Picture of the Day:
Taken at the top of “Silly Mountain” (basically a hill in the middle of a Gold Canyon neighborhood), this view was our consolation prize after not getting a parking space at the trailhead we had originally chosen.
I think it worked out just fine. But also, we were kind of naive.
We’re spoiled down here in southeast Arizona. Other than maybe Ramsey Canyon on a popular fall morning, or some lots in Chiricahua National Park, I really can’t image having trouble getting a parking space at pretty much any trailhead we we might want to hike.
But getting one of about 20 parking spaces at a popular hiking trail 45 minutes outside Phoenix, an hour before sunset on a Saturday when the high temperature was only 82 degrees, was probably never terribly realistic. 🙃
Oh well, now we know.
The other day I came across a post on Tony Baldasaro’s feed asking people to submit pictures for his November image review. The theme was “stick season - trees without leaves”. We here in southeast are still a month or two away from trees losing their leaves, but I had a couple of shots from last year that fit the bill. These are the two I chose …
Check out Tony’s feedback in his recording below:
The suggestions were very helpful. I’d already identified last month after coming back from the Grand Canyon that I need to improve my curves and color grading Lightroom skills. After this feedback session, I believe I need to add masks to that list as well.
I’m sometimes a little lazy about improving my photography.
Trying to rectify that over the next couple of months.
There are some things I can do out in the field (like make sure I know all the settings on my camera, not just the ones I’m comfortable with). But when it comes to post-processing, I think I actually need to slow down and probably edit fewer images. I usually only give myself about 5 minutes per image if I’ve taken a lot of shots (and like many of them). This really doesn’t give me much time to try techniques or tools I’m not comfortable and familiar with.
I probably need to develop the habit of just choosing the 3 or 4 best images from each session, then really take my time editing those.
Oh well, onward and upward.
Til Next time,
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I'm also lazy about improving my photography and editing skills!!