How to Install the Google Nik Collection in Lightroom

Click here to download the free Google Nik Collection.  Stay tuned for more videos on how to use the collection and for a future class on the whole collection.

If you like this video and you're interested in learning more about the Nik Collection, click here to join my free course.  It's still under development and won't be free forever, so get in while you can.  Your input could even help make this my greatest course.

Monthly Photo Contest

Every Month you may post 2 of your best images for our photo contest. To enter, please upload the images in the comment section below by clicking on the Landscape icon or you can use an image host like Flickr by pasting the embed link in the comment bar.  Please post each image in a separate comment for voting purposes.  Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 finishers.

I will post a new subject on last Thursday of the month.  The previous month's contest will end on the last Thursday of the month at 5 pm EST.  I or a guest judge will select the winners.

CONTEST THEME:  Spring

PRIZES:  

YOU CHOICE OF A FREE COUPON FOR MY:

• ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS

• PRINTING CLASS

• COMPOSITION CLASS

• LIGHTROOM CLASS

Winners need to email gdetonn@gmail.com with your choice of the four courses listed above. Then I will respond with your coupon code.

And the Winner for the Winter Contest is...

Congratulations Matt DiMaio for the contest "Winter". Sunrise at Pequawket Pond in Conway, NH.

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I really like the picture of Mt. Washington but I thought this image was technically better.

Is This Really the Death of Flickr?

Is This Really the Death of Flikr?

Here is a link to the article I'm referencing.

http://petapixel.com/2016/03/23/defense-flickr-8-reasons-im-sticking-around/

Review of the ZhiYun Smooth 3-Axis Gimbal for the Iphone

ZhiYun Smooth-C/R Review and timelapse videos created by the Panasonic GH4. 

In this video, I review the create some test footage from the ZhiYun Smooth C/R 3-axis gimbal.  All of the stabilized video was shot on the iPhone 6S Plus and the time-lapse images were done on the Panasonic GH4.  The video was edited with Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

Winter Surfing

Narragansett, RI

5 Tips for Capturing Better Action Shots

1.  Use a Fast Shutter Speed

I like to have a shutter speed of 1/1000 second or faster for shooting action.

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Canon 7D with the Canon 400 mm F/5.6

2.  Use continuous auto-focus and back button focusing

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3.  Tap the AF button instead of holding it down continuously.

Many cameras will auto-focus better if you tap the AF button repeatedly during the action sequence rather than holding it down the whole time.

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4.  Use the center auto-focus point

I like to use the center auto-focus point and then crop the image later for the composition I want.

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5.  Use any custom settings available for tracking action.

Check out my post on optimizing your camera for shooting birds in flight.

Canon's Custom AF settings

Here are some more images from this shoot.

Wildlife Video

Trustom Pond Wildlife Refuge, RI  You can view this video in HD or 4k.

I've been experimenting with a new lens for my Panasonic GH4, it's the Panasonic 14-140 F/3.5-5.6, and so far I think the lens is a great all-around lens.  It's small, lightweight and sharp, perfect for traveling.  I shot these videos with autofocus which is kind of a no-no in videography but I thought the lens did pretty well with these fast moving ird.  

I've been thinking about doing more wildlife videography and this is like a test video.

Monthly Photo Contest Results

Every Month you may post 2 of your best images for our photo contest. To enter, please upload the images in the comment section below by clicking on the Landscape icon or you can use an image host like Flickr by pasting the embed link in the comment bar.  Please post each image in a separate comment for voting purposes.  Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 finishers.

View fullsize

I will post a new subject on last Thursday of the month.  The previous month's contest will end on the last Thursday of the month at 5 pm EST.  I or a guest judge will select the winners.

CONTEST THEME:  Winter

PRIZES:  

YOU CHOICE OF A FREE COUPON FOR MY:

• ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS

• PRINTING CLASS

• COMPOSITION CLASS

• LIGHTROOM CLASS

Voting:  Please remember to visit often and to like (click the up arrow) then comment on your favorite image.  

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Winners need to email gdetonn@gmail.com with your choice of the four courses listed above. Then I will respond with your coupon code.