Geographic Composition #8: Circles

Welcome to week eight of Geographic Composition! Each week a number of my fellow photobloggers and I will submit an image based on a common theme from our scattered locations around the world. Even though the theme is the same, our own vision and view of the world when coupled with the geographic and cultural environment in which we live will shape the images we create and offer a varied interpretation on the topic of the week.

For this week, our theme is "circles." For one photographer it was about spead monitoring cameras. For another it was about a country's staple food. Two photographers looked towards nature for inspiration. One found circles at an amusement park and another in the momentary experience of a firework blast. And for another, it was about how a special circle formed something totally different when illuminated.

Please take a moment to view the participants' blogs and also, if you have any suggestions for future themes, please leave a comment below.

Thanks, and Enjoy!

"Circle of Strife"
Mike Holley - Worcestershire, England
"Tortillas"
Jon Erikson - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
"Orb"
Jenny Arnez - Rancho Cardova, CA
"Cropped Circles"
Andrew Smith - Hanover, PA
"Gone In Six Seconds"
Erik Persson - Seattle, WA
"Dogwood"
Amy Archer - Sweden
"Heart In A Wedding Ring"
Jason D. Moore - North Syracuse, NY

P&P Blogger Profile: Derrick Story

Derrick Story of The Digital Story

(Photo Credit: George Jardine)

Derrick Story runs the popular photography blog titled, “The Digital Story” and writes for O’Reilly as their Digital Media Evangelist. He’s also a contributing writer for Macworld Magazine and author of several books on digital photography. His photography business, Story Photography, is based in Santa Rosa, CA.

Why do you blog?
Blogging is the most efficient way for me to share information on a daily basis. On TDS for example, I can write and publish a helpful tip in about 20 minutes (that thousands of people can read almost immediately). That’s fairly efficient. I like the blogging platform because it lets me focus on the message and not get too bogged down in the tools.

If you only had time to read three blogs a day, which ones would they be?
Aside from the blogs I oversee (TDS, Inside Aperture, Inside Lightroom, etc.), I enjoy scanning Engadget, PhotographyBLOG, and I must admit, I like The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs.

How long have you been using Photoshop/been a photographer?
I’ve been a photographer since my teenage years working for the local newspaper. I got hooked on Photoshop 2.5, and have been using the application ever since.

What type of camera(s) do you shoot with?
My assignment camera is a Canon 5D DSLR, and my favorite lenses are the 16-35 f/2.8 L II and the 70-200 f/4 L. But I like compact cameras too, especially ones that shoot good video also. My current pocket camera is the Canon PowerShot SD700. It takes great pictures, has image stabilization, and records clean video.

Mac or PC?
Intel Mac - MacBook Pro 17”

What is your favorite piece of photo or computer equipment (other than your camera)?
I think the iPhone is a great tool for photographers/bloggers on the go. I find that I’m doing a much better job of keeping up with email, monitoring my web sites, and communicating with clients and coworkers. Plus, it’s absolutely great for showing off photos, uploading images directly to Flickr, watching videos, and oh yeah, it’s a good music player too.

What piece of equipment would you most like to get but don’t have?
I would absolutely love to have the new Canon 1Ds Mark III, but I don’t see one in my near future. Anyone out there have a spare body they can lend me?

What advice do you have for a novice creative professional/photographer?
Get a photo buddy and/or become part of a photography community. If you have someone to go shooting with, and who will look critically at your photos, you will shoot more and improve faster. As for community, the nickname for The Digital Story is “your virtual camera club.” It’s a place for photographers to come together, learn new techniques, show off their pictures, and get feedback on their work. Being part of a community helps us improve as artists and craftsmen.

What inspires you to create?
I like to have things to show for my efforts. When I was working my way through college, I couldn’t generate enough income as a photographer only, so I mowed lawns too. Believe it or not, I found that work very satisfying because I could stand back and admire my work after I finished working on a yard.

Today, I can support myself making pictures and writing, and I find it very satisfying to create new things out of thin air.

What would be your most important piece of advice about life?
Don’t take yourself too seriously. It inhibits growth and gets in the way of learning new things. Much better to have an open mind and be humble.

Where would you most like to live (other than where you live now)?
I live in a great place now (Sonoma County, CA), but I wouldn’t mind having an apartment in Vancouver BC too. I love the combination of Canadian-Pan Pacific culture with great outdoor activities.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
I’m a walker. It’s a great form of exercise and allows me to clear the cobwebs out of my head.

