I'd be happy to hear the steps others take to correct blow-outs. 1) Try very hard to get it close in camera and avoid blown highlights. I'd rather have too dark and recover from that vs blown highlights. :lol: 2) Then camera raw corrections -- even on jpg if a raw file is not available. 3) Finally,...

kimbomac wrote:Thanks for the comments, guys. Much appreciated.

And Mickey, sorry to hear about your eventful week! It all gets a bit full-on when it all happens at once. I hope things calm down for you!

Thanks Kim

Do the pictures have to be taken during this January (in the January month), or can we have taken them in any January, or any month, provided they show something that represents January in our neck of the woods? I guess, in a roundabout way I am asking whether we can shoebox... K. Shoeboxing is fin...

The December results are in folks! Secretatlantis takes the Gold with a very fitting and festive entry 'Happy Holidays'. The brilliant 'December Sun' scoops Silver for GwenBriar and a beautiful burst of colour wins the Bronze for essjaynz. Only 5 entries this month, well done guys. It's been a fant...

So is this a regular contest like the alphabet challenge where we can enter up to 5 times? Or is it the new calendar challenge where we enter once and have to enter January to be eligible for the following months, and follow a theme? It's a regular Bonus contest where you can enter up to 5 images a...

Hi Amy Firstly, that's a great collection of work on your site, congrats. Blown out bits ... yes that's a difficult area. I started with photography many years ago and learned, probably same as you, that blown out highlights are an exposure fault and therefore a bad thing. I still kinda see it like ...

Hi Guys, check out the brand new series of monthly contests launched today on the Photo deck. My Neck of the Woods lets you show what's happening down your way in each month of the year and the subject can be anything you choose! Thanks go to MsgtBob whose contest suggestion inspired the series :)

Sorry, I completely missed out on this due to an extremely busy week. Two Christmasses, one last weekend for my son and granddaughter up from London, then another on the actual Christmas day, then a heap of worry with my sister in law taken into hospital on the 25th ... beam me up Scotty. You did go...

A very merry Christmas to one and all!

You Quartermaster guys are doing a fabulous job keeping this place going and I still feel so bad that I have not been able to stay along for the ride. My studies have kept me manically busy these past three years, but I am having a break over this summer, so of course, came straight back here to se...