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    Collage 101

    Here are a couple I did. The top one is 30 X 10 printed Bottom is 36 X 24 printed Both were done in Photoshop
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    Another sky replacement in color

    Original shot Another sky Sky replaced ​Lots of fun today.
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    Playing with Photoshop on a Snowy day

    Thought I would try some sky replacement with Photoshop so here goes: started with this pic first (I know boring) Added some sky I thought looked interesting Photoshop magic and converted to B&W and Topaz adjust Photoshop is fun!
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    DIY Flash Bracket for Umbrella

    Available off the shelf brackets to hold your flash and aim it at your umbrella result in poor alignment (off center). I use SB800 and a SB910 to shoot into umbrellas but the alignment is very poor with the brackets I use and the flashes seem poorly supported. I stumbled across this article for...
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    Zenfolio Savings

    Some good Zenfolio savings for cyber Monday: https://secure.zenfolio.com/zf/signup/plans.aspx
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    Wild Life Photography

    I wonder if this guy will continue or give up that wild life photography? LiveLeak.com - Elk vs. Photographer | Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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    D800 Sensor Cleaning

    Just cleaned up my D800's sensor with 11K shutter actuations. Had done a horse arena shoot and it was very dirty. Took 4 sensor swabs with eclipse and good as new. Sorry my house has grey walls. Before After ​Now my sky won't have those specs!
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    Nikon D300 & 18-200 mm VR1 Lens - No Longer Available

    Nikon D300 & 18-200 mm VR1 Lens For sale is my D300 with 65,685 actuations and my 18-200mm VR1 lens. Original boxes cables, manuals etc, also a legal copy of Corel Paintshop Pro X, a 4 gb cf card. Lens comes with a Tiffen uv filter. Both camera and lens are in excellent condidtion and work...
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    Barret-Jackson Scotsdale

    Anyone else headed to the upcoming auction? Wife and I will be there for the first time. I sure hope cameras are allowed.
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    Selling digital files

    Recently I've had the request (twice) for the digital file of an image. I have pretty much been charging a sitting fee and selling prints off Zenfolio. The higher my expectations are for print sales (large group) the less I charge for the sitting. I have declined to sell or provide the digital...
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    Another reason for Insurance

    Still haven't insured your equipment? Here is a story that may get you going on insurance, add it up and I'll bet you have a bigger investment than you think. Click HERE
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    Nutcracker Performance Shots

    Just finished upload all the performance shots I took of the Nutcracker 2012 performed at our Spencer Theater. These were shot at ISO 3200 mostly with my 24-70mm f2.8, a few with the 70-200 and the wide cast shots with the 14-24. Now I can rest. Click Here
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    High ISO Nutcracker

    Showed up for the dress rehearsal and lights were even lower. Quickly shot into manual mode ISO 3200, shutter 1/125 and f2.8 for most. The camera now has done over 6,000 clicks. Here is a link to see what they are looking like, click here I am just over halfway PP. I am using NR in LR4 at...
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    More NAS

    Rather than a computer, this is a docking station that just plugs into your network via ethernet, low power consumption and just keep filling 3 tb drives, seems like an alternative also. click here Turns sata hard drives into NAS.
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    Network Accessible Storage "NAS"

    I have been doing some research and this looks like a very viable option, click HERE I think one could build this fairly cheap and start with whatever drives are on sale and just keep changing them out as they fill up. Keep good records of what is on the drives and you're good to go.
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    Low Light High ISO

    Here is a small sample of what I experimented with last night. I went from ISO 800 all the way to 6400 but mostly stayed around ISO 1600 if I could keep the shutter above 1/125. Couple of these are large cropped. I think think the camera was super. The main dress rehearsal is tonight and I will...
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    Interesting Blog

    Doing my usual laptop reading while the wife is watching a chick flick and stumbled upon this blog Interesting articles, hope you enjoy.
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    SATA Docking Stations

    Is anyone using a SATA Dock and multiple hard drives for backup? The 1tb + hard drives are getting cheap and I have been looking at a docking station, you can even hot swap the drives. One article I read also stated old VCR storage cases are great for storing 3.5" drives. I have pretty much had...
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    Got the 14-24mm in today

    Got my new 14-24mm f2.8 in today, Yay! First shots at 14 ft. you can count the pickets to see the difference. 10 mm doesn't sound like a lot but it is! 24mm 14mm I will have a real use for this lens.
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    Two months old

    My D800 has been a workhorse so far. Two months old and hit 3000 actuations at a shoot today. Not one issue or hickup since I got it, fine camera, loving it!
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