Blue Pixel

One of the great advantages of digital photography is that we're able to control every step of the process. From capture to output, if you've got editing software and a printer, you can manage each step the image goes through. There's a downside to that too. It takes time. That's why sometimes I sacrifice quality for speed.
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A little over two years ago I got an iPhone 3G. It was never a great phone, but boy was it a great smartphone. In September, my contract with AT&T was up. So the decision was to either stay with the iPhone or move to something different. I chose different.
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One of the first things I look to when picking up a new camera is the menus. Body styles and button placements don't change all that much, so there are few "WOW" moments on the outside of new models. Inside though, in the settings and menus, is where the manufacturers can really do some exciting things.
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One of the challenges of color management the past few years has been the brightness of LCD monitors. Most people like them bright and contrasty, and the manufacturers have heard their wishes and complied. For those of us serious about color management, that's created a problem.
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We're lucky to live in a time when we have lots of choices. Of course that makes for lots of decisions, which can get complicated. I need different computers for different uses, and have spent the last few years working through some of those options. I already wrote about the tiny, inexpensive netbook I bought for occasional trips where weight is at a premium and I don't need power. Now I want to talk about a very compact, very powerful computer that I'm going to use when traveling and I need to get real work done.
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Netbooks (low-powered, lightweight laptops) have become very popular over the last couple of years. Great for email and surfing the net, but not the right computer for a photographer. At least that's what I thought before.
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Most of what I do in photography these days involves using the "latest and greatest," both in camera gear and technology. There are times, though, when it's nice to go light and easy.
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I've seen two things recently from Lexar I'd like to share. One has to do with testing their cards, the other is about a new contest.
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As I've written before, I've been playing with some of the HDR (High Dynamic Range) software for the last year or so, and enjoying it. More and more, though I'm preferring finished photos that don't look like HDR images. I'll explain.
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I've just returned from a trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (and yes, it was fantastic). Due to strict limits on luggage amounts and weights, I decided to try a new strategy for my computing needs.
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