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Still trying to get my Yellowstone galleries together.  It's tough because I'm going back through them for a 3rd time and think about things that need to be worked on.  But while going through a batch I took in Norris Basin, I came across this shot and thought that I need to share this photo.


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And the winner is straight horizon..... >>> Here is a shot that I like except the horizon isn't horizontal. But when you straighten it the top on the mountain seems awfully close to the top of the frame. Which do you prefer?


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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...


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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


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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.


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I've decided to "self host" with Word Press.  Hopefully this should give me the ability to better control the theme & layout of my site.  To test it out I'm going to play with a few posts.  Here is a photo for you.


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It's like finding cash in a jacket you haven't worn for a while. I found a small batch of IR photos on a CF card that I hadn't downloaded. Some cool photos. There was a winter storm at Mormon Row (Grand Teton.)


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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: Sedona2009


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Decided that the best photos from my recent trip to Sedona were at Devils Kitchen.  The reason is the light was spectacular.  The kind of light that makes you giddy as you work it. West Fork had the color and some of the pictures will be good.  But nothing beats great light.


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