What’s New ’99

January 13, 2009 ·

Michael Reichmann

This page contains descriptions of changes made to this site during 1999.
Current site update information is foundhere.
Please check theTable of Contentsfor a complete overview of this site.

Wednesday, December 29, 1999

If you’ve been involved in photography for a couple of decades or more there is bound to be some lens or camera that you once coveted and which now comes across your path. Such was the case for me with theVivitar Series 1 800mm Solid Catadioptric lens. Is it as good as reputed and remembered?

Tuesday, December 28, 1999

A majornew portfolioby Guest PhotographerAlain Briothas been added. Originally from France, Alain now lives in Chinle, Arizona and is a full-time landscape photographer who derives his livelihood from print sales.

Monday, December 27, 1999

I have once again updated the section oncolor system calibration. This should be of interest to anyone doing digital darkroom work who wants the best possible colour matching between what’s on your film, what appears on your monitor after a scan, and what comes out of your printer.

There is a great deal of myth and misinformation regarding lens resolution, what’s important, and what ends up on film.Hereis a fascinating new article that explores this topic in some depth.

But,hereis a rebuttal that points out flaws in the above presentation. Make of it what you will. As for me, I’m going out to take pictures.

Thursday, December 23, 1999

A PhotoShop plug-in calledGenuine Fractals 2.0has had some publicity recently. It is purported to provide the ability to res-up a digital photo file with little loss of quality. I find otherwise.

Monday, December 20, 1999

Antelope Canyonis one of the icons of landscape photography in the American Southwest. There is now a new major photo essay on-line featuring several of my previously unpublished photographs taken at this remarkable location.

Saturday, December 18, 1999

With the December blahs having set in and the first of some planned shooting trips in the Southwest still weeks away, I’ve been reviewing my archives. The following are a number of previously unpublished photographs that I’ve just placed on-line.Foggy Sunset at The Sea Ranch;Moonrise & Venus;Moon Over Zion;Zion Cliff & Tree;Sea Ranch Flora.

Don’t get caught-out by the season’s most annoying photographic foible‚ badly exposed snow scenes. Learn how to properlyexpose for snow.

Epson’s Photoprinters dominate the fine-art printing scene. I had always assumed that this had to do with their image quality as much as anything else.No so!Find out why by readingthis update.

Friday, December 17, 1999

During the past week I have heard rumours (now confirmed by multiple sources) of several newCanon EOSas well as digital camera releases scheduled for February. Clickherefor what little information is currently available. More as I hear of it.

Monday, December 13, 1999

Some new brief essays onZen and The Art of Landscape Photographyhave been added. Also further experimentation with the mosaic stitching capabilities of theCanon S10digital camera and associated software are explored.

Saturday, December 11, 1999

The long-term inkjet print-fade test started two months ago has now been concluded.Results are now on-line. If you read last month’s report you won’t be surprised to learn that the results are essentially unchanged. 

Thursday, December 9, 1999

A new section calledThe Urban Landscapehas been created. My primary love is the natural landscape, and in particular the U.S. southwest, but I do urban photography as well from time-to-time.

Wednesday, December 8, 1999

The consumer digital camera market is red-hot right now. In addition to my more serious efforts in landscape photography, like most people I take snapshots when I visit with family or take a vacation. I’ve just purchased Canon’s latest digital point-and-shoot thePowerShot S10. Have a look at myhands-on reviewas well as links to useful digital camera web sites.

Polaroid has officially announced the availability on-line ofInsight 4.0for thePolaroid 4000scanner.David Hemingway, their on-line representative has writtena brief descriptionof this long-awaited software release.

Saturday, December 4, 1999

Anyone using wide format and panoramic cameras such as theHasselblad XPanand theFuji GX617knows the problems that scanning can present with these non-standard formats.This new articleexplains how best to accomplish this.

