Jonny Henbest

I feel photoshop to be another medium of art. There are some amazing photographers out there that can capture every bit of beauty and perfection from a scene in the camera and it needs no other editing. There are others that are as skilled. I fall into the latter of the two. While it is a learning process- understanding your equipment, lighting, etc, the skills of some are limited. If photoshop is what it takes to create a beautiful image, what's the harm? Isn't that what photography is all about? Sharing what YOU see in your mind's eye with the world. There is also the side of photography that I personally love. Creating surreal art. This is a rather controversial aspect of Photoshop I suppose, but I personally love it. Creating something in an image that has never and will never truely exist. I am not good enough with a pen or paint to create what I see in my head but give me a camera and a computer and I might just blow you away. Here are a few examples of what I mean- The frist reflection image- I saw the shot I wanted but had to take it from a dock on the lake. There would have been no possible way to get this shot without either a boat or taking four individual shots and stitching them together in photoshop. I did play with saturation and sharpened the tree a little. The second- the only thing real is me. Everything else was a blank canvas. It is a composite that I spent countless hours on simply because I had an idea and wanted to bring it to life. The illuminated tree- that was a night shot- 30sec exposure of a tree lit up by some fisherman. There was little to no post-processing in photoshop. The fourth- Another night shot. I believe around a 20 sec exposure. To portray the image as I wanted it had to be cleaned up in photoshop. It was a high ISO shot to show more of the stars so it had to be de-noised, in my opinion. I think there is a time and a place for photoshop and I believe it very much depends on the style of the photographer. I see it as another tool in my belt but I have the utmost respect for the photographers out there who can perfect the magic of capturing exactly what they want in-camera. Just my 2 cents

It's tough though. The weeds and lilly pads are so thick you miss more than catch

A buddy and I have been taking the John boat down there and trolling up and down the lilly pads and all of the other veg. We've had a decent amount of success. Usually getting 4-6/ night. Last time we saw a group of guys coming back in canoes from the bluffs and they had probably 25 total. The conoe worked great to get in close and they had some 1mill candle spotlights as well