Discussion Forums 
Currently I go back and forth using both Apple Aperture 3 and Adobe Lightroom 3. I am also beta testing Adobe Lightroom 4 (beta).

If you have questions about Aperture a good place to visit is ApertureExpert.

Now a good forum to visit for all of your Lightroom questions along with other cool forums related to photography is Luminous Landscape.

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Hiking Along Blackwater River Near Milton Florida 2/05/2012 
Today I went hiking along Blackwater River located near Milton, Florida. It was very overcast and cloudy during this hike. So I did the below shots in HDR using the Nik Software HDR Efex PRO and Color Efex Pro 4. Camera used was the Canon 7D with the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens.











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Photo Podcast 
Check out the latest Photo Podcast with Derrick Story of the Digital Story Website:
"Lightroom 4, Aperture ? and AfterShot Pro" - Digital Photography Podcast 310
With this episode he talks about the recent release of Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta, along with the hopefully release of Apple's Aperture 4. He also talks about the new release from Corel called AfterShot Pro.

After listening to Derrick's review of AfterShot Pro I did download the 30 day free trial. Spend about an hour today fooling with the program and it is pretty impressive. It imports images very fast. It has layers build into so you do not have to do round tripping or use plug-ins. Will it take the place of Lightroom and or Aperture? Personally I do not think so, however it does have some cool feature. It is worth trying for free for 30 days. Will give more input after I spend some more time using this program. So give it a shot.

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Roger Hedgecock National Radio Show At Jerry's Cajun Cafe January 30th 
Yesterday evening Roger Hedgecock radio show was going on live at Jerry's Cajun Cafe in Pensacola, Florida. Below are some of the photos shot during this event.


A large number of people showed up last night for this show.


Jerry Mistretta owner of Jerry's Cajun Cafe & Catering does some opening remarks during this radio show.


Rodger Hedgecock talks with Congressman Jeff Miller.


Rodger Hedgecock talks with Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward.


Rodger Hedgecock interviews Republican Party Chairman of Escambia County Susan Morre.

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Setting Sun Pensacola Beach 
The below images are shots of the setting sun on Pensacola Beach Saturday evening January 28th. Images where shot with with the Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens..








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Birds Hanging Out At Joe Patti's Seafood Docks In Pensacola, Florida 
This morning I was out and about early and caught these birds hanging out at Joe Patti's Seafood dock area. The images where shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) USM Lens.
















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B&W Of Beach 
After leaving Fort Pickens and head East I noticed some cool looking clouds over the beach. I originally shot this image in color, however I decided it would look good in black & White. Shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens.



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Photos Of Fort Pickens In HDR 
Today I spent the afternoon photographing outside and inside Fort Pickens. The fort is located at the West end of Pensacola Beach. All images where done in HRD (high dynamic range). Images where processed using Nik Software HDR Efex Pro. Camera used today was the Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens.












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White Crane 
One of the places I like in the area to photograph is the Ft Pickens area located on the west end of Pensacola Beach. While hiking I ran into this White Crane who was looking for lunch. The image was shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) lens.



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Surfs Up On Pensacola Beach 
Today while driving around Pensacola Beach I saw the surf was up. I caught some of the surfers riding the waves today. Waves where 3 to 4 feet. Images where shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) lens.











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Docks At Joe Patti's Seafood Pensacola, Florida 
One of the places I enjoy photographing in the Pensacola area is Joe Patti's Seafood docks. Yesterday while out and about I stop there and did a few shots. The below are B&W shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens. I used Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2 for converting to B&W.







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A Visit On the Peacemaker 
Today I had the opportunity to go onboard the Peacemaker which is docked in Pensacola, Florida at the Palafox Pier. The ship will be here until March 21. You may read more about this sailing vessel via this here. Below are some of the images I shot with Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS lens while visiting this vessel. Hopefully I will be able to return before its departure.






















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Modeling Pelican Returns  
Well this morning (01/14/12) the Pelican that was doing modeling last Saturday was back again this week. I guess he enjoyed it so much he had to make a return visit.







When I was photographing the modeling Pelican today I caught this shot (see below) of a local photographer taking advantage of the model. The image was shot with the iPhone 4S.



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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Beta 
Adobe today released Lightroom 4 Beta.

New Features in Lightroom 4 Beta

Highlight and shadow recovery brings out all the detail that your camera captures in dark shadows and bright highlights.

Photo book creation with easy-to-use elegant templates.

Location-based organization lets you find and group images by location, assign locations to images, and display data from GPS-enabled cameras.

White balance brush to refine and adjust white balance in specific areas of your images.
Additional local editing controls let you adjust noise reduction and remove moiré in targeted areas of your images.

Extended video support for organizing, viewing, and making adjustments and edits to video clips.

Easy video publishing lets you edit and share video clips on Facebook and Flickr®.
Soft proofing to preview how an image will look when printed with color-managed printers.
Email directly from Lightroom using the email account of your choice.

Download Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Beta

Check out some videos from National Association of Photoshop Professionals on the Lightroom 4 Beta.

Also you may want to view The Luminous Landscape video by Michael Reichmann on Adobe Lightroom 4 Beta.

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Pelican Show Off His Beads 
This Pelican was happy to model for me this morning (01/07/12) on the South end of Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola, Florida. He is even wearing beads in celebration of Mari Gras. The below images where shot with the Canon 7D using the Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS lens.









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