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Discovered Art:

Hope Valley by Tom Anthony

Perhaps it’s because I live in West Texas and am virtually surrounded by dirt and tumbleweeds that an image with rolling hills and such beautiful greenery would speak to me so much. Often times we are drawn to art because it visually describes a place we long to be. Hope Valley by Tom Anthony can be purchased as a Fine Art Giclee Print for the low-low price of $70 at DiscoveredArtists.com. Lovely…

In Photography Art news:

Magenta has announced this year’s Flash Forward emerging photographers of the year. Some truly awesome talent, indeed.

If you’re in San Fransisco you can check out this photography exhibition.

In the Photoblogosphere:

Ever wanted to become famous on Flickr? Miss Aniela discusses her cover on American Photo which is pretty neat.

Did you know it was Edwin Land’s birthday on the 7th? I didn’t. You do know who Edwin Land is…right?

Good to hear that The Big Picture won a Webby.  Uhm, that’s an award for web content.  You know; blogs, podcasts, websites, etc.  Good stuff.

I used to work at a portrait studio and we shot tethered.  Sometimes I really hated it.  After I went out on my own, I really missed it sometimes.  Here’s an article on tethering the 5D Mark II.  I covet…

Photocontests:

Apparently even Google will run a photo contest. If you use iGoogle this is actually pretty cool.

In Post Production:

Deciding on DNG and you use Lightroom? Here’s a great video for you.

In Photo Gear news:

Yes, I did blink and miss it.  Apparently Panasonic goes video as well.

In Your Photo Tips news:

Don’t forget you can win a Canon PowerShot SD770IS.  You still have a couple months to get some entries in, but time’s running out to get all of those multiple entries.  I’m just saying…

Of course we’re reading The Hot Shoe Diaries by Joe McNally for our Photography Book Club.  I got it in yesterday and I’ve enjoyed the few moments of time I’ve had so far to flip through the pages.  First impression is very good.

Now for some images to enjoy!

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