Sorry for the Confusion

Roger Grant informed me that when, in my prior e-mail, the link to this blog was incorrect. This proved to be due to a typographical error that I made-- sorry for my lame performance.

The Wednesday Sept 2nd meeting is taking shape and should be enjoyable and informative for those who can attend. I have yet to hear from one person who I hope will show some remarkable prints. Once I do, I'll post a list of presentations here. Please do bring any images you have made in response to the Orange Challenge.

Some decisions about future meetings have been made. The October meeting (October 7th) will be held a Theresa Smerud's farm where she has established a studio. It is just off highway 16 near the Viterbo athletic field. You will be receiving details--time, directions, program,etc-- by e-mail as the time grows nearer and, of course, on this blog.

There will be a November meeting but none during December and January. We will resume in February, but the meetings will be held every other month. If there is interest, there will be tutorials about various Lightroom and PhotoShop techniques on the off months.

More to follow. Please check back.
Byron

Meeting September 2nd

The WWIG will meet on September 2nd at 7:30 pm at my home (N2207 Pammel Pass W.)

I'm looking forward to seeing you then.

Byron

Meeting Tonight

Remember there will be a meeting tonight and I think that it will be a good one.
There is so much to cover that I decided to post a couple of links here so that you can, if you wish, peruse them at your leisure.

If you haven't seen the remarkable panning studies-- I don't really know what to call them, they seem to be hybrids of videos and photographs and are sometimes named GigaPans-- you can see some good examples here: http://www.panoramas.dk/.

Here's what you need to know to link to the recent YouTube phenomenon. This is from the blog DigitalProTalk by the eminent wedding photographer David Ziser:

OK, wedding photographers if you haven't seen the wedding couple dancing
down the aisle on YouTube lately, you must not be connected to the web because
this video has been causing splitting laughs everywhere - including the national
news like in the New York Times. Here is the link
to the story and the YouTube video righthere.

But wait, there's a sequel.

Check this out:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbr2ao86ww0

Byron

Another Excellent Resource

For many years I have subscribed to Tim Grey's daily e-mail newsletter The DDQ (The Digital Darkroom Questions). Back in the day it was a valued source of terrific information about all aspects of digital imaging. It went downhill considerably when Tim went to work for Microsoft and actually go worse when he left that job. He is now a freelance teacher and writer and way too much of the newsletter is devoted to hawking his books, seminars, and workshops. But, what the hell, one can't beat the price-- its free!

Nonetheless, I recently decided to subscribe to Tim's other DDQ, The Digital Darkroom Quarterly and this proved to be a very good decision. Tim is an unusually skillful writer and he makes complex digital imaging topics understandable. Note the topics dealt with in the issue in this illustration. It is hard to find information about blending modes anywhere and I doubt that you will find any as lucidly presented as the one here. Give it a look-see.
Byron

Book Recommendations

During the past month I have acquired 2books that I found to be exceptionally worthwhile and can recommend highly. I'll have both books available at the meeting and you are welcome to peruse them.

Byron

PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE

At our August 5th meeting I am going to present a photography challenge to the group. This is simply an exercise to demonstrate how each of us sees and composes images in our own individualistic way and to stimulate discussion at a subsequent meeting about the process. This is entirely voluntary, no grades will be given nor will anyone be declared a winner. I won't divulge the subject until the meeting. I think that this will be an easy, enjoyable, and, most important, an instructive exercise.
Byron

New Cameras and Lenses from NIKON

Two new cameras and 2 new lenses were introduced by Nikon this past week. The new D3000 is Nikon's lowest price SLR camera and occupies the space that the very popular D40 once filled. The D300s seems to be an incremental step forward from the D300. Its main attraction is that it adds HD video capability. Also introduced are a f2.8 70-200mm zoom lens for full frame sensor cameras (very expensive) and an 18-200mm DX lens which features VRII (whatever that is). Detailed information and reviews have been scant so far on the photography blogs, but should be forthcoming. In the meantime you can learn more at http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/ProductDetail.page?ctc=DIGSLR&pid=25462

Byron