Tag Archives: Photography

Captain Obvious Looks at Lenses

Posted on 2006-12-23 by frank

There are a lot of camera lenses out there! For those with a specific type of specialized photographic interest, like taking ultra-sharp pictures of bugs and flowers, and who have an unlimited budget, it’s pretty easy to pick lenses because … Continue reading →

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Sharp is as sharp does

Posted on 2006-12-06 by frank

Of course my subject here is pretty cute, but I’m disappointed by either the focus or the lack of sharpness. I hadn’t used my 50mm 1.8 lens in a while and so this was just playing a little bit with … Continue reading →

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Aperture

Posted on 2006-11-22 by frank

There are plenty of reviews of Aperture around the web already, but I’ve commented on Aperture, Lightroom Beta, and six-color channel mixing in the past, so I’ll just add my two cents: Aperture 1.5 is really, really easy to jump … Continue reading →

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Hunting with a video camera

Posted on 2006-09-11 by frank

Bow season has started here in Georgia. I don’t have a bow, but did get the opportunity to spend a few hours up in a deer stand with a nice digital camcorder sporting a long lens for those close-up shots. … Continue reading →

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Seashore Open Source Image Editor

Posted on 2006-01-28 by frank

Thanks to a post on the DPReview Forums, I’ve got a link to an Open Source image editor for Mac OS X. According to their website, Seashore is substantially based on the GIMP, but clearly doesn’t include all of the … Continue reading →

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