Photo Friday – Delicate

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Yesterday, I visited Napa on an outing with Aphra and the camera club. This is from the Copia winery where we all met and then dispersed.

I have started processing my raw with Pixmantec’s Rawshooter. Even at a short time, I am starting to prefer it to Photoshop’s camera raw. I can get much closer to my final output in Rawshooter. I like the sharpening, separate highlight and shadow contrast, and vibrance (just in premium version) controls to name a few. It is also easy to copy and paste settings when I shoot a panorama.

Modern American Indian Art Museum

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One more from my recent Santa Fe trip. We wanted to visit this museum in Santa Fe but it was closed when we arrived. Instead we visited the nearby art fair and had a wonderful time. This was a grab shot made by sticking my camera through the fence.

Tip: When traveling by air, do not leave your Allen wrench for your tripod in your carry-on luggage. Mine was confiscated in Albuquerque.