Here’s a follow up to a comment I made about 800 MB files in a previous posting (see Canon 1Ds Mark III Workflow).  There were a few incredulous responses along the lines of, “How could anyone have an 800 MB image file?”  The answer was pretty straight forward.  Start with a 20 MB RAW file, [...]

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Well, this is two nights in a row - a new photograph published on the website.  This is the first in what should prove to be a series from Lower Antelope Canyon (all the postings so far have been from Upper Antelope).  I’m very excited about this one.  There’s quite a story behind capturing it [...]

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There’s another photograph from this year’s Antelope Canyon trip on the website.
 Upper Antelope Canyon 3

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HDR Exposure 
This is the third in a series of articles on high dynamic range, more commonly known as HDR.  The previous article illustrated how HDR situations occur; namely, when the dynamic range of the subject exceeds the dynamic range the sensor (or film) is capable of capturing. 
 
But with digital photography there is a technique for [...]

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More than a year has passed since I last visited Antelope Canyon in northern Arizona.  The return was eagerly anticipated and this time I would be with eight other people, some who were already good friends and others who were to become good friends.
The Antelope Canyons (actually there are two - Upper and Lower) are amazing slot [...]

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I want to set the record straight on my experience with DxO.  In the interest of fairness, it appers that the troubles I was having was a result of .NET issues that existed on my machine before I tried to upgrade DxO.  How do I know this?  Well, the process I had to go though [...]

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In the first post (http://ralphnordstromphotography.com/wordpress/2008/02/18/journey-to-a-fine-art-photograph/)  I talked about the importance of the first step you take with your image, the opening move if you will.  I don’t know if this ever happens to you but it happens to me all the time - I work on an image for several evenings only to end up in a [...]

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Well, I’m very pleased to report that I heard back from DxO.  They expressed regret for the problems I was facing and hoped I’d reconsider.  I was impressed they responded.  So often companies don’t bother with a disgruntled customer.  So I’ll keep an eye on the product and if it appears it is stabilizing I [...]

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The plot thickens.  Now, since the failed installation of DxO, not only does it not work but at least one key program no longer works.  It tries to launch and then just disappears with no error message or anything.
 Several Hours Later….
Everything is back up and running again - except DxO.  I uninstalled it after reinstalling [...]

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After a rather favorable first impression with DxO I must add a non-favorable posting.  It will be short but not sweet. 
DxO came out with an upgrade.  Every time I launched the product it asked me if I wanted to upgrade.  A couple of times I responded with a Yes and, after an extremely slow and [...]

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