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@ 06/11/08 – 08:20:42
Yesterday, Dennypoos requested some non-sunset-type photographs. Here are 4 such. They all get bigger if you click on them.
Cheers, Tom.
P.S. My email isn't working at the moment. If you wonder why I haven't replied to a comment of yours, it's because I don't know!
kevinwilson
Pro 
SeasideMan
Pro Thanks, that does seem to be the most popular one.
Tom.
That is one beast of a crab!!!
SeasideMan
Pro I know, he scared me!
Tom.
kendersrule
Pro is a toss up between crab and wood... uuuuurrrrmmmmmmm.... wood!
SeasideMan
Pro I'm with you on the wood. The late afternoon sun was on it and this brought out the tones in the wood rather well.
Tom.
isadora101
All fabulous photos but I particularly like the texture and delicate feel of the last one 
SeasideMan
Pro Thanks, Izzy. It took me quite a few goes to get that one how I wanted it!
Tom.
isadora101
The end result was well worth the effort you put in to get it as you wanted it
dennypoos
Ah-Ha Tom!
You can tap into a rich vein here, texture, abstracts and the like.
I don't know if you use photoshop for your digital stuff, but some of the close ups can be made/constructed into interesting pictures.
Though a purist at heart, I have tarted around with this and got some curious results.
SeasideMan
Pro I don't use photoshop currently, but I will be soon. The course requires me to learn it, but I'm a purist at heart too.
Tom.
dennypoos
Apart from a serious amount of fannying about trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear you can actually do good things. Getting rid of converging verticals, straightening a sloping horizon, getting the right colour balance when you'd set the camera wrongly etc.
Got to admit to getting rid of Lampposts, TV aerials and Phone lines on some photographs which is something I wouldn't attempt with film, even though we had a 1hr tutorial every week when I was at Uni to do just that.
Depending upon which flavour Photoshop you use, I can say that if you use the Full version and not just 'Elements 4/5/6', you will never get to the end of it.
I've been using Elements 4 on my laptop for 3yrs and have Elements 5 on my media PC this last 6mths. I've still to get to grips with loads of their features.
That said, there's no better way to practice photography than to get it all sorted at the time you fire the shutter.
Denny.
SeasideMan
Pro "there's no better way to practice photography than to get it all sorted at the time you fire the shutter"
Amen to that. That's my main focus at the moment, as I improve my darkroom skills.
Tom.
photoshop is just a digital darkroom. it was originally written for movie effects so it's bound to have some features that are irritating to you purists, but there are plenty of options that are no more or less than what you could accomplish in a darkroom if you really knew what you were doing. besides which, to get a decent effect that you could achieve on actual photo processing, you really have to know your way around PS. there's no single button you can click that will result in a truly interesting emulsion stripping. so sayth the graphic artist, 'k?
SeasideMan
Pro Kool and the Gang. I intend to at least learn burning and dodging, but I don't fancy making telephone lines disappear and the like.
Tom.
dennypoos
To use an abhorrent American phrase,(and you deserve far better):
WAY TO GO!!
I think this is the equivalent to the inner city patois in GB:
RESPECT!!
You get my drift I'm sure.
jenray
Pro I like the wood one...think the crab maybe smaller than it appears?? LOL...GBHs...XXX
SeasideMan
Pro Only a little - it was a real monster!
Tom.
good lord! that crab looks like it ate aberstwythethetheyyyywwwwweeeeth or whereever the hell it is that you live. you're getting good at this macro lark ain'tcha?
SeasideMan
Pro I like macro, and may well do my project in that area.
Tom.
The crab looks huge. Run for the hills mate!!!!!
SeasideMan
Pro I was in fear of my life when I took that, even though it was dead!
Tom.
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i like the shot of the weathered timbers, especially.