The dust has settled, and somepeople who at first said they would book, haven’t. ‘Twas always thus.
So – there are now a small number of cabins remaining on my January, 2014 Antarctica by Air Expediton. Act quickly. First come, first booked.
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A camera bag is a camera bag – right? Well, actually, no. A good bag or backpack can make the difference between getting your gear to and around a location, comfortably and safely, or not.
Today, Nick Devlin gives us his review of the new Bataflae backpack from Gura Gear.
Antarctica by Air, January 2014 Update
As of Monday evening everyone who sent in their booking form has been registered by Antarctica XXI. If you have not heard back from them (not me) then you need to chase them down because that means that they did not receive your booking form.
If there are any spaces left I will announce it here on Wednesday and re-open the announcement.
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Photographer Steve Levinson’s new show Outer Beauty opens at the ARTA Gallery in Toronto’s Distillery District (14 Distillery Lane). November 7 – November 20, 2012.
The official opening reception – Friday, November 9, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
HBO will be broadcasting a four-part documentary series from award-winning filmmaker Michael Mann. Witness debuts this Monday, November 5th at 9:00p.m.ET/PT with Witness: Juarez. The film follows combat photographer Eros Hoagland as he explores Juarez, Mexico, the "murder capital of the world" where drug violence has left over 10,000 dead.
Presented in four parts – Juarez, Libya, South Sudan and Rio – Witness focuses on three determined photojournalists: Eros Hoagland, who explores the gang- and drug-related violence in both Juarez, Mexico and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Michael Christopher Brown, who chronicles escalating ethnic tensions in the wake of Muammar Gaddafi’s ouster last year in Libya; and Véronique de Viguerie, who follows the “Arrow Boys” and their struggle against General Kony in South Sudan.
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Yes, another short article about grips for small cameras. Sometimes it’s the little things that count.
But the big news is that I will be opening my January 2014 Antarctic Expedition to public registration beginning on Saturday. Watch for the announcement.
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
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There are a number of individuals who are CNC machinists as well as photographic enthusiast. John Milich is one such, and he has recently made available a terrific L bracket and grip for the Sigma DP1/2 Merrill cameras. I report on this here, and also provide links to new firmware for both cameras and also a much needed update to Sigma Photo Pro that just were released.
"You and Jeff did it again! A great series of videos.
I’ve watched the earlier Camera to Print series as well as the LR 2 & 3 videos and as usual, I learned
new technique and ideas even though I’ve been behind a camera for 45 years.
Additionally, the rapport you two have is most engaging, enjoyable, and totally different than the sterile video tutorials from others (I’m afflicted with being a visual learner).
Again, a great series of videos that have helped me grow once again."
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It’s been two years to the month since I first reviewed the Panasonic GH2. Now it’s the GH3’s turn. This exciting new camera builds on the features and success of its predecessor. My premininary field report is now online.
"Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things. I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are,
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently,
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high. Wow!"
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Fuji continues on a roll with a new entry in its exciting X series of cameras, the X-E1 which Nick Devlin has been working with and testing for the past little while.
Nick’s review is now online.
"You and Jeff did it again! A great series of videos.
I’ve watched the earlier Camera to Print series as well as the LR 2 & 3 videos and as usual, I learned
new technique and ideas even though I’ve been behind a camera for 45 years.
Additionally, the rapport you two have is most engaging, enjoyable, and totally different than the sterile video tutorials from others (I’m afflicted with being a visual learner).
Again, a great series of videos that have helped me grow once again."
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Nick Devlin spent Thursday at Photokina interviewing Alpa and Fotoman. Alpa’s 12FPS looks like a killer product.
Photokina Show Coverage
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Adobe today announced the release of a DNG FlatField plugin for Lightroom 4. This allows for lens cast correction.
We can now release new videos with Eric Chan & Jeff Schewe on the additional features of Lightroom 4.1 and 4.2.
Eric is Principal Scientist at Adobe and responsible for many of the new features of Lightroom 4 and Process 2012.
Three of these videos are available at no extra charge in the existing Advanced Tutorial for Lightroom 4 in zip files 31 & 32. Check out the new Table of Contents v.8
There is also a new add-on tutorial:
The Luminous Landscape Guide to Lightroom 4.x – Update with Eric Chan & Jeff Schewe
Now available in our Store for $ 9.95
This new tutorial features over two hours of content on
– The DNG Flat Field Plugin
– Chromatic Aberration & Defringe
– High Dynamic Range in 32 bit floating point
– A 1 hour+ Interview with Eric Chan
UPDATE: 16:00 hrs: 21 Sept.
More reports and video by Nick Devlin from the show floor at Photokina.
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