Dynamic Photo is great for quick HDR effects

TIPS for tonal mapping your HDR imagesYou may download a free 30-day trial version of Dynamic Photo. Open the software and browse for your three images with different exposures (-2, 0, +2 work best). Then click on Step 1 and which will create a blend of the three...

Exposure Masking in Photoshop: Manual HDR

The Old Chair Study – Bannack Ghost Town, Montana – May 15, 2009Here are 5 steps to manually create an HDR image with Photoshop masks:NOTE: Click on any image to view it larger.1. Use a tripod and bracketing, with the timer, to take three different...

World’s Best Cinnamon Glazed Almonds!

This is a winner! Tasty – No added Fat – and Easy to make. How can it be any better? The secret ingredient is an EGG WHITE! You will love these even more than Adam’s outfits on American Idol. ;)This is the real way to make those toasty cinnamon...

4 wonderful days & a new HIP!

My father has HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY at age 85!Well my father has a new hip and I have a new understanding of what it is like to feel the inevitable pains of growing old, which my parents are managing to do so gracefully. I spent Thursday night, April 30 through...

Cabin Fever April 2009!

Another fun reunion togetherWell, we just held our annual reunion for some wild and crazy girls from Highland High School. Yes, indeed, once a year, we take time to get-together to talk, laugh, and share our life experiences and words of profound wisdom. HaHa! This...