Links
These are links that could be of interest to photographers. More will be added regularly.
Photography technique:
Expose right for digital photography
Why focusing and recomposing causes misfocus behind your subject
Depth of field calculator
Other important photograpy related tutorials:
How to clean stuck-on gunk off of your digital SLR's sensor
More about how to clean stuck-on gunk off of your digital SLR's sensor
Using an Ionizer to remove statically charged dust from a sensor –I haven't tried this yet
An explanation of what vignetting is, its causes, and remedies
Digital "darkroom" stuff :
Tom Fors's Adobe Camera Raw calibrator script – to make your camera's RAW output look color accurate with ACR
A modified version of Tom Fors's Adobe Camera Raw calibrator script
Dry Creek Photo's printer profiles
Max Lyons's Image stacking software
Focus stacking software –I haven't tried this
An interpolation plug-in comparison
Location conditions, updates, and alerts:
California wildflower updates
Snow Conditions for California Locations
Tidal forecasts
Home Page of Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve
Yosemite National Park conditions updates from the park's official website
Live webcams of current conditions in Yosemite
Up-to-date reports and information about Mt. Rainier conditions from the national park's official website
Autumn foliage updates for the Eastern United States
Maine's official website for Autumn foliage updates
Find the direction and angle of the sun for your location for sunrise, sunset, or any other time
Test results, testing techniques, and tools for testing:
Digital SLR vs. Film comparison
Digital SLR vs. Film dynamic range comparison
Imatest image quality evaluation software
Downloadable color resolution chart
A free utility to test your digital camera for dead pixels and for hot pixels
Photography forums and user groups:
Open Photography Forums – an excellent new forum that I have affiliated myself with
Digital Photography Review's discussion forums
Fred Miranda's photography forums
A good YAHOO! user's group for outdoor photography in California
Photography gear and software resources:
Acratech camera support accessories
Chromatic aberration and birefringence removal software –I haven't tired this, yet, but I've heard good reports
Lightsphere II flash diffuser – a very effective flash diffuser which I use frequently
Flip-it! Adjustable flash diffuser –I haven't tried this, but it looks interesting
Green Clean compressed-gas-cannister vacuum sensor cleaner –I haven't tried this, but it looks interesting
Other good stuff:
Photographer's rights to take pictures in the United States
Stock photo price calculator for the United States
How long of a lens do you need? calculator –scroll down a little to get to it
Canon's focal length comparison simulation
Free online full length publication of William Strunk, Jr.'s The Elements of Style
Breaking "the gigapixel barrier" with stitched digital images
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