Late Breaking News

Photography & Aperture 3 with Curves and Chromatic Aberration Filters, perfect for Underwater Photography

Sorry folks just one more tonight... I can’t help myself I am so excited with all those New features in Aperture 3... this includes the long missing but now included Curves and Chromatic Aberration Filters. I can go on and on all night but I leave some for tomorrow there are so many cool things yet to be discovered.
A long wait...but absolutely worth while...patience has paid off again! I am itching to give Aperture 3 a real test drive in the field throwing around thousands of images, add some Video from my
Nikon D300s, utilizing the 64 Bit from Snow Leopard and all those other new editing features, well what more can I ask for.

marine, scub diving, aperture 3, gunther deichmann, underwater photography, curves, Chromatic aberrations,cuttle fish,

© Gunther Deichmann -
Aperture 3 embraces
you with open “arms”...

BTW...now our Underwater Photographer going to love the new Curves Tool and Chromatic Aberration Filters, (and not only our Underwater Photographers) I just hope they had the patience and waited for the all NEW Aperture 3 and if not they might have to switch back to Aperture now. For all New features go to http://www.apple.com/aperture/whats-new.html
GD

Just a few more...

New Auto Buttons

Quickly make exposure adjustments by using the Auto buttons now available in the Exposure, Levels, and Curves adjustment bricks.
Chromatic Aberration Filter
Remove the color fringing that can occur along edges due to optical issues by using the new Chromatic Aberration filter. The adjustments can be brushed in or brushed away as needed to achieve desired results.
Powerful New Curves Tool
Use the new Curves tool to adjust exposure and tweak color. Curve adjustments can be applied to luminance, RGB, or individual color channels. You can set the black, white, and midtone points, as well as place custom points along the curve using a target tool. All Curves adjustments can be brushed in or brushed away as needed to achieve desired results.
Linear or Gamma-Corrected Mode
The Curves tool can operate in two different modes — Linear and Gamma-Corrected — depending on which best suits the image. Linear mode is best when dealing with extended range data and highlights, while Gamma-Corrected mode can be especially helpful when working with shadows.

Range Support in Curves Tool
Because the Curves tool supports the “extended range” data sometimes available in RAW images, you can set the Range control in Curves to Extended in order to see the “out of range” highlight data that you may be able to recover. You can then use controls in the Curves tool to pull blown highlights back in and improve detail in highlight areas. Alternatively, you can set the range to Shadows and focus on the lower-left quadrant of the tone curve to make extremely precise Shadow adjustments.
Quick Brushes
Use the new Quick Brushes pop-up menu in the Adjustments toolbar to gain immediate access to 15 ready-to-use brushes for the most common enhancement tasks. Quick Brushes include Skin Smoothing, Polarize, Intensify Contrast, Tint, and others.


Aperture 3 Let the multi media show begin... plus all the other NEW features

Let the multi- media show begin...with Aperture 3 amazing new features including incorporating your video from your DSLR for more details check out the new and updated Aperture 3 website. What’s New in Aperture 3... @ http://www.apple.com/aperture/whats-new.html

aperture 3, photography, aperture trainer, Gunther Deichmann,
Screenshot from the new and updated Apple Aperture Site.

Only one out of 200 new features:
Advanced Slideshows
Create spectacular multimedia shows with photos, HD video clips, titles, layered soundtracks, and professionally designed themes.

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Use familiar iPhoto ’09 slideshow themes. And more.
If you’re moving from iPhoto ’09, the slideshows you created with themes such as Snapshot and Shatter are preserved in all their brilliance. Aperture 3 includes all iPhoto themes and two new themes: Watercolor Panels and Photo Edges. Each theme gives you a professionally designed layout, title treatment, and transitions to create a distinctive backdrop for your photos. Choose a theme, drop in some photos and HD video clips, and produce amazing slideshows in seconds.
Combine photos, audio, and video clips in one show.
If your camera records video, you can import it into your library along with your stills and include it in your slideshow. Just drag a video clip into the slideshow as easily as you add a photo.
Create and edit layered soundtracks.
To personalize your slideshow, just add music from your iTunes library (DRM-free only). Then drop in audio clips stored in your Aperture library — voiceovers, narration, or other sounds recorded on location — for a multilayered soundtrack. If you’re including video in your slideshow, you can add the audio from the video, too.
Tap out the time of your fades and cuts.
Talk about fingertip control. With Aperture 3, you control the pace of your slideshow with the tap of a finger. As you watch the slideshow, press the Return key to determine when each slide begins and ends. As you tap out each slide change, Aperture 3 records your custom timings.
Add titles, borders, and colors.

When using the Classic and Ken Burns themes, you can add titles anywhere in the slideshow in your choice of font, size, and style. Choose borders and background colors. Scale photos. Even control fades and adjust transition times.

Breaking News! Aperture & Photography, Apple just announced Aperture 3 the first details...

Just announced by Apple
Aperture 3

It is finally here Aperture 3, Apple has just announced today Aperture 3, now I am going to be in for some serious test driving shortly, stay tuned for more info as they become available. This is great and very exciting NEWS. Thank You Apple!
But there is so much more...just incredible and if you’re a Mac user then this is it...if you’re not, then you might think about switching now.

Wow…Wow…now that is what I call a super slick Update, just amazing and believe me well worth the wait. So for those of you who made the switch to Lightroom you might have to reconsider. As I have said many time before, all good things take time and when Apple comes up with something they do it real well…like in Photography patience!
In the next few weeks I am going to be busy running around in India and Kathmandu but at the same time I have to do some real test driving with Aperture 3.
Please stay tuned for some real reporting on Aperture 3 in the field and from exotic locations.
GD

Excerpts from MacWorld
The update ($99 for existing Aperture users), which Apple said offers "over 200 new features," includes advanced versions of the Faces and Places features previously seen in iPhoto '09. There's a new image-refinement tool called Brushes, which allows users to paint adjustments directly on to images. And a new Projects feature adds flexibility and I am sure a lot more...



Now just a few Excerpts from the Aperture User Network:

Support for Videos and Audio [Not in Lightroom]
Audio Files [Not in Lightroom]
Chromatic Aberration
Slideshows [Vastly Better than Lightroom]
Flickr and Facebook Albums [Better than Lightroom]
Quick Brushes
Curves and Chromatic Aberration
Adjustment Brushes [Not in Lightroom]
Labels and Flags
Import Features [Some Not In Lightroom/Some Better Than Lightroom]
ILibrary Switching, Syncing and Sharing [Better Than Lightroom]
Import Speed
Lumix users who have been clamoring for RAW file support, today is your day.
The same goes for you, Canon sRAW shooters. You’re supported now.
More and more photographers are working with video these days, and so Aperture now has full support for importing video files. This is a huge change and the support for videos in Aperture 3 is unparalleled in the photographic workspace. Videos can be imported, edited (using trimming features like found on the iPhone) and exported, and they can be used in the newly updated Slideshow tool (which we’ll talk about below). You can grab still images from your video, use them in slideshows and albums, export them in a Library and more.
After many requests from users, Aperture now has full-bore labeling (eight colors to choose from, with customizable titles for the colors) and flagging. Files exported from Aperture maintain their labels in the Finder. And files labeled as flagged/locked int he camera come into Aperture flagged. (That finally gives me something to do with my cameras’s flag button.) more @
http://aperture.maccreate.com/2010/02/09/aperture-3-overview/


NEWS PRESS RELEASE: IMAGES WITHOUT BORDERS, international Photographers helping Doctors Without Borders in Haiti

I have just received this Press Release, I am proud to be part of Images without Borders, extending our help for the people in Haiti.
We take so many images in our life’s...now is the time to contribute where it is needed the most.
Gunther Deichmann

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contacts:
Laura Bergerol, 504-261-3337
Laura@timecaptured.net
Stacy Ericson, 479-283-4721
stacyericson@gmail.com 



IMAGES WITHOUT BORDERS LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE NON-PROFIT,

100% of profits from sale of works by world class photographers go directly to Doctors Without Borders
 www.imageswithoutborders.org

New Orleans, Louisiana - (February 2, 2010)

One hundred and twenty five professional photographers from seven countries have sent their finest images for sale to Images Without Borders, including Peter Carey, Tomas Van Houtryve, Martin Vargas, Jeffrey Lynch, Scott Wood, Julie Dermansky, George Long, Kit Wohl, Gunther Deichmann, and Ian Talbot. Images Without Borders currently offers over 400 fine art prints for sale, and many pieces have sold. An initial donation by PhotoShelter (
www.photoshelter.com) of a host website made this project possible.

When a disaster strikes, artists often have very little money to donate to charitable causes; what they have instead is their artwork,” said co-founder, Stacy Ericson. “While Images Without Borders was born from the recent earthquake in Haiti, it offers a new and channel for artists and art lovers to make contributions over the long term.”

Many of the prints are not ordinarily available to the public, or are sold by galleries at far higher prices. Images Without Borders now hosts over 400 art prints for sale. The project will continue on as a nonprofit to provide ongoing assistance to Doctors Without Borders, the well-regarded relief agency that responds to disasters around the globe.

About Images Without Borders
Images Without Borders sells gallery-quality prints from images donated by world-class photographers, with all sales proceeds (minus the printing costs) going directly to Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in support of their work. Each image is offered by Images Without Borders as a limited edition of ten prints. Gallery Image prints are offered at $50 and $100. iPhotography Image prints are offered at $36. When ten prints have been sold, the image will be retired from this special edition. Images Without Borders is in the process of filing for 501(c)3 non-profit status, and is endorsed by Doctors Without Borders.

About Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides aid in nearly 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to
armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters. www.doctorswithoutborders.net


Wild Horses, Australia, Images without borders, Photographer, Doctors without Borders, Haiti, Gunther Deichmann,

© Gunther Deichmann - Wild Horses Northern Territory Australia
Available through Images without Borders, plus many others.

Late NEWS: Environment & Photography…Extinction threat to flying fox!

Just one more...
this disturbing article just came in from the BBC.

Fruit Bats or flying foxes
© Gunther Deichmann - Flying foxes over a patch of Rainforest
in the Northern Territory Australia.

Is this the last image of thousands of Flying Foxes, known also as Fruit Bats?
A sight that I will never forget, but what about our Children?

I took this Photograph many years ago while flying back in a Helicopter from Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory Australia.

See the article below from the BBC
By Judith Burns
Science and environment reporter, BBC News


Scientists are urging the government of Malaysia to ban the hunting of the world's largest fruit bat.
Researchers say the large flying fox will be wiped out on the Malaysian peninsula if the current unsustainable level of hunting continues.
Writing in the Journal of Applied Ecology they say around 22,000 of the animals are legally hunted each year and more killed illegally.
They say the species could be extinct there by as early as 2015.
Complete article and Photos @
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8221132.stm

Breaking NEWS! Puerto Galera Diver part of new discovered Ship Wreck of Borneo, treasures worth over 10 million US Dollars.

Nick Day a Pro. Diver from Puerto Galera, Philippines, is an old friend whom I have dived with many times, he is also is one of the crewmembers that recently discovered the “Forbes” Wreck that sank in 1806 of Borneo, Nick is all smiles now.

Congratulation to Nick and his Team, Nick is the
Chief Diver for PT Nautik Recovery Asia !
(in the Photo Nick is the one wearing a black & red wetsuit)

We picked up this report from the German newspaper Bild.de Unfortunately the text is only in German but have a look at some of the Photos.
1.5 tons of Silver Coins, Gold jewelry, Canons, Crystal and Ming Porcelain valued at over 10 million US Dollars.
Photos and more info from the recent discovered wreck in Borneo.

Below excerpts in German from the article:

„Zuerst sieht alles auf dem Meeresboden nur verkrustet und wertlos aus. Aber wenn du dann den Schatz in den Händen hältst, ist das ein unbeschreiblicher Adrenalinstoß. Man wird Zeuge vergangener Zeiten...“
Martin Wenzels (42) Augen leuchten, wenn er in seinem Dresdner Büro der Immobilienfirma WIP von seinem kostspieligen Hobby erzählt. Der Lebemann (Mercedes CL500, 60-qm-Büro mit Billardtisch und weißen Ledersofas) ist im „Zweitberuf“ Schatztaucher.
Und hat jetzt mit seinem Partner Klaus Keppler (71, gebürtig aus Freiburg) den ganz großen Fang gemacht: Sie fanden das Wrack des Piratenschiffes „Forbes“, das 1806 vor Borneo sank.
Darin: 1,5 Tonnen Silbermünzen, Goldschmuck, Kanonen, Kristall, Ming-Porzellan. Wert der Münzen allein: bis zu 10 Mio. Dollar!
More at BILD.de

Late Breaking NEWS...Palau cites human rights in resettling detainees

Latest NEWS...

Palau, Rock Islands, micronesia, Aerial, View, Gunther Deichmann, Photographer
© Gunther Deichmann - aerial view over the
Palau Rock Islands after sunset.

Associated Press
Palau cites human rights in resettling detainees
Associated Press, 06.11.09, 12:44 AM EDT
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Palau's president says his tiny Pacific island state considered human rights - and not China's reaction - when it agreed to take in 17 Chinese Muslim separatists detained at Guantanamo Bay.
Palau President Johnson Toribiong says his country has agreed to a U.S. request to resettle the detainees out of humanitarian concerns and because their imprisonment is unlawful...
read the complete article and more NEWS LINKS at:
http://www.palautours.com/blog.html


Palau, Government, Capitol, Building, Micronesia, Photographer, Gunther Deichmann, Aerial
© Gunther Deichmann - was the decision made here?
The Palau Capitol Building

Late News: Images, great food and super company at the Hyatt Hotel Manila, Philippines. “ A Taste of India”

The Rain didn’t stop the “Taste of India” at the
Hyatt Hotel in Manila.


A taste of India


My personal press release!
I just arrived back home, WOW it was a great show with genuine Indian food, traditional dances and some Sitar as background music.
A great evening with some amazing food and great company like:
The honorable Rajeet Mitter Ambassador of India, the Undersecretary of
Tourism Philippines Eduardo Jarque, Jr., Mr. Vishnu Hathiramani from the Indian Chambers of Commerce, Anthony A. Sebastian the General Manager of the Hyatt Hotel in Manila.

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Getting together for a “Taste of India”
The gallery
Part of the Gallery
The Chefs
Blessing the Chefs Indian style

I also had the pleasure to be in the company of Lawrence Siason from the Power Mac Center and his wife, my good friend Luis Harder and Company and my better half Grace the sometime driving force behind me.
Overall a fantastic evening, a very special thanks goes to Arjun Shroff and his charming family from
Shroff International Travel, without their help and India Tourism my Images on display tonight would not have been there.
Thank you so much!

India Logo
http://www.incredibleindia.org/


Later in the evening I had a surprise visit by my very good friend
Dirk Fahrenbach from Club Paradise and Dugong Dive Center, he just snowed in at the spare of the moment.

I also had some very interesting questions all evening, guests referred to me as a Painter. I wish I could paint, however I cant even draw a straight line.
Maybe my images come across like that, I guess I paint with my camera but NOT Photoshop which I had to point out on numerous occasions. It is just my style, my interpretation and my ability to work with light. As I keep saying…Photography is light…light is Photography.
Thanks to One Work Shop and Ross Capilli for a great job on the archival printing.
We have also some seminars and workshops at the
Power Mac Center in Greenbelt 3 shortly, and if you have the time please drop by, I am only to happy to guide you through my Light. However if you feel hungry then you better drop by the Hyatt Hotel for a real “Taste of India”
A very special thanks to the Engineering Dept, PR and Marketing Dept. at the Hyatt Hotel Manila for a very professional service, they did such a great Job, and of course it goes without saying, thanks to the Chefs for a real ”Taste of India”.
All Photos by Hermes Singson, thanks Hermes.
GD

Environment: Muy Magazine in Spain & Portugal good timing for the International Year of the Shark 2009...and more Photography Aperture Tutorials soon

MUY MAG

“Muy Interesante Magazine” in Spain and Portugal have published in their January 2009 issues the image on the shark fins, the same Photo appeared in November 2008 as the Photo of the Week in the German Stern Magazine.
Now I like to take the opportunity and announce our support for the new released website; the
Palau Shark Sanctuary and our support for the International Year of the Sharks in 2009.
Sam’s Tours in Palau Micronesia also launched today the 16 of January 2009 their NEW
Sharkweeks.com website, introducing special educational shark dives every week in Palau.
Quote : “In the 21st century, shark-finning* is barbaric”
Dr. Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer
Explorer-in-Residence
National Geographic
More on Dr Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer who has just recently visited Sam’s Tours in Palau with Actress Daryl Hannah.

Dr Sylvia Earle Oceanographer
Photo © Dermot Keane - from left: Dr Sylvia Earle, Dermot Keane GM
of Sam’s Tours and Actress Daryl Hannah

So, if you venture to Palau for your next Dive Trip, dive with Sam’s Tours and shoot these great shark images and afterwards process them in their modern Digital Photo Center. The DPC is fully equipped with six iMac’s and has a complete back up system, software like iLife, Aperture and Photoshop Elements are installed on all machines.
If you into Videos then check with Nick who can organize all you’re video requirements, even transferring them to your iPod. Or better ask Nick to produce a video of you swimming with sharks at Blue Corner or other famous dive sites in Palau.

Swimming with Sharks is a lot more fun than slurping this tasteless soup!
Please support the International Year of the Shark 2009;
“Stop eating shark fin soup now.”

Soon to come…later this month I start to feature articles once or twice a week on;
Tips, Tricks and Techniques, watch out for these new articles called “Triple T”,
and of course you find my Aperture 2 Tutorials on my regular Blog and under GD Photo Tutorials upper left hand side with some cool screenshots.
GD

The ultimate Digital Photo Center in Micronesia and now TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR 2008.

Sam's Tours in Palau Micronesia wins PVA's Tour Operator of the Year Award 2008!

I am happy and proud to be associated with Sam’s Tours in Palau Micronesia who has just received the Tour Operators of the Year Award.
Congratulations to Sam’s Tours!

Underwater,Photography, Gunther Deichmann, Photo Center,Palau, Micronesia
Sam’s Tours location in Palau Micronesia
click this LINK or the image and go direct to the Digital Photo Center


You might remember my involvement in setting up this truly unique Digital Photo Center at Sam’s Tours at the beginning of the Year.
The Digital Photo Center has some six Apple iMacs fully loaded with software including
Aperture plus a complete backup system for all your needs. The Center is Wi-Fi connected and can transfer all your images and Videos to your iPod. Small Digital Cameras with underwater housings are also available for rent.
Then there is Ocean Wonders Video Service at Sam's Tours operated by award-winning High Definition Underwater Filmmaker and Digital Video Producer, Dr. Nick Martorano, Ph.D. Nick is also available for professional work including underwater digital videography services, digital video editing, post-production and final output assignments.
Sam’s Tours the premier Dive Center in Palau Micronesia, a Photographers haven above and below the waves!
GD
See the official Press release below...

visitpalau

Sam's Tours - TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR!

The Palau Visitors Authority (PVA), Palau's official tourism board, announced their selection of Sam's Tours as "TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR" for 2008. The announcement and award presentation took place during the Annual Christmas Gala of the Belau Tourism Association (BTA), Palau's private sector tourism industry association, recently held at the Palau Pacific Resort.
Awarding winning is not new to Sam’s Tours which has been consistently recognized over the years not only by government and industry bodies for their commitment to development of sustainable tourism in Palau but also by their customers for consistent service excellence. In 2007 Sam's Tours received a Top 10 Sponsor Award from PVA for "their continual support and sponsorship" and in 2006 the private sector Belau Tourism Association recognized Sam's Tours with their Outstanding Member Award for their "dedication, support and commitment over the years to Belau Tourism Association and its objectives.”
The readers of a leading international dive magazine have recognized Sam’s Tours more than any other dive center in Palau or Micronesia with seven “Readers Choice Awards” since 1997 including a Gold List Award for top dive center, top staff, and top value.
Sam’s Tours is the first and only dive center in Palau to receive the Palau Conservation Society “Ten Year Partner in Conservation Award” and is a Corporate Sponsor of the Palau Shark Sanctuary, a shark conservation organization founded in 2001 by Sam’s Tours General Manager, Dermot Keane, to help bring an end to the destructive practice of shark-finning by foreign fishing fleets operating in Palau’s waters. The Palau Shark Sanctuary received a PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Environmental Education Gold Award for their work.
“Sam’s Tours has consistently demonstrated their long standing commitment to responsible tourism development, environmental preservation, and excellence in customer service and while recognition is not what drives us to excel, we sincerely appreciate the acknowledgment of our efforts by our industry peers and our valued customers alike” said Dermot Keane, General Manager, Sam’s Tours.

The End of Polaroid... & how much longer for Film?

The End of Polaroid instant Film has come...
& one starts to wonder now, when do
we see the End of Film.

But more of a concern; are we loosing our real Photography skills and rely upon Photoshop more and more?
A topic which I have written about it many times; is our younger generation loosing the real Photography skills and adopting an attitude...well I can always fix it in the Computer using Photoshop.
I sincerely hope not. I bring this issue up again within the next few month and go into more details how things have changed in the last few years.

But now to this very interesting article by John Omvik posted at the Aperture User Network yesterday...

The End Of An Era

( posted by John Omvik on Yesterday, 03:27 AM )
CNN today reported a bit of photo news that should come as little surprise to most in the industry, Polaroid is officially ending production of instant film at the end of this month.

We all know that video killed the radio star, CD’s killed vinyl, iTunes killed the CD, and digital killed film, but it is still sad when you experience an icon of innovation in the industry finally disappear for good...
read the complete article with an image of the Polaroid Founder Edwin Herbert Land
@
http://www.apertureprofessional.com/showthread.php?t=21775

Announcement... PhotoShelter Site Maintenance & Upgrade Notice for a better performance online...plus Boracay Philippines

Site Maintenance and Upgrade Notice: To improve overall site performance, PhotoShelter has planned a site hardware upgrade on Saturday, November 22 from 6pm to midnight EST.
If you experience some interruption during this time dont worry it is due to Maintenance.

The images below are from a recent trip to Boracay, a Typhoon was just around the corner, hence the Drama in the sky.
PS. No Photoshop has been used, this is direct from
Aperture 2.


Boracay 11

Boracay 22
© Gunther Deichmann - Boracay, Philippines November 2008

Breaking News: Photo of the Week in Stern Magazine Germany, "Bilder der Woche"

“Photo of the Week” German Stern Magazine
"Bilder der Woche"  in STERN no. 46 of November 6.

Stern Magazine, germany, Gunther deichmann, Photography, Shark Fins,Environment, Marine, destruction,
© Gunther Deichmann - Double page spread in Stern
Translated Headline:“The only thing left from the Sharks”

The Photo was taken in Bali on the 8th of October in the small commercial Harbor of Denpasar Bali, Indonesia.

I just happen to come across a vessel unloading not only Fish but massive amounts of Shark fins.
Each time a pile of shark fins had been cleared of the deck and trucked away by small trucks more Shark Fins appeared from the Hull of the vessel. I left the scene after about 45 minutes but the unloading continued, thousands of Shark fins of all species. I recognized Hammerheads, White tip and Black tip sharks.
I believe the reason for the worker wearing the hood is due to the cold temperature in the hull, (or is he hiding his face)? All fins had been frozen, which indicates that the vessel came from a longer trip. I could not get into the area where the fins where transported to by the trucks, which could have revealed most likely the real scope of this “catch”.
GD

Nikon Press release: Photokina Germany 2008. The New Nikon D90 Camera has just been announced which includes an innovative Movie function…a world first for a D-SLR Camera…Pod casting from the Jungles and Temples in Cambodia now?

I just picked up this Press release; amazing and more amazing new cameras have being released for the Photokina in Germany 2008. I guess the race is on again, Nikon verses Canon...
Plus this coincident with the name “Deichkind”…which made me really laugh, read below the blog post.
Can we create now movies and podcasts in the Temples of Cambodia? Where is this all going, but it is an interesting New Camera from
Nikon and a very first with the new Movie function.

From the Photokina Blog post… http://news-photokina.koelnmesse.info/en/
Under the motto “Image, Music & (E)Motion,”
photokina 2008 will present IMMOTION–the photokina Party Night, a unique event offering a sizzling combination of sound and vision. Top international performers from the live and club music scene will meet up with young, international VJ and imaging projects. There to provide the perfect party atmosphere will be Deichkind, Bomb the Bass, Pan/Tone, and other top musical acts. The party will take place on September 26, 2008 (entrance: 8 p.m.; beginning: 9 p.m.).

Worldwide unique and successful Photokina world of imaging 23.-28.09.2008
http://www.photokina-cologne.com/thefair/
Innovation- and trendforum, global platform for business and communication of the whole imaging sector, that’s
photokina!
As the leading fair of the branch photokina puts a focus on the image and shows how convergence of different products and technologies determines the dynamics and growth of this market. Images and image technologies decide the quality of modern communication and form an integral part of the technology of today and tomorrow.

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Nikon Singapore, Photo Courtesy Press release: Nikon D90 DSLR - 27/08/2008
Stunning 12.3-megapixel image quality, broad control and an innovative movie function combine to deliver unsurpassed creative freedom in a D-SLR. for more details and the specs go to
Nikon Singapore @
http://www.nikon.com.sg/

.Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 27 August 2008 – Nikon Europe today announces another great step forward in its mid-class DX-format D-SLR range: the D90. As the world’s first D-SLR with movie function, this remarkable camera offers truly cinematic results, stunning image quality and innovative high-performance features inherited from Nikon’s new-generation DX-format flagship D300. The D90 will open new doors for photography enthusiasts of any level.
With 12.3 megapixels, the newly-designed DX-format CMOS image sensor and
Nikon’s proprietary EXPEED image processing concept, the D90 is a quality-guarantee. Advanced features such as Live View, Scene Recognition, Active D-Lighting, Picture Control and an ISO sensitivity range of 200-3200 (ISO 6400 equivalent on Hi1 and ISO 100 equivalent on Lo1), allows creativity in almost any setting. And to ensure all these features are easy to use, they are packed in an ergonomic body with an intuitive operational layout…read a lot more and the very first report @ Digital Photography Review - dpreview.com
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08082702nikond90previewed.asp#press

Late NEWS...RAINFOREST Reveals NEW Species in Guyana, a bit different from the usual Photography and Aperture stories, a Scince & Environment article from the BBC

Rainforest…NEW species revealed, an amazing article and part of a BBC documentary…lets take care of our planet and environment. Lets not destroy our rainforest before we discover and get to know all its inhabitants…OUR RAINFOREST Must Be Protected!

Gunther Deichmann Environment Photography
© 2007 Gunther Deichmann - prestine Rainforest
in Micronesia/Pacific

I thought I share this interesting science article with you, yes a bit different from the usual Photography and Aperture stories.
But I am very fascinated by this article from the BBC. New rainforest species revealed. Parasitic vampire catfish caught on camera for the first time
An expedition to the rainforests of Guyana has discovered species new to science. A team of researchers and wildlife film-makers spent six weeks searching the pristine forest as part of a BBC documentary.
The group believes it has revealed two fish species, one frog species and a number of bat flies that have not been described previously. The finds are detailed in the BBC series Lost Land of the Jaguar.
The three-part documentary includes footage of the elusive South American cat. Dr George McGavin (BBC) was astonished at the variety of life on show. "In a short time, we caught hundreds of species, 10% of which may be new to science. It was unreal, unbelievable," exclaimed Dr George McGavin, a zoologist and one of the four presenters of the documentary.
Images/Video and a lot more about this amazing story at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7531537.stm

Typhoon "Frank" The Aperture 2 and Photography event at the Power Mac Center for Sunday had to be canceled due to severe weather condition...

Due to severe stormy weather condition this morning we had to cancel the Aperture 2 event and Photography Workshop/seminar at the Power Mac Center today. The Sunday event and class will be re-scheduled...please stay tuned or contact the Power Mac Center in Makati for new dates at Phone 7297087-88
http://www.powermaccenter.com/

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Typhoon "FRANK" has passed east of Metro Manila early this morning and is now crossing Central Luzon.

At 2:00 a.m. today, the eye of Typhoon "FRANK" was located by radar, satellite and surface data at 30 kms South of Tayabas, Quezon or 90 kms Southeast of Metro Manila (13.9°N 121.5°E) with maximum winds of 120 kph and gustiness of up to 150 kph. It is forecast to move north northwest at 15 kph.

AUPN changes the Name to Aperture Users Network

Aperture Users Professional Network has just announced...

Introducing the Aperture Users Network
( posted by David Schloss on Yesterday, 07:14 PM )
We took advantage of today's big Worldwide Developer Conference to make the first part of a change we've been waiting to do here. We're changing our name from the Aperture Users Professional Network to the Aperture Users Network. Yes, we're still here for the professional photographer. Yes we still offer content and educational designed for the professional.

But since Aperture 2.0 shipped we've noticed that more and more non-professional shooters have been using the program. We're seeing this in our classes, at photographic events and at in our forums. And we've gotten a lot of emails from people who are asking about joining our group, but start off with "I'm not a
professional photographer but..." read more @ http://www.apertureprofessional.com/showthread.php?t=16263

Gunther Deichmann UPDATED BLOG Page...see for yourself and go to http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html

Due to popular demand and frequent requests we have just updated our blog pages with a few appropriate Banner ads.
We keep these to a minimum number, we like to be informative and not clutter up our site, they are very much related to photography, travel, latest on Aperture 2, the Digital Photo Center in Palau complete with Wi-Fi and Aperture, Underwater Photography and other similar subjects.
Now a special mention on the new
PALAU TOURS Website, announced only today... a great NEW SITE for PALAU in Micronesia with stunning images and very informative text...

"The Pearls of the Pacific" and Natures best kept secret.


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Click on the image and visit the NEW PALAU TOURS WEBSITE
http://www.palautours.com/


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Click on the image and visit the NEW PALAU TOURS BLOG
http://www.palautours.com/blog.html


This new site is still undergoing development, but it is out in Cyberspace now, including the
NEW PALAU TOURS BLOG with frequent up dates, check the blog @ http://www.palautours.com/blog.html
GD

OUR PLANET & the ENVIRONMENT…the International Exhibition in ARMENIA…”Become The VOICE of VOICELESS” visit the site and view the images.

ARMENIA CENTER
To go to the Center click on the image
The Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art: ACCEA
" NPAK" in Armenian acronymis an alternative center for avant-garde
and modern art in Yerevan, Armenia


We have to take care of our PLANET and the ENVIRONMENT otherwise there be nothing left for our Children…
we all need to contribute & STOP Global Warming.


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Click on the image above and view the Exhibition
with images and slide shows from all
the international participants.


The image above was taken in Palau Micronesia it was used as the Cover
for the official Exhibition Booklet, for other environmental related images
by Gunther Deichmann click the link below:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/environment.html

As mention in one of my earlier Blogs some of my Images have been part of an international Environment Exhibition at the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art.
For more detailed information I have provided some links below… many other international Photographers have contributed images for the Exhibition and environmental awareness, for a complete list of all the participants and sponsors including the
WWF World Wildlife Fund in Armenia go to the provided links below…
I am happy and proud to have been part of this Exhibition in providing images creating awareness for our fragile environment.
GD

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WHY BURNING MY HOME...THINK!

Slide show link of the images by Gunther Deichmann

http://www.davosstudio.com/Exhibition/Participants/Gunther%20Deichmann/


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The walls:

http://www.davosstudio.com/Exhibition/The%20Walls.html


International participants:

http://www.davosstudio.com/Exhibition/participants.htm


Late breaking NEWS...the most recent images from Boracay island in the Philippines are on my PhotoShelter Archive ready for viewing

PHOTOSHELTER NEWS
My hangover has left me and I managed today to upload the latest shoot from Boracay Island in the Philippines onto my PhotoShelter Archive.
Check it out @
http://www.photoshelter.com/c/gdeichmann

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© Gunther Deichmann - Parasailing
in Boracay, Philippines

Late breaking News...fixed a small glitch on our Blog re. reviving old slides and rough scans in Aperture 2

We have had a slight glitch with my latest Blog… we encountered a broken link...but that is fixed now.

The title of the effected blog was...
Aperture 2 or now 2.01 the rescue of a 25-year-old Dolphin in Australia before leaving for the F1 Grand Prix in Malaysia.
Two images did not upload at first, please check or refresh your system the problem has been fixed!
This particular blog addresses an issue almost forgotten today; what about the older generation of photographers who have a ton of slides or digitized images stored in their archives and shelves.
Aperture 2 can take care of these too…in other words a complete system.
You get a very good idea what
Aperture 2 can do with old and almost forgotten slides or scans. Read the blog below and compare the images, the ones which where missing before. Sorry if this has caused any inconvenience.
GD