Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 2 software, the photographer’s essential toolbox for managing, adjusting and presenting large volumes of digital photographs. With new enhancements such as dual-monitor support, radical advances in non-destructive localised image correction, and streamlined search capabilities, Lightroom 2 is a compelling upgrade that simplifies photography from shoot to finish. As Adobe’s first application to support 64-bit for Mac OS X 10.5 Macintosh computers with Intel® processors and Microsoft® Windows® Vista® 64-bit operating systems, Lightroom 2 also provides improved memory performance for dealing with large scale images.

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Interesting field comparisons between three Canon cameras (1Ds II, 1D III and 40D) by OPHRYS PHOTOGRAPHY

Link: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/15…

George Lawrence was one of the foremost panoramic photographers of the 20th century, as well as being the greatest KAP’er (Kite Aerial Photographer) of all time!

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A photo-plate size 2.44 m by 1.06 m was used to take picture of russian battalion:

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It is well known that the best results will be obtained when you take pictures with the camera on a sturdy tripod. When you want to capture the finest possible details on a pixel surface or in a silver halide emulsion, a tripod is a must: in the studio and on location. Continue…

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