What talent would you most like to have?
Wish I could sing...

From Inside the Actors Studio:
What is your favorite word? Fabulous
What is your least favorite word? Arrogant
What turns you on? Curves
What turns you off? Moody
What sound or noise do you love? Love to hear the sound of coffee brewing (the smell is not too bad too)
What sound or noise do you hate? Smacking lips and loud eating sounds.
What is your favorite curse word? Asshole
What occupation other than your own would you like to attempt? Always wanted to be a tour guide in exotic locations.
What occupation would you not want to participate in? Politician
If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? Whew, you just made it under the wire!

*Note: If you there is someone you would like to see as a part of the P&P Blogger Profile series, please email Jason with their blog's URL. Also, be sure to check out the P&P Weekly every Monday for news about this site and a roundup of what other Photoshop & Photography Blogroll members are posting.

P&P Weekly: #47

Here’s what’s been happening this week in The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll:

• Amy of 2007 Picture a day (or week) - "Lifeboat" and "Sunny days"
• Paul of A Clean Well-Lighted Place - "#6268"
• Kathleen of A Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania - "Sunny the Hereford in the Late Day Sun"
• Bruce of Bruce L. Snell Photography - "Inter-Tribal Pow Wow"
• Chris of Chis Orwig Photography - "annika - Sept. 6" and "photographic legend jay maisel"
• Mike of Creative Outlet and simply photography is back. He will be joining us in the weekly Geographic Composition project.
• Dave at BeckermanPhoto.com - "Tango Central Park, III"
• Dave at Dave Cross Online has been pretty busy at Photoshop World in Las Vegas.
• David of Digital ProTalk has some great shots from his Photoshop World pre-conference wedding shoot. And "Lifestyles of the Rich"
• Erik of Erik Persson Photography - "Online"
• Richard of Europe in Black and White has just finished framing a large print.
• Jeff of Jeff's Photo Gallery was able to get his hands on Nikon's new D3 and D300 at Photoshop World.
• John of John Nack on Adobe shares a link to a recent 13 gigapixel image of Harlem.
• Matt of Lightroom Killer Tips has a little Lightroom Q&A. And over at Photoshop Killer Tips Matt talks about a type effect, stopping an action, sharpening edges, and non-destructive dodge and burn.
• Lynda of One Day at a Time - "Red Horn"
• Jim of PHOTOBLOG By Jim Larimer - "Wash Day"
• Scott of Photoshop Insider has a number of updates from Photoshop World.
• Jon at San Miguel Photo of the Day - "Cardone Espinas"
• Shooter at Serial Photographer - "Untitled #71"
• David of Strobist has post about an off-photographer camera and a good idea for lighting a car interior.
• Terry of Terry White's Tech Blog shares his thoughts on Apple's new line of iPods.
• Andy of The Global Photographer tells of photographic safari best practices.
• Andy of Visual Realia - "Eyes Open"
• Aaron of What the Duck - "WTD #298"
• Ben of Where is Ben? survived Vegas.

Update your blogs often! I will only include links to posts added since the last P&P Weekly.

As always, if you have any suggestions or notice a discrepancy, please email me.

Geographic Composition #7: Danger

Welcome to week seven of Geographic Composition! Each week a number of my fellow photobloggers and I will submit an image based on a common theme from our scattered locations around the world. Even though the theme is the same, our own vision and view of the world when coupled with the geographic and cultural environment in which we live will shape the images we create and offer a varied interpretation on the topic of the week.

For this week, our theme is "danger."

Please take a moment to view the participants' blogs and also, if you have any suggestions for future themes, please leave a comment below.

Thanks, and Enjoy!

"Cardone Espinas Macro with Lens Baby"
Jon Erikson - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
"Violent Nature"
Amy Archer - Sweden
"Hot"
Jason D. Moore - North Syracuse, NY
"Terminal Thought"
Andrew Smith - Hanover, PA
"Down & Out"
Erik Persson - Seattle, WA
"Heat of the Moment"
Mike Holley - Worcestershire, England

Kelby Training

Just announced during the Photoshop World keynote, Friend-of-the-Blog Scott Kelby just launched his new site Kelby Training - "the most comprehensive educational resource for photographers, graphic designers, and creative professionals using the Adobe Creative Suite."

From the release on the NAPP site Scott tells us:

“We share our student’s passion for creativity, and as the leading resource for Photoshop educational DVDs, live training seminars, online classes, and award-winning books, it’s our job to not only boost their Photoshop skill level and give them a competitive advantage, but to make the whole process just like our training – easy, fun, and straight-to-the-point.”

