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Here's another freebie from OnOneSoftware called "Adobe Camera Raw PhotoPresets". Read about it, see examples and tutorials, and download it at http://www.ononesoftware.com/detail.php?prodLine_id=34 . There are over 140 free ACR Presets to simplify and speed up your workflow, quickly correct color and tone, and easily add creative effects.

Hello club members. Once again I've located a freeware Photoshop plugin for CS2, CS3 and CS4 you might like to download. You can check it out at http://www.ononesoftware.com/detail.php?prodLine_id=39 .

With the PhotoTools 2 Lite free plugin for Photoshop, you can add a professional look to your photos with just a few clicks. Based on the award-winning PhotoTools 2 Standard Edition plug-in, PhotoTools 2 Lite gives you 15 professional-grade actions and photographic effects for Photoshop that will make your images stand out from the crowd.

I mentioned this at this month's meeting and thought it might be worth a mention here as well.  I went out to La Chua trail recently and found that the number of Sandhill Cranes is on the increase.  The water levels on the Prairie are a little lower than what we had this time last year but it looks as though we may well be in for another great year for getting some good photos of our yearly migratory friends.

Elections for club officers for 2010 were held at our November meeting.  The members at the meeting selected Fred Ross to serve again as President next year, as well as Rick Du Boisson as Vice President, and Tila Fye as Secretary/Treasure.

I am posting a couple links you may find helpful if you are using Photoshop Elements. The first is http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/tutorial/elements-color-correcti... and is related to color correcting your photos. It is pretty staight forward so you will have no trouble following this tutorial.

The second link addresses the use of smart filters, vector drawing, paths, masks and more. The features I refer to are NOT normally available in Elements so if you would like to know more I suggest you take a look at http://www.graphic-design.com/design/graphic-design/elements-plus-filter... .

I'll be posting some links to some unique and notable photography blogs. Hope you enjoy the images and content! These are some great photographers and some of the tips they share are absolutely fantastic! Features are in italics.

Congratulations to Gainesville Photography Club member Val Oppenheim for taking second place in the Butterfly Fest Pollinator Photo Contest with her image "Butterfly with Friend."

Thought you would be interested in this article. It is a review of the Epson P6000 from WebWorkerDaily

If you are a serious photographer, one of the things you live (or work) most in fear of is of losing a whole session of shots before you are able to properly back them up. This can happen in many ways: equipment loss, memory card failure, accidental erasure, or theft. But as with everything digital, there’s a gadget that can help solve that problem — if you are willing to pay the price.

GuideToArtsSchools.Com ( www.guidetoartschools.com) just published “The 11 Best Free Photo Editing Programs” ( http://www.guidetoartschools.com/tips-and-tools/free-photo-editing”).  Along with a thorough review of each of the top 11 photo editing programs, the article also includes links to tutorials and software. This article is incredibly helpful for both the photo enthusiast as well as the novice just looking to start working with photography. 

Howdy Folks,

In my surfing, I ran across WorldImages. The site is:

The internationally recognized WorldImages database provides access to the California State University IMAGE Project. It contains almost 75,000 images, is global in coverage and includes all areas of visual imagery. WorldImages is accessible anywhere and its images may be freely used for non-profit educational purposes. The images can be located using many search techniques, and for convenience they are organized into over 800 portfolios which are then organized into subject groupings.

Hope you enjoy.