These cameras and also some extreme wide-angle lenses for standard format cameras suffer from edge illumination fall-off, and the use of aCenter Neutral Density filteris recommended. For those that sometimes forget to use one, I have writtena descriptionof how to simulate the use of a Center ND filter digitally in PhotoShop.

Friday, December 3, 1999

Polaroid now has its latest software available online for thePolaroid 4000scanner. It can be foundhere. A comparative review bySteve Kossackwill be available on these pages in the near future.

Thursday, December 2, 1999

I was fortunate enough to see a majorHenri Cartier-Bressonexhibition in Paris a few years ago calledThe Europeans. There is now a new Bresson exhibit at theNational Portrait Galleryin Washington DC. It’s titledTƒª teƒ Tete: Portraits by Cartier-Bressonand runs though January, 2000.  The show consists primarily of portraits of famous people.  While some of these images are totally familiar, many are rarely seen. This show is a must-see for anyone who loves photography and the history of the 20th century. Also, do read theexcellent essayby Philip Brockman.

If you can’t get to Washington between now and then you can see the show on the nethere. This page is on theWashington Postweb site, and I can’t know how long it will remain available.

Wednesday, December 1, 1999

It now appears that productionNikon D1sare starting to appear in photographers hands. As one might expect thefeedback and debatehas started as well. A new section on high-qualityDigital Camerashas been created, because the months ahead are going to be full of product announcements, tests and debates. It should be fun.

A final photograph from last month’s visit to Death Valley is nowhere.

Monday, November 30, 1999

Regulars readers likely know that I’m a big fan of theHasselblad XPan camera. I have a hands-on review scheduled to appear in a few months in one of the major U.S. photography magazines. Of current interest is that Hasselblad has finally announced the long-rumoured30mm ultra-wide angle lensfor theXPan. I have done a brief write-up and provided a link to Hasselblad’s press announcement.

An updated image fromMono Lakehas been added.

Tuesday, November 23, 1999

I had an opportunity today to have a demo of the new Nikon digital SLR, theD1. It’s impressive, but as I expected doesn’t have enough resolution for most applications. Photojournalists and newspaper photographers will love it though.My commentshave been appended to a write-up I did when the camera was first introduced this past summer.

Colour Management issues continue to fascinate and frustrate me. I have recently added acustom profilefrominkjetmall.comfor the Epson 1200 printer when usingPictorico Hi-Glossfilm.  This report now forms part of my on-going exploration of system colour calibration.

Wednesday, November 17, 1999

The article oncolour calibrationhas been updated with details on how to properly calibrate aWindows 98 / PhotoShop 5.5 / Epson 1200system.

Another two photographs taken this Fall in Yosemite, one ofHalf Dome at Dawnby Michael Reichmann and the other ofGates of the Valleyby Steve Kossack, have been added.

There is an excellent article on how three large-format fine-art photographers mix traditional and digital techniques in the current issue (Nov/Dec 1999) ofView Cameramagazine. Highly recommended.

Tuesday, November 16, 1999

A separate page for landscape photographs from rural Ontario, Canada taken during 1999 has been created, andthree new imagesfrom this past weekend have been added.

Monday, November 15, 1999

Two new photographs have been added; from Yosemite a beautiful interpretation ofThe Gates of The Valleyby contributor Steve Kossack, and a recent image of mine from theLake Sabrinaregion of the Sierra.

I have hadsome further thoughtson the use ofPictorico Hi-Glosspaper and there are some comments by the company on my recent archival test results.

After a couple more days experience with the newImacon FlexTight Photoscanner I’ve added someadditional commentsto my initial review.

Saturday, November 13, 1999

After much research I have upgraded my medium format scanner to the newImacon FlexTight Photo. Though it will be used primarily for medium format work a brief comparison with thePolaroid 4000has been written, along with a look at what the other choices were, and why they were rejected.

Thursday, November 11, 1999

About a month ago I wrotean articlecomparing the use of the Lee Colour Enhancing Filter to doing similar corrections in PhotoShop. This exploration has now been expanded witha comparisonbetween the three major brands of enhancing filters,Lee,Sing-RayandTiffen.

