Welcome to the seventh edition.      9/16/2006
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.

More suggested articles: Dude, Where's the Ansel Adams Button? He speaks of two waves in the digital photographic are. The first is overwe are into the second. Good'read'.

Paradigm Shift: The Transition from Chemical to Digital Photography - an essay by Alain Briot goes into much more detail . The introduction is quite thorough but if you want the whole article you have to subscribe to Briot's View. Other fine article in the series can be found here: Thoughts and Photographs + Craft and Technique 

What do fish need to live ... Why, water and oxygen, of course.
What do photographers need to take good sharp photos? Why, a good solid tripod and a ball head. Earlier this year I finally added the Bogen/Manfrotto 804RC2..... a very nice, smooth 3-way Pan/Tilt head..... at a very affordable price: $64.00 from B & H. Only 1.7lb. Includes a Quick Release Mounting Plate.

A sturdy tripod and good head are critical to taking more than one shot when you know you will need to merge two different exposures. HDR Merge by James Martin, on the Joe Van Os site explains it all (with a rather silly example). I wrote this article: Blending Photos with Paint Shop Pro. There's also Fred Miranda's DRI Plug-in which makes an easy job of merging if you have two good exposures to begin with. This is probably the least time consuming methoed. See: "Why I live in the Digital Darkroom" by Fred Miranda on the Digital Outback Photo site. (What a beautiful photo of Thor's Hammer at Bryce!)
And there's Blending Photos using Masks by Spandex Rutabaga (not his real name).

It seems I keep taking you back to these three fine sites for a wealth of great information.

• Beautiful Landscape - Alain Briot Here's a page of Alain's Best of 2005 Gallery which is very interesting to see his personal style.
• The Luminous Landscape - Michael Reichmann
• Outback Photo - Uwe and Bettina Steinmuehler

Let's talk about the composition of this shot:

I simply can't decide if it's too disjointed, forcing the eye to move back and
forth to the top left or if it might be considered clever? Please comment.
In Issue #8 I talk about another image and its cropping possibilities.

Finally, I'll close with a plug for a local photography couple from Stehekin, WA where a wildfire is threating their valley. Mike's Black and White work is superb! Water, Native American, Landscapes and Lifestyle. Barnhart Photography

If you wish to contribute articles and/or links to materials for inclusion please feel free to do so.
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