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Photoshop World 2013 Vegas
I attended the Photoshop World convention in Vegas and it was over the top. I spent the day with Joe McNally at a pre-conference workshop where we spent the day at the Circ de Soleil training camp. That was really … Continue reading
More Swans
Swans are sure big, graceful, and beautiful birds and I don’t get tired of watching them. The one set of babies (cygnets) are getting big. Both Mom (called a Pen) and Dad (called a Cob) work together to protect their … Continue reading
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Photography
Photography has always been important to me. I had a dark room when I was about 12 and I’ll never forget the magic of seeing an image appear on the paper when I put in in the developing fluid. (That’s … Continue reading
PhotoPlus Expo in NYC
We spent Friday and Saturday at the PhotoExpo in NYC. We attended two seminars, one with James Balog an environmentalist who has been monitoring, recording, and photographing our receding glaciers. We got to see his documentary film “Chasing Ice” which … Continue reading
1st Kayak 2012
We took the kayak out today, the 1st this year. It was nice to get out and check around, nice weather but really windy. Last year this time the rivers were so high from all the rain we couldn’t get … Continue reading
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Tagged frog, geese, kayak, nature, photography, Thompson
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Composite Image
I have been experimenting with composite images, taking two or three images and making a composite from them. It’s really interesting what one can do with photography and Photoshop, I figure photography isn’t reality anyway but a representation of reality … Continue reading
Convert to B&W
I haven’t done much with the camera lately but I’m always doing something with photography like reading, working with Photoshop or watching tutorials. I have been experimenting with HDR and I’m starting to like what I can do with it. … Continue reading
Photoshop
I haven’t been doing a lot of nature photography lately. I went up to the river on the 26th but got rained out, I have been doing a lot of reading about post processing and trying new things in Photoshop … Continue reading
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Tagged B&W photography, HDR, photo art, photography, Photoshop, river, rwt-blog.com
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Pow Wow
July 9th and 10th there was a huge Pow Wow at the Sussex Co. fair grounds. The energy the dancers put out was amazing! The costumes were amazing! We only had a few hours there but I would have liked … Continue reading
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Tagged B&W, culture, dance, indian, photography, powwow, sussex co fair, Thompson
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B&W
I started developing film and making B&W prints when I was 11 or12. I was amazed when I saw my first image appear in the developing tray and have favored B&W prints since. For some reason I got away from … Continue reading
Kayak
I finally got out in the kayak. I didn’t get to the Delaware River because I was to tired from hauling wood. I did get to one of my favorite little rivers though and it was a beautiful outing. I … Continue reading
Delaware River
North-West New Jersey is a beautiful place with an abundance of wildlife and scenery. Most of my photography is either done on my property of close by. I do a lot of kayaking, or rather spend a lot of time … Continue reading
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Tagged birds deer, kayak, nature, photography, river, Thompson, wildlife
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Editing Photographs
I started editing photographs when I was 12 years old in the darkroom, more years ago than I like to admit. My Father taught me the basics of the camera and the development and editing process. I learned the zone … Continue reading
Photography Contests
I belong to a camera club that has photo competitions each month. Generally there are three categories: pictorial, nature, and prints. I always find the judging and the judges comments amusing. Some judges give little feedback other than an in … Continue reading
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