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Category Archives: Lightroom
Use Luminosity Blending to Combine Color and Black & White
While on a long drive yesterday I was listening to some old podcasts of Nik Radio episodes. They were interviewing Australian fine art photographer Tony Hewitt. Tony mentioned a image editing technique that I thought sounded interesting. He suggested using … Continue reading
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Tagged lion, photoshop, tutorial
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Majestic Male Lion on a Mound
After strolling right past our Land Rover, then mating with his lady friend, this majestic male enthroned himself on a large termite mound. A few minutes later the female killed a wildebeest, which he helped her devour. I think we … Continue reading
Posted in image editing, Lightroom, Silver Efex Pro
Tagged lightroom, lion, photoshop
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Editing Long-nose & Crooked-tusk
Vision A 50mm lens is not commonly considered a go to lens for an African photo safari. But I was determined to come back with something different from this safari. With this in mind I was intentional to pull out … Continue reading
Posted in image editing, Lightroom, photography, Photoshop, technique
Tagged elephant, lightroom, photography, photoshop, tutorial
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Cheetah in the Grass Revealed
The light was failing. Dark clouds were moving in blocking even the most determined rays of light from the setting sun. For two cheetah brothers out hunting with their mother this was not a problem, but it was pretty poor … Continue reading
Pikto gallery competition
The PIKTO gallery in Toronto, Canada is running a gallery competition right now. They are looking for 15 images all relating to a specific theme. I wanted to try creating a collection of images that expressed some of the challenges … Continue reading
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Drawing the Art out of the Image
It is always exciting when you round a corner in a game park and come upon a group of animals interacting with each other. This happens all the time with zebra, buffalo, gazelles and such. These guys find safety in … Continue reading