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Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!!! 17 Mar 2012 | 03:54 pm
May your pockets be heavy and your heartbeat light! May good luck pursue you each morning and night... Irish Blessing Check out the Topaz special St. Paddy's Day sale on the discount tab above! ...
Canon 5D Mark III 6 Mar 2012 | 10:44 am
Comparing the Canon 5D Mark III Courtesy of Canon USA On the the 25th anniversary of the EOS system, Canon has announced the 5D Mark III. The camera will be released at the end of March 2012. You ca...
David Julian 23 Feb 2012 | 02:32 pm
John Cornicello, David Julian, Colin Fleming at Adobe in Seattle. Photo courtesy of Susan Hiles Seattle photographer, illustrator and educator, David Julian, was back at S.A.P.U.G. to reveal some o...
Snowy Owls on a Foggy Day 22 Feb 2012 | 07:00 am
The fog rolled in as we headed toward Boundary Bay to photograph the owls. The owls were perched on logs out near the bay but we could hardly see them. Photographers looked like ghosts slinking around...
Snowy Owls at Boundary Bay 14 Feb 2012 | 10:28 am
The Acrobat Snowy Owls appear every 5-7 years on the dikes at Boundary Bay in Delta, BC. What a treat to photograph these owls. Use your longest lens because the owls should not be disturbed and they...
Topaz Labs Releases Topaz Star Effects! 28 Jan 2012 | 06:01 pm
This great new software is fun to use. You can enhance those long exposure stars in your photos so they shine. You can create realistic (or not) images where you embellish points of light in the photo...
Skagit Valley Eagles and Snow Geese 11 Jan 2012 | 12:06 pm
ISO 800 F11 1/1000 Canon 100-400 lens Wow! It's time to visit Conway and the Skagit Valley again. Take a drive along Fir Island Road and discover Bald Eagles, Snow Geese and other birds of prey. Hunt...
Fireworks Brushes 31 Dec 2011 | 08:00 am
Thanks to Pam Loeffler for this idea of using fireworks brushes... No longer do you have to sit outside or fight the traffic and crowds. You can use a photoshop brush to enhance your image right now. ...
Capturing the Journey 29 Sep 2011 | 06:58 am
Take a journey with my talented friend, Darin Rogers, and pick up his travel photography tips. I love his new ebook. "The best ebook you didn’t know you needed! Tired of trying to find helpful and un...
Seattle Fishermen's Terminal 28 May 2011 | 10:41 am
Now is the time fishermen are preparing for fishing in Alaska. The terminal is really busy with preparation for June salmon, cod, and halibut openings. Net mending is a prime activity. On the blurre...
