Camera Equipment Donation – Paying it forward

If you would like to donate any camera equipment, then please post it below and let’s pay it forward.
RULES: If you’re not using the piece of equipment then add it back to this discussion and then ship it to next person who wants it – person sending pays for shipping. That way we have a pool of equipment that is circulating and benefiting more artists – giving more people a chance to achieve their potential. Win-win! Brent

Add your camera equipment that you’d like to donate below in the comments and pay it forward.
(Lets share our camera gear that we’re not using and give someone else a chance)

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  3. Brent Mail
    Brent Mail on March 5 at 4:29 pm

    Hey guys, use this comment area to post an image that relates to your question above. You can then click on that image (it opens in a new tab) and copy and past that image link into your question, that way it’s easier for me to answer it. Thanks, Brent

        • Lonnie
          Lonnie on March 16 at 3:17 pm

          Nice picture and composition.

          • Belinda
            Belinda on March 17 at 9:36 am

            Thank you @Lonnie

        • Vic Boase
          Vic Boase on March 17 at 9:11 am

          I prefer the first image because of the composition. The sky is an important factor in the strength of the image IMHO. You have some nice leading lines with the cloud formation and water line which take the viewer gaze to the lower third LHS of the image with the birds as the point of interest and main subject.
          I would try some post processing to make the clouds pop – a gradient filter with -0.5 EV.
          Also add some contrast and check your black and white points to get the full tonal range.
          A subtle vignette would help too. I would darken the bottom right corner to lessen the distraction of the driftwood and add some exposure to the area where the birds are standing.
          Are you using LR or PS for post processing? Shooting in jpg or RAW? Camera settings?

          • Belinda
            Belinda on March 17 at 9:45 am

            Thank you for your opinion and critique, I use PS for post processing and shoot jpg and raw but process the raw image for best results.

          • Brent Mail
            Brent Mail on March 19 at 8:10 am

            Wow, what a difference with the colour tone and bird flying – more artistic in my opinion and a totally different mood. I like it, Brent

          • Belinda
            Belinda on March 19 at 8:30 am

            Thank you so much Brent

          • Vic Boase
            Vic Boase on March 24 at 8:40 am

            Nice Belinda. Moving the flying seagull to the right is good for your story, I agree. Maybe the crop on the left is a bit too much? I did like the sky in the first image (more of it) but I think this interpretation is the best so far.

          • Belinda
            Belinda on March 24 at 2:02 pm

            Thank you Vic

          • john donnelly
            john donnelly on March 24 at 7:54 am

            I do like this version, good one.

          • Belinda
            Belinda on March 24 at 2:04 pm

            Thank you John

      • Brent Mail
        Brent Mail on March 17 at 12:46 pm

        Hi Belinda sorry didn’t notice this until now – been so focused on the challenge images. Lovely shot – love that the sea gulls are looking out to sea and the adult with the yellow beak is closer to the camera and stands out. Also like that they have side light on them – gives more of a 3d look. A few things I’d do in post – lighten up beach a little more on the left, maybe just boost the shadows a little. The only distracting element in this scene is the bit of kelp on the beach in my opinion. Great image. Cheers. Brent

    • Vic Boase
      Vic Boase on March 8 at 2:23 pm

      I wonder whether the power of the projected sand and water might have
      been made even more forceful if the figures at bottom left were a bit
      more prominent because they say a lot about the scale of the projected
      material as well. Perhaps a point of view further to camera right that
      included the figures a little more? If you have cropped the image and
      applied a vignette or gradient filter to the right hand side of the
      image this has also obscured the figures and lost a bit of the
      projection at the top of the image. I also wonder whether a bit of
      contrast applied to the projection would make it “heavier”.

      • john donnelly
        john donnelly on March 9 at 6:35 am

        Thanks Vic,
        I will give it a try

      • Vic Boase
        Vic Boase on March 17 at 12:19 pm

        Sorry John, been away.
        Have you changed the colour temp as well? The sky has a green tint now because of the warming effect of colour change.
        What is the shadow down right hand side of image? Is it a gradient filter? Can that be removed?
        What edits did you make and what software are you using for post processing?

        • john donnelly
          john donnelly on March 21 at 4:11 pm

          sorry about delay replying, I am new to lightroom , in fact photography.
          I am not sur exactly what happened, I think maybe I should return to my
          original and try again.

    • Brent Mail
      Brent Mail on March 21 at 5:36 pm

      Hi @disqus_FB2ImORM70:disqus wow, what a shot! Yes you did show the force and I like how the jet stream is brown against the blue sky and sea. Youve left space to the right which is good, however I’d like a little space above the water spray if possible. What is the main point of interest in this scene? My eye goes to the point where the spray is hitting the water – how can you draw the eye to that spot even more? Brent

  5. Vic Boase
    Vic Boase on March 8 at 2:06 pm

    Settings; 1/25, f.8, ISO=100 with ND0.6 Grad filter on sky. Processed from RAW file in LR. Highlights reduced, medium tone curve applied, small adjustments to noise and sharpen. Light colour corrected with eyedropper on white surfaces. Vignette applied.
    The images has been cropped (mainly foreground to focus on the reflection and sky. The power of the colours and the reflection were of course why I took the photo. A wondrous display by nature!

    However, is the subject strong enough? Should I have done more with the colour spectrum (eg, the blues)?

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ee6ae0a4cea4eed775de6b7596fed5d0f1223c436f5b1e0f147f75eb6039cae3.jpg

    • Brent Mail
      Brent Mail on March 21 at 5:40 pm

      Great image @vicboase:disqus wow, those colours are amazing. Not sure what more you can do here – can you upload you original raw image here https://goo.gl/jxatUo and I’ll see what I can do in post. Not sure when I’ll get to it as we have a lot of comments in the BootCamp challenge and I’ve got the magazine to get out too. Brent

      • Vic Boase
        Vic Boase on March 21 at 6:26 pm

        Thanks Brent.
        I have uploaded the CR2 file as requested to the Google drive link. 10171105- 7170.CR2
        Interested on how what you can do.

    • john donnelly
      john donnelly on March 24 at 7:51 am

      Great Shot, I like it as it is, looks very natural.

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