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David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Seems like most of my life I've lived in locations […]

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:01:36 -0500

Seems like most of my life I’ve lived in locations where winter ice fog was common (Logan Utah, Fairbanks Alaska, Ronan, Montana). Ice fog photos from this winter here in Montana. Heat haze can be a challenge, so I keep the vehicle and camera cold and store batteries warm in my pockets. If I am shooting outside the vehicle, I remove the…

linda posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Another GREAT Jowp magazine for Winter 2025. […]

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 02:37:10 -0500

Another GREAT Jowp magazine for Winter 2025. Great, informative and interesting articles, leading me to try new things, to think differently about my photo time and focus, giving me better understanding of light.; it’s quality, outcomes in different lighting, the properties of different light and how to access them with creativity and expertise.…

David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: A river otter from last week here in western Montana […]

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:10:40 -0500

A river otter from last week here in western Montana edited in “low key”, and a pair of otters edited in “hi key”.

David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: A bison climbs a ridge this past week in western […]

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:40:31 -0500

A bison climbs a ridge this past week in western Montana.

The mountains in the background appear much closer than reality due to

“image compression”. Simon d’Entremont just put out an excellent youtube

video explaining this concept…

Mary Arnold posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Hi all. So I'm new. I bought myself an expensive […]

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:21:03 -0500

Hi all. So I’m new. I bought myself an expensive camera and lens last year as a gift to my self after going through some stuff bravely…lol. Anyway, I tend to use the program mode all the time because I don’t have time to practice. I mostly paint and take pictures in the field for reference photos, so having the perfect photo isn’t…

David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: A couple of photos of a grey partridge in the snow here […]

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:35:10 -0500

A couple of photos of a grey partridge in the snow here in western Montana this week (Jan 21, 2025). First photo is early morning, second photo is brighter afternoon.

David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: I tried for contrast yesterday (20-Jan-2025) with a […]

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:58:56 -0500

I tried for contrast yesterday (20-Jan-2025) with a “frosty cow” and a “small in frame” photo of 2 bison here in western Montana.

David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Went with a "hi key" look from yesterday […]

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:39:40 -0500

Went with a “hi key” look from yesterday (14-Jan-2025) bison photo here in Montana.

David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Foggy with light snow is the norm here during the winter […]

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:23:17 -0500

Foggy with light snow is the norm here during the winter in western Montana.

I went with some “small in frame” bison photos last week.

David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: My camera was about a meter and 25 cm above the ground […]

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:27:43 -0500

My camera was about a meter and 25 cm above the ground when I took these photos last night here in Montana. Both with the same camera settings. I could not go any lower because of the boulders in the foreground blocking. Quite the difference in 75cm of height.

Ricky Manning posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: I am wanting to do Wildlife Photography more than I […]

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:30:10 -0500

I am wanting to do Wildlife Photography more than I do now.

We have Black Bears, Whitetail Deer. Eastern Wild Turkey, Elk west of where I live, here in Western North Carolina. Lots of Birds.

This group I belive will help me a lot, to get out there and make photos.

Here is a Orpan Bear Club, That is around our property. Taken 8/27/2024

David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Sometimes timing is everything. I found a family of […]

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:02:48 -0500

Sometimes timing is everything. I found a family of otters breaking skim ice at a local pond here in Montana. The ice thickened overnight and they were gone. I overexposed because it was a bright snow background.

David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: I am a newbie. I shoot in RAW format. I understand […]

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:05:37 -0500

I am a newbie. I shoot in RAW format. I understand that edits should be subtle, but I do struggle with vibrance and temperature. For example, how do I decide (or further edit) on the following 2 photos?

David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: As a newbie I found the photo contest critiques […]

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:38:50 -0500

As a newbie I found the photo contest critiques extremely helpful. Many things I was not aware of:

1) Color cast

2) Cropping issues

3) Over-sharpening

4) Calibrating the monitor

David Verbyla posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: I am a newbie from Montana. Retired, and […]

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:04:14 -0500

I am a newbie from Montana. Retired, and wildlife photography is a new chapter in my life.

