Crop Corner

The summer is now in full swing and the woodland canopy has its full dress on. The meadows are covered in a carpet of flowers that keep the thousands of bugs and butterflies fully occupied with the scent of their nectar. On the rivers and streams and on the lakes and ponds, down is turning to feathers, tadpoles to frogs and nymphs to Dragons! For the mammals and birds it is a time of growing and learning to fend for themselves. But for the human population, it is the beginning of the holiday season, and that brings a new set of problems. Holiday photography can be greatly improved with a little planning and forethought. Some of you may have chosen a destination for its picture potential, but for many it will be a holiday chosen for family reasons and at first glance seems like it will only be suitable for the normal snapshot photography.

We asked NYI's resident digital guru Jim Barthman to take a look at Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 a few month's back when the buzz about Photoshop CS2 was just beginning. Since we had a three-month hiatus during a server location switchover and some coding mumbo-jumbo, we're devoting this installment of Digital Dialog to Jim's reviews of both Elements 3.0 and CS2. Is one right for you? Could you use both? Is it worth it to upgrade to CS2? Read Jim's opinions below. Adobe Photoshop CS2 software For better or for worse, it seems like software upgrades have become one of those things in life you can count on. The decision to upgrade is not always an easy one.

Most digital cameras have a built in flash that automatically fires when the lighting situation dictates that its necessary. Luckily, most of the time this is a good thing. However there are some instances when the flash either a) doesnt fire when you need it to (causing a picture to appear underexposed) or b) fires when you rather it didnt (causing a picture to appear overexposed). These situations can cause your photographs to be less than perfect. While some of these problematic pictures can be corrected later using your favorite digital photo editing program, you can learn to avoid these situations in the first place by taking the time to learn how to manipulate your cameras flash and recognizing when you might need to do so.