Lakes & Rivers

Vertical or Horizontal?

by Sherri on August 18, 2009

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Goose silhouette, Utica Reservoir, Alpine County, California.

Goose silhouette, Utica Reservoir, Alpine County, California. When you have a really good subject in front of you like this Goose, it's always a good idea to shoot more than one photo of it. Try shooting your subject in both formats (vertical & horizontal) at the minimum. Here is the horizontal photo of this Goose, that I posted last week. Which one do you prefer? Thank you for visiting. If you would like to leave a comment, simply click on the "comments" link (add your message in the box) at the bottom of this post. You can also sign up for a "free" subscription to this Blog. Just look in the upper right hand side of the Blog under "Subscribe to Sherri's Blog." Then, either click on the orange button, or enter your email address and click on "subscribe." Visit our Stock Photo Website for links to photo galleries.

Best of the Best Lightroom Tweets of the Week

by Sherri on August 14, 2009

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Sunset at Utica Reservoir, Alpine County, California.

You can just about count on a great sunset and sunrise at Utica Reservoir. When we first visited this mind blowing place 26 years ago, our experience was no different. You can read all my posts about Utica Reservoir here. This week I have a surprise for YOU! I went through all of my past "Lightroom Tweets of the Week" and handpicked some of the ones that have been most helpful to me up until now. Which ones have been the most helpful to you? Please let me and the other readers of this blog know your answers, by leaving a comment in the comments section below. Many thanks! Here are the "Best of the Best Lightroom Tweets of the Week!"
  1. @LightroomQueen Use LR for contact sheets, verses PS for more control. It also saves as it goes. Add your ID plate 2 personalise.
  2. @ dianeschuller Scott Kelby's book http://tinyurl.com/nmzwtu is a must have to get the most out of Lightroom.
  3. @ephotopros Lightroom 2 Twip: Experiment on a virtual copy, not the original. CTRL/Command ' to make a virtual copy.
  4. @MattKloskowski on Lightroom Killer Tips - Don’t forget about History > http://twurl.nl/k2x2nx.
  5. @xequals if you haven't been playing with the Luminance sliders in Lightroom you're missing out! http://x-equals.com/blog/?p...
  6. @RichLeighton Lightroom Keyboard Shortcut Quick Reference http://bit.ly/BORl2.
  7. @gmwils Watching Terry White's Lightroom workflow video: http://bit.ly/pt6hz.
  8. @ashumittal Creating a Triptych in Lightroom http://bit.ly/1Tjc8.
  9. @MattKloskowski Posted another Before/After Lightroom & Photoshop tutorial on my blog. Check it out http://tiny.pl/3k6d.
  10. @pixum Add a light Source in Lightroom in 5 Easy Steps. http://bit.ly/77jkl
In case you missed my previous "Top 10 Tweets of the Week" posts, you can view them all by clicking on the Top 10 Tweets of the Week category on the sidebar of this Photo Blog. You can retweet (RT) this post, by clicking on the lime green retweet button at the bottom of this post. It will take you directly to Twitter. If you don't know about the importance of retweeting, please refer to this post by Jim Goldstein. Thank you for visiting. If you would like to leave a comment, simply click on the "comments" link (add your message in the box) at the bottom of this post. You can also sign up for a "free" subscription to this Blog. Just look in the upper right hand side of the Blog under "Subscribe to Sherri's Blog." Then, either click on the orange button, or enter your email address and click on "subscribe." Visit our Stock Photo Website for links to photo galleries.

Family Kayaking on Utica Reservoir

by Sherri on August 12, 2009

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Couple and their dog kayaking on Utica Reservoir, Alpine County, California.

This is a very typical scene at Utica Reservoir. If you are into kayaking or canoeing and you have a dog or two, then Utica Reservoir is for YOU! We fit right in here. We have a dog and we love to kayak and canoe. I've never seen so many people paddling with their dogs as I did here. It was really fun to witness! More photos of our adventure to Utica Reservoir to come! Thank you for visiting. If you would like to leave a comment, simply click on the "comments" link (add your message in the box) at the bottom of this post. You can also sign up for a "free" subscription to this Blog. Just look in the upper right hand side of the Blog under "Subscribe to Sherri's Blog." Then, either click on the orange button, or enter your email address and click on "subscribe." Visit our Stock Photo Website for links to photo galleries.

Sunrise at Utica Reservoir

by Sherri on August 10, 2009

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Sunrise at Utica Reservoir, Alpine County, California.

This photo was taken the first morning during our camping trip to Utica Reservoir. Typically, I like to include people in my photographs, but I had to bag that idea for this photo. I was the only one up! More photos of our adventure to this magical place to come! Thank you for visiting. If you would like to leave a comment, simply click on the "comments" link (add your message in the box) at the bottom of this post. You can also sign up for a "free" subscription to this Blog. Just look in the upper right hand side of the Blog under "Subscribe to Sherri's Blog." Then, either click on the orange button, or enter your email address and click on "subscribe." Visit our Stock Photo Website for links to photo galleries.

Utica Reservoir

by Sherri on May 2, 2008

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Sunrise over Utica Reservoir, Alpine County, California

The Blue Thunder story continues... It's been 25 years since this photo was taken on our off-road adventure trip to Utica Reservoir. But, I remember it as if it was yesterday. [click to continue…]

Utica Trail Off-Road Adventure

by Sherri on April 25, 2008

blue-thunder2.jpg Heading towards Utica Reservoir, Alpine County, California Here is another shot of our Toyota Landcruiser FJ-40, Blue Thunder, doing what it does best - tackling hard to get to places! As I mentioned in my last post, we will be selling Blue Thunder soon. Before we do, I wanted to post a few photos of our favorite off-road adventures we have enjoyed in it. To get this shot, I stood up in the back and clinched on to the roll bar with one white knuckled hand, while shooting with the other. What I love about this photo is that it gives the viewer, YOU, the feeling that you are actually there. More photos of Blue Thunder and some of our favorite locations such as Utica Reservoir, Blue Lake, Gold Lake and maybe even the famous Rubion Trail to come!

Happy Trails Blue Thunder!

by Sherri on April 21, 2008

blue-thunder.jpg Off-road adventure into Utica Reservoir, Alpine County, California Blue Thunder has been a part of our family for 25 years. But, unfortunately, the time has come that we will be finding it a new home soon. [click to continue…]