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Well, let's get right to those workshops. Don tells me that this workshop is starting to get full. If you've had the hankering to get some classic desert southwest images here's your chance. We'll be visiting both Upper and Lower Antelope Canyons. If you've never been in these canyons you really owe it to yourself to check this one off your bucket list. Many people describe being in these canyons like walking into a cathedral. They really are special and the images you make here will become some of your favorites.
Monument Valley is the site of some of the classic
John Wayne westerns. We'll spend one morning with
a native guide who will take us into areas that are off
limits to the general public. We'll photograph the
classic Totem pole, probably see some petroglyphs,
and visit a huge arch. During our non-guided visits
we'll drive the public road and explore the many
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Next up is Arches/Canyonlands National
Parks.
As with the Slots/Monument Valley workshop, this one is also getting full. Arches and Canyonlands are the source of some of the most dramatic red rock images you'll ever see. When the light is right it's simply magical. We'll make the trek to Delicate Arch as well as photograph other classics such as Turret Arch, Balanced Rock, Mesa Arch, Courthouse Towers, Landscape Arch and more. We also plan on visiting Dead Horse Point State Park and its magnificent views. The workshop price is $795. The dates are April 18-22 |
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And since it's never too early to plan for other
workshops, take a look at the offerings at the Photographers
Alliance site. I've got workshops coming up in
Yosemite, The Palouse, Olympic, and Mt. Rainier.
There are also some other great trips for you to
choose from. If you do happen to sign up for any, don't
forget to mention my name as I get brownie points!
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I've got a couple new, hopefully helpful, articles up on
the Photographers Alliance Workshop site. One is on
how to solve some seemingly disastrous camera
problems while in the field. You'll find that article here.
The other is how to get the best quality out of your images. Those of us who've been photographing a long time do certain things to assure maximum image quality. We do these things without really thinking that much about it; it's just habit now. But newer photographers haven't learned all these tricks. This article addresses issues I see happening at nearly every workshop I teach. You'll find this article here. |
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Hey, any bird photographers out there?
I just read about a Lightroom plug-in that sounds fantastic. It's called Nature Data LR and it's a plug- in that adds custom metadata fields to Lightroom that list bird common name, scientific name, common family name, and scientific family name. It also has fields for sex of the bird, age, and whether it's wild or captive. It also makes use of the International Ornithological Congress World Bird List.
The plug-in is also designed to use with mammals or
other animals, though those lists have yet to be
added. And I can see how something like this could
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There are some good ideas on Lightroom workflow
from Eric
Scouten, one of the project software engineers. A
pretty good read that should give you some ideas on
how you want Lightroom to work for you.
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Well that's all for now, folks. It's getting really windy
here and the power could go out at any time. And then
Bailey will be scared and I'll have a dog in my lap and
won't be able to type anymore. Then again, I wouldn't
have the power to type either. Guess that all works out
somehow.
And if you'd like to help the people of Haiti, you can donate $10 by texting the word HAITI to 90999 |
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