Metadata helps me decide what lenses to buy or get rid of... Lightroom has a feature that can help you use your photography metadata to make informed lens buying and upgrade decisions. In this case, Lightroom proved to me that I don’t need a 24-70mm lens. I’ll show you how. Really, why are 24-70mm f2.8 lenses so popular? If you’re a … [Read more...]
Exciting Partnership and behind-the-scenes Image Preparation
This time the photographer, instead of his wife, is writing this post. I'm very excited to announce a newly formed relationship with Topaz Labs. Who's that? The company that makes some of my favorite and essential software tools which I use to improve my images prior to printing them. As many of you know I do all my own printing so preparing my … [Read more...]
La Polizia
Here are a couple shots we took in Firenze (Florence). Generally, Italian police don't like photos so you have to be a little sneaky about it! There are several different types of police with varying responsibilities in Italy but I won't begin to try to explain what I only barely understand myself... The two men pictured at the top are with the … [Read more...]
Visit to a Castle
We made it back home in about 30 hours... Wow! Very tiring, but happy to be back. The day before we left, a local gave us a tour of a private castello (castle) that dates back to the 10th century. Parts of it were destroyed and/or damaged and reconstructed over the centuries and it was at the center of a farming community. It sits on the … [Read more...]
Big Bike Race in a Small Town
Today, we were lucky enough to be part of the "crowd" during a national cycling race. Watching how excited the people were was just as fun as the race itself. All the locals were posted at their windows to watch it, a better view than from the street I think. After the racers left on their 150km journey, we noticed the trophy tent... Only in … [Read more...]
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