Jackson to Victor pano
I tried to do this pano before but Photoshop balked. Turns out Photoshop expects the files to be numbered from left to right, and for some reason I had taken the Pano right to left. To fix it, I went into Lightroom and renamed the files. Now I have my Pano…
Sedona Pano
When I loaded my Sedona gallery, the one Pano that I tried to upload failed. It was too large of a file. I’ve made a slightly smaller version, and have added it. Here is a copy of the Pano and the link to the gallery.
http://stetz.smugmug.com/NORTH-AMERICA/SOUTHWEST/SEDONA-2009/10172276_62b5k#700050378_RCbVZ
HDR vs. Single Tonemapped Image
I recently learned on ‘Stuck in Customs’ (Trey Ratcliff), that you can tone map a single image in Photomatix. I’ve tried this on several images, and like the result. It really came in handy for some shots I took in Grand Teton where I forgot my tripod. But I did notice that in pictures with a large Dynamic Range the single image version is a little more blocked up then a 3 image file. Makes sense. I guess nothing is free. See if you can tell which is the single image.
Smaller Watermark – Thoughts?
Watermark – Too much?
Added a watermark in Lightroom 3 (Beta). Loaded on all the photos in my new gallery. I can’t decide if it’s too obtrusive. What to you think? Gallery & sample:
It’s the Light – Devils Kitchen
Sedona I Want A Redo!!
I’m going back to Sedona on Thursday. This will be my 3rd trip in 3 years. Sedona is an amazing place with great hikes and beautiful things to photograph. Rather than looking for more places to photograph for the first time, I want to take another look at places I’ve been before and try to get a different angle on them. Here is my re-do list:
– Better time of day? Get up early!
– Better weather?
– Try IR photo’s
– HDR for sure.
– Do pano’s, especially when doing big expansive views.
– Work different angles, more close ups
– Add people to a few shots to demonstrate scale
– There is a good chance that the Cottonwoods will be in bloom. Add more color…
Can you suggest others?
Narrow your scope doing Photo evaluation
Windows 7 and processing photos from my trip
I was up until 2:30AM last night re-installing all my software after upgrading to Windows 7. I think I’m getting a performance improvement with Windows 7, but I’ve lost another day in processing the images from my trip to Yellowstone & Grand Teton. Thought that I’d upload a photo from a beautiful snowy day right before I left. I love weather drama.