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Original story. As everyone here knows, I typically favor editing. I think photo tweaks are part of the artistry of photography. Photojournalism is the exception to this rule. I agree with the AP's disciplinary action on this. Journalistic photos should not be edited in a way that alters...

It's summertime here in the states. I don't know about the rest of you, but for Ohio residents, that means county fair season. Livestock competitions, the demolition derby, horse racing, and...fine arts contests. Is anyone entering any photos? Have you already won some ribbons? Let's see...

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Here is one of the originals:

EXIF: Nikon D300s 1/6 sec @ f/32 ISO 200 Focal length: 28mm POST: HDR from 5 bracketed images in Photomatix Color and other adjustments in Lightroom Photo taken around 8:30pm during the blue hour w/ long exposure. This is the most heavily edited image I've ever done. Spent a lot of time...

Just browsed through my library and grabbed this one. Here's an example of good bokeh:

Google+ is Google's answer to social media, designed to compete directly with Facebook. It's not open to the general public yet, but it will be soon. It's pretty cool, but it's going to be a tough job uprooting 500 million Facebook users. Anyway, here's a little snippet from the Google+ terms...

Mandolin Harp EXIF: Nikon D300s 1/250 sec @ f/13 Flash synced to a single AlienBees B800 @ full power Tonemapped in Photomatix Aged in Lightroom and Photoshop

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Stop Action Weekly Challenge July 6-13 The winner of the Cutlines challenge was AxeMan. He has chosen the subject for this week's challenge and will be judging these entries. STOP! Time to crank up those shutter speeds! This week your challenge is stop action photography. It's a fast...

Let's see your fireworks photos from the 4th of July!

Now, compare the above to these below. These are the base "0" exposures of the 5 bracketed series compiled to make the above HDR photos. Note how flat and lifeless they are?

More than anything else, HDR should add depth and detail. This is especially apparent with the paint on cars. Even the absolute best controlled studio lighting is unable to reproduce what the human eye can see in broad daylight on a nice paint job. HDR, however, can:

Pardon the crudeness here...there's a bit of a quality difference when working w/ JPG files. Even if you don't go for that "processed look", I think you're still lacking in the detail and color saturation departments.

Is it just me or has the site been running ungodly slow these past few days?

Gonna break the rules here and post two photos. Both of these are 5 shot HDR images, courtesy of Photomatix/Lightroom/Photoshop. Found this old tractor by the roadside. There were several other pieces of farm equipment nearby, so I had to shoot down low to hide the hay baler that was just...

The top 1/3 of this photo doesn't add anything to it in my opinion, so I would remove it completely. There are a lot of interesting textures here, but not much in the way of color....so I think this is a perfect candidate for B&W:

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Troy Baker of the Cavaliers looks to return a volley in tennis action Tuesday night at Lehman High School. Cutlines Weekly Challenge June 21-29 The winner of the Flowers...with a Twist challenge was: me. And since I will be busy tomorrow morning, I am posting this challenge a day early. This...

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