A category of miscellaneous posts related to the art and science of photography
Learning how to use the new camera, I decided to try some ambient low light photos at high ISO. I wanted to gauge the Nikon D7000 High ISO Performance Pretty decent results considering handheld under tungsten lighting. I used Adobe LR 3.5 to post process a 16 MP Raw file. Although this is a very […]
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I picked up a new camera this week and planned a trip to Brazoria NWR to run it through its paces. The lighting was dull, and the drought has all but eliminated the freshwater ponds that have attracted in past, so many birds. Still it was great to get out and I did manage to
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I drove out of the neighborhood to get away from the trees and get a better view of the Wings over Houston action at Ellington Field. Yesterday and today the annual Wings over Houston Airshow was performed with great weather and a fun show. I never actually went to the show, I just take photos nearby
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Went to Austin today and took a few minutes out to pay homage to the late, great Stevie Ray. In 1985, he was named an honorary admiral in the Texas Navy. In 1991, Texas governor Ann Richards proclaimed October 3, Vaughan’s birthday, to be “Stevie Ray Vaughan Day”. The bigger than life sized statue of Vaughn
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Polar Coordinates in a colorful example The polar Coordinates effect distorts a layer by transposing each pixel in the layers (x,y) coordinate system to the corresponding position in the polar coordinate system, or the reverse. This effect produces unusual and surprising distortion. The above photo was re-plotted from this shot of a toy vendor
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Fall Trip to Big Bend in early October was a solo trip with a mix of the spectacular and subtle. Mariscal Mine and the River Road East are highlighted. October is a great month to explore. The summer rains have come an the extreme temperatures in the desert are beginning to moderate. Day 1 With
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