NateFollmer

Tackle Underground is where you want to look. They have a ton of info on pouring. I've been wanting to pour for years but can't find the time. Molds will be the bulk of your purchase. Everything else is dirt cheap.

You almost need to run a good section of the lake to produce. Chris and I found that thick stuff you spoke of speed (it was back in the cove where the research center is). Chris had some hits on a stick bait but no fish. I don't think I'll go back without my outboard, Old Blue was struggling Which one of you guys is skeet and which is bassfisherjk? I only know people by screen names ha ha (which one said I wasnt talking? ) I think next time we should fish a smaller lake so we can fish "together". I didn't see any of you after we met ha ha I'm glad we all had a good time. That's the beauty of that lake, it's either on or completely off. Only one guy we talked to in the tourney had fish, so it wasn't just us missing the fish. Here's the only two pics I have (I'm still to afraid to take the SLR fishing): Speed was throwing an 8 foot swimbait 2000 yards with that carrot stick ha How did that pic of blast off turn out that you took?

Sony Alpha a230. Good camera, my only gripe is that Iso 1600 and Iso 3200 are all but unusable due to noise. My buddies rebel does fine at these levels (they have a better sensor). Still a good camera for the money though.

First off, thanks to everyone who came. I enjoyed meeting all of you (Jim I want to have a beer with your dad, I bet he has some awesome stories!) And thanks Speed for helping organize the meet. We had a good turn out and so did the tournament that launched from James Creek ha ha conditions were tough. ChrisBass and I fought the wind all day. I wish I would have fixed the outboard, would have made it easier. You all had awesome boats and we were stuck in Old Blue Chris and I fished from 7 to 11. He caught 1 and I caught 0 so together, that makes 10. We just couldn't get a pattern together. I tried about every tactic I had. Ill let Chris share his story though and not give up his catch Can't wait for the next meet, you guys are awesome. We will get the rest of you in the next one!

Mobile app on droid is free and plays like 1 10 second ad every 20 songs or so. I listened to it for 2 hours today, but didn't hear any ads. The web version plays way too many ads, but has more features. Think about how much something like that takes to run. They have to make money somehow. I used last.fm but they don't seem to have the same quality of music. seemed to be more underground than Pandora.

Many of my shots are straight out of the camera. These days, if I can't get it done in DPP or Adobe Camera Raw, then its not a good shot. And that's why your a photographer and I'm a photoshop-rapher I'm selling on that. Your comps are tight, have good basics down, now just learn how to do things in camera. You'd be a monster with off camera lighting. Get your arse down here to PA and give a camera tutorial some time. I'll show up. BURN! Thanks J! I want to get some light set ups and a decent flash. I'm not blaming the camera, but this thing is horrible in low light (anything over ISO800 is horrible) and I shoot mostly at dusk I love shooting in winter though, all that reflecting light makes life easier

Many of my shots are straight out of the camera. These days, if I can't get it done in DPP or Adobe Camera Raw, then its not a good shot. And that's why your a photographer and I'm a photoshop-rapher

I'll be there around 6/6:30. I have only an hour drive and I think I can handle a 4:30 wake to leave at 5 haha! Again, REMEMBER YOUR $3 EVERYONE WITH A BOAT!

Yeah you go have fun at your silly tournament, us REAL anglers will get the fishing done I kid, I kid! The TM batteries are all charged up, I'm packed and ready to go! LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!!

I hope not. It might push some of the shallow fish out, but I was planning on fishing deep anyway We'll see though, I hope it doesn't kill the topwater bite!

Here's a free noise reducer: http://noiseware-community-edition.en.softonic.com/ If you want something like Photoshop, but don't want to drop the crazy amount on money for it (I got mine with a school license, so it was cheap, I'd never pay the full price ). Look at Photoshop Elements or TheGIMP. GIMP takes awhile to get used to, but it does most of the same things photoshop does. Another thing too is, most of my shots are taken at 10.2 MP then reduced down to usually 3 to 5 MP. Dropping that much in MP really hides the noise and hides all the imperfections haha

Or the off balance temps. 2 days in the 90's and then back to 70 on Saturday... Stripers are probably going back to the depths I'm breakin' out the down riggers.... If I only had some...

I got nothin' to match the quality of the last two pics I stumbled upon this old graveyard one day while driving. It was under a huge old tree in the middle of a field. Most of the graves were from the mid 1800's. Graveyard2 by nate.follmer, on Flickr

Awesome site! I like that one better because it's all geared toward photography. Tutorialized is more for web and just learning the basics (theres some photo stuff on there, but not much).

