 close up filter. Extended to about 200mm to keep the entire penny in the frame. This combo is capable of zooming in very close if needed.