Archive for March, 2008

Book Review: Photoshop CS3 For Nature Photographers by Ellen Anon and Tim Grey

Monday, March 31st, 2008

There is no doubt that to create great output you must first capture a great image. But to get the best output there is still a lot more that must be done in the darkroom; whether your darkroom is the traditional kind or the digital. According to the authors of Photoshop CS3 For Nature Photographers, if you would have looked at the original shots of one of the greatest nature photographers of the 20th century, Ansel Adams, you would have not looked twice. His images were so good because he was a master of the darkroom.

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Staying focused: Nature photographer likes to go slow, look close

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Flower PictureToday’s slime mold photos are from Shasta Lake photographer Ken DeCamp. DeCamp dabbles in more than slime. Wildflowers are his specialty. He’s also got a knack for capturing fungi and lichen in their glory.

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FlowerFest 2008 to come to Ocean County Library

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

On April 4 and 5, the Ocean County Library, 101Washington St., will host Flowerfest 2008. It is the only springtime garden show in Ocean County scheduled for this year.

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Nature tourism gains attention

Friday, March 28th, 2008

By Fanny S. Chirinos
One store doesn’t make a mall and one bird trail doesn’t make the Coastal Bend a nature tourism destination.

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Look Here! A Mountaintop With A View

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Nelms Gallery Opening Saturday
By The Morning News
Five years worth of work in nature photography will soon be on display on a mountaintop in the Ozarks.

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