Category Archives: Digital Photos

Topaz Photo AI – a new tool

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Ludwig

Topaz Labs has added a new tool to their collection of outstanding photo editing programs. Topaz Photo AI includes features from Topaz DeNoise AI, Topaz Sharpen AI, and Topaz Gigapixel AI. It adds intelligence that selects what can enhance an … Continue reading →

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Once again – a dingy museum image

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Ludwig

There was a post on Facebook showing an image of the painting Virgin and Child, by Italian painter Pintoricchio. Next to it was a photo of that painting undergoing a CT scan. Here is a screen capture from the post: … Continue reading →

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RAW file contents

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Ludwig

What’s inside a RAW file? What you see may not be what you got! Here are histograms displayed by five different photo editing applications – all of the same RAW file. Take a look: The tools were set to their … Continue reading →

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Metadata Malaise

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Ludwig

We all chuckle at the way stories change along the way in the rumor mill. We also sigh at the free-wheeling way that photo-editing apps play with metadata. What surprised me, however, was seeing some text that I didn’t recognize … Continue reading →

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Digging in the Dark

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Ludwig

Another mistake in setting camera exposure There I was taking pictures of the sunset. It was not that gorgeous a view, but I didn’t want to miss it as I had been there on our iconic town bridge. My camera … Continue reading →

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On how we see

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Ludwig

Seeing Cars Facebook reminded me, with a two-year old iPhone photo, of the day we parted with our old Ford Taurus. It had served us faithfully for eighteen years. Looking at the photo some pleasant memories of that trusty vehicle … Continue reading →

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