Welcome to the first edition of Eleanor T. Culling's PhotoBlog 8/29/2006
After gathering the information for the Resource Page for the Wenatchee,
WA camera club (Photography Association of Wenatchee - PAW) I've
come to the realization that the page is now too long and some entries
don't go into enough detail.
PAW Resource Page
I'll have a chance here to tell more about my personal involvement with photography. If you haven't visited my web site "Eleanor's Travels", here's the HOME PAGE. I haven't posted galleries of my recent trip quite yet.
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The first entries are links to three outstanding photography web sites that I visit on a regular basis and strongly recommend (you could spend hours in each site) See Issue #5
- Beautiful Landscape Alain Briot
- The Luminous Landscape - Michael Reichmann
- Outback Photo - Uwe and Bettina Steinmuehler
My latest photoshoot to Glacier N.P. and Waterton Lakes N.P. (Canada)
I picked up a photography friend from California in Spokane, WA and
drove east on Hwy 2 to the west side of Glacier National Park, Montana.
The next day we headed over the Going to the Sun Road and took our first
shots along the river north of Lake McDonald, before Logan Pass. The
many turnoffs gave us plenty of photo ops. Going over the pass proved
to be a disappointment because the glaciers are disappearing! Forest
fires filled the sky most days with smoke. Grand scenics were not to
be.
I took along a new SONY DSC-H5 (7.2 megapixels... but not an SLR) which
I have recently purchased to use as light weight camera gear for my up-coming
trip to the outback of Australia. (Full
Review from DPReview) It was delightful to use and I quickly decided
to use it in place of my DSLR Canon Rebel XT. With the Rebel it is a
bit of a pain in the neck to switch parameters from color to black and
white. Not so with the SONY - changing the menu items was quick and easy.
In stead of making a black and white from a color capture I double shot
many of the photos. In preparing them for galleries on my site I'm finding
that the broader scenics are far more interesting in B
& W than color.... see below.
Encouraged by the photos of George Barr, the Red Rock Canyon in Waterton N.P. proved to be the most interesting spot and we went there several times.
George Barr Fine Art Photography ... click on the Slideshow button on the far right side. Sit back and you can automatically watch all 89 exquisite photos. See photo 65 of 89 for my inspiration. With my interest in the red rocks of Utah and the SW, how could I not go there?
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Notice how similar
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We had the pleasure of meeting another Fine Art Photographer, Tom Willock at his gallery in the Village at Waterton Lakes. View this page for a sample of his work. He wrote an interesting essay at the bottom of that page. You can definately see an Ansel Adams influence.
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So, there you have it. Some good links to great sites, a bit of rambling about my latest trip and a few recent shots.
3 images stitched with Panorama
Factory
Issue #2 is also ready. A book about
black and white photos taken in Glen Canyon before the
dam, your photographic style, my photo wokflow following a trip, several
very useful tools and two more 'captures'.
Link to Issue #3 Photographing in
the Southwest and the Radiant Vista Website.
Link to Issue #4 A very
thoughtful comment about my work and shooting B & W versus
and/or double shooting. Links to Alain Briot's "Thoughts" and "Essays".
There is also a reminder list about material covered in the Resource
Page.
Link to Issue #5 My thoughts about three important web sites that all serious photpgraphers should be aware of: Luminious Landscape, Beautiful Landscape and Outback Photo.
Link to Issue #6 Lesson time: This is a reminder that the Shadow/Highlight adjustment tools in Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro are wonderful when you just haven't been able to control the light ... usually your photo is too contrasty.
Link to Issue #7 - a variety of new, interesting articles I've found recently, a great ball head and a fine photography site.
Link to Issue #8 Thinking about the best cropping and links to Ted Marcus' Virtual Light Table site.
Link to Issue #9 More or less some comments about my recent month long trip to Australia.
Link to Issue # 10 Thoughts on how we can share our photography. Several images from Australia.
Link to Issue #11 Miscellaneous thoughts and links, especially to the black and white photogrpahy of Mike Barnhart ... long time friend.
Link to Issue #12 Preparing to teach digital photography and inkjet printing ... new equipment etc.
Link to Issue #13 - primarily about blending modes.
Link to Issue #14 - printing a portfolio.
Link to Issue #15 - video tutorials for Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop Elements 5
Link to Issue #16 - Nothing but LightRoom v.1
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