Nov 09
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My friend Drew is giving people the opportunity to win an Edge Tech 7″ digital photo frame on his blog, The BenSpark. I thought I would do a quick comment about it, but then I thought…”you know, I would really like this!” So I’m going for the gusto with this blog entry.
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My friend Drew is giving people the opportunity to win an Edge Tech 7″ digital photo frame on his blog, The BenSpark. I thought I would do a quick comment about it, but then I thought…”you know, I would really like this!” So I’m going for the gusto with this blog entry.
I’ve purchased a photo frame previously. A couple years ago for my mother’s birthday, I did my best to find photos, both old and new, of myself and my siblings. Since my mother gave me a scrapbook at my bridal shower and my stepmother has also given me an album with old photos, I actually had a small stash already.
It was at this time I also learned that our scanner at home has a lot of dust somewhere I can’t seem to get to. So some of the photos that were scanned have “texture”, or what some designers call “grunge”, or what could simply described as “dust specks”. (Interested in high quality film scans? I haven’t used this service yet, but Ken Rockwell gives a good review of the high quality scans provided by North Coast Photographic Services.)
I even figured out how to get multiple images on a screen so it would be even more like a photo album. Which make the photos smaller (helping to minimize the impact of the dust specks), but this particular digital frame was a 10″, so it still worked out nicely. So did converting the photo to black and white.
So if you’ve been reading this blog because you enjoy photography, here’s a great gift idea that you can integrate with your love of photography. Or it’s a great way to get your photos out of your computer and into your home or office.
Take a look at some of the great features and functions of the 7″ digital photo frame, and if you’d like a chance to win this or two other prizes for someone special (or maybe just for you), check out TheBenSpark-where you can see “Everyday Pictures..Every Day”.
Oct 27
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My previous post did not cover all the many things can go photographically wrong on a sailboat. When the surface that supports you is under constant movement, photo deletion is a part of life.
I’m quick to delete in camera, but I don’t get them all. (I love my D50, but the size of its LCD [...] [...more]
My previous post did not cover all the many things can go photographically wrong on a sailboat. When the surface that supports you is under constant movement, photo deletion is a part of life.
I’m quick to delete in camera, but I don’t get them all. (I love my D50, but the size of its LCD screen leaves something to be desired. I have to zoom in the verify photo sharpness, and I don’t always catch the unsalvageable. Wait, what’s that? I hear you D90…soon we’ll be together with your 3 inch LCD screen, in camera straightening and red eye fixing. Be patient…and stop calling out to me…I can’t afford you right now!!)
I’m pretty dependent on my auto focus, my days of 20/20 vision are long over. Auto focus is a big help, but sometimes I overestimate it’s ability to capture a moment. So I end up with blurry photos…especially in low light. Sometimes I look at the LCD screen and think “Ooooo, I think I got it this time” and then later find out I really got this:
Boat movement can not only cause our boat parts to inadvertantly make their way into photos, they can also cause me to “lose” parts of other boats. This has taught me I should work harder to not zoom in so closely. I try to leave some room for error…or sudden movement. See examples below:
^This boat is NOT sinking
^This boat is NOT falling into a giant whirlpool
And here’s a final photo showing my never ending optimism about what I can do while taking photos on the boat.
I call it simply “Full Moon Beauty-Captured View from a Sailboat”
Oct 05
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Tags: beak, bird, feather, green, macroura zenaida, mourning dove, photography, Wheeler Images, wildlife
As much as I can spend long periods of time tweaking photos in Photoshop Elements, my goal is to get the shot right in the camera. Even if it looks OK, I usually do Auto Smart Fix (Alt Ctrl M) from the Enhance menu to see what would happen if Photoshop was in charge.
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As much as I can spend long periods of time tweaking photos in Photoshop Elements, my goal is to get the shot right in the camera. Even if it looks OK, I usually do Auto Smart Fix (Alt Ctrl M) from the Enhance menu to see what would happen if Photoshop was in charge.
After adjusting, if the photo comes out pretty close to what was in the camera, I give myself a pat on the back.
That’s what happened with this photo. The photo that came out of the camera is on the left side. The one after Auto Smart Fix is on the right.
And when a photo looks good, I always like to check and see how it would look in black & white
