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My “Under the Loupe” tutorial on using an export action to create a custom watermark for the web galleries is finally out in Photoshop User magazine (Sept 07, pg 84). Here’s the nutshell version:

Create watermark action in Photoshop
Turn action into a droplet and save in Lightroom’s Export Actions folder
Configure Lightroom’s …

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So, I set my alarm for 5:30 thinking I would just catch a little bit of the eclipse before the sun came up. I really wanted to see more, but I’ve been so straight out I opted for sleep.
However, my son had other plans. 3am rolls around and I hear …

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The other morning I had the pleasure of finding a female Cecropia Moth hanging out on my garage door. These moths are among the largest in North America, up there with Luna and Polyphemus. This one’s wing span was just over 4 inches. It was as fuzzy as a teddy …

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Wow, we’ve just had the biggest April snow I’ve seen in at least 15 years. We lost power for the better part of a day, but it sure was a beautiful sight! Everything was coated with heavy wet snow, and I mean everything. I took this shot out of the South facing window on the first floor of my house. It is my neighbor’s barn, and they had just re-painted it last fall, so it was blazing red.