technology
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technology should be convenient
One reason I dropped updating this blog for a while earlier this year was that I’m running this blog as a do-it-yourself endeavor, running WordPress on the backend, with a design that I modified and tweaked to give it the… Continue reading
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what a difference a lens makes Pt. 2
In my previous post I talked a little about my new favorite lens for my main camera. This shot is a perfect example of why I wanted to get a good fast lens. On a purely technical level, if what… Continue reading
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custom white balance tutorial
I’ve written up a tutorial on using LAB color space in Adobe Photoshop PS2 for adjusting a custom white balance (WB) with digital IR images. I hope you find it useful, it was a useful exercise for me to write… Continue reading
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Reflections on color processing IR with LAB
Well I think I’ve sorted out a basic workflow for processing false color infrared images using LAB color in Photoshop that gives results that I’m happy with. I’m writing up a tutorial describing the basic steps of what I’m doing.… Continue reading
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the future is here, and I don’t want to answer the door
I’ve felt a bit like a Luddite the last month or so, as I’ve started to explore Flickr and realized how much it offers. The last couple of years I’ve tended to ignore social sharing sites like MySpace, Yahoo! 360,… Continue reading
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don’t give your dog chewing gum
This was news to me when I heard it. It seems that xylitol, an artificial sweetener used in a lot of common things like chewing gum, can be fatal to dogs, even in small doses. No Sugar Coating: Products Sweetened… Continue reading
