[Octane (Humayun)]

Barry,

Thanks for the kind words.

I was a lecturer for a while before I moved to Canberra, so, I know I can talk and relate to people on different technical levels when it comes to this kind of thing. However, having said that, I still have a very long way to go before I can claim myself a professional enough to start teaching or offering lessons. It would be the height of arrogance to start charging people now whilst I'm still learning. I know there is good money to be made but it's not my biggest motivating factor. I do want to do it for a living, eventually, but, at the moment it's more for myself. And, whilst I'm doing this for myself, I'm continually learning about light, my equipment, how to capture and process. If someone wants to buy my work, then, that is the biggest compliment that can be paid; this is starting to happen now, actually. In due course, when the time is right, I will start offering tours to locations, and if requested, run some kind of classes on processing. I don't have the facilities or know where to start at the moment. It's a bit much. I haven't even completed my web site yet. I need to do that first.

Originally Posted by bloodhound31

H, stunning again mate. Every time I see your handle under a post I know I am going to be noting how you frame, compose and see the world.

You could make a fortune teaching mate, because your photo's reflect your passion.

Baz.

Troy,

Cheers, buddy. I think this may be my favourite image I've taken thus far. As someone mentioned on another site, the image has a balance which I haven't seen in any of my other work.

As far as exposure goes, I spot meter midtone and shadow regions of the scene before deciding on an exposure which will provide me enough latitude in post-processing. Live View is your best friend. I used to have a little exposure chart dangling off my tripod. Now, it's all in my head and I'm getting better at doing calculations all the time. It becomes second nature after a while.

Originally Posted by troypiggo

What he said. Thing I always notice the most is the exposure. Such awesome control.

Justin,

Thanks, matey! Ah, Terragen. Back in the day. I think what sparked my initial interests in this type of photography was software such as Bryce2, Bryce3D, and Alias|wavefront Terraformer. I never ever got to touch Terraformer, unfortunately.

Originally Posted by JD2439975

Every cloud has a silver lining & this one's...magenta!!

If I didn't know better I'd say you'd been playing with Terragen, amazing country & those colours...

Thanks, guys. I really appreciate your feedback.

H