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24-JUL-2005
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Getting ready for October
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Book review: A Comprehensive Guide to Digital...
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We are now slowly getting settled for the field event of the year, this
time we're going to South Dakota between October 9th to 13th.
Amongst others we're visiting Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Custer
State Park, Wind Cave National Park, Badlands National Park and Iron
Mountain Road.
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On this trip, you get the chance to shoot autumn scenics: Needles,
granite spires, tunnels, pigtail bridges, massive rock carvings,
landscapes, sunrises & sunsets. For wildlife there are mountain
goats, antelope, bison, bighorn sheep and prairie dogs, not to mention
moon-like landscapes.
As always on our annual trips, we have a lot of fun together, sharing,
learning and just enjoying the good spirit being out in the nature!
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It is now possible to reserve your seat. As always, it is first come, first serve. More details at Nikonians.
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Nikon and the WT-2A go racing
Over the last months Nikonian Victor Newman (vfnewman) has been working
with the WT-2A wireless transmitter at the Virginia International
Raceway. He has been using different antennas to extend the range.
More at Nikonians
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Nikon Photo Contest with Nikonian winner
Nikon have announced the winners of the Nikon Photo Contest
International 2004 - 2005. From over 30,000 entries, a select few have
made the winner's list. Among them is Nikonian Ron Green (rbtreen2) who
took a third place in the Art category - congratulations Ron!
More information at Nikon Imaging
Ilford resumes shipping B&W chemistry
Following a management buy-out of the UK based black & white paper
and chemistry business, Ilford has resumed shipments of its black &
white chemistry.
More at Ilford.com
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Nikonians Reference Library
Our Reference Library now also contains educational material and reference documents from Wacom.
Nikonians Reference Library
Mount Rushmore Monument gets a cleaning
As if to get ready for the 5th Annual Nikonians Photo Adventure Trip, a
cleaning job of monumental proportions has started at one of the main
sites to be visited by Nikonians this coming October.
More at Nikonians News
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Microsoft launches Digital Images Suite 2006
Microsoft announced the launch of Digital Images Suite 2006, a
collection of tools designed to help organize, edit, enhance and share
their digital photos and movies. Enhancements include RAW camera file
support, simultaneous movie and photo management, Intuitive Crop and
integration with mobile devices.
More details at Microsoft
Adobe releases Bridge 1.0.2 for Photoshop CS2
Adobe Bridge, the navigational control center is now available in
version 1.0.2, offering increased stability and speed as well as
several enhancements including a right click cut/copy and paste.
Download it for MS-Windows here
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A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Landscape Photography by John Clements. From the Nikonians book and magazine literature section. By Nikonian Conrad Obregon (Obregon)
This is a hard book to get your mind around. It is so obviously well
intentioned and aims at filling a real need. After all, digital media
does offer tools to landscape and other photographers and has
limitations that film doesn't have.
Moreover, the publishers, in this and other books in their photography
series, have come up with a different approach to teaching photography.
The usual approach has been to have a narrative about some aspect of
photography and then to provide examples, with each part building on
the material previously presented. The AVA books instead start with a
picture and then try to show the decisions and processes that the
photographer used to get the final product. But they've gone even
further imposing a strict graphic format for each subject. They start
with a relevant quotation from the photographer. Then across a two-page
spread, that includes the photograph, they give general tips. Down the
left hand of the spread a flow chart of the photographer’s actions is
provided from capturing the image to creating an ink jet print. The
author divides the brief discussion of the picture into three sections
entitled shoot, enhance and enjoy.
The problem for me was that the digital process was not developed
coherently. Rather, the entire process was set forth again and again
and again. But as it was set forth it never described the steps taken
in anything but the most general way. If one is an advanced
photographer and already knows what is involved, the picture and spread
might serve as an idea book. But if that was the author's purpose, it
might have helped to discuss where the photographer's ideas came from.
In addition, many of the pictures were composites or involved extreme
manipulation of the image, such as by twisting it around. My guess is
that the average landscape photographer is not interested in surrealism
but wants to know how he can make a picture that he took look more like
what he envisioned at the time of capture.
This book also gave me the impression that it was designed to provide
its audience with small bits and pieces, as if that audience would be
unable to grasp some larger, more comprehensive view.
For some one interested in learning about digital photography, this
book is not the place to start. Instead I would suggest something like Photoshop CS2 Workflow by Tim Grey, or if one wanted a tutorial approach, Barry Haynes' Photoshop Artistry book.
You find more of Nikonian Conrad Obregon's reviews in our book and magazine section
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18-May-05 to 18-Sep-05
Atelier David Adamson - Paris, France
Exhibit of the works of one of the pioneers of digital printing.
Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
http://www.mep-fr.org
21-May-05 to 29-Aug-05
"Skin of the Nation"
Retrospective of Japan's pre-eminent post-war photographer.
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
http://www.corcoran.org
24-May-05 to 21-Aug-05
"All the Mighty World: The Photographs of Roger Fenton, 1852-1860"
Exhibit of the works of one of the most celebrated and influential
photographers in England during the golden age of the medium in the
1850's.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp
06-Aug-05 to 23-Oct-05
First major retrospective of the works of the legendary Henri
Cartier-Bresson since his death in 2004, and the largest ever displayed
in Britain.
Dean Gallery, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
http://www.natgalscot.ac.uk
28-Aug-05 to 30-Oct-05
"American Classics"
Exhibit comparing and contrasting the works of these two photographic
icons of American rural life from two different eras - Evans in the
1930's and Christenberry in the 1960's.
Museum fur Photographie, Braunschweig, Germany
http://www.photomuseum.de
13-Oct-05 to 17-Oct-05
The 2nd Nikonians European Wildlife Workshop
Learn the basics of wildlife photography with fellow Nikonians, and try
out the latest Nikon Pro bodies, Nikkor super-telephoto lenses, and
Gitzo Pro tripods. This is a great opportunity for nature photographers
of all skill levels to learn in a wildlife setting with Nikonian Claus
Brandt. Cut-off date for registration is 28-Aug-05
http://www.greaterphoto.com
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