Check it out!

Too Hot!

I was doing some shooting around the apartment tonight (don't worry, Kim's fine - bad joke) for this week's Geographic Composition entry. I have a variation on the same scene that I'll actually be posting for the project but thought I'd pop this one up as a teaser for Friday's "danger."

P&P Weekly: #46

Hope everyone in the US had a restful Labor Day Weekend!


Here’s what’s been happening this week in The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll:

• Amy of 2007 Picture a day (or week) - "Violent Nature"
• Paul of A Clean Well-Lighted Place - "#6294"
• Kathleen of A Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania - "Mr. Darcy (A Baby Pygmy Goat)"
• Bruce of Bruce L. Snell Photography - "September Morning"
• Chris of Chis Orwig Photography - "chalk"
• Dave at BeckermanPhoto.com - "Information, Metropolitan Museum"
• Dave at Dave Cross Online talks about his Kata knapsack camera bag.
• David of Digital ProTalk is our newest member - Welcome! - and he shares his latest photos, photo tips, and processing techniques.
• Erik of Erik Persson Photography - "Catch the Wind"
• Richard of Europe in Black and White has an article about how he packages his photos for shipping.
• Jeff of Jeff's Photo Gallery has a new blog address and a couple of nice shots from Coyote Buttes.
• Joey of Joey Lawrence: Perception has a post about a music video he shot.
• John of John Nack on Adobe reassures us that most of your photos suck and shares some uncategorized links - including one to my recent profile of him.
• Matt of Lightroom Killer Tips has a video about DNG, shares the photography of Karen Kuehn and a couple more of his Friday Tips. And over at Photoshop Killer Tips Matt talks about fixing gaps in teeth, opening a new window, custom keyboard shortcuts, and taking a snapshot in Photoshop.
• Lynda of One Day at a Time - "My Pleasure"
• Jenny at Photo Two-Twenty shares her shot from this week's Geographic Composition.
• Jim of PHOTOBLOG By Jim Larimer shares a couple of his latest prints.
• Scott of Photoshop Insider got to shoot on the sidelines at a Bears game.
• Justin of Photoshop Quicktips shares some tips for your Photoshop productivity.
• Jon at San Miguel Photo of the Day posts images of life in Mexico. "Doorway to a Ruin"
• Shooter at Serial Photographer - "Untitled #69"
• Mike of Simply Photography - "The Royal Box"
• David of Strobist talks about assembling an inexpensive camera bag.
• Terry of Terry White's Tech Blog wrote about Apple's new ringtone app, iToner.
• Clayton of The C Spot has some final thoughts about his What the Duck bass.
• Andy of The Global Photographer - "Sunset from Mount Kilimanjaro"
• Andy of Visual Realia - "Yielding Shade"
• Aaron of What the Duck - "WTD #291"
• Martin of What the Heck Journal - "Coupe de Ville"
• Ben of Where is Ben? has been exploring Minneapolis.

Update your blogs often! I will only include links to posts added since the last P&P Weekly.

As always, if you have any suggestions or notice a discrepancy, please email me.

Geographic Composition #6: Alone

Welcome to week six of Geographic Composition! Each week a number of my fellow photobloggers and I will submit an image based on a common theme from our scattered locations around the world. Even though the theme is the same, our own vision and view of the world when coupled with the geographic and cultural environment in which we live will shape the images we create and offer a varied interpretation on the topic of the week.

For this week, our theme is "alone."

Please take a moment to view the participants' blogs and also, if you have any suggestions for future themes, please leave a comment below.

Thanks, and Enjoy!

Jenny Arnez - Rancho Cardova, CA
"Jo Ann and Maguey with Lensbaby 3 B&W"
Jon Erikson - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
"Solo"
Andrew Smith - Hanover, PA
"This Path We Follow"
Erik Persson - Seattle, WA
Jason D. Moore - North Syracuse, NY

Photoshop User TV...Again!

Another special thanks to Friends-of-the-Blog Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski for mentioning this blog for a second time on the show making reference to my recent profile of John Nack. Thanks Guys!

For those of you who may be linking here via Photoshop User TV and have never been here before, in addition to my normal weekday posts, every Monday I write a roundup of what members of my Photoshop & Photography Blogroll are posting (view the list on the right). Also, each Friday a number of my fellow bloggers and I post images on a common weekly theme in our Geographic Composition project. In addition, I have a number of P&P Blogger Profiles that I have accumulated over the past year which you can find by clicking here.

