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Re: Alberta landscapes, but need recommendations for a polarizer/landscape kit.
@MoonMan04 said:
@black mamba said:
Hi, Kyle. I happen to use, on occasion, the very Tokina lens you have. A CP is a real staple in my shooting. When it comes to filters...any kind.... spend the most you can afford. I personally use both Nikon and B&W filters. There are a few good ones from other sources as well. Any time you put additional glass....filters....into the mix, you want the highest quality you can get your hands on. It's not an area you want to base your choice on pricing alone.Good to know! Like I mentioned before I'm looking into getting a kit. I've seen some folks that have an attachment at the end of their lens where they can add multiple different filters. Do you know anything about those kits. I feel like it makes more sense to buy one of those kits where I'm not limited to only one option. For instance, what if I wanted to use a CP, but also a ND filter?
I bought one of those type of kits you're referring to. I think there are several variations of this concept around; mine was based on the Cokin system, but it could accommodate other manufacturer's filters. I didn't like using it. I found it to be somewhat of a pain to fool with. If I did only tripod work, I might feel a little different on that point. If I left the thing attached to the camera, and I was moving around a bit, it was just ungainly. And, if you're a stickler for the highest quality work you can put out there, I think the superior glass in the screw-in stuff is a far better option. Each option, though, has strong points.
Re: Show and Tell: Best of Alaska Wildlife
My favorites of this set are the 6th photo and the last photo.
I would like to see the first photo with more space around it.
Christmas tree harvest
If you've never seen it, it's hard to imagine the vast acreage throughout the entire southern Appalachians that is devoted to Christmas tree cultivation. In some cases, these trees seem to stretch from horizon to horizon.....consuming one mountain range on top of another.
These shots show some of the trees being processed by field crews. After selecting appropriate tress, they are cut and loaded on the trailers you see here. They then go to these staging areas for final grading and processing. Keep in mind that scenes like these are being repeated all over those mountains. When the trees are finally ready, vast herds of semi-trucks show up, ready to load them and get them to markets.
Re: On iPad main menu name also showing up at top of sub menu list
Hi Bosse and welcome to DGrin 
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Your Portfolio menu entry is a drop down menu that has two functions. It can be clicked on to open your Gallerypages folder or you can hold your mouse over it to display the drop down and allow direct access to the contents of the folder without opening the Gallerypages folder.
On larger touch devices, there is no hover to open / close a drop down and to open a drop down, it has to be tapped on. To allow visitors to also access the Gallerypages folder, the Portfolio item is displayed as part of the drop down menu as well.
On small touch devices if you choose the collapse for mobile option, a separate + button is added to allow to open the drop down. This is specific to small screen devices, like phones and not something used on tablets.
I hope this explains this. While I'm not aware of a way to customize this behavior, maybe one of the customization helpers on the forum know of a way.
All the best,
Sebastian
SmugMug Support Hero
Re: Pre-Autumn Flora
I really like this shot. I believe you meant to use the term " flora ' as opposed to " fauna ". Fauna refers to animals, flora refers to plants.
Re: Cryptocurrency?
Out of curiosity, with such a volatile currency, how would you expect Smugmug to remit to the users?
E.g. if you sold something for 1 unit of new-currency, which at the time was worth $100, and at the end of the month it was worth $200, what would SM pay you? Wat if it was worth $50 instead?
Or would you expect to be paid in that same currency?
Please note I am not speaking for or against, as someone who recently found lots of my friends fascinated and investing, I wonder how the logistics would work here.
Ferguson
Colorful Kathmandu 2017
This was my third trip to Kathmandu, and again i couldn't plan anything beyond Kathmandu. Here few images from this trip, this time i was able to visit Pashupatinat temple along with Durbar square and Boudhanath. Here are random clicks from trip, you can visit my gallery
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Re: Mini Challenge Un-Official Rules
And i just realized i have 72 hours to post the new mini, thought it was only 48. Will have it up tomorrow afternoon.
lkbart
Re: Trying to figure out how to crop--or if to
FWIW, I prefer it uncropped. The rocks on the right are too dominant in the cropped version, making it a little claustrophobic for me. It also loses most of the waves, which are nice.
Richard
Re: Trying to figure out how to crop--or if to
On the top: I think you need a little more room above the trees on the right for some sky room.
On the left: A wee bit more room on the left (I'd crop the left side immediately to the right of the big rock on the horizon to let the image trail off a bit).
On the right: It looks OK.
The bottom: Also looks OK to me.
