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August 2006
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Rod Barbee Photography Newsletter
Volume 16
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Greetings
Hi everybody. I do hope that where ever you are in
the country that you're able to keep cool. Here in
the Pacific Northwest we recently had some record
high tempuratures but now, I'm happy to say, things
are a little more normal.
For those of you on the east coast, you have my
sympathies.
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New Articles |
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I've got a couple articles coming out this month. One
is in the September issue of Outdoor Photographer,
which should be available in mid-August. The other
article appears now on Nature Photographers
Network Online Magazine.
The OP article is about filters, specifically ND, Grad
ND, and polarizers. The NPN article is about finding
your photograph first without the camera in hand.
This is something I do all the time and I think it's led
to much better photographs.
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New Workshops |
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Don Mammoser and I are doing three workshops
together next year: The Slot Canyons/Monument
Valley in April, Oregon Waterfalls in May, and
Canadian Rockies in Sept.
I've posted the details on my website. We've yet to
make all the accomodation arrangements but that
information will also be posted soon.
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Triple "D" this fall and Winter |
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Just a reminder that there are a couple spots
available for the Sept 13-16 workshop I'm leading at
Triple "D". The Jan. 19-22 session I'm leading has
sold out, but
Jay at Triple "D" is taking names and if there's
enough interest, we'll be adding additional winter
wildlife shoots.
Winter is a great time to photograph mammals: coats
are full, the landscape is different, and sunrise is
later so you can sleep in! So if you've got an urge to
get some unique wildlife shots, give Jay or Kathleen
at Triple "D"
a call at 406-755-9653
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Bubble Levels |
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Many photographers use a bubble level to make sure
their pictures are straight. And levels are essential if
you
intend to take images to stitch together as a
panorama. Unfortunately, these things come at a
ridiculously high price (upwards of $30)
Jim at NPN has aquired a limited quantity of the
Double Bubble Spirit Level and is selling them for only
$16.95 This is a great price that won't last long so I
wanted to pass this on.
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Bailey update |
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And for those of you wondering how Bailey the
Labradoodle is doing, she's doing just fine. She just
turned 10 months old a couple of weeks ago and is
probably as big as she's going to get.
She's pretty fast too, and I'm still learning the AF
system
on my new D200. I've gotten some real cute actions
shots of her running and jumping but most of them
are slightly out of focus (some of them are a lot out
of focus!), but I'll keep trying. So that's it for this
month. Stay cool and
enjoy the summer.
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Contact Information
phone:
360-437-1124
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