Dec 17, 2009 | Field Reports
Last month we had this little, informal photo contest amongst the folks who participated in the Adorama / Nikon / Moose day long workshop. Originally we were going to spend the day shooting at Jamaica Bay NWR with the aid of 12, 600mm/500mm lens courtesy of Nikon NPS and tripods provided by Bogen Imaging. Then Ida blew into town, literally and blew away my plans. Well I still wanted to go shooting, take the folks along and do some teaching and man, did we have one helluva a great day!
I wanted to say thanks to the folks for walking across the Brooklyn Bridge in the rain, shooting the entire time and then our time spent in DUMBO. So Sharon & I offered a little “prize’ for the winner, all tuition paid pass to a DLWS event of the winners choice. As it turns out, the winner is Ed Fritz who I just spotlighted yesterday on the blog. It’s just amazing how good photography just keeps rising to the top! I want to thank the folks at Adorama, Monica, Jeff & Harry along with Mike & Chris from Nikon and we especially want to thank all the folks who joined us. You can see all the entries into our little contest here which just gives a hint of the fun we had. Thanks one and all for making it a great day. Oh yeah, we’ll be back again next May for our next event, can’t wait!
Dec 17, 2009 | Field Reports
RC has tried to get me on Facebook for since forever but I was able to dodge the bullet (he did get me on Twitter though). Then yesterday at lunch Stephanie said I need to be on Facebook (I think RC & her are in cahoots) and I said flippantly, “If you do it, sure.” Well, she did it and now I’m on Facebook. I’m not really sure what we’re going to do now there, but that’s the problem of my Network Social Director, Stephanie. If you’re on Facebook and wanta be friends, you know what to do.
Dec 16, 2009 | Field Reports
You could say a few issues have been addressed, might just be work Window users to grab.
- Compatibility with 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 Home Basic/ Home Premium/ Professional/ Enterprise/ Ultimate has been added. When run under 64-bit versions, the software operates as a 32-bit application.
- Compatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows Vista Home Basic/ Home Premium/ Business/ Enterprise/ Ultimate (Service Pack 2) editions has been added. When run under 64-bit versions, the software operates as a 32-bit application.
- Specifications have been modified so that when 25 Photos on Page, or a higher number of photos per page, is selected for Select Layout in the Print layout dialog, the Use Thumbnail Data (Draft Use Only) box is automatically checked.
This resolves an issue that prevented printing when 25 Photos on Page, or a higher number of photos per page, was selected for Select Layout.
- An issue that caused an error message to be displayed and prevented printing when borderless settings were applied with some printers has been resolved.
- An issue that prevented accurate application of borderless print settings has been resolved.
- An issue that prevented specification of the same margin for left, right, top, and bottom margins in the Margins section of the Page Setup dialog has been resolved.
- An issue that caused a delay between clicking of the Print button and actual initiation of printing has been resolved.
- When an image was opened on some computers with AMD CPUs, Capture NX 2 quit unexpectedly. This issue has been resolved.
- An issue that caused an error message to be displayed during batch processing of a large number of files has been resolved.
- When a batch process was run with the Notify when completed box in the Processing Queue – Process Running dialog checked, a blank window was displayed. This issue has been resolved.
- When a batch process was run for multiple images with the same shooting date and time, the processed images were not saved with the correct file names. This issue has been resolved.
- An issue that caused batch processing to fail before completion when a batch process was run with certain settings has been resolved.
- An issue that caused an error message to be displayed when multiple enhancements were applied to images has been resolved.
- An issue that caused an error message to be displayed when attempting to open several images previously saved with Capture NX 2 has been resolved.
- When the Camera & Lens Corrections checkbox was checked (Develop section of Edit List), enhancements were not applied to an image opened in the image window and displayed at 100%, and the enhanced image could not be saved. This issue has been resolved.
- When image window display was maximized with Desktop selected for Window menu>Workspaces>Additional Screen for the primary monitor on a dual monitor system, the image window disappeared. This issue has been resolved.
- When the zoom tool was used to enlarge an image displayed with Full Screen or Presentation selected from the View menu, the portion of the image clicked with the zoom tool was not displayed at the center of the window. This issue has been resolved.
- An issue that prevented switching between “+” and “-“ operations when the ALT key was pressed while using the selection brush has been resolved.
