A Photoshop Technique For Darkening Around A Soft Outline

Introduction We have just added this photograph of a Herdwick sheep to our range of ecards. The original image had a distracting background and this article explains how I removed it without ‘rubbing out’ the delicate edges of the the fleece. Love And Economics The fleece of the Herdwick sheep is a rich brown color, … Read more

Nikon D700 and Nikon D60: Comparing Image Quality

This is a semi-technical article, comparing the image quality of the Nikon D700 and the Nikon D60 in controlled lighting conditions. If you don’t want to plough through the details, the cropped images from the two cameras are at the end of this article – take a look and let me know what you think. … Read more

The Friendly Horse and The Australian Government

We’re changing the look of ecard communications.Take A Look At Our Distinctive Ecards. He was such a placid and friendly horse. He came over and without any nervousness, smelled my hand and took the grass I held out. Looking at him in the photograph, I thought of the word ‘Dobbin’ used to describe a placid, … Read more