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Contrary to what you may have heard elsewhere, the
Triple “D” Game Farm in Kalispell, MT is alive and well
and has a full schedule for 2006. In fact, owner Jay
Deist tells me that he actually has very few open
dates left. So if you want to go, I’d suggest either
calling Jay to book some time, or sign up with one of
the several workshop groups that are already
booked. I’ll be leading a workshop for Jay this Sept.
13-16.
This spring, Triple “D” travels to Mariposa, CA for what is one of its most popular shoots, the “Day at the Ranch”. In addition to photographing animals such as cougars (and the new kittens), wolves, bobcats, and the like, you’ll also have the opportunity to photograph at a working horse ranch. Though I’ve never had the chance to attend this shoot, I have seen some amazing photos from it. According to Jay, he still has a few openings for sessions 3 & 4. For more info, call Jay or Kathleen at 406-755-9653 or visit the Triple “D” website. |
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I know it’s still seven months away, but Don
Mammoser and I have already sold one-third of the
spaces available for this workshop. So if you’re
thinking about coming along with us, don’t wait until
the last minute to decide.
Once again, we plan on visiting Lake O’Hara, a
pristine wilderness lake with limited access. This was
one of our favorite stops last year and I’m looking
forward to seeing it again.
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You may recall me raving about The DAM Book by
Peter Krogh. Well he also creates some pretty useful
Photoshop add-ons. (DAM useful, in fact). One of
these is called Rapid Fixer and it allows the user to
adjust Adobe Camera Raw setting right from Bridge.
This
comes in real handy if you want to make quick
adjustments to raw images without the need to open
Adobe Camera Raw. You can even adjust multiple
images at once.
Rapid Fixer is not a replacement for Camera Raw, it accesses Camera Raw. It doesn't have all the fine controls of Camera Raw either. It is, however, a quick way to make lots of “proofing” adjustments to your RAW files. |
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My friend Maida Candler and I are leading a workshop
to Death Valley next month. It's still not too late to
sign up and we do have room left. We'll be joined by
Shellye Poster, a good friend and a Death Valley
afficionado (she's been there more than any other
photographer I personally know)
If you're interested, shoot me an email or give me a call (see contact info below) |
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There has been some confusion over my involvement
in a particular book project. To make things clear, I
am not involved in any book projects at this time
other than my own. For anyone submitting work to a
book project based upon the list of those involved
(book editors, advisors, etc.), my advice is to
contact those people directly and ask them if they
are actually involved.
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Ever think your tripod is out to get you? That it's
doing everything it can to make your life miserable?
Maybe it's time to get your (tripod) head examined.
This month's issue of Nature Photographers Online Magazine features my tongue-in-cheek look at the relationships we have with our three legged friends. |
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Ok, that's it for now. In case anyone is wondering
about Bailey the puppy, she's doing just fine. She
just had her little operation to prevent me from
becoming a grandfather and she's recovering nicely.
We had to try to keep her relatively calm all last
week so she could heal up, so you can imagine all
that pent up energy being released this week.
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