Four from Feather River Country

Jim McClainJim McClain Registered Users Posts: 60 Big grins
edited September 1, 2014 in Landscapes
New guy here, second post. Didn't get run outa town with the first, so I thought I'd post some pictures for a little feedback. My goal is to become a better photographer. It was a passion in the 80s (35mm color and B&W), but many other things, both good and bad, got in the way for a number of years. I just started getting more passionate about it and am enjoying the learning process and believing I might have an eye. With your help, maybe I can develop a talent.

These were all taken in the real Northern California - Plumas County - sometimes referred to as Feather River Country. All were taken with a Nikon D5300 and one of 2 lenses, a Nikkor 16.0-85.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 or a 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6. I use Lightroom for post processing and Corel Paintshop Pro X6 to add a watermark, resizing and saving to JPG.

*Sorry, images removed.*

Thanks,

Jim

Comments

  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2014
    Fantastic stuff Jim! Very well done! #1 and #3 are my favorites!thumb.gifthumb
    Maybe for #3, blue can be desaturated a bit. Cheers!
  • Jim McClainJim McClain Registered Users Posts: 60 Big grins
    edited August 30, 2014
    Thanks for the quick reply, Stum... Do they call you Stum for short? mwink.gif

    Yeah, I see what you mean. That is a little TOO blue, isn't it.

    Hey, I'm headed down to your area in a couple of days. Wave at the guy on a Segway. Oh wait, LOTS of Segs down there. Well, wave anyway. :D

    Jim
  • lifeinfocuslifeinfocus Registered Users Posts: 1,461 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2014
    Like #1. The leading lines of the fence and the composition is well done.

    Phil
    http://www.PhilsImaging.com
    "You don't take a photograph, you make it." ~Ansel Adams
    Phil
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 30, 2014
    Welcome to Dgrin, Jim! clap.gif

    Terrific series to open with. You have a great eye and looking forward to seeing more of your work. thumb.gif

    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • bocoboco Registered Users Posts: 710 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2014
    mooie reeks hoor.
    wel effe wennen aan de kleuren.
    grt,boco.
    http://s281.photobucket.com/user/tutgro/slideshow/wolken%20boven%20de%20polder?sort=3
  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2014
    Welcome Jim,

    I like #1 and #3, but I do find the overall color to be off. Do you have a calibrated monitor?

    When you get to San Jose let me know, maybe we can have a mini meet up.

    Sam
    www.samlinvillephotography.com
  • Jim McClainJim McClain Registered Users Posts: 60 Big grins
    edited August 30, 2014
    lifeinfocus wrote: »
    Like #1. The leading lines of the fence and the composition is well done.
    Thanks Phil.

    kdog wrote: »
    Terrific series to open with. You have a great eye and looking forward to seeing more of your work. thumb.gif
    Thanks Joel, looking forward to sharing more. DGrin seems like a very friendly place to spend time.

    boco wrote: »
    mooie reeks hoor. wel effe wennen aan de kleuren. grt,boco.
    Sorry, boco, I don't speak Dutch and Google doesn't translate some of what you said very well. Glad you commented though.

    Sam wrote: »
    I like #1 and #3, but I do find the overall color to be off. Do you have a calibrated monitor?

    When you get to San Jose let me know, maybe we can have a mini meet up.
    No, Sam, I don't have a calibrated monitor. It wasn't until just recently that I decided to jump in the deep end of photography again. I am in the process of building a new PC that will handle these really large RAW files, process faster with Lightroom, maybe try Photoshop. I realize a much better monitor is going to be important after that. This is one helluva expensive hobby. :uhoh

    A mini meet-up sounds good. I'm a regular coffee kinda guy. You?

    Jim
  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2014
    Jim,

    It's cheaper than racing cars, horses, or drugs. :D

    Sam
    www.samlinvillephotography.com
  • Jim McClainJim McClain Registered Users Posts: 60 Big grins
    edited August 31, 2014
    Sam wrote: »
    Jim,

    It's cheaper than racing cars, horses, or drugs. :D

    Sam
    Never a "like" button when you need one. wink5.gif
  • roaddog52roaddog52 Registered Users Posts: 1,323 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2014
    A great set of images. All have merit, but I really like the compositional structure of the first image with the green bush with fruit or berries in the lower left and the fence leading into the middle section and the taller trees bringing us to the sky. Very nice

    Phil
    I don't know where I'm going, but I'm going anyway.

    Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity!
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