Comments for Bluebonnet Memories Blog http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog Bluebonnet Pictures, Photo Tips, Good Food and Travel Experiences Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on How Time of Day Affects your Photography by D. West Davies http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/2009/05/how-time-of-day-affects-photograph/comment-page-1/#comment-7183 D. West Davies Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:29:54 +0000 http://bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/?p=86#comment-7183 Amen! Amen!

]]> Comment on Gardening and Photography – A Wonderful Compliment by The Summer Garden | Glenns Garden http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/2011/03/gardening-and-photography-a-wonderful-compliment/comment-page-1/#comment-7139 The Summer Garden | Glenns Garden Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:26:27 +0000 http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/?p=710#comment-7139 [...] get started in another year in the garden. What a wonerful thing a day in the summer garden can be.I am not sure how it is for everyone but to me the summer garden is a thing of not only inspiration ...of summer. The plants are all growing the vegetable garden is at the peak of growth the garden [...] [...] get started in another year in the garden. What a wonerful thing a day in the summer garden can be.I am not sure how it is for everyone but to me the summer garden is a thing of not only inspiration …of summer. The plants are all growing the vegetable garden is at the peak of growth the garden [...]

]]> Comment on Michael & Nicole by Tammy Bell http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/michael-nicole-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7131 Tammy Bell Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:30:26 +0000 http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/?page_id=2705#comment-7131 Thank you so much for taking these photos. Thank you so much for taking these photos.

]]> Comment on Creativity After the PhotoShoot by Sherrie Eldridge http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/2011/09/just-try-something-different/comment-page-1/#comment-7125 Sherrie Eldridge Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:30:31 +0000 http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/?p=1235#comment-7125 Thanks for practical suggestions for using software to enhance photos! My computer has Picnic and I wonder at times if it is similar to photoshop. Anyway, it brings out the artist in me. Thanks for practical suggestions for using software to enhance photos! My computer has Picnic and I wonder at times if it is similar to photoshop. Anyway, it brings out the artist in me.

]]> Comment on Cell Phone Camera’s by Dan O. De Ment http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/2011/02/cell-phone-cameras/comment-page-1/#comment-7115 Dan O. De Ment Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:40:54 +0000 http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/?p=634#comment-7115 You're right! My wife and I have Nokia Cell Phones with a 5 Meg camera built in...it really does take nice photos...it even takes videos...I took a couple pictures of a new golf course the other day and was really pleased to see the great color the phone camera presente...then you can even edit. Always a good idea to have to phone ready to shoot. You’re right! My wife and I have Nokia Cell Phones with a 5 Meg camera built in…it really does take nice photos…it even takes videos…I took a couple pictures of a new golf course the other day and was really pleased to see the great color the phone camera presente…then you can even edit. Always a good idea to have to phone ready to shoot.

]]> Comment on Images Natural or Manipulated by Susan http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/2011/08/images-natural-or-manipulated/comment-page-1/#comment-7099 Susan Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:55:11 +0000 http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-7099 I tend to be a purist when it comes to the scenic photography I enjoy taking.There will always be little nuisances in the way,but sometimes they enhance rather than detract from the overall image. I find so many people take photographs then enhance them so much they're unrecognizable.Between the image the camera takes and the finished product many photographers just prove how adept they are at manipulation,more than anything. I tend to be a purist when it comes to the scenic photography I enjoy taking.There will always be little nuisances in the way,but sometimes they enhance rather than detract from the overall image. I find so many people take photographs then enhance them so much they’re unrecognizable.Between the image the camera takes and the finished product many photographers just prove how adept they are at manipulation,more than anything.

]]> Comment on Catch the a Person’s Soul, Not Just Their Smile by Brandon Avance http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/2011/02/catch-the-a-persons-soul-not-just-their-smile/comment-page-1/#comment-7007 Brandon Avance Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:23:44 +0000 http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/?p=698#comment-7007 Great post! So true. I love good candids of eyes, squinting or in a tense moment, or focused. You can just feel the emotion in the image. Great post! So true. I love good candids of eyes, squinting or in a tense moment, or focused. You can just feel the emotion in the image.

