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  • 11 October, 2010 – Art Wolfe’s Travels To The Edge

     

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    Master photographer Art Wolfe needs little introduction. Over the course of his 30-year career, Art has worked on every continent and in hundreds exotic of locations worldwide. Through his public television series, Art Wolfe’s Travels To The Edge, Art has been taking us on fascinating visual journeys to visit and photograph far flung lands, people and creatures. His love and respect for our planet’s beauty, and talents as a photographer continue to inspire viewers.

    Now, through a joint publishing effort between Art and The Luminous Landscape, we are excited to provide you with all 26 episodes of his award winning television series Art Wolfe’s Travels To The Edge as immediate HD video downloads.  Each episode shows Art working in one of the most remote and photographically challenging locations on earth.

    Going into its third season,  Art Wolfe’s Travels To The Edge is recurrently airing worldwide. Now, for the first time and only available on the Luminous Landscape, is the downloadable version in HD!

    Find Out More And Download

     

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  • 14 October, 2010 – Canon SX30 vs. Panasonic FZ100

    It’s time for a Superzoom Shootout. 

    Both Canon and Panasonic have introduced a new generation of Superzooms – small sensor cameras with huge zoom ranges and 14 Megapixel sensors. Both are in the low US 0 range, and both can fit in a jacket pocket.

    But, can they deliver the goods?

    Our latest review is of the Canon Powershot SX30 vs. the Panasonic Lumix FZ100. Is there a winner? Yes there is. But not because of image quality.

     

     

     "Awesome video presentation.
     
    I have learnt so much more after looking through this on the weekend.  The tip about pushing blacks and fill light in the Basic Module was worth the price alone.  My images of a recent trip to the Australian Outback are popping and punching with delight!
     
    Thanks Michael and Jeff – I really appreciate you taking the considerable time to share your in-depth knowledge and insights."      

     

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 28 September, 2010 – Yosemite Sanctuary

    One of the most respected landscape photographers working in America today is William Neill, who is becoming a new regular contributor to this site.

    His latest essay is titled Yosemite Sanctuary. Yosemite is an icon of the American West, and many of us have photographed there over the years, but it has been home to Bill for the past 30+ years.

     

     

     "Awesome video presentation.
     
    I have learnt so much more after looking through this on the weekend.  The tip about pushing blacks and fill light in the Basic Module was worth the price alone.  My images of a recent trip to the Australian Outback are popping and punching with delight!
     
    Thanks Michael and Jeff – I really appreciate you taking the considerable time to share your in-depth knowledge and insights."     

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 1 October, 2010 – Bombay Taxi – On the Pursuit of Images

    Today’s new essay is titled Bombay Taxi. It is by Azhar Chougle, a photojournalist who lives in Bombay, India, and who also studies in New York. In it he explores what it takes to persevere in the pursuit of images.

    I have been shooting in the mountains of Virginia this past week, with my Sony A900, and also a Sony A55, kindly loaned to me by Sony Canada for further testing. (If you haven’t already done so, you might want to look at my A55 Preview Report and also my recent A55 Further Evaluation). 

    I continue to be impressed by the A55, though when used alongside the A900 the EVF does leave something to be desired. Image quality doesn’t though, and while only 16MP vs 24MP, IQ is excellent, displaying at least two stops lower noise than the A900 at higher ISOs.

    Today’s Home Page image was taken with the A55 on my shoot this past week, and there will be a few more on these pages in the days ahead.

    Of note to those interested in the A55 and A33 is that Sony just announced that the camera is subject to overheating after a certain amount of time when shooting video with sensor stabilization turned on.

    I am not surprised, since I noted this issue in my A55 Further Evaluation report several weeks ago – to my knowledge that being the only test report of this camera that observed and reported on this phenomenon thus far.

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 24 September, 2010 – Review of Sony’s NEX Firmware Update

    When the Sony NEX 3 and NEX 5 started to ship a few months ago Sony was taken to task, by both reviewers and end users for its poor user interface. At the time I called the menu design "a dog’s breakfast".

    But now, just three months later, Sony has announced a firmware update and plans to make it available by mid-October.

    I have been testing this new firmware for the past few days, and my report on what it does and how well it addresses the failings of the original design is now online in my exclusive Sony NEX Firmware Update Review.

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    Mark Dubovoy’s Photokina Blog
    Has Been Updated with
    A Day Four Report

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     "Awesome video presentation.
     
