Bama Scenes - East Alabama's home for hobby photographers

East Alabama's home for hobby photographers

BamaScenes is a place where hobby and amateur photographers living in East Alabama can share their photos, techniques and ideas.

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Masumi Yamamuro added a photo to the album 'Through the Viewfinder'

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Masumi Yamamuro commented on Masumi Yamamuro's photo 'Howling'

Thank you very much, guys! 1000mm wquivalent is almost astronomical telescope.

on Thursday

Masumi Yamamuro added a photo to the album 'Through the Viewfinder'

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on Thursday

Suzanne Alverson commented on Masumi Yamamuro's photo 'Howling'

WOW! really impressive shot!

on Thursday

Matthew McRae commented on Matthew McRae's blog post 'February's Theme of the Month'

very nice. i always love to see when a couple can stay together that long.

on Thursday

Angela Thomas commented on Masumi Yamamuro's photo 'Howling'

Great shot and love the title!

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Masumi Yamamuro added a photo

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Angela Thomas commented on Matthew McRae's blog post 'February's Theme of the Month'

Love: I took this photo of my Mom and Dad on their 50th anniversary.

on Thursday

Masumi Yamamuro commented on Masumi Yamamuro's photo 'Entrance'

Thank you very much for your very kind comment.

February 2

Matthew McRae commented on robin ivey's photo 'he posed for this, i ask him to'

very nice

February 2

Matthew McRae commented on Masumi Yamamuro's photo 'Entrance'

you never cease to amaze me. your photos are absolutely amazing

February 2

robin ivey adding some new pictures for Bama folks to see.

February 2

robin ivey added 4 photos

February 2

Matthew McRae added a blog post

February's Theme of the Month

February 1

Graham Hadley replied to Joseph Daniel's discussion 'Graham Hadley'

Thanks for the kind words. And, even though I am leaving the paper, as I told Joseph earlier, that does not change my love of photography. I am excited about everything we have accomplished with this site and will still be very much a part of it --…

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February's Theme of the Month

Here it is! The inaugural Theme… of… the… Month! (insert a large eruption of applause here) It only seems fitting with it being the month of February that the theme be Love and Hate. February is often associated with Valentine’s Day. However, not everyone actually loves Valentine’s Day. So, whether you love or hate the month, this theme is for you. Be as literal or as creative as you want. You can go out and shoot new photos or use old ones. The choice is up to you. There are no prizes involved,… Continue

Posted by Matthew McRae on February 1, 2010 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

New Features Coming Soon!

Hello to all of the BamaScenes members! I just wanted to let you know that Graham and I have had a few brainstorming sessions, and we have come up with a few ideas for the site. A few of these new features are from older ideas that we had towards the start up of the site.
One of the newest features is going to be the Monthly Theme! We are going to have themes that we give as challenges for all of you to try and conquer. Beginning next month, you will be able to see the monthly theme. It will be… Continue

Posted by Matthew McRae on January 18, 2010 at 2:40pm — 3 Comments

Our 50th Member!

We have now hit 50 members! A big thanks to all of you for being a part of this online community! We look forward to adding even more content to the site as the number of members grows. We couldn't have reached this milestone without each and every one of you! Once again, THANKS!!!!! And a big congrats to the BamaScenes community as a whole!

Posted by Matthew McRae on December 2, 2009 at 8:00pm

How to take portrait photography

I found this on Wikihow.
It's a pretty good article for basic portrait photography.
There are a bunch of articles on photography on the site. You can either go there, www.wikihow.com, or I will be posting them here from time to time. Also running it on page 5A of Sunday's Daily Home
Graham

How to Take Portrait Photographs

Have you ever felt that you have far too m… Continue

Posted by Graham Hadley on October 16, 2009 at 4:53pm — 1 Comment

Hikes on Pinhoti Trail this October (10/10 and 10/31)

These hikes are the perfect opportunity to shoot Alabama's nature in the raw!!
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Pinhoti Challenge Hikes are back!

With the weather cooling off again, summer behind us, and the fall leaves turning, we are once again resuming our Pinhoti Challenge hikes. Normally on the 3rd weekend of each month, we are starting off October right with two hikes – one on the second weekend (10/10) and another on the fourth weekend (10/31)!

Are you up to Alab… Continue

Posted by Jay Hudson on October 6, 2009 at 9:30am