Archive for August, 2009

I found three – need one more!

August 13, 2009 13 Comments

An upcoming (and much needed) vacation has me ready to unplug from the internet, twitter, email, and all that jazz.  There’s still some time between now and then so as the time slowly approaches towards Margaritas, Mojitos and Coronas, plans are underway for the un-plugging from the grid for a week.  First off, content is ...

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How I shot Lightning!

August 12, 2009 6 Comments

Today the post is going to revolve more around a set of photos I took the other day – you see while en route back to the house, I noticed that the clouds were passing over the mountains and the sun was starting to set.  It had the makings for a really nice sunset.  Never ...

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And the winner is…

August 11, 2009 4 Comments

Ladies and Gentlemen, Here today, I am happy to announce that the winner for the OnOne Software Plugin Suite Giveaway has been decided.  So, without further ado, please give it up for Pete Petersheim!  Pete submitted the following image to the LDP contest thread, which got the ultimate nod: Click the picture to go to ...

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Reviews, Contests, and Blog Notes

August 10, 2009 5 Comments

Lots to cover today on the blog so I am going to get right to it.  First up, I’m trying to maintain the schedule of hardware reviews, so rather than go into detailed analysis, I am just sharing an abbreviated review here today on the Canon 28-135mm lens.  Also up on todays blog, the OnOne ...

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Pick a theme – tell a story

August 7, 2009 4 Comments

When working on capturing your own creative vision, here’s another useful tip in getting the most out of your work – pick a theme when looking for creative inspiration.  A theme can be a useful cornerstone or building block which you can use as a springboard to get started on projects. The reason why themes ...

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Teaching to Learn…

August 6, 2009 No Comments

For those of you that don’t know – there is a cool little feature available for iPhone and iPod Touch users called AudioBoo, where you can record up to three minutes of audio soundbites and share online.  It’s a pretty neat little feature, and allows for short bursts of ideas.  I shared just such a ...

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Lightroom 4 Beta

Well, let the gadget hounds attack - Adobe has released a Beta version of Lightroom 4! There's a...

December Bonanza Winner!

As promised (though a day late, I know...), the winner of the December Bonanza giveaway has been selected, and...

The Can is Empty…

I've been something of a moving target for the past few weeks. As you can likely tell, the...

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