    I have learnt so much more after looking through this on the weekend.  The tip about pushing blacks and fill light in the Basic Module was worth the price alone.  My images of a recent trip to the Australian Outback are popping and punching with delight!
     
    Thanks Michael and Jeff – I really appreciate you taking the considerable time to share your in-depth knowledge and insights."     

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 26 September, 2010 – Photokina Blog Final Installment

    Photokina 2010 ended on Saturday afternoon and Mark Dubovoy, who has been filing daily reports from the show floor all week, is now on his way home to SFO.

    His final report, including a video interview with Photokina TV, is now online.

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    NOW AVAILABLE

    The Luminous Landscape Guide 
    to Capture One Pro

    Thank´s for one of the best tutorials I´ve seen so far! 
    It´s much easier to listen and learn when there is an educated discussion going on 
    between two very knowledgeable guys!

    Find out more and watch our sample training video. 

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 21 September, 2010 – Photokina Blog Updated

    Today is the official opening day of Photokina and the announcements are pouring out.

    New cameras from Panasonic, Sigma, and Leica have been announced as well as three new printers from Epson.

    Mark Dubovoy’s Photokina Blog

    Most Recent Update was at 10 am EDT

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    NOW AVAILABLE

    The Luminous Landscape Guide 
    to Capture One Pro

    Thank´s for one of the best tutorials I´ve seen so far! 
    It´s much easier to listen and learn when there is an educated discussion going on 
    between two very knowledgeable guys!

    Find out more and watch our sample training video.

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 11 September, 2010 – Lightroom 3 Video Tutorial Now Complete

    We have just posted the final video files of the our Lightroom 3 Tutorial.

    They are videos 44-52 and are found in Zip files 31-37.

    – DNG Files
    – Edit Capture Time
    – Sort Order
    – Ranking & Labeling
    – File Renaming
    – Stacking
    – Synchronize Folder
    – Dual Displays
    – Shooting Tethered

    The last Table of Contents V.8 can be found here.

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    We will be working on the server this weekend adding new features and capabilities to the site. The discussion forum will be unaffected, but the main site may be up and down occasionally. Thanks for your understanding.

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    "Awesome video presentation.
     
    I have learnt so much more after looking through this on the weekend.  The tip about pushing blacks and fill light in the Basic Module was worth the price alone.  My images of a recent trip to the Australian Outback are popping and punching with delight!
     
    Thanks Michael and Jeff – I really appreciate you taking the considerable time to share your in-depth knowledge and insights."

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 15 September, 2010 – Michael Interviewed Live Online Today

    Michael Reichmann will be interviewed live online on Smibs TV today, Wednesday, September 15th. The interview will take place at 1:30pm Pacific, 4:30pm Eastern. That’s 20:30 GMT if you’re outside of North America.

    Among topics to be discussed will be some exciting changes coming to the site.

    I hope that you can watch.

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    NOW AVAILABLE

    The Luminous Landscape Guide 
    to Capture One Pro

    Thank´s for one of the best tutorials I´ve seen so far! 
    It´s much easier to listen and learn when there is an educated discussion going on 
    between two very knowledgeable guys!

    Find out more and watch our sample training video.

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New

  • 13 September, 2010 – Sony A55 Further Evaluation & MORE

    The Sony A55 promises to be one of the hottest new cameras of the season. Following my earlier first review I’ve had an opportunity to work with one for another couple of weeks on my home turf. Today sees my latest article, Sony A55 – A Further Evaluation.

    If you just logged onto the site for the first time in a while you may have noticed a slight change in the cosmetics, and also a new box in the upper right corner for "Contributor Log-In".

    While the appearance change is small, underneath the skin there have been massive changes which have been in development for the past 12 months.

    In the days ahead we will be rolling out a number of new services to readers, so stay tuned.

    PS: Try the new site search box on the left panel or here. I think you’ll find it helpful in finding content among the 4,000+ pages on the site.

    Michael Reichmann will be interviewed live online on Smibs TV this coming Wednesday, September 15th at 1:30pm Pacific, 4:30pm Eastern. That’s 20:30 GMT. I hope that you can watch.

     

    "Awesome video presentation.
     
    I have learnt so much more after looking through this on the weekend.  The tip about pushing blacks and fill light in the Basic Module was worth the price alone.  My images of a recent trip to the Australian Outback are popping and punching with delight!
     
    Thanks Michael and Jeff – I really appreciate you taking the considerable time to share your in-depth knowledge and insights."

     

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    The Luminous Landscape – What’s New