The popular Web TV show, DTown TV, hosted by Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski is set to return on January 7 after a hiatus of several weeks. The show originally covered only Nikon products, but the new version will be expanded to cover DSLRs in general, including lighting, studio, on location, post-processing and other digital photography topics.
Matt Kloskowski is the Education and Curriculum Developer for NAPP. He has written several books on the Photoshop and Illustrator Adobe® applications, and is a trainer of international reputation.
I watched all 24 of the show’s original episodes and found them entertaining and informative.
The thing I enjoy almost as much as taking pictures of birds is to browse through pictures I have already taken. I have almost 11,000 images on my computer and I’ve started to process some of my favourites as prints to hang around the house.
Printing is a new ballgame, requiring a separate set of acquired skills and a whole new respect for patience. Trying to match what comes out of the printer to what one sees on the screen can be daunting at times. But my motto is, Persevere, so I do, and am slowly getting the hang of it.
I use a Huey to calibrate my computer screens and download paper-specific profiles for my Epson R1800 printer. This has cut down on wasted paper from test images. I now usually do one test, then make final adjustments and print away.
I find it convenient to use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for most of my “lab” work, including making prints.
The weather is not cooperating so I had to dig into the archives for today’s image, which is another Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
As with most images on this blog, if you click on it you will be taken to Flickr.com where they are hosted. Once at Flickr, your can select the “ALL SIZES” option above the image to see a full size version of the photograph. Unfortunately, I have to limit maximum dimensions to 600 X 800 to discourage misuse.
Nikon D300 DSLR with 300mm f/4 lens
1/500 sec at f/4.5, ISO 200
Microsoft has released its new computer security program, Microsoft Security Essentials, and made it available for download starting on Tuesday. The free antivirus software has been available in a beta test version since June. The program updates “signatures” for the latest malicious programs daily, and Microsoft says it will be easy on computer resources.
This will not be good news for companies like McAfee Inc. and Symantec Corp., which make popular antivirus programs, however, since their offerings are important sources of revenue while Microsoft’s is free, though with less features. Microsoft says it hopes the free program will appeal to people who don’t already run antivirus software.
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