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I'm beginning to use some of the text that had to be
cut from my Phot
ographer's Guide to Puget Sound and Northwest
Washington (I had to cut A LOT of text
so I might as well put it to use).
From time to time (and as time allows) I'll be adding sites that had to be cut from the book. The first site I'm adding was actually an entire chapter that had to go: Mt. Rainier National Park. Since Rainier is really a central Washington location, I guess it made some sense to cut it from the book. |
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Some of you already know Don
Mammoser. He's a good workshop leader and an
all around great guy. His second book, The
Photographer's Guide to the Colorado Rockies, will be
available soon. You can see it on Amazon
or just keep an eye on his website.
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Well, I finally did it. I bought the D300. While I haven't
yet had the chance to really put it through its paces (I
have, of course, taken a few pictures of Bailey the
labradoodle), I have found a few features that I really,
really, like.
One annoyance I've had with the D100 and D200 is that when you look at the composite histogram, it's displayed over the image and you have to use the multi-select button to move off the histogram and see the whole image. With the D300 there's a custom function whereby you can set the multi-selector center button to display the composite histogram while in playback mode. This way, you can be looking at the whole image and then push the button to instantly see the histogram. Let go of the button and the histogram goes away. There are of course other displays on the D300 that show the RGB histograms as well as a small thumbnail of the composite histogram along with a small thumbnail of the image.
Another thing you can do with that same button is
while you're actively shooting. Sometimes you want to
put the active autofocus point right in the middle of the
frame. With the 51 AF points of the D300 this means
you'd usually have to push the multi-selector's
directional buttons and move the AF point to the
center.
With the D300 you can choose a custom function that
will instantly move the AF point back to center when
you press
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Next month's newsletter will be a little late. Hopefully
not as late as last month's. I'll be in Patagonia
until early March and I'm going to try to post some
images from that trip along with the next newsletter.
With any luck, I'll have a few good ones to share with
you.
And don't forget to have your voice heard. If you're state has yet to hold its primary or caucus, be sure to participate. Washington state caucuses are just a week away and I plan on being there. |
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