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Curiously, this dramatic stand of trees is to be found on a typical suburban street with houses all around, yet barely noticed, I bet, by the inhabitants.

Taking and Making Part 2Some time ago, I wrote a Journal about how I go about making images from taking photographs ==> Taking and Making. In summary, I was pointing out that in order to develop creative works you must, as a photographer, acquire skills that involve not only the control of your camera and lenses, but also knowledge and control of software to process images. The idea of being able to "see" the finished image while taking the photograph, as often stressed in photography manuals, is one of the keys to creative work, but that "seeing" must now include all the possibilities afforded by software from basic processing using the Gimp or Photoshop or Lightroom to more sophisticated processing provided by such software as the Nik Suite (Silver Efex Pro 2, Viveza, Color Efex Pro 4 and others), GMIC, and, say, Topaz Textures. Further, exposure techniques such as HDR, and stitching techniques associated with panorama

Description
Curiously, this dramatic stand of trees is to be found on a typical suburban street with houses all around, yet barely noticed, I bet, by the inhabitants.

Taking and Making Part 2Some time ago, I wrote a Journal about how I go about making images from taking photographs ==> Taking and Making. In summary, I was pointing out that in order to develop creative works you must, as a photographer, acquire skills that involve not only the control of your camera and lenses, but also knowledge and control of software to process images. The idea of being able to "see" the finished image while taking the photograph, as often stressed in photography manuals, is one of the keys to creative work, but that "seeing" must now include all the possibilities afforded by software from basic processing using the Gimp or Photoshop or Lightroom to more sophisticated processing provided by such software as the Nik Suite (Silver Efex Pro 2, Viveza, Color Efex Pro 4 and others), GMIC, and, say, Topaz Textures. Further, exposure techniques such as HDR, and stitching techniques associated with panorama