Yeah they do. Thanks! I have some cheap lens and they tend to not take very colorful photos. But thats ok, because I can fix that and PS haha. I would be the crappiest photographer if it wasn't for photoshop

Fixed, sorry I forgot to link it Thanks for catching it. Photoshop is just one of those things you have to play with and see what does what Check out tutorialized.com, they have the best PS tutorials.

I thought I'd post a little tutorial with some of my photos. I'll tell you now, I am in no way an expert, so take these for what there worth I do know myself some Photoshop though haha Anyway, here is a technique I use to sharpen my photos. I feel like I get more control over what is sharpened and what isn't. I know I could use masks to do this, but I feel this is quicker and a little easier to customize. First duplicate your photo so you have it in 2 layers. Select the top layer and do: Filter>>Other>>High Pass Now I should stop and tell you that I sometimes do this multiple times. I'll set the amount high for large details. Then, I will duplicate my base layer (original photo) again, and do another for medium details (set the amount lower) and then another for tiny details (set the amount even smaller). Not ALL photo's need this much work though. You should have something that looks like this: Now, desaturate all your high pass layers: Image>>Adjustments>>Desaturate Next, if needed, remove the noise in all the high pass layers (if there is any hint of noise, this technique will make it show up even more, so it's best to do this anyway): Filter>>Noise>>Reduce Noise Now all you have to do is set all your layers to 'Overlay' and see how it looks! If you think some spots are too sharp, simply mask them off! Here's my finished photo (I added some Vignette, which I usually do on most Macro shots. I think it helps push the focal point to the subject more):

Just a reminder, make sure you all have $3 with you to pay to launch! I'm with you BK, I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas haha I haven't been to Raystown in probably 2 or 3 seasons! PaAngler, the official meet time is 8, but I will probably be there around 6. It depends when the sun comes up because I don't have lights haha. Speed, thanks for commenting on my FB post. I thought that was you, but wasn't sure but you now confirmed it HAHA everyone - here is a pic of 'Old Blue' so you know I'll be the idiot in the bright blue boat.

Ah ok, That's a cool trick thanks for that link! Nice shot baluga!

Nice! Were you trying to add Vignette? Here's a quick way to do it: http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/09/18/quick-tip-using-photoshop-to-add-vignette/

It will NEVER be an official BR meet up until Glenn and his mighty mustache makes an appearance... My boat is only rated for 600 lbs, and I had 4 people in it once... We did ok, but the trolling motor was struggling. I'll never put more than 2 in that boat again, fishing with any more people in it than that is impossible!

Awesome stuff Jay! I just started shooting HDR a few months ago. I also use HDRI images to light my 3d scenes. It's pretty freaking neat, I just take the photo, create the image, and it takes the light details and lights my entire scene without me adding a single light... That site is great! Thanks for posting it.

Lets tether up and create a mega party float... HA We are taking over the lake! This...is.... BASSRESOURCE!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like a plan. Love all the shots that were posted since I posted last! Well, to do an HDR image, I take at least 3 shots. The more you do, the better it will turn out. I take 1 'normal' shot, then I take 1 very dark shot and then 1 very light shot. You want a complete tonal range. You can also just shoot in RAW and create the different exposures from that, but they don't turn out as good. I then take the shots into Photoshop and reduce the noise. Save these images and put them into a program called "Photomatix Pro". This is where I do all the HDRI combining and Tonal Mapping. Tonal mapping is what makes these images look 'surreal'. I really like to over do the tonal mapping so it looks like a painting. Some people create 'natural' looking HDR images, but thats boring Once I get the tonal mapping done, I save this image and take it back into Photoshop. There I usually will reduce the noise again (depends on what ISO I shot at, anything over 800 usually needs a few noise passes). Then I run an unsharp mask filter to sharpen the edges of the image (depending on the size of the image, I usually set the radius to 1.5 to 3, the strength to 120% and the threshold to 1 or 2). After that, I will boost the contrast to my liking, add any photo filters to give the shot some mood (like sepia, a little desaturation, etc), and bam! I'm done Here is another HDR from the wedding. I don't like how the sky turned out on this one, but I love the look of the mansion: Lauxmont Mansion by nate.follmer, on Flickr

HAHA That's awesome... Stay away from Speed and BK's boat... check! http://goo.gl/maps/2SG5 How about we meet at the last upper cut out before that cove comes out onto the lake? Those two points near the entrance should be prime fishing areas. You have multiple creek channels meeting and a very deep area right there.