Oi!, my IT guy has me back on line, so this should have been posted yesterday as the Photo of the Day, but I think you'll understand;- ) Best regards, Doug
Stills – an online print review
The second part of Anita's question was about how an on-line print review can function such as Stills, a small on-line group (a collaborative photoblog) that I am a member of. Like the Photographers Exchange, I am a recent participant to Stills, so if I don't get this right, I'm sure I'll hear about it;- )... Continue Reading →
Photographers Exchange
Photographers Exchange meeting in 2022 during COVID-19 I had a nice request from a photographic friend over the weekend about the photographic group that I am a member of that meets monthly called the Photographers Exchange. If any of them read this and I made a mistake, I hope they provide a correction. It was stated... Continue Reading →
Grayscale or Black & White?
To pick up again the discussion that was start Sunday by Tim Atherton where he states "the digital B&W images are driving me nuts – not their content, but their “look", recognizing that he is not taking exception to the image content but the presentation and look even giving this blog some kudos for "fun and interesting"... Continue Reading →
Why Convert Color to B&W?
It seems that I have been chosen to provide examples of what is bad about trying to converting a (digital) color image to black & white by Tim Atherton over on the Large Format Photography Forum. I find this midly amusing, as I was not aware that many could figure out from where source I made the... Continue Reading →
Getting feedback
Wildflowers (from the series Bad Trip - Sad Trip) I am still suffering with my internet connectivity, but I have developed a work-around, so I will be posting without images for a short duration, or as in this case, using a previous posted image to help make a point. Getting feedback on my images I believe... Continue Reading →
Still having connectivity issues
My IT guy and I still couldn't figure out my internet connectivity issues last night, so you could say that I've got my feet up and coasting along for the moment. Good opportunity to go capture some new images...... BTW, this image is from a prior post, no way to upload anything new at the moment.....(and I... Continue Reading →
A Sideways Glance: Going deeper
Last Spring there was a conversation that Paul Butzi initiated about essentially either going wider (broader context) or deeper (more in-depth) regarding your own artistic development. I believe that this concept can be applied in a variety of ways regarding artistic development. As I continue my series A Sideways Glance, I find that as I look, see and... Continue Reading →
Photo of the day: Murrieta Dirt Path
Murrieta (In Passing series) copyright Douglas Stockdale - It was an unusual morning, being overcast at home, then on my drive to Riverside in the morning the sky turned to a light haze, which was followed by a cloud bank and subsequently open sky and then finally into a light fog. I saw there was fog also up in on... Continue Reading →
No internet connection last night
When you think you have something to post, and you can't due to technical reasons, it is frustrating for me. grrrr I'll get to it shortly, I just need to vent. again. grrrrr.... and now feeling better already, Best regards, Doug