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Join me at Lonaconing Silk Mill for a two day photography shoot. Whenever you visit a new location I find that having two days is much better than one. It gives you a chance to go back and capture all the images and perspectives you may have missed the first day. I have set this workshop up to assist you all in capturing the very best images that you can. We will photograph on Saturday March 10th from 9:00am till 1:00pm (this may be stretched a little if need be). Then we will break for ...

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I’m pleased to say that I have just finished my latest e-book, “Bloomin’ Ideas”. In “Bloomin’ Ideas”
I present an overview of the in-the-field and post-processing techniques that I have used and developed over the past few years to make my flower images special. This eBook features 55 all-new photographs. Though some of the topics have been covered previously in either “The Softer Side of Macro” or “A Guide to Creative Filters and Effects,” this eBook represents the first time that they ...

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I am available to give a slide show presentation to your club or organization. This one hour slide show “A Blend of Art and Nature” will explore the combination of art and nature. My artistic bird photographs and creative filter designs will inspire you to step out of the box of conformity. I will share some of my pleasing blur images along with some of my tack sharp flight shots. A visual experience of photographs from local hot spots to images from around the country. This slide show will have ...

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I just received my download link for the beta version of Topaz Adjust 5. WOW! This is the first image I ran through the program using the presets found in the various Collections. This was done only with Topaz Adjust 5 and some finishing tweaks in Photoshop. I was very impressed that the program really didn’t add much extra noise to the image.
Topaz Adjust 5 ~ Classic Collection ~ High Key then I also used the Vibrant Collection ~ French , I like the wintery look that the filters helped ...

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Join me for a 1/2 day workshop at the infamous Barnegat Jetty in Barnegat Light New Jersey. I will instruct you on how to get close to the ducks and shorebirds that frequent the jetty. We should have lots of opportunities to photograph Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck (formerly Oldsquaw), Common Loon, Red-throated Loon, Red-breasted Merganser, Surf Scoter, Black Scoter, Common Eider, and Brant. The shorebird species include; Purple Sandpiper, Dunlin, Ruddy Turnstone, Black-bellied Plover, ...

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