One of the most excitingPhotoShopplug-ins for landscape photographers isFour Seasonsby RAYflect. This program will completely change the way you do landscape photography. It could make it a lot better or, a lot worse. Either way, you must readthis article.

Konica Camerahas announced a new camera, theHexar RFwhich will compete directly with theLeica M6. You can read all about ithere. Who would have thought that the rangefinder camera, the oldest segment of the 35mm camera market, would come alive again at the end of the 20th century with new entries byHasselblad / Fuji(theXPan) and now Konica?

Wednesday, November 10, 1999

First results are now available from my long-termArchival Print Test. The results are very surprising! A must read report for anyone using ink-jet printers.

Because of the number of requests that I’ve received for fine-art prints I have decided to formalize the ordering process. Information about how to obtain a large format archival print of one of your favourite photographs from these pages can now be foundHERE

Tuesday, November 9, 1999

Three new photographs from theMono Lakearea have been added as well as one from theAncient Bristlecone Pine Forest.

Anew mail listfor Rollei 6000 system user has been started. If you’re at all interested in this camera system you owe it to yourself to subscribe.

Monday, November 8, 1999

Ink jet prints have come a long way over the past few years. How do they compare though to the finest archival quality continuous-tone prints from a LightJet 5000 printer on Fuji Crystal Archive paper? Reada reviewcomparing the LightJet 5000 and the Epson 1200 printers. The results will surprise you.

A brief essay onZen and The Art of Landscape Photographyoffers some insight into how to do "mindless" photography.

A new selection oflarge formatphotographs has been started.

Friday, November 5, 1999

TheRollei 6008camera system isn’t as well know in North America as it is in Europe. This is a shame because it’s likely the finest high-end medium format system available, and very well suited to field use for landscape work. Following my recent trip to theEastern Sierra, where it was one again exposed to extreme location conditions, I have written somefurther commentson how this camera system handles in the field.

Thursday, November 4, 1999

Jim Chow is an American photographer currently living in Japan. Previously he has contributed hisphotographs of Japanto these pages and he now has submitted a beautifulnew portfolioof images taken this summer and fall on visits to the Western U.S.

Wednesday, November 3, 1999

A gentle photograph of awaterfallhas been added to theEastern Sierraportfolio along with asimple studyin texture and form.

Tuesday, November 2, 1999

Two new images have been added to the recentEastern Sierraportfolio. One is fromYosemiteand the other is from theAncient Bristlecone Pine Forest.

Monday, November 1, 1999

A review of theAPS film adapterfor thePolaroid 4000scanner has been added. The quality obtainable is remarkable, and for me turns APS from strictly family snapshot use to a serious alternative for candid street photography.

For anyone considering a brief trip to the Southwest to do some landscape photography I writtensome thoughtson how inexpensive such an adventure can be.

Sunday, October 31, 1999

Today marks five months since this site went on-line. We also recorded this morning our 10,000th visitor. While by some standards this isn’t many, I’m very pleased, and I want to thank all our regular visitors for your support and interest.The best is yet to come.

If you’ve not looked at theEastern Sierrasection in the past couple of days, do revisit it as quite a few new photographs have been added to the various locations.

Saturday, October 30, 1999

I’ve been evaluating scanners with an eye to upgrading my 3 year old Agfa Duoscan which I use for medium format work. One of the scanners tested was the $15,000 Imacon Precision II. I had a chance to compare it with my Polaroid 4000 for 35mm work and came up withsome interesting results.

Friday, October 29, 1999

There is now so much new content in theEastern Sierrasection that I have split it into 5 separate pages;Route 168 & The June Lake Loop,Mono Lake,The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest,Death ValleyandYosemite National Park. Look for additional new photographs in all of these sections over the next couple of weeks.

A very worthwhile and long overdue book onCanadian Landscape Photographyhas just been published. Checkherefor a mini-review and link.