Thanks again for the mention! And thanks to all of you for stopping by!

P&P Weekly: #45

Here’s what’s been happening this week in The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll:

• Amy of 2007 Picture a day (or week) - "Death Valley Tree" (one of my favorites this week)
• Paul of A Clean Well-Lighted Place - "#6348"
• Kathleen of A Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania - "Cattle Show, 2007 Grange Fair"
• Bruce of Bruce L. Snell Photography - "Ellyce and Chris"
• Chris of Chis Orwig Photography - "dad's view"
• Dave at BeckermanPhoto.com - "Guitar Player, Subway"
• Dave at Dave Cross Online sends us an update from his teaching cruise to Alaska.
• Erik of Erik Persson Photography recently met Bruce Willis.
• Mike at eyes on the road really wants a Nikon D3.
• Jeff of Jeff's Photo Gallery a great wave image.
• John of John Nack on Adobe does some photographic pondering.
• Matt of Lightroom Killer Tips talks about upsizing in Lightroom. And over at Photoshop Killer Tips Matt talks about a pen tool tip and a tip about creating really tiny type.
• Lynda of One Day at a Time - "No Longer Owned"
• Jenny at Photo Two-Twenty has a greatly textured shot from this week's Geographic Composition.
• Scott of Photoshop Insider reviews some of his equipment.
• Jon at San Miguel Photo of the Day posts images of life in Mexico. "Sombrero Viejo y la Plumas"
• Shooter at Serial Photographer - "Life's a Beach"
• David of Strobist has a post about Annie Liebovitz and the (red) campaign.
• Terry of Terry White's Tech Blog is our newest member - Welcome! - always has some great reviews on the latest gadgets.
• Clayton of The C Spot has been reconstructing his WTD Bass Guitar.
• Andy of The Global Photographer will be leading an off the beaten path photo workshop in Moab, Utah.
• Andy of Visual Realia and I really like his GC contribution "The Sound of E"
• Aaron of What the Duck - "WTD #288"
• Martin of What the Heck Journal - "Vintage"
• Ben of Where is Ben? recently had an interview in After Capture Magazine.

Update your blogs often! I will only include links to posts added since the last P&P Weekly.

As always, if you have any suggestions or notice a discrepancy, please email me.

Geographic Composition #5: Metal

Welcome to week five of Geographic Composition! Each week a number of my fellow photobloggers and I will submit an image based on a common theme from our scattered locations around the world. Even though the theme is the same, our own vision and view of the world when coupled with the geographic and cultural environment in which we live will shape the images we create and offer a varied interpretation on the topic of the week.

For this week, our theme is "metal." The selections this week range from the aged to the artistic to musical, to the commemorative.

Please take a moment to view the participants' blogs and also, if you have any suggestions for future themes, please leave a comment below.

Thanks, and Enjoy!

"Crazy Little Curve"
Erik Persson - Seattle, WA
"Rusted"
Jason D. Moore - North Syracuse, NY
"Remembering 9/11: a WTC beam up close"
Jenny Arnez - Rancho Cardova, CA
"Horns"
Amy Archer - Sweden "Father Hidalgo"
Jon Erikson - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
"Sound of E"
Andrew Smith - Hanover, PA

A Few More From Last Week

(Sorry for the delay in posting and for the error messages you may have seen. Apparently Blogger was experiencing some server issues which kept me from posting and you from viewing. Appologies for any inconvenience.)

Here are three more shots from our outing last week. Two of them were thoughts I had for the "On The Go" theme for last week's Geographic Composition but because I wasn't using our on-car camera rig (used primarily for video) they were a tad blurrier than I would've liked - though a little bit of blur adds a little something, given the theme. The other is a shot I took while laying down in a corn field just before taking the shots for this composite.

P&P Weekly: #44

Coming up tomorrow you can read a P&P Blogger Profile of Adobe's Sr. Product Manager for Photoshop, John Nack!

