Again, my wife's eye for moment and place never ceases to amaze me

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Again, my wife's eye for moment and place never ceases to amaze me

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Does she wait for the right time? I lot of photographers will wait hours for the right photo.

A fill flash on this pic would have made the photo perfect.

 

 

Last picture from the trip... breathtaking...

 

Wifey's now putting titles to her best pics... this national-geographic-quality one is named "sweet nectars"

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@cmartinez she needs to sell them to NG or Nature....

You might want to watermark the one's you post.

 

@cmartinez she needs to sell them to NG or Nature....

You might want to watermark the one's you post.

Not a bad idea...

 

Not a bad idea...

In my experience the quality of the photo that the AAC server shows is degraded compared to a high quality original. Do you notice this? It's not a watermark but does discourage usage.

 

In my experience the quality of the photo that the AAC server shows is degraded compared to a high quality original. Do you notice this? It's not a watermark but does discourage usage.

Yes it's a little degraded. But that pic could easily be used in a webpage at a smaller size. On the other hand, I'm not sure I like the idea of "spoiling" the pic with a watermark.

 

Wifey's now putting titles to her best pics... this national-geographic-quality one is named "sweet nectars"

What Camera is she using?
Max.

 

What Camera is she using?
Max.

Her Samsung S8 ... and nothing more. She learned how to adjust its parameters to squeeze the best features out of it... hard to believe, ain't it?

 

Yes it's a little degraded. But that pic could easily be used in a webpage at a smaller size. On the other hand, I'm not sure I like the idea of "spoiling" the pic with a watermark.

There are a number of ways to hide information in picture files (search steganography) that can be used that are not visible.

Also, I really enjoy your wife's pics. They are always good pics and many times I would call them great shots. She absolutely has an eye for composition. On the other hand, there are many excellent photographers taking many great pictures. Each one of those that you post can be criticized on some basis by someone. Take a look at some amateur photo contests to get an idea of what goes on.

I say she doesn't have to go anywhere with her photography (not that you have been suggesting otherwise) - if she is passionate about it and it brings joy, that is enough...well that and as long as you keep posting them

Yep, people will steal them. The funniest story I know about such a theft is by an unscrupulous Ebay seller who didn't even bother to actually steal the picture, just used the link (to a coin that was being sold in the auction) - and there were multiple instances with different coins. The photographer replaced the original images with a very "creative" picture while keeping the link intact. The auction advert, however, was not changed and continued to show with the new picture - could not have been good for sales

On the other hand, I also know of a good amateur who posts at a well-known photography site and she has said that she has been contacted multiple times by places that offer to pay her for using her photos.

 

I say she doesn't have to go anywhere with her photography (not that you have been suggesting otherwise) - if she is passionate about it and it brings joy, that is enough...well that and as long as you keep posting them

That's her one and only aim ... to enjoy and share the art of photography. And she doesn't have any ambitions beyond that (that I'm aware of).

As for going professional, I don't think it's on her plans, but one never knows. I have a friend who's much more passionate about photography and has taken some pretty impressive shots and posted them online to see if anyone was interested in acquiring them. Well, he now brags that he's finally reached the level of professional because someone liked one of his pics and actually payed him 70¢ for it ... ... I told him not to quit his day job yet...

 

. Well, he now brags that he's finally reached the level of professional because someone liked one of his pics and actually payed him 70¢ for it ... ... I told him not to quit his day job yet...

Note: Leonardo Da Vinci was a year out of his apprenticeship when he was paid 24 Florins to do a painting!!

I recall one Sunday I strolled around a large second hand store in the U.S.
I spotted two small framed oil paintings on canvas that appeared to be Renoir in style. $1.50 ea.
An elderly couple picked them up with each other apparently giving them an intense appraisal.
After about 5min or so, one turns to the other and says, Ah they're copies!
Max.

 

Chocolate Martini's are a killer

Nice haul from the casino free play

Pool view from the room

 

Chocolate Martini's are a killer

Nice haul from the casino free play

Let'em have it, luck-o ...

 

Let'em have it, luck-o ...

Free breakfast buffet in the morning and free dinner tonoght. Lol.

Started with $5 with free drinks @$1 tips. Need to sleep the drunk off. Later

 

Time for the meats

The Wynn buffet is the best.

 

I had the pleasure of staying at the Wynn a couple years ago. Nice!

 

Last of the Vegas pictures.

Great weather. Was in the 80's all week with the Vegas crowd being very mellow after Easter Sunday.

Huge mussels and vino.

Lunch at the M Resort Studio B, a few miles south of the Vegas strip in Henderson, Nevada.