Wednesday, October 27, 1999

I have just returned from from an exciting 5 day shoot in theEastern Sierra. There are 52 rolls of 120 film to be reviewed, and I have only just started that process. To see these images as they are scanned and uploaded check backhereoften during the next few weeks. Descriptions of the various locations visited including Mono Lake, fall colour locations in the Sierras, the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Death Valley and Yosemite National Park are included as well. 

Wednesday, October 20, 1999

There won’t be any further updates to the site until late in October. I am off on a week-long shoot in the Eastern Sierra. Locations to be visited will include Mono Lake, the Bistlecone Pine Forest, the Eureka Dunes and Racetrack areas of Death Valley as well as the Alabama Hills. Fall colours should be found in the area from Reno south through Lone Pine. 

When I return, in addition to any new photographs, I will be writing extensive travel notes on these locations. I am also working on a report about a very exciting new PhotoShop plug-in, and I will also have a review of the APS adaptor for the Polaroid 4000 scanner.

A link to Carol Leigh’s excellent web sitecalphoto.comfeaturing landscape and nature photography in California has been added to theLinkssection. This istheresource for up-to-the-minute wild-flower and fall colour information pertaining to locations in California.

A new B&W photograph taken in theGeorgian Bayarea of Ontario has been added to theMonochromesection. Also, a lovely field ofpoppiesin England, taken a few years ago but only just printed, is now found in myinternationalsection.

Monday, October 18, 1999

Anupdateto my on-going test of archival papers and inks has been added to the article onArchival Digital Processing. This is a test ofMediaStreet‘s best cast-coated paper calledJET Drive Photo-Realistic Paper.

I have also now testedMIS‘ archival colour inks and the results of this test are locatedhere. Briefly, this appear to be the same product asMediaStreet‘sGenerationsarchival inks and neither are compatible with the best papers such asEpson’s Glossy FilmorPictorico’s Hi-Gloss Film.

Friday, October 15, 1999

A new section titledFall Colourhas been created. It contains some previously published photographs as well as two new ones, titledFlaming TreeandColour Splash.

Monday, October 12, 1999

Death Valley holds a special fascination for me. In fact I’ll be returning to shoot there again in late October. This picture ofZabriskie Point, taken with aNoblex 135upanoramic camera, helps explain the appeal.

Sunday, October 10, 1999

A new section on the use offiltershas been added. The first article discusses the use of colour enhancing filters and their relevance and usefulness compared to digital image processing techniques. Polarizers and graduated filters will be examined in future articles.

Fall foliage has been muted this year but for methis imagecaptures the soft quality of light in the fall on a country morning.

Saturday, October 9, 1999

Set your VCR for 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13th.PBSis broadcasting the first of 3 one-hour documentaries titledPhotography: A Century of Images. Apparently more social history than detailed study of photography itself it nevertheless should make for interesting viewing.

Friday, October 8, 1999

It was pointed out to me that in my review ofGenerationsarchival colour ink I had neglected to discuss whetherMIS Quadtoneinks were compatible withPictoricoHi-Gloss paper. The answer isyes, and a discussion of this has been added to the article onArchival Digital Processing.

Anyone interested in the art and technique of landscape photography should run over to their local bookseller or AMAZON.COM and pick up a copy of theBetter Picture Guide to Landscape Photographyby Michael Busselle. Highly recommended. A must read for our Workshop members. A link to the book’s information and order page on AMAZON is locatedhere.

Thursday, October 7, 1999

An initial review of MediaStreet.com’sGenerationsarchival pigment inks is now available. A description of an on-going archival test of inks and papers is to be foundhere. The page containing both thePictoricopaper andGenerationsinks review is calledArchival Digital Processing.

Wednesday, October 6, 1999

A brief review ofPictorico Hi-Gloss filmhas been added. This is an exceptional ink-jet printing paper capable of excellent image quality. 

