***Comments Thread for January's Photo Contest***

[Grumpy Old Guy]

5. I'm in!

Last edited Fri Jan 7, 2022, 12:54 AM - Edit history (1)

It should come as no surprise that I'm entering my shot of the Yellowstone River. My second entry, if I get one, will be Hot Creek at Sunset.

I took this photo ten years ago just after I retired. We were in the middle of a 4,500 mile cross country trip with our new RV, travelling to Wisconsin for a wedding. I shot it with a Canon SX20HS, which is considered a "bridge" camera. It's basically a glorified, point n' shoot camera with a very tiny sensor and a humongous zoom lens. It didn't shoot raw, which is OK because I had never even heard of a raw picture file at the time.

I wasn't thinking of myself as a "photographer" in those days. Actually, I was more into fishing than photography. I was just another boomer on vacation with a camera, posting his pictures to Facebook. It was the favorable comments that I got from my Facebook friends that got me thinking more about getting back into my lifelong avocation.

Years later a friend turned me onto the Snapseed app. I went back and did some very simple edits on the file. I brought the exposure down on the water to bring out the details, and raised the exposure on the trees for the same reason.

I still have that camera. I leave it on my bicycle in case I see any ospreys or herons on my bike ride.

We already have some great entries. I predict this will be another tough contest

Good luck!

Grumpy