Category Archives: Digital Photos

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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Archive Treasure – 1

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Ludwig

Cleaning and organizing can get easily sidetracked when you find some long forgotten treasures. Here is one such photo. This is a panorama stitched together in ICE (Microsoft Image Composite Editor – also a relic), showing the Atlanta skyline as … Continue reading →

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Flower Photography

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Ludwig

Flower Photography Photographing flowers is fun, and also a bit of work. There is preparation and careful work before the shutter is pressed, and the real work begins afterwards. If you are interested in my take on the topic, watch … Continue reading →

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