]]> Comment on Images Natural or Manipulated by John Prichard http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/2011/08/images-natural-or-manipulated/comment-page-1/#comment-6996 John Prichard Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:23:31 +0000 http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-6996 If you study the human brain, you will find that we mentally record edges in rather neutral light, along with, a binary representation for three colors that are not quite the primaries. We paint an image in our brain with a serial stream of information taken over a short period of time. While we are painting it into our minds from the serial stream (not image) coming from the retina, we enhance the image with our own life's biases. We ignore stuff (like ropes sticking out from one's head and skin complexion that doesn't jive with our view). That is why we don't make good witnesses. I highly recommend the book Vision and Art, The Biology of Seeing by Margaret Livingstone ISBN 0-8109-0406-3. It is a stiff read so just read the boxes by the example pictures to be astounded at how we really look and see. Then realize that an artist who paints a scene may be more in tune with communicating what is there that the camera. It took me 3 art classes to "let go" of my "photo is truth". This book definitely reinforces that a image communicated in a two dimensional space might need a little help when it is taken by a camera. If you study the human brain, you will find that we mentally record edges in rather neutral light, along with, a binary representation for three colors that are not quite the primaries. We paint an image in our brain with a serial stream of information taken over a short period of time. While we are painting it into our minds from the serial stream (not image) coming from the retina, we enhance the image with our own life’s biases. We ignore stuff (like ropes sticking out from one’s head and skin complexion that doesn’t jive with our view). That is why we don’t make good witnesses.

I highly recommend the book
Vision and Art, The Biology of Seeing by Margaret Livingstone ISBN 0-8109-0406-3. It is a stiff read so just read the boxes by the example pictures to be astounded at how we really look and see. Then realize that an artist who paints a scene may be more in tune with communicating what is there that the camera. It took me 3 art classes to “let go” of my “photo is truth”. This book definitely reinforces that a image communicated in a two dimensional space might need a little help when it is taken by a camera.

]]> Comment on Images Natural or Manipulated by Byron Barlowe http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/2011/08/images-natural-or-manipulated/comment-page-1/#comment-6992 Byron Barlowe Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:20:53 +0000 http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/?p=1229#comment-6992 A renowned photographer taught us on a field trip that he doesn't accept it when people want to "take pictures." We "make pictures," he said. He also talked about Ansel Adams' proclivity to enhance his own photos. I like the way you left it open--it's not a moral issue. A renowned photographer taught us on a field trip that he doesn’t accept it when people want to “take pictures.” We “make pictures,” he said.

He also talked about Ansel Adams’ proclivity to enhance his own photos. I like the way you left it open–it’s not a moral issue.

]]> Comment on Artistry – Behind the Lens and After by M.Christine Duncan http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/2011/02/artistry-behind-the-lens-and-after/comment-page-1/#comment-6976 M.Christine Duncan Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:31:56 +0000 http://www.bluebonnetmemories.com/blog/?p=609#comment-6976 I agree Cliff... we shouldn't put the cart before the horse photographically speaking. I know far too many beginning photographers who jumped right into photoshop without understanding what makes a dynamic photo in the lens first. They simply assumed they needed better digital darkroom skills to fix their images.... digital darkroom should enhance and compliment what has already been strongly captured. Ansel started out with compelling landscapes and took them further with his finely honed darkroom skills. He's a fabulous role model, I agree! I agree Cliff… we shouldn’t put the cart before the horse photographically speaking. I know far too many beginning photographers who jumped right into photoshop without understanding what makes a dynamic photo in the lens first. They simply assumed they needed better digital darkroom skills to fix their images…. digital darkroom should enhance and compliment what has already been strongly captured. Ansel started out with compelling landscapes and took them further with his finely honed darkroom skills. He’s a fabulous role model, I agree!

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