- An issue that caused folders in the Capture NX 2 Folders palette to be displayed in a different order than with Windows Explorer display has been resolved.
- When the crop tool was used to select a crop and the ENTER key pressed to apply the crop, the cursor did not switch to a selection tool. This issue has been resolved.
- When a number was entered after a decimal point for some enhancement items with text boxes for entering numerical values in the Edit List, the values could not be changed. This issue has been resolved.
- When “-” (minus) was entered in the Exposure Compensation text box under Quick Fix in the Develop section of the Edit List, it was displayed in red and then “0” was displayed after a few seconds. This issue has been resolved.
Dec 16, 2009 | Field Reports
There are times when, the teaching opportunity, the stage that is set for you to perform, is just lacking. You get spoiled by working with the best like the folks at NAPP and Photoshop World, they set the mark pretty damn high for others. Those times though when your expectations let you down, you still hope that the message you’re trying to bring across reaches someone.
Let me introduce you to Ed2, a quiet, unassuming guy who in class was pretty darn quiet to say the least. On shoots, I rarely saw him and he never asked questions. We found him one morning on a dock photographing a boat’s lobster catch being unloaded and we talked briefly, but conversations were minimum at best. Then the class ended and I felt like I had totally missed my mark with all the group.
Then the emails started to pile in from Ed2, he had been listening, he had taken what was valuable to him and made it his own. He even went further and watched the most excellent WordPress video by my good friend RC. Dang cool! Along with the “kid” (really love his work), they took a looser week for me and made it very much into a winner. I always hope when teaching I reach at least one person, this week it was two. It’s one of the best rewards as a photographer!
Dec 15, 2009 | Field Reports
My bud Kevin all last week kept reminding me just how many days were left to xmas. Knowing how few days I had been at home, didn’t have the lights up and perhaps thinking I hadn’t finished my xmas shopping, he was being his usual helpful self. That’s the quiet guy for ya. But it got me to thinking that you might need a couple of last minute ideas for goodies under the tree. Like Kevin, I want to help so have a couple of ideas for ya.
Of course one that I can highly, strongly and confidently recommend to you is this fine, fine Dvd on photographing Yellowstone’s Big game. It’s full of great info, solid field techniques and a nice photo or two. It covers the biggies like Bison, Elk, Bighorn Sheep and a surprise or two. Field ethics, biology and approaching a big monster are just a few topics we go over. You can drop the hint by sending your gift giver this link. And when you score one and we happen to see each other, happy to autograph it Santa.
And if you want more great Dvd viewing and learning for your xmas break, I can recommend all the titles at Kelby Training. Check them out, you might find some more present ideas.
It’s no secret I’m a HUGE fan and user of the LensCoat products. This last week at Bosque they kept my gear from getting all marked up as I shot out the truck window. Scott at LensCoat has a huge selection now that covers, literally about every piece of gear you can think of. Seriously, from ones for the rare 28f1.4 to the 14-24AFS to the 600VR. He’s got a page dedicated to this wide selection you can check out here. You can order from Scott at LensCoat or Adorama, either way will protect you gear and make you a very happy photographer come xmas morning.
It’s all Brad’s fault, HE hooked me on the iPhone and I’m so glad he did! Seriously, it is a very important tool to our business now in so many ways. Yeah, I like the games and yeah, I have photos on it I can share with others but it’s some of the apps that apply to photography that I appreciate nearly everyday. I am a gadget freak for sure, but the Focalware 2.0 just rocks. While it work on the 3G, the 3Gs really rocks with the speed and the compass. I use it nearly everyday just to know the sunrise/sunset, it’s really well done. Did you know that iTunes has gift certificates? Perfect request for a stocking stuffer. I’ve received a boat load of emails requesting a blog on the apps I use. Don’t need to request it again, it’s in the works.
CCD cleaning is so important if for no other reason then to mess with Murphy. Murphy is the one putting that one piece of dust in the most important part of our photo when we can least afford to loose the detail. For this reason Adorama & I have teamed up to create the Moose-VisibleDust cleaning kit. It’s all good to go, just contact my bud Jeff Snyder at Adorama who will set you with the correct swabs for your body (or anything else photographic you want Santa to bring).
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