Photographers considering a new lens purchase often have a hard time visualizing what differences the various focal lengths produce.Hereis a page showing five different focal lengths and an example of their coverage.

Tuesday, October 5, 1999

My user comments on theRollei 6008camera system have been expanded along with some preliminary observations on the300mm f/4 Schneider Apo-Tele-Xenar

If you wonder what selection of focal lengths to get for your new camera system, or are considering adding a "missing" lens to your existing kit, have a look atAbout Focal Lengths, a brief essay on using the logarithmic ratio of F stops to choose lens spacing. 

Monday, October 4, 1999

The fall colours in Ontario are not yet at their peak. While this year is likely to be subdued compared with 1998 there are some outstanding exceptions. The Credit River Valley and the Rouge River Valley, both within an hour’s drive of Toronto offer ideal locations for discovering nature’s fall show.Hereis one of the first pictures from this season.

Sunday, October 3, 1999

Regular visitors may know that I’m preparing a hands-on review of the Hasselblad XPan camera for a leading U.S. photographic magazine. (Publication is scheduled for Spring ’00). I’ve been using the XPan as my primary personal travel camera since last winter and have found it to be more versatile than an M series Leica, and just as easy to tote. Image quality is superb in both regular 35mm format and wide-format 24X65 mm. An interesting variation on the traditional Eiffel Tower photograph, taken just last week, is to be foundherein my preliminary XPan comments page.

A new black & white panoramic image taken near Desert Hot Springs CA, has been addedhere.

Saturday, October 2, 1999

Fall always presents a unique opportunity for landscape photography.  The light is soft and of course the colours can be magical. This special time only last for a few weeks and it’s best to make the most of it. I know I plan to. The first new image of this season is one of a flight ofCanada Geese.

ThePolaroid 4000high resolution 35mm film scanner which I reviewed very favourably earlier this summer has now received additional reviews, including a new one by photographerTony Sleep.

For the past several days thePictoricoweb site has been down, and therefore the link mentioned below has become inoperative.

If you own a scanner and ink-jet printer, in particular one of theEpson Photoseries, you must visitDigitalDarkroom, a site located in Singapore. A well designed and run site loaded with useful information. 

Saturday, September 25, 1999

I will be off-line until October 2nd. One of the nice things about web sites though is that they continue on, even in ones absence. 

Some regulars may know that I have been preparing a review ofPictoricoPhoto Gallery High-Gloss White Film. This should be on-line within a couple of weeks. What I can say for now is that this paper is whiter, brighter and heavier than the previous paper champ,Epson Glossy Film. If you have a inkjet photo printer and want the highest quality, waterproof (archival) paper available, you owe it to yourself to order a package. More details soon.

Wednesday, September 22, 1999

Two new images have been added to theMonument Valleyportfolio and travel guide. They serve to show the remarkable variety of light and subject that this remote venue provides.

Tuesday, September 21, 1999

Robert White Inc., a major U.K. photographic equipment distributor and dealer, has added a Gallery section to his web site. I am pleased to say that he has chosen to feature yours truly. You’ll find his Gallery pageHERE. Also, my exploration of the difficult topic ofSystem Colour Calibrationcontinues. This page has been updated with corrected printer setting information, and some new web references are cited. Finally, a new image from Canyon De Chelley has been added to the section onDigital Manipulations.

Saturday, September 18, 1999

There is a new article titledWhite Sky Blues. It describes a simple Photoshop technique for adding convincing and pleasing skies to those landscape images suffering from plain, boring white skies. You use a polarizer and and tinted grad filters, don’t you? Well, why not apply similar filters with your digital imaging system? 

There are now 6 digital imaging articles on these pages.Digital Manipulations,A Digital Printing Class,An Introduction to Digital Imaging,Gaussian Blur Overlays,Black & White Digital Printing, and the new new article,White Sky Blues. If you’d like to read about my current digital image processing gear, look inDigital Processing.

