It was very overcast at 9 AM when I went out on the deck to find something- anything!- to photograph on this dreary day. Right by the back door I spied some berries- Aha! MACRO! It was soooo dark that I had to bump up my ISO to 2500 and also turn on the porch light. When I uploaded the photos, I noticed a lot of noise. I don’t know if this was because I inadvertently uploaded jpegs instead of RAW (I shoot jpeg and raw pairs- don’t ask me why…) or because (more likely) the images were slightly underexposed.
So…I added a texture to disguise (sort of…) the noise in the background. I know I could have reuploaded my RAW files and seen if that made a difference- but this was more fun.
f/4.5, 1/500, ISO 2500
melinda anderson photography 
berry. ha ha! Looks really good with texture!
wonderful! It looks wonderful!
yes, Asbury is home to Bruce. He had played at the Stone Pony and uses Asbury landmarks for his album covers. He has sung about the “wind whippin’ down the (winter) boardwalk” and he sings about “Jersey Girls”! It is such a shame this town has fallen into such crime and poverty.
one of my favs!!