I am blessed with opportunities and learning from my mistakes. I find the JOWP photo contest critiques to be extremely helpful!

linda posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers:

Sat, 09 Nov 2024 23:50:06 -0500

Aila posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Your Progress Matters to Us! At JoWP, nothing inspires […]

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:46:50 -0500

Your Progress Matters to Us!

At JoWP, nothing inspires us more than hearing how our community is growing, learning, and capturing the wild like never before.

Today, we’d love to hear from you: “What new technique or mindset have you adopted because of JoWP, and how has it impacted your photos?”

Whether it’s a breakthrough in lighting, a fresh…

Luis Barboza posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Last sunday in my country, Uruguay, was president […]

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:40:30 -0400

Last sunday in my country, Uruguay, was president election and i came to my born city to vote 9it’mandatory here). Dicided take a tour to see the environment and to missure the intentions of population voting. The only thing i liked, a small eagle (aguilucho we call here) on a fence, with a scared small bird near. Sharing with you the scene.…

Ed Hipps posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Yesterday I went out to a local nature center and […]

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:36:51 -0400

Yesterday I went out to a local nature center and spent almost 2 hours hearing birds and not having a single one land in a spot where the light was perfect. Finally, on the way out I took this shot of an American Robin watching another Robin take a quick bath. It just goes to show that sometimes patience pays off and you can’t force the moment to happen.

linda posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers:

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 03:50:03 -0400

Annette Luse posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Sometimes it's being in the right place at the right […]

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 01:02:11 -0400

Sometimes it’s being in the right place at the right time with camera in hand.

linda posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Here's my Pigeon Party Line

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 02:28:10 -0400

Here’s my Pigeon Party Line

yvonne johnson posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Regarding the monthly contest rules on masking: How […]

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:36:26 -0400

Regarding the monthly contest rules on masking: How is dodging and burning different than masking? In my mind you are still making specific adjustments to isolated areas. Secondly, how do you dodge and burn in Lightroom? I know how to do it in Photoshop but I don’t see a dodge and burn tool in Lightroom. Thank you.

Edward Henry posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Silly and definatly a beginner question but I mainly […]

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 20:30:53 -0500

Silly and definatly a beginner question but I mainly desire to do Birds of prey images, But why should you not use the same settings to freeze a bird in flight on stationary birds instead of adjusting back and forth if it freezes motion?

Edward Henry posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: What would be the best additional camera to add to my […]

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:23:31 -0500

What would be the best additional camera to add to my Nikon D500 to get better lowlight images? I saw my first ever Horned Owl a couple days ago but it was already getting dark this was the best image, I changed it to greayscale due to the severe noise.

Edward Henry posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: I only owned my DSLR (Nikon D500) for a couple years but […]

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:20:56 -0500

I only owned my DSLR (Nikon D500) for a couple years but due to health, weather, and work I have not had a lot of time behind the camera. I have a lot to learn. Myprefered subject is Wildlife. I have a lot to learn and hope this site will help with that. Here are a few of my favorites so far. Not great but I hope thos site will help me do better.

Edward Henry posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: I only owned my DSLR (Nikon D500) for a couple years but […]

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 18:53:48 -0500

I only owned my DSLR (Nikon D500) for a couple years but due to health, weather, and work I have not had a lot of time behind the camera. I have a lot to learn, My preferred subjects are wildlife. I have a lot to learn and hope this site will help with that. Here are a few of my favorites so far. Not great but I hope thos site will help me do better.

Charles posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: First time seeing a blue bird

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 02:52:07 -0500

First time seeing a blue bird

Thomas posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Hello fellow beginners. I joined in November. My wife and […]

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 01:47:20 -0500

Hello fellow beginners. I joined in November. My wife and I love to travel and have some nice pictures of wildlife but want to learn to take better shots. Already learning a lot from watching the critiques and webinars. I bought a used Niko CoolPix P900 super zoom online before we went on an African safari last summer (after reading a number…

David posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Some beavers I've been visiting from time to time

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 17:00:35 -0500

Some beavers I’ve been visiting from time to time

Simply_FHD posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: HK- Nov'23The Nobel Tower Guardian of Hong Kong

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:22:51 -0500

HK- Nov’23

The Nobel Tower Guardian of Hong Kong

Claire Roman posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers:

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:33:17 -0400

Sharon Baines posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Shadow […]

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 23:24:25 -0400

Shadow Dancing Butterflies

Shadow dancing butterflies,
upon the
sunlit walk, through zinnias and lantana, they converse in
scented talk!

