Photoshop CS6 was released yesterday. It includes several big improvements over CS5 including a new processing engine that speeds up the program significantly, additional video tools and some excellent additions to the content-aware toolset, among other changes. But, what if Photoshop is just too darn expensive? I bit the bullet years ago and purchased Photoshop…
Shooting the Supermoon
Last night, I got ready for bed and was ready to turn off the light when I remembered that last night was the night of the so-called ‘supermoon.’ That is, when the moon is full at its perigee (the closest point of its orbit). When these factors combine, the moon appears 12-14% larger and brighter…
Trying out Handheld Night Shooting with the OM-D
Took the OM-D out for a quick spin of night shooting this evening on the way home from work, sans tripod. The in-body IS was rather astounding, and enabled me to keep the ISO relatively low even with a little longer lens. This shot of the Main St and Town Street bridges in Columbus, was…
Ready for Launch!
This African Grey Parrot puffed up and I thought he was going to fly right at me. Maybe he had something against the big lens pointed at his face.
Lightroom 4.1’s Newest Great Feature
Lightroom has been getting more and more powerful. Lightroom 4.0 was just released a few months ago, and Adobe is nearly ready to push out the 4.1 update, which will be free to all Lightroom 4 owners. Usually these incremental updates contain new camera profiles, some bug fixes and a perhaps a tweak here and…
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Hands-On Preview
Today I got a chance for a brief time to handle Olympus’ new flagship Micro 4/3 camera, the E-M5, which is positioned in the brand new OM-D line, a callback to the OM system of the 1970s and 1980s. The new camera is styled in a very similar vein to those cameras, but is also…
More Wildlife…
Just thought I’d share a few more pictures from our wonderful zoo. I’m quite enjoying shooting with a long lens again, and the FD 50-300mm f/4.5L, while sometimes challenging due to having to use manual focus, is giving me the look I want with these. Just a few more samples for your enjoyment.
Samsung releases NX20, NX210 and NX1000
Today, Samsung expanded its line of mirrorless Compact System Cameras (CSC) with three new models, the NX20, NX210 and NX1000. All three feature a 20 Megapixel APS-C sensor and wi-fi connectivity, which could be very exciting. Aside from that, they differ a little. Unfortunately, the sensor is the same one used in the NX200, which…