Well, there’s not a whole lot new to report tonight.  I took a couple of shots out the back today and really like the RGB histogram.  Have you ever had a shot that didn’t look like it was clipped but ended up clipped in one of the channels?  Well, now you’ll know and can do [...]

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It arrived yesterday, my new Canon 1Ds Mark III.  Graduating up from a 10D is like graduating from a slide rule to a computer (does anyone still remember slide rules or have I limited the people who will understand that analogy to pre-baby boomers?)  I spent about two and a half hours last night going [...]

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We had some more good rain this weekend.  It was a huge storm but most of the precipitation came down up north.  The Sierra got as much as 10 feet of snow!  The state really needs it.
The aftermath in the Santiago Fire burn area relates to the green grass that is growing in profusion all [...]

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Four new photographs from recent Zion trips are posted on the website.
If you don’t know about Zion National Park, it is one of the most beautiful national parks in the great Southwest.  Many people compare it to Yosemite but with red walls.  It is one of the many gems of Utah and a national treasure.
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Rain is on the way.  We’ve been warned about a huge storm that will hit over the weekend.  The National Forest people have been mulching the hillsides.  The hope is it will at least slow erosion and runoff.  I talked to a couple of National Forest rangers yesterday and it’s not seed. 
In the past they [...]

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The first annual Joshua Tree Gathering is scheduled for January 18th through January 20th in Joshua Tree National Park.  We welcome photographers of all levels of ability.  If you’re interested, leave me a comment to this post.

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It shipped yesterday, my new Canon 1Ds Mark III.  I should get it next Wednesday.  Stay tuned for first impressions.  The excitement is running high.

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My brother, Roger, just launched his own blog yesterday.  I added his site to the Glogroll and will be adding an RSS feed.  I encourage you to check it out at RogerNordstromPhoto.blogspot.com.  He also has a very nice website with some of his amazing work.  You’ll want to check that out also at RogerNordstromPhoto.com.  You’ll [...]

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I worked more on the CIE Lab photo from the previous post and have some thoughts on what I’d do differently.
 First, I didn’t do a whole lot of value and contrast adjustments the first time.  I just created one Curve to adjust luminance.  Next time around I’ll add curves for brightening/darkening and for contrast enhancement/reduction.  [...]

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I worked on two photographs tonight that have been giving me trouble for the last week or so.  Both were shot in Zion NP.  The one I’ve been working the longest on was what I finished up on tonight.  Hopefully I have it.  We’ll know tomorrow morning.
My point in this post is I often get [...]

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