Their names are rainbow colors, which we will never see, only known to one
another, and the golden honey bee!

They speak of mountain meadows, forest hills of… Read more

Sharon Baines posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Mistakenly I submitted my photo for the October JOWP […]

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 23:23:04 -0400

Mistakenly I submitted my photo for the October JOWP contest in the Advanced Category, which I definitely am not! Is there any way I can resubmit my photo in the Beginner Category?

Diane Flemming posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: I love photographing wildlife, but I have a lot to […]

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:37:16 -0400

I love photographing wildlife, but I have a lot to learn. Here’s two recent photos. Critiques welcome.

Paranth posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Hummingbird nectaring at the Cardinal Flowers.

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 02:28:06 -0400

Hummingbird nectaring at the Cardinal Flowers.

Amy Kaminski posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Hi All excited to be here,

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 21:33:01 -0400

Hi All excited to be here,

Claire Roman posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: #challenge I hope this is the right place to post these […]

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 23:14:39 -0400

#challenge I hope this is the right place to post these & is it ok there’s a few?

I am still learning how my Canon SX740 & Nikon P1000 work.

Susan Gentry posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Hello all! I'm not sure which forum I should be […]

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:41:49 -0400

Hello all! I’m not sure which forum I should be posting in, but I recently saw a post about composition, so being inexperienced, but not quite a beginner, I thought I’d post my first pictures here. Please feel free to critique (with a gentle hand). 😂

Vanessa Hennig posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Hey group. I just started with learning more […]

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 23:29:59 -0400

Hey group. I just started with learning more about photography (especially wildlife) as I discovered how much fun it is to photograph wildlife on my round the world trip since October 2022.

I have a Panasonic Lumix FZ10002 superzoom Camera, a GoPro8 that keeps annoying me and an iPhone 14 Pro. I have traveled Africa and Asia up until now and…

Kurt posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Hi all, newby here. These are some images I've taken […]

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:50:34 -0400

Hi all, newby here. These are some images I’ve taken over the past 6 months or so. All have some issues with them, but I’m trying to get much better with the technical aspects of my camera, and with the art of photography in general. Any helpful comments are always welcome.

Frances posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: I love this digital format but sometimes intimidated to […]

Sat, 06 May 2023 13:22:03 -0400

I love this digital format but sometimes intimidated to show my photography ! Definitely an amateur but love this hobby of mine, and all the wonders of nature. I’m in love with birds, but constantly learning how to take good photography of such especially in motion !

Luis Barboza posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers:

Thu, 04 May 2023 04:21:25 -0400

Shivam posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: I find it quite challenging to get flight shots of […]

Wed, 03 May 2023 12:51:15 -0400

I find it quite challenging to get flight shots of these birds.

Most of the time they fly away from you and it is tough to capture their characteristic colors.

I had to literally make myself invisible to get this photo.

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus).

Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, Canada. Apr 2023.

f/5.6, 1/4000, ISO 2000.

Instagram: @rajdevshivam

Jax Sanders posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: Hi all, definitely consider myself a patient beginner […]

Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:57:26 -0400

Hi all, definitely consider myself a patient beginner – shooting on a Panasonic Lumix superzoom that I originally got just for taking record pics while birding, working to improve my photography/share my bird friends with people.

Record pic success: hermit thrush around the corner from my house! Didn’t get a long enough look at him to figure…

Donald Shepherd posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: I have no idea where I am on the learning curve but […]

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:57:40 -0400

I have no idea where I am on the learning curve but I consider myself a serious amateur. I currently shoot with a Nikon Z5 with a 24-200mm F4-f6.3 lends. I am located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada and I like to head out to conservation areas and the Bruce Trail.

Luis Barboza posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers:

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:28:45 -0400

Luis Barboza posted an update in the group Beginner Photographers: hi, good afternoon. I have just see the group and the ap […]

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 22:24:00 -0400

hi, good afternoon. I have just see the group and the ap for it. Didn’t know about ir