Friday, September 17, 1999

It’s a technique that has been around for a while and was first discussed by George Lepp. If you have a Canon EOS system, both the 1.4X and 2X tele-extenders and a 12mm extension tube, you can achieve 2.8X magnification with many of your long lens’, with infinity focus. I was asked about this recently, sohere’s how.

Tuesday, September 14, 1999

A new article is available onBlack & White Digital Printing. It explores the use of Quadtone gray-scale inks in Epson printers. These allow superb monochrome prints to be made. There is also a discussion in the article on the emerging controversy regarding shooting colour film exclusively, even when B&W prints are desired. 

Monday, September 13, 1999

All positions for the Monument Valley In Depth Workshop have now been filled. We have created a waiting list In case any registrant drops out between now and next April. If you wish, please feel free to complete theRegistration Wait List Formand we will inform you, in order of priority, if there is a cancellation. Thanks to everyone for the strong interest shown in this Workshop.

Wednesday, September 8, 1999

Exciting news! We are announcing today an in-depthLandscape Photography Workshop, scheduled for April 14-18, 2000, in Monument Valley , Arizona. Limited to 6 participants, Michael Reichmann and Steve Kossack will spend 3 exciting days and nights (from before sunrise to after sunset) working with you to develop your photographic skills and portfolio. We will be shooting in one of the most remote and exciting landscapes in the United States, if not the world.

Read more about this WorkshopHERE. Space is limited to 6 participants and is, of course, first come — first served. Start the Millennium right with the type of landscape photography Workshop that you’ve been waiting for!

Wednesday, September 1, 1999

A new photograph of a window arch and petroglyph has been added to the travel article onMonument Valley.

Monday, August 30, 1999

Nothing is more frustrating than slaving over a hot monitor to produce a beautifully colour balanced image and then to have the print come out too light, too dark, or off colour. An essay on how to setupSystem Colour Calibrationhelps explain how to solve this problem.

Tuesday, August 24, 1999

During the past few weeks I have upgraded my image processing systems, including computer, scanner and printer. Comments, and reviews on digital darkroom gear are to be foundHERE.

Friday, August 20, 1999

Images from the solar eclipse and of my travels to Bucharest have been added to the report atTotal Solar Eclipse.

Saturday, August 14, 1999

I have just returned from observing theTotal Solar Eclipseon August 11, 1999 from Bucharest, Romania.  Images from that trip will appear later in August when I again have access to an E6 film lab and scanner. In the meanwhilehereis an essay describing my travels, observing, photography and thoughts on this unique experience.

Friday, August 6, 1999

Anew monochrome imagefrom Lake Muskoka has been added toNature, and a photograph of the Sun was added to theAstrophotographysection.

Heating up the high-end digital camera pot Kodak has announced theDCS330, a three-megapixel digital camera based on the Nikon Pronea 6i body.

Thursday, August 5, 1999

Updated delivery information on the forthcoming MicrotekArtixScan AS4000thas become available.

Thursday, July 29, 1999

A link to a site with unique and luminous photographs of Antarctica has been addedhere

Sunday, July 25, 1999

Two books, of special value and interest to anyone visiting and doing photography in the American Southwest are referenced. 

Wednesday, July 21, 1999

A new section onAstro-Photographyhas been opened.  The first article on-line is on daytime Polar Alignment forSolar Viewing and Eclipse Photography.

Monday, July 19, 1999

A feature article on photography inJoshua Tree National Parkhas been added to theTravel Articlessection.

Friday, July 16, 1999

AVisitor Commentspage has been added.

Thursday, July 15, 1999

A feature article on photography inDeath Valleyhas been added to theTravel Articlessection.

Sunday, July 11, 1999

ATable of Contentspage has been added.  The site has now grown to a size such that finding content is becoming more difficult.  This page shows the hierarchical design of the site with direct links to all major pages. A link to it has also been added to the bottom of each page.

Friday, July 9, 1999

I have now had an opportunity to test thePolaroid 4000 scannerwithcolour negativefilm as well as slides. Hereare some new scans and initial test results.

