Milky Way Mischief
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Shoot the Breeze
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Greetings all!
Glad you stopped by... This week we take a close look at National Geographic's latest photo-manipulation faux-pas. To see the photograph in question, check out the original article in National Geographic Magazine.
And then read the article got me going, on PetaPixel's website.
The printer that I ranted on about is the Epson WF7720 - avoid it like the plague.
Here is the photograph that was taken with an ND filter to blur the motion of the water...
Hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you want more photography stuff, you should check out the website.
We'll be back in another week. Until then........
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