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I was able to copy the Develop settings I used for the single file edit example I presented yesterday and paste them to apply to… Read More »Thanks to Lightroom

I had my Canon cameras out all night Friday and Saturday, with my widest focal length lenses and for as long as their batteries would… Read More »Orionid Meteor Shower 2012, Eastern Sierra – Music by Life Audience

I had five exposures to choose form, so I started a t the darkest (so the highlights wouldn't be blown out) and created the best… Read More »Severe Exposure Edit 3: Single File, Adjusted in Lightroom

This version is a simple five exposure average, performed in the Bartch – Average mode of Photomatix, with adjustment in Lightroom.  The unevenness in the… Read More »Extreme Exposure Edit Test Part 2: Five Exposure Average

I walked out of Whoa Nellie Deli on Saturday and I could see that he only clouds were sitting over the Sierra Nevada, not out… Read More »Sunset Saturday Evening: To HDR, or Not To HDR?

FYI an informative blog post by +Mike Spinak.  Here's what the result can be when images are re-uploaded without permission: Self-Proclaimed Photo Montage Virtuoso Is Sued… Read More »Searching for and Responding to Copyright Violations

Social media and Photography sites have clauses in their terms and conditions which make photographers uploading their photos approve the built-in Share functions on the… Read More »Respect Copyright Laws, or You Could Face a $100,000 Lawsuit

Sometimes when I present a star trail shot over water, some of the people who look at it think it's "fake" if they don't see… Read More »Star Trail Reflection