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For some time I’ve been working around a problem involving Adobe Photoshop (PS) CS4. When using a certain PS plugin I’d go into another select plugin and PS would crash. I could recreate this crash each time I repeated this sequence and I’ve reported it to Adobe, Apple and the plugin providers. This morning I [...]

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Taking sky and cloud inventory

by Earl on May 26, 2009

in Photography

The last few days here (central North Carolina, US) have been excellent for photographing interesting skies with big fluffy Cumulus clouds. With the rising heat of day a few of these clouds manifest into thunderstorms with heavy rain, winds and lighting.
While these clouds and sky make interesting photos on their own, I’ve also been taking [...]

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What would it look like if I did this?

by Earl on February 10, 2009

in Photography

Mind if I play through? – Late evening at the Bray Links, Par-3 Course, located along the James River at Kingsmill Resort near Williamsburg, VA. A bit of light fog/mist was rising from some of the trees and water in the cold temperatures–Not the best of golfing weather.
Recently I’ve spent a good deal of time [...]

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Here’s a good Mac performance guide for Adobe Photoshop written by Lloyd L. Chambers:
Macintosh Performance Guide for Digital Photographers & Performance Addicts
Credits: I came across this guide via Bill Wadman at On Taking Pictures.
For those Windows users looking for additional performance your guide is considerably shorter…Step 1: Get a Mac!
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

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A Better Understanding

by Earl on November 18, 2008

in Observations, Photography

As I become a bit more skilled with Adobe Photoshop I find myself using it as a tool to dissect and analyze my photos…at times selecting a photo which in my judgement “missed-the-mark” and making it a pleasing creation.
I crop and cut, experimenting with over-all composition. I play with exposures, curves, filters and overlays to [...]

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Photography: Panorama

by Earl on September 24, 2008

in Photography

I’d taken a series of photos during our trip to Alaska this past May thinking I’d use Adobe Photoshop CS3’s “photomerge” feature to create a panorama when I returned.
I’d forgotten about them until a couple of days ago. You can see the results of my photo merge below ( Please note the main image is [...]

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