A shot created by moving my camera during exposure.
If you squint, you might be able to make out Chihuly’s work 🙂
These “scorpion tails” are all over the garden but I have yet
to get a shot I’m happy with so I usually end up experimenting
with filters. Here I played with Framing Pear’s Mr. Contrast.
Tag Archives: digital
smile for today
A laugh from What the Duck 🙂
See a video version here
share the trails
Hiking in the Brown’s Ranch area of the Preserve yesterday afternoon, a photographer friend spots a Tarantula. He suggests I put Chris in the photo too. So I did 🙂
Photokina 2008
If you don’t know what Photokina is: It happens every two years and usually introduces the latest and greatest products in the digital world. Tech writer/photographer, Michael Guncheon is covering the event for Outdoor Photography, PCphoto and Digital Photo Pro this year. Check out videos and commentary of amazing new products on OP’s website: Photokina 2008
photomatix phun
Another high dynamic composite (HDR) shot from Tlaquepaque….this time a little stronger tonemapping. If you like creating artsy stuff from your images and your budget can handle $99, then I highly recommend Photomatix Pro. (I’m playing lately because I am giving a presentation on the program at my digital group next month).
helicon focus
I used Helicon Focus to blend 7 images that were focused gradually from front to back. The software works pretty well but does need some tweaking sometimes.
lightroom 2
I told myself I wouldn’t but after watching the video tutorials on the NAPP website, I upgraded to Lightroom 2 yesterday. One word….WOW! The first thing I fell in love with is being able to use both my monitors which means I have the light table open on one monitor while having a huge preview on the other (as shown above).
There are so many more really cool features that I haven’t tried yet. If they work, I’ll be using Lightroom for much more than just archiving now. By the way, I’m guessing that the new Bridge will probably have some of these new features too.