Friday March 13th, 2009 @ 7:17 am by Randy
This photo was taken on Wednesday in Long Pond, CBS, and as you can see there was a beautiful sunset that evening.
I’ve since found that it was witnessed by several photographers.
My fellow Fotogeek thinks that it is somewhat “creepy” when this happens – when she thinks that another person was shooting nearby, at about the same time… perhaps even a photographer known primarily through an online photo sharing site. Whenever I’m witness to this realization (often accompanied by a look of shock and / or horror) I simply point out that, with the climate being what it is, Newfoundland photographers are fortunate not to physically trip over each other when shooting during fleeting moments of nice weather.
Randy Misc Rants n Stuff, Scenic fence, Long Pond, old barn, silhouette, sunset
Wednesday March 4th, 2009 @ 5:50 pm by Randy
I drive Mt. Scio Road on a weekly basis and have noticed this building almost every time. Yesterday, I stopped to take a shot.
And after all this time… why did I take a photo? Quite frankly, we’re desperate for content.
Generally it’s my belief that, if the weather is not good, it’s pointless to shoot. Usually I won’t even bother to take the camera out if there’s a lack of nice, warm light.
So, what I’ve done here is a far-too-often-used trick. I’ve taken a boring shot from a dull day… and PSed the hell out of it. Don’t get me wrong – I believe that clever photo manipulation is a skill. Nor am I suggesting that every shot that has been majorly manipulated was originally bad. What I am suggesting is that every bad shot can be helped by some heavily applied filters. 
Randy Misc Rants n Stuff, Scenic bad photo, old barn, photo manipulation, Techniques and Styles
