Author: Yves Roumazeilles
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All kinds of GIMP plug-ins, to improve your photos
I noticed recently a few links for Linux users (but not only, read on) who wish to reduce blur on their photos: Unshake is a free photo editing software written in Java that can remove blurs from your photos. It can be used on virtually any platform (Linux, PC, Mac, etc.) GIMP is the GNU/Linux-based…
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Best Nikon SLR lenses for wildlife photo
Nikon: The biggest digital camera seller in the world (mostly because of its sales of compact photo cameras), an internationally famous reference for the quality of its lens and it SLR cameras. Wildlife photographers (professionals as well as amateurs) must take this offering very seriously. But the fame did not come from nothing, and the…
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Tim Mantoani
Sports photography is an exercise which often seems well (too well?) framed and limited. Tim Matoani adopts a slightly off tone for his portraiture of sportsmen (like for most of his other portraits by the way). Suddenly, the environment puts the athlete on a pedestal while giving him or her a background so much different…
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Best Canon SLR lenses for wildlife photo
Canon is assuredly the brand most commonly found in the hands of the wildlife photographers (professionals as well as amateurs). Of course, this is a direct product of the strong presence of Canon on the market for digital SLR photography, but the diversity of the offer from the red brand allowed to build solutions perfectly…
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SLR lenses: Best gear for wildlife photo
Some photography specialties are more demanding than others for the hardware equipment (mostly photo lenses). Animal wildlife photography (African safari, photographic hunting in Asia or bird watching in Europe, for example) is the perfect example: Your subject is nearly always too far. Photo Marc Wunderlich – I’m on the left, along with Alain Saunier, our…
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Nikon D7000: Firmware against white spots
The Nikon D7000 suffers from its launch of an abrupt appearance of some white spots (or clear spots or hot pixels) when recording video sequences in very low light(the issue is discussed by energetic participants on the Nikon Rumors forums). The phenomenon is not always visible, but it is clearly visible (no pun intended). Nikon…
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Aperture v3.1.1, with more RAW support
This new update to Apple Aperture software addresses overall stability and performance issues, and also includes specific fixes that: address compatibility with the iLife Media Browser improve reliability when upgrading existing Aperture libraries address issues with publishing photos to MobileMe, Facebook and Flickr It should be complemented with the new update to Digital Camera RAW…
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DxO Optics Pro v6.5.2
Nouvelle version pour le produit phare de DxO Labs. Cette fois-ci (pour Windows et pour MacOS), il apporte le support des fichiers RAW de Pentax K-5, Sony NEX-5 & NEX-3.
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Canon EOS 60D firmware v1.0.8
Canon offers a new firmware (v1.0.8) for the Canon EOS 60D. It fixes a phenomenon in which captured images may become overexposed when using the camera’s built-in flash or an external Speedlite in combination with the lenses listed below: a) EF300/4 L IS USM b) EF28-135/3.5-5.6 IS USM c) EF75-300/4-5.6 IS USM d) EF100-400/4.5-5.6 L…