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Link to a great Shutterbug 17-minute video

Link to a great Shutterbug 17-minute video

Here's How to Know Whether a Photo Is Good or Bad (VIDEO)

Is my photo good or bad?

DNG vs Raw – Which One is Better and Why

This article is posted on one of the Topaz Labs Discussion Board conversations.

https://photographylife.com/dng-vs-raw

Thought I'd pass it along in case anyone's interested...  

 or if it's of interest to any of the local photo clubs (for their blogs, etc.).

Best,

Robyn

Save the Lemurs 2020 Calendar

From a fellow FFF member:

After a great deal of work, I have created my Save the Lemurs 2020 Calendar. 
It is now available. All of the profit will be donated to the Duke Lemur Center.

Please look at https://jeffreypawlanphotography.com/


Best Regards,

Jeffrey Pawlan

How to Take Pictures of Strangers and Have Them Begging for More

https://medium.com/@pamperkins/how-to-take-pictures-of-strangers-and-have-them-begging-for-more-40aa46fd64d9

Peak Design camera carrying gear

On our Albany Bulb field trip, several people asked me about the Peak Design camera carrying system I was using. Here are the items I use, with a link for more information.

Capture

A clip for carrying any camera on a belt or pack strap. The plate fits an Arca-compatible tripod.

Pro Pad

Comfortable stabilizer pad for Capture.

Cuff

Light quick-connecting wrist strap with anchor links.

For more info, check out Peak Design at https://www.peakdesign.com

-- Harlan

Framing your photos

Pam suggests this link to a nice David Coleman article:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/display-your-photos-like-a-pro

If it does not link to the article, copy the link into your browser.

TWA Hotel | JFK | NYC

The stunning old Eero Saarinen-designed TWA terminal at JFK in New York as been converted into the TWA Hotel.

A few photos here

Harlan

Photographs of the Vessel at Hudson Yards in New York City . . .

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmGqdf71

Harlan

Photorights

Here is the link to the Photorights article.

Photorights

Several of you know about the problem my complex is having with cacophonous crows so I am resorting to extreme measures,Thanks to my FFF birder friends for all their useful advice.

Sri Lankan Tribute

A more peaceful image from Sri Lanka. Our hearts go out to victims of the recent violence.

NOIR -- Black and white photo show in Palo Alto

My photograph You Only Think You Know Me will be in the exhibit Noir at the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto. The show is dedicated to the power of black and white photographic images; it runs April 5 — 25, 2019. Opening reception: First Friday, April 5, 5:30 - 8:00pm.

Inside Japan 2018

Photographs from a trip to Japan with the Commonwealth Club of California, Fall 2018 >here

Harlan

Panama and Costa Rica Photographs

A gallery of photographs I presented at the November 2018 meeting on transiting the Panama Canal is here.

A gallery of other Panama and Costa Rica photos are here.

Harlan Crowder

Videography Tips by Ronald Nelson

I wrote an article with some tips on making timelapse and shooting travel video.  In the post I share a video and talk about how I made several of the shots.  I hope you enjoy it.

Shooting Travel Video.

San Francisco Photo Gallery Tour - 8/8/18

Ronald Nelson is organizing a...

San Francisco Photo Gallery Tour
Wednesday, August 8th, Noon to 5pm
Union Square, San Francisco

Everyone is welcome.  The group will meet at Noon at Union Square then take a short walk to 49 Geary where we'll visit the Fraenkel, Robert Koch, and Scott Nichols photo galleries. From there we'll do a photo walk, bring your camera, to the Ferry Building where we'll shoot some more and stop for snacks. After that we'll take a 15 minute walk along the shore to make a 3:15 appointment at the Pier 24 Photography Museum.

Pier 24 is by appointment only.  To join us, please make a reservation for August 8th at 3:15 using this link: http://pier24.org/visit/

If you are coming, please contact ron@ronaldnelsonphotography.com so he can be sure to wait for you.  The walk from Union Square to Pier 24 is 1.5 miles.

FYI, three (3) pieces of Robyn Aber's photo-based art passed the jury process and were accepted into the "Paint the Town: Echoes of Our Past" exhibition now on display at the Los Altos History Museum (LAHM). 

The show's intent was for artists to capture buildings & places in the local area surrounding Los Altos that date from the early 1900's - 1990's & that are still around today (even if they've been modified or now have different uses than they did originally).

Museum URL (open limited hours each week... I think Thurs-Sun, noon-4p) is:

https://www.losaltoshistory.org/

One of Robyn's pieces can be seen in the photo showing a portion of the exhibit that appears on the LAHM homepage.

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Aurora HDR 2018 ups the ante for HDR software

Trey Ratcliff, the HDR guru of Stuck in Customs fame, has teamed with software developers to produce

Aurora HDR 2018. It is a comprehensive set of tools for making images from multiple shots with varying exposures. It pushes the boundaries for HDR processing. More info here.

I make these three shots a the Palace of Fine Arts in SF . . .

. . . and then processed them in Lightroom and Aurora HDR 2018 . . .

If you’re interested in HDR photography, you should check out this application. Windows and Mac, $99.00.

-- Harlan