A strong new image ofSequoia-Kings Canyonhas been added to Guest PhotographerSteve Kossack’sportfolio.

Thursday, July 7, 1999

I owe an apology to all those who donotuseMicrosoft Explorer.  Many of the smaller images on these pages that have text wrapped around them have not been displaying properly inNetscape. Examples are seen lower down this page. But, I have now taken steps to remedy this and in future every effort will be made to ensure thatbothmajor browsers display these pages properly.

Tuesday, July 6, 1999

A web siteLink-Exchange Programhas been created.  Anyone with a photography-related web site can insert a site description and create a link to their site.  To see these links and register your site, clickhere.

Monday, July 5, 1999

A feature article onZion National Parkhas been added to the newly createdTravel Articlessection.  Also added is a brief look atBryce Canyon. All previous travel articles have been moved to this new section as well.

A concise article onAdjusting Perspectivewith PhotoShop has been added to theFeature Articlessection.

Thursday, July 1, 1999

FYI:Outdoor Photographer Magazinehas an issue currently on the new-stands devoted to Landscape Photography.  It features some fine photography as well as feature articles. Readers outside of North America may wish to track down a copy while it’s still available.

Wednesday, June 30, 1999

Though apparently not yet officially announced, Microtek has a new 4000 DPI scanner to compete with the Polaroid 4000.  Clickherefor the first detailed information on the Internet regarding this new scanner.

Sunday, June 27, 1999

A discussion on web publishing, and some insights into how a site like this one is created can be foundhere.

Thursday, June 24, 1999

A brief essayAbout Light, and how it affects the way in which landscape photographers work, was added toThe Art of Photography. Also, automatic e-mail notification of postings has been added to the Discussion Board.  Clickhereand then selectAnnouncementsto find out more.

Wednesday, June 23, 1999

A pair of comparison images showing a high resolution view of a SprintScan 4000 image has been added to thePolaroid SprintScan 4000 Review.

Tuesday, June 22, 1999

James Chow, a talented American photographer currently living in Japan, has contributed a fine portfolio of landscape photographs.  These are located in ourGuest Photographersection.

Monday, June 21, 1999

I have finally had a few days to test and start using the Polaroid SprintScan 4000. Hereis a more comprehensive review, elaborating on my initial in-store findings last week.  As well, a new composite digital image is to be foundhere, in theDigital Manipulationssection.

Friday, June 18, 1999

As discussed on theDigital Processingpage I am in the process this summer of upgrading my whole computer and imaging system.  Many have expressed an interest in the how’s and why’s of choosing equipment for my new state-of-the-art image processing system. Yesterday, I decided on the newPolaroid SprintScan 400035mm scanner, and my initial test results arehere. I have also selected and ordered theEizo FlexScan L66Flat Panel monitor, and have a few initial commentshere.

Wednesday, June 16, 1999

Further thoughts (and some anecdotes) on the legendaryLeica Mseries cameras, and a landscape photograph fromVermontwere added.

Tuesday, June 15, 1999

Nikon today finally announced theNikon D1digital camera.  Clickherefor more information and analysis on this important announcement.

An informative article byBrad Templetonon the topic ofPixels vs. Filmresolution has been added.

Friday, June 11, 1999

TheDiscussion Forumis finally operational.  Please join us to discuss any photography, travel or digital imaging topic.

Monday, June 7, 1999

An examination ofThe Issue of Aspect Ratiois discussed.  What shape should your pictures be and what influence does your equipment have on that decision?

Also, enhanced analysis of theCanon EOSsystem and details of an announcement of 4 new long focal-length Canon IS lenses.

Sunday, June 6, 1999

A number ofnew linkshave been added, to newsletters and web sites that I consider musts for landscape photographers.

Friday, May 28, 1999

A site-wideSearchcapability has been added — located on theHomepage. Also, several images have been added toAbstracts,The Southwestand theMonochromesections.

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