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I was looking through some older files and discovered an image I had not edited. Once I brought it into LR I discovered why. It was just a little too soft. Now that I have Topaz AI Sharpen, I thought I'd see if it could rescue it.

We've started seeing the common house geckos here in South Carolina lately. In fact, a couple days ago, I walked out on the front porch and witnessed a geckogeddon (Hint, do a search for "Llamageddon".). OK, it was just a handful, but since I saw one last year for the first time, it rather...

I used to love picking up old woodworking hand tools at flea markets. I would take them home, fix them up and sometimes use them. Product photography is not my thing, but perhaps I'll dig one out and take a shot before the end of the month.

I used the remove tool to take out the clump of "grass". The horizon was almost perfectly level and on the lower 1/3 line to begin with. I think the content fill uses a little to much repetition in this case. I tried a couple ways using the remove tool, and nothing looked as natural as this...

When I was shooting the picture of the herons, I was aware of the trunk behind the bird and tried to change my position to get background separation, but was unable to do so. I was shooting from the bank of a pond and there were limited areas with a clear line of sight to the cypress in the pond...

More backyard birds. This robin was pretty brave, although he kept a close eye on me the whole time he was scarfing up spilled seeds from the feeder.

Here's another one. I took this picture a year and a half ago. My editing skills were in their infancy, and I didn't have some of the tools available then. I used Topaz Sharpen to crisp it up and remove noise, then used the new remove tool in PS to get rid of the radio tracker and tethers. The...

Look to the left of the beak on the standing heron on the left. There is the stump of a branch behind it. I was able to easily remove and smooth it with a couple clicks. This was something very difficult to do with other tools. Here is another. There is a distracting stump on the left of the...

I just tried out the new remove tool in the latest update. I was very impressed. Is this the feature you are referring to? You right click on the bandaid icon and select remove. Then paint the area you want removed. It automatically fills in based on the surrounding background. Here is a...

"The art behind the model had a 350k price tag on it." I'm in the wrong business. I could turn out a couple dozen of those before lunch.

We'll be looking forward to seeing your reaction to this camera.

Thanks for the info on the aftermarket rejection. I'm not too worried about cold in my neck of the woods. I seriously doubt I'll ever shoot much below 30 degrees. The coldest it ever gets here is upper teens, and that is rare, and in the middle of the night. I see Amazon has Nikon EL-EL15c...

I got to thinking about something the other day. I know, dangerous for me. I have an Ibis picture I took a month or so back, and really like. It appears he is looking back over his shoulder. However, upon further reflection, I'm pretty sure it's just that I caught him with his nictitating...

I have been dragging my feet on this for some reason. The Pup is asking me what I want for Father's Day. I'm thinking about telling her a spare battery for my Z5. I currently don't have one, and have been thinking if I unexpectedly run dry (hasn't happened yet), I can just take it back to the...

I was at the Magnolia Audubon Swamp Garden yesterday, shooting some herons. A couple of trams full of school kids came down the trail. I had to move off the trail to let them by. The kids were excited, but mostly well behaved. One of the teachers apologized for disturbing my shoot. I told her it...

After letting these pictures settle for a little while, I thought I'd try a different orientation on the great egret picture. I think I like it better. The "gator ramp" he is standing on gives some interest, as well as minimizing the dead background.

So let me get this straight, the NYT is telling you that you must give them your email to read an article that says having a news subscription linked to your gmail acct will keep that account open, otherwise your Google email acct will be deleted. Sounds pfishy.