Welcome to the second edition.    8/30/2006 
This immediately following the first issue. I feel like I need to catch up with my thoughts!

I was directed to an absolutely marvelous book of black and white images by Tad Nicholes entitled . Glen Canyon - Images of a Lost World Earlier this year I had taken a boat trip on Lake Powell north to Rainbow Bridge. Recently photographers have been flocking to the area because the water is down considerably because of an extended draught. Outdoor Photo did a story etc. Before, I hadn't realized the magnificence of the area and hadn't understood the impact the dam had on the Colorado River. Tad Nichols, and of course, Eliot Porter were two of many photographers who wanted to preserve the area at least with their Fine Art Photography. It is beyond my reasoning to understand how that dam could ever have been put there to whip out that incredible area, its scenic beauty and history. The black and white photo reproductions are outstanding, the paper is good and the dialog is inspirational. I don't usually read much of the text in photo books ... 'just look at the pictures'! If you love black and white you should rush to see this book! For more information read the Editorial Review on the Amazon.com link above.

Early this year I took a photography workshop with Alain Briot to Navajo Land. Before attending the workshop I was encouraged to analyze my own photographic style. That proved to be very worthwhile and I would like to encourage you to do the same. Here's a link to mine that you can use as a guide.

My Photos taken at the Navajo Workshop

A bit about workflow: having returned from 8 full days of photography it takes quite a bit of time to wade through all the images and pick out the ones I want to include in slide shows on my site. During the trip I not only downloaded them to my laptop but also to an Epson P-2000 viewer, with its 3.8 inch screen. This will be invaluable in Australia when I can't take the weight of a laptop with me. After arriving home I copy all the daily files into my desktop and begin to view and sort using Canon's Zoom Browser which came with the Rebel. If you have a recent Canon digital camera you will find it on the disk. If not, try to borrow it from a friend! It even has excellent editing features. After going through all the shots several times I move to Ulead's Photo Explorer because I like the way I can print thumbnails. I used to use this program as my browser but now prefer the Zoom Browser for that task. With a notebook full of printed thumbnails from each day's shoot I can begin selecting those that will be used on my site in galleries.

Here's a previous Workflow article from a trip to Utah in the fall of 2005 It goes into more detail about using Paint Shop Pro to 'finish' the images. I use Photoshop CS2 as well and have spent quite a bit of time with Adobe's Lightroom beta version. Review

Several more 'captures', as they are now being called, from my recent trip to Canada:

Along the road to Red Rock Canyon.	Along the trail.

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