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Colors and Reality

On February 23, 2012 By

This post continues with thoughts on questions about digital images being “manipulated.” As I noted in the earlier post, it is my observation that some non-photographers seem to think there is something “artificial” when a color photo does not replicate the reality they remember. There also seems to be a bias that an image captured [...]

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With another year over it is time to look back and reflect on last year’s shows. Several were fun and profitable and hopefully will  become long-time staples in my annual schedule. A few will linger in memory as a “been-there-done-that-don’t-need-to-do-it again” memory and some were enjoyable but not profitable in a financial way. Though, I [...]

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It no longer surprises me when asked, “Was that photo manipulated?” What is surprising, is that I am still not prepared with a quick and short answer. It is question with many possible answers, and because of easy access to imaging technology, everyone is aware of the many ways to grossly alter film and digital images. [...]

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Learning to See

On January 3, 2012 By

Editor’s Note: This article was sent to us by a fellow naturalist and photographer, Richard Jacobs. We thought you would enjoy reading it as a post. The article was written several years ago for a newsletter from the Continue Reading

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