© Gunther Deichmann - My good old friend Nipper traditional tribal land
owner in Kakadu National Park during the 70’s

I have just updated my PhotoShelter Archive the NEW Gallery is called Historical Images from Australia.
Some of these images had to be restored but not been altered with the help of Aperture 2 tools and techniques.
For restoring old images with Aperture 2 (one of my previous blogs) go to:
GD Photo Tutorial @ http://www.deichmann-photo.com/page1/page1.html

Check the link for all the new uploaded images
@ http://pa.photoshelter.com/usr-show/U0000zazDqBNKgeg
We have also added a FEEDBACK & CONTACT FORM on the Blog page (upper left) due to popular demand.
Below are just a few of the images which are now available via the PhotoShelter Archive, Images which cant be taken anymore since some of the traditional ceremonies and culture practices of the Aborigines in Australia have unfortunately disappeared.

© Gunther Deichmann - Australian Stockman mustering cattle in
the Outback during the 70’s


© Gunther Deichmann - Aboriginale art, even up to 1970 the
Australian Aboriginales painted the caves in sacret areas
in the Northern Territory, a tradition seldom praticed today.

Tags: Cattle Muster, Stockman, Cowboy, Historical Images, Restoring old Photos

Like to see YOUR images in print/published, maybe win a nice new Camera all that plus more with the ASIAN Geographic Magazine in 2008, the latest issue is available right now, see below a short intro and the links for YOU to join.

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2008
ASIAN Geographic Magazine...
...calling for entries.

Check out the latest issue of the Asian Geographic Magazine...
available now.

ASIAN Geographic is looking for special photographs from talented amateur and professional photographers who have captured a striking image of Asia's land, people, architecture or wildlife. One winner and runner-up will be selected from each category. An overall Grand Prize will be awarded to the best overall picture as judged by our panel of editors. The top photographs will be exhibited as part of an “Asia Without Borders” photography exhibit scheduled to be held in December, 2008. For more info and complete details click the screenshot above or this link: http://www.asiangeo.com/contest_awb.html

Tags: Photography Competition, Media, Magazines

Stock Photos…images available 24 hours a day via PhotoShelter online…
For those who don’t know how the PhotoShelter Archive Gallery
looks like, I have provided a screenshot see below.

Currently there are close to 4000 images in high resolution available covering Countries like: Australia – Pitcairn – Tahiti - Germany – Italy – Greece – Spain – France – Indonesia – Laos – Thailand - Burma/Myanmar – Vietnam – Cambodia – Taiwan – Palau- Yap - Pohnpei - Chuuk (Micronesia) Guam- Saipan - Philippines – Brunei – Malaysia - Singapore – Hong Kong - India – Tibet…

Environmental images, some generic commercial work, Sports and activities, Wildlife, special effects and composites.
The contend of each folder has a full description and the number of images inside, click the folder and you see the selection of the country or category.

There is also a folder with most of the high-resolution images from the Book…
“Journey Through Color & Time”

Check the link below and browse the gallery, scroll down & once the Home page is up on the left hand side you see this box (see screenshot below) just click on… red oval.

View all Galleries.

http://www.photoshelter.com/c/gdeichmann

For Gunther’s commercial work over the past few years please visit: http://web.mac.com/gdimages/gdimages/Home.html

You can also visit: http://www.deichmann-photo.com/
GD

Tags: Stock Photos, Art, Aperture 2, Photography, Photoshelter, Buy Images online, More than 20 Countries, Photo Galleries

© Gunther Deichmann - BOLLYWOOD Posters along the road in
Mumbai India... click on the image for the latest photos on Mumbai India
in my PHOTOSHELTER ARCHIVE or click the link below the article.

If you travel to Mumbai India dont be surprised when you see or came across this amazing film industry, no matter where you go, posters and shooting along the road. In only 3 days I must have seen some 4 major productions along the way. Interesting or more fascinating? I guess it is AMAZING INDIA after all.

DID YOU KNOW
BOLLYWOOD is the name given to Mumbai-based Hindi language film industry. The name is a fusion of two words - Bombay and Hollywood. Bollywood is known across the world for the sheer volume of films it churns out each year. Virtually ruling the entertainment sector of India and great many parts of South Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and parts of Africa, Bollywood also commands a sizable chunk of Indian diaspora in the UK, Canada, Australia and the US.
For my images on Mumbai India go to my PHOTO SHELTER ARCHIVE @
http://www.photoshelter.com/c/gdeichmann

© Gunther Deichmann - BOLLYWOOD MOVIE
production opposite the famous
TAJ Hotel In Mumbai India


© Gunther Deichmann - the famous Taj Hotel and
its amazing architecture in Mumbai for the latest images on
Mumbai India click on the image or visit my
PHOTOSHELTER COLLECTION @
http://www.photoshelter.com/c/gdeichmann

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



© Gunther Deichmann - Parasailing
in Boracay, Philippines

It is just so amazing what these guys come up with at PhotoShelter...now you can view all the Galleries as a slideshow and not only that you can set the speed, email to someone the code or view it on full screen and if you click on the abc you have all the caption as well. This is applicable to all the Galleries in other words you can now watch the show... each and every Gallery at full screen.
GREAT NEWS. Below are the screen shots how it looks and how to do it, click on the images below for a direct link to my PhotoShelter Galleries, choose any Gallery and you have the cool looking slide show.
GD

Marked with a red circle is where you can activate the slideshow

Late NEWS can be good NEWS!

Sometimes it is strange how things come together, remember when I was reporting on the F1 Grand Prix and Formula BMW from Sepang Malaysia during the month of March, which was organized and sponsored by PETRONAS.

But first some more info on PhotoShelter before we talk about Aditya Patel from Chennai in India.
Below a screen shot of my PhotoShelter Archives web page…once you see that you know you in the right place… here is the link again.
If you click on the Yellow one that is for the Archive selection all the new images are allready there...the green one is for the PhotoShelter Collection… I am waiting on the editors now before you can view the latest images in the PSC too.

After the event I traveled to Mumbai in India…and I should have mention Aditya Patel, sorry I just forget, but you know it has been very hectic the past few month so please forgive me.
Aditya is Marlon Stockinger’s team mate in the EURASIA team, Aditya Patel from Chennai in India… another coincident? Maybe… since I left for Mumbai in India only
a few days after the F1 Grand Prix.

Now you might wonder what has all of this to do with Aperture 2 again… a lot… Aditya’s father ask me to send some high resolution images to him in India…
no problems I said… I uploaded the images of Aditya on my favorite… the Aperture Web Gallery and it was done even before I left for Mumbai.

See below some article I have just come across on Aditya Patel, another young upcoming driver… and I guess the fast and furious continues, congratulation on his achievement finishing an impressive 3rd place.
I guess I have to visit Chennai in the near future…
they don’t call it for nothing “Amazing India”
GD


Some Press releases below: BMW NEWS

FBMW Pacific: Eurasia Motorsport - Aditya Patel third in Sepang race one
24/03/2008

Eurasia Motorsport’s Aditya Patel finished an impressive third place in the first round of the Formula BMW Pacific Series held at Sepang Circuit’s Malaysian F1 GP support race. