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Nikon D800E Memory Card Slot I import photos via Lightroom - as much as I can.  But I already have a file structure or folder structure that is free from Lightroom-dependency.  I made it this way so that if the tools I have is not powerful enough to hold Lightroom, I can import photos, organise them properly and navigate the photos easily.  It's a good practice to not depend solely on Lightroom to organise your stuff. This practice is very useful when travelling and if your monster desktop is not within reach.  If the photos are organised enough, transferring them to your main computer is a breeze. RAW + JPG This is not your RAW vs JPG debate.  It's the RAW + JPG setting on your camera.  If your camera does not support RAW (e.g. NEF, CR2 etc) then skip this.  If you have RAW files, it's best to have RAW + JPG enabled.  If you set this, the camera will create both RAW & JPG files.  If your computer could not understand RAW f...

Lighting the Sails - Vivid Sydney 2009 Vivid Sydney is one of the largest events being held every year at Sydney.  It's one of my anticipated events every year.  I've been attending straight for 5 years now since it inaugurated in 2009.  As the years gone by, there are many things to see and new attractions that pulled many visitors.  The ideas and creativity make you wonder: How did they thought of that! Vivid Sydney is  a light show organised at different locations in Sydney .  It all started at Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay and some buildings that surround the area.  The vicinity became fully alive at night with interesting colours to capture everywhere.   The Rays That Sails 2009 There were only a few spots and some buildings that had lights in them.  The Museum of Contemporary Arts is one of the main attractions back in 2009.  It featured stationary patterns, colours and textures.   Museum of Contemporary Arts - Vivid Sydne...

The Levels of Leura Cascades The shortest, easiest and beautiful bush walks I ever did.  Highly recommended to anyone at any age. Waterfalls are beautiful. They are dynamic, cool and serene. I prefer to see waterfalls after the rain.  This way, you're sure that a significant amount of water flows downstream.  But waterfalls are usually located at the heart of the forest.  They are not easy to find nor easy to access. The whole track could take hours and slopes could be challenging. Leura Cascades is one beautiful cascading waterfalls.  It is easily accessible.  There are signs at the entrance and the route is clear.  Wooden pathways are made with handle bars for safety.  If you're going to walk without taking photos or stopping, you'll only need less than an 30 minutes to complete. Getting There Leura Cascades can be accessed via Cliff Drive to Chelmsford Drive.  There are no branching road at Chelmsford Drive.  It's not a hard ...

Photoshop can determine the shutter count of a camera.  Load a RAW file and follow the steps below. From the Menu Bar: File->File Info... On the new dialog box: Advance Tab->Schema (http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/aux/) Find this: aux:ImageNumber:xxxx xxxx is the number of shutter actuations your camera has made so far. I don't usually look at these numbers.  I only look at them when selling or buying (used) camera bodies.  In general, the lower the number, the lesser the usage.  This is one of the factors that influences the value of a camera when you're selling. From Shutter Actuation of a Camera There are freewares that determine the shutter count or shutter actuations. Some popular softwares are Opanda EXIF reader and IrfanView . For Irfanview, you still need to install a plugin for it to work, but it's fairly easy to do. The plugin is also downloadable in Irfanview plugin section of their website. Both software can also read EXIF data, so you're going ...

As landscape photographers, we rely on our filters to cut down the dynamic range of a scene.  As we become serious, we want our filters to be durable, scratch resistant, 'neutral' (no color cast) and gives the highest possible image quality.  Lee offers a wide range of quality filters that is affordable to most photographers. Lee has two types of Neutral Density (ND) filters: ProGlass and Resin.   Resin is like high quality plastic.  They are light and durable. They don't shatter like glass. They are cheaper than glass and is made of resin.  Since they are cheap, they're a great way of filtering light on a budget before you go after the more expensive ones. ProGlass on the other hand is heavier.  They feel more solid.  But since they're glass, they shatter when dropped on solid floor.  Glass filters are more expensive that resin and are considered 'better'. But better in what?  By how much? Lee’s resin filters are about $80-$100 cheaper than ...