Category: Albums

Photos shared during UCSD PhIG monthly meetings

20 Mar 2024 Spring Theme: Jim

Jim took a his annual family trip to Arizona for San Diego Padres Spring Training. After a crazy electrical thunderstorm canceled Friday night’s game. There were two enjoyable, clear-weather day games. After Phoenix, Jim traveled to Camp Verde for five rainy days in the Sedona area. Somewhat depressing photography conditions aside, here a few photos shared at Wednesday photography interest group Zoom meeting. With a “Spring Season” theme, Jim also shared some photos from the Carlsbad Flower Fields shot under sunnier skies.

20 Mar 2024 Spring Theme: Barbara

Barbara always seems to catch unique bird behavior during her walks around San Diego. Luckily (or habitually), she always has her camera handy and shows the patience necessary to catch unique moments. She has also been experimenting with street photography & post-processing, something she hasn’t been very interested in doing. I hope that the influence of our photo group.

21 Feb 2024 Bird/Wildlife Theme: Jim

After focusing on primarily landscape photography, Jim has developed interest in improving his bird and wildlife photos. During a recent Safari Park visit, he experimented with the ‘get down to eye-level’ with the birds style. It was effective and will definitely become standard practice. He also visited Hawk Watch in Ramona and photographed the bird ‘ambassadors’. After Hawk Watch, he stalked a Red Tail Hawk in Ramona Grasslands during rainy weather. Using these plain sky images, did a quick demonstration of Photoshop’s sky replacement AI>