In the meantime, here’s what’s been happening this week in The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll:

• Amy of 2007 Picture a day (or week) - "Little Bird"
• Paul of A Clean Well-Lighted Place - "#6152"
• Kathleen of A Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania - "Jenn Gets the Guillotine at the Grange Fair"
• Bruce of Bruce L. Snell Photography - "USD 437" Great Stuff!
• Chris of Chis Orwig Photography - reflections at the harbor today
• Dave at BeckermanPhoto.com - "Gotham from Manhattan Bridge" and "Lenox Avenue"
• Dave at Dave Cross Online is off to teach on a cruise to Alaska, poor guy!
• Richard of Europe in Black and White is processing is images from his summer travels.
• Mike at eyes on the road profiles photographer Bob Krist.
• Jeff of Jeff's Photo Gallery has a great pano of the Grand Canyon - be sure to click on the link at the bottom of the post for the full size, scrollable version.
• Joey of Joey Lawrence: Perception has been sharing some recent "fan" mail.
• John of John Nack on Adobe has some links for Lightroom web galleries.
• Matt of Lightroom Killer Tips has a video about creating a desaturated effect. And over at Photoshop Killer Tips Matt talks about HTML color, smart guides, global light, and saving your own layer styles.
• Jenny at Photo Two-Twenty - "A Tire for Three"
• Scott of Photoshop Insider has been shooting out west and shares a story of his "fun" experience in Monument Valley.
• Jon at San Miguel Photo of the Day posts images of life in Mexico. "Another Sunflower"
• Shooter at Serial Photographer - "Camelot"
• David of Strobist has a post on Umbrella Specular Portraits.
• Andy of The Global Photographer is off to Seattle for some lectures on his African adventures.
• Tom of Tom Moore Fine Art Photography - "Heather and Robert"
• Andy of Visual Realia has some great city shots from Harrisburg. Some of his best that I've seen. Nice work, Andy!
• Aaron of What the Duck - "WTD #282"
• Martin of What the Heck Journal - "Rocket Science"
• Ben of Where is Ben? - "Empire Truck Rental" and "Hazelgreen, MO"

Update your blogs often! I will only include links to posts added since the last P&P Weekly.

As always, if you have any suggestions or notice a discrepancy, please email me.

Abstract #2

Last March I wrote a post about creating abstract backgrounds using long exposures. Well, the other day as we were on our way back from shooting an interview for one of our projects, I had the chance to stop and take some shots - particularly in search for a shot for tomorrow's Geographic Composition.

As we were driving along through the country roads in Genoa, NY we pulled off so I could get a couple of shots in a cornfield - another one will be posted probably next week. The above shot is a composite of six 1sec. exposures with some light adjustments in Lightroom and put together in Photoshop by simply changing the blend modes of each layer (some to Multiply, some to Screen, some to Soft Light).

It's a great little technique for coming up with something interesting and different. I really like how this one turned out.

UPDATE: I just posted a variation of this in my NAPP Portfolio where I added a couple of Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layers with angled linear gradients in the masks to add the blue and red hue shifts.

P&P Weekly: #43

Well, the new computer has finally arrived after a mixup by DHL. It's been a little slow going getting everything installed but once I am able to put it through its paces I'm sure it will prove to be an improvement.

In the meantime, here’s what’s been happening this week in The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll:

• Amy of 2007 Picture a day (or week) - "101 Cafe"
• Paul of A Clean Well-Lighted Place - "#5984"
• Kathleen of A Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania - "A Swim in Tinicum Creek"
• Bruce of Bruce L. Snell Photography - "Lightning Strike"
• Chris of Chis Orwig Photography - while biking home from work
• Dave at BeckermanPhoto.com - "Brooklyn Bridge IR2" and "New York Skyline, Vertical"
• Dave at Dave Cross Online has a great tip about wrapping text around objects in Photoshop.
• Erik of Erik Persson Photography - "Blue Angels and More at Seafair 2007"
• Richard of Europe in Black and White is back from a holiday.
• Mike at eyes on the road shares the first shots of his day stalking the sun.
• Jeff of Jeff's Photo Gallery has two posts (1,2) from his time at Tonto National Forest Park in Arizona.
• Joey of Joey Lawrence: Perception shares some behind-the-scenes shots from a recent workshop.
• John of John Nack on Adobe is back from a recent trip to Ireland.
• Matt of Lightroom Killer Tips shares a shortcut for switching modules. And over at Photoshop Killer Tips Matt talks about color, previewing adjustments, the quick selection tool, and resizing your window.
• Jenny at Photo Two-Twenty - "A Mendocino Neighborhood"
• Jim of PHOTOBLOG by Jim Larimer - "Hill Top"
• Scott of Photoshop Insider was recently interviewed on Photo Talk Radio.
• Justin from Photoshop Quicktips and Seeley Media has a video about using calculations to create a grayscale image.
• Jon at San Miguel Photo of the Day posts images of life in Mexico. "Falls under the old bridge"
• Shooter at Serial Photographer - "Untitled #66"
• David of Strobist has an interesting post on using specular reflections as background elements and includes some sketches of the setup as well as examples of the effect.
• Clayton of The C Spot won the guitar in the What the Duck auction. Congrats!
• Andy of The Global Photographer is offering a new custom profile service for inkjet printers. And speaking of profiles, Andy is the next subject in my profile series which will be posted tomorrow!
• Tom of Tom Moore Fine Art Photography - "Amy & John"
• Andy of Visual Realia - "So Small a Flower"
• Aaron of What the Duck - "WTD #276"
• Martin of What the Heck Journal - "Pit Stop"
• Ben of Where is Ben? - "Exploring Maroon Bells"

