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Adobe Photoshop Express

Check out the new Adobe Photoshop Express site! I just signed up and grabbed the nyc.photoshop.com url. It looks like a cross between Picassa and Lightroom, the difference being that it is all web based. They are giving 2gb of free storage to start. My main beef with Picassa was that it didn’t allow much control over the tuning features (especially sharpening). The editing features of Express, while simple, seem to give you a little more control. Check it out… and grab your personal url quickly!

* Just a quick note… not surprisingly, the new Express application does not support raw files.

Channel Garden Fountains, Rockefeller Center

Channel Garden Fountains, Rockefeller Center

Channel Garden Fountains, Rockefeller Center

The small Cherry Blossom trees are in bloom, and there was a mist rising from the fountain. In the background, you can see Prometheus, and the “Electric Fountain”.

I’m really enjoying the Canon G9. I find myself shooting (and posting) more often. This shot was taken hand-held, using the G9’s built in ND filter to get the cliché cloudy water effect. The picture has some motion blur, but it’s not too bad considering it was a 1 second exposure. The image stabilization on the camera is good, but it can’t work miracles. I am thinking about getting an Optech Strap for the camera. I have the Pro version on my D200, and I like it alot. You can remove the middle part of the strap, and connect the 2 end loops attached to the camera, creating a decent hand strap. I’m hoping i can get the hand held shots a little sharper by pulling the camera out against the strap.