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Recovering a Crashed Card
I was downloading shots from two cards into Lightroom when one of the downloads seemed to hang. I have seen this before and on those occasions, removing the card and starting again did the trick. This time it didn’t and, … Continue reading
Negative Lab Pro
In previous posts I have described my efforts at scanning old negatives using a digital camera, macro lens and a light table. I have had mixed success with the process for converting the negatives into positives with some films responding … Continue reading
Posted in equipment, photo, technique
Tagged DSLR, Lightroom, negative, negative lab pro, photo, plugin, processing, scanning, software, technique
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Video Editing With DaVinci Resolve
While it is not what it was designed for, I have been using Adobe Photoshop for my video editing for quite a while now. It did enough for my purposes so I couldn’t see the point in investing in new … Continue reading
Lightroom 8.2 Detail Enhancer
Updates to Lightroom come along relatively regularly and they tend to include new features along with fixes and performance tweaks. The latest update, Lightroom 8.2, includes a new addition called Detail Enhancer. This is a feature that is designed to … Continue reading
Focus Stack Animation
In some previous posts I showed the results of experimenting with focus stacking. In those posts, I would combine one of the individual shots with the finished effort to show how shallow the depth of field could be on individual … Continue reading
Seattle Pano from West Seattle
With our visitors, we took a trip to West Seattle. The afternoon light on the city looked nice and a pano seemed to be in order. Here is a Zoomify version of it so you can look around the … Continue reading
Posted in Pacific Northwest, photo, technique
Tagged panorama, photo, seattle, washington, waterfront, zoomify
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Learning a Better Way to Blend in Photoshop
I occasionally use the Statistics function in Photoshop to blend multiple images in order to get rid of the distractions that I don’t want like people or vehicles. Up until now, this has been a real pain to do. I … Continue reading
Posted in technique
Tagged adobe, blend, Lightroom, objects, photo, photoshop, processing, remove, smart objects, software, statistics, technique
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Lightroom Issues Update
In quite a few previous posts, I have mentioned the troubles I have had with Lightroom recently. This was all triggered by an update a while back and subsequent updates have not solved any issues. The problems just continued and … Continue reading
A Further Trial in Focus Stacking
In a previous post I wrote about a focus stacking effort I made with images of a model aircraft at a show. I had been meaning to have another go at this and do so in a more controlled environment. … Continue reading
Tokyo Station
I briefly saw Tokyo Station last time I was in Japan. This time I wanted to take a better look. While the station has been significantly redeveloped over the years, the west frontage that looks towards the Imperial Palace has … Continue reading
Posted in photo, technique, Travel
Tagged architecture, building, Japan, panorama, photo, railway, Tokyo station, travel
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