Archive For September 20th, 2005
I probably knew this in the back of my mind because there are signs on the major entries to Cork but I had forgotten that Cork is twinned with San Francisco and has been since 1984! I read in the Evening Echo today that the Mayor of SF was over for some big dinner with [...]
The Cork Ladies Mini Marathon took place last Sunday and we were blessed with a beautiful sunny sky and a warm day! I arrived just before the start with Matt and we struggled through the crowd to get to the front before the race started. I held my camera high trying to get crowd shots [...]
Here in Ireland, the government set up a savings scheme called the SSIA a few years ago. The SSIAs will be windfall for everyone who has them as they are being topped up by 25% by the Government. For every 4 Euro I save, the Government adds 1 Euro! The first SSIAs mature in less [...]
Sunrise this morning I figured out a handy trick for making dodge/burns more natural. Blur the layer containing your burn/dodge work which will remove any distracting marks! Maybe I should write a small tutorial on that one..
It’s not just your camera, it’s your technique. The letters mentioned here point that out: Never forget that all the great photographs in history were made with more primitive camera equipment than you currently own.