Update your blogs often! I will only include links to posts added since the last P&P Weekly.

As always, if you have any suggestions or notice a discrepancy, please email me.

Two Months and Counting

The P&P Weekly will be posted tomorrow instead of in its usual Monday slot due to a busy weekend.

Kim was a bridesmaid in her friend's wedding on Saturday so I got to meet a number of people that will be coming to ours. We saw some things that we might consider including in our plans, other things that wouldn't be "us," and had an all-in-all good time.

With the wedding this weekend, we both have been growing more excited about our own which is now exactly two months from today. As the groom got up to speak, he said how he wasn't at all nervous and I can honestly say that I'm not either. I can't wait!

As I wait for DHL to deliver the new laptop - it's out for delivery! - I will leave you with a shot I took on Friday of the tractor from the summer camp I went to as a kid and volunteered and worked at in college. (We're working on a video for them and I was down there last week gathering footage.)

Until then...

Royal Motel #2

Here's another look at the sign for the Royal Motel that I used for my entry into last week's Geographic Composition. I think I like this one a little better because I have the ground in the shot, which allows me to add the graduated lens blur to add depth and I took a little more time on the mask of the sign so it's a little cleaner, selection-wise. I also removed part of an "apartment for rent" sign that was sitting on the lawn near the sign - which is why I initially went with the other shot.

Finally!

They have the new set!

P&P Weekly: #42

Here’s what’s been happening this week in The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll:

• Amy of 2007 Picture a day (or week) - "Wildflowers"
• Paul of A Clean Well-Lighted Place - "#5606"
• Kathleen of A Walk Through Durham Township, Pennsylvania - "American Flag Hot Air Balloon"
• Bruce of Bruce L. Snell Photography has a photo on a billboard.
• Chris of Chis Orwig Photography - "Meadow Walkway"
• Dave at BeckermanPhoto.com - "Brooklyn Bridge & Willow" and "Trees #2 (Central Park) "
• Dave at Dave Cross Online asks what his readers think about the iPhone.
• Erik of Erik Persson Photography - "Red Rock Waterfall"
• Mike at eyes on the road has more tips for shooting on a rainy day.
• Jeff of Jeff's Photo Gallery is trying out the Dragonizer action set.
• Joey of Joey Lawrence: Perception is stranded in South America
• John of John Nack on Adobe has a post about gigantic typography.
• Matt of Lightroom Killer Tips has a tip about using the target adjustment tool. And over at Photoshop Killer Tips Matt talks about actions, inverting, and filling layers.
• Jenny at Photo Two-Twenty found a new site to share your photos.
• Scott of Photoshop Insider has a new CS3 book out.
• Justin from Photoshop Quicktips and Seeley Media shows us how to create an Apple-inspired design.
• Jon at San Miguel Photo of the Day posts images of life in Mexico. "After the rain"
• Shooter at Serial Photographer - "Up Ship Creek"
• David of Strobist shares a link to a site with a video about balancing ambient light and a flash.
• Clayton of The C Spot has another shot up from the Upper Falls on the Cheat River.
• Andy of The Global Photographer has one of his shots featured on the splash page of Naturescapes.net
• Andy of Visual Realia - "Idleness"
• Aaron of What the Duck - "WTD #271"
• Martin of What the Heck Journal - "Bling Bling"
• Ben of Where is Ben? is going to be leading a Galapagos Islands workshop.

Update your blogs often! I will only include links to posts added since the last P&P Weekly.

As always, if you have any suggestions or notice a discrepancy, please email me.

Antique Sign

Here's another shot from last weekend. This is an antique Arby's sign along my street. There seems to be an effort in North Syracuse to keep some of the old fashioned signs to give the area a certain amount of character.

(Sorry for the late posting, we spent most of the day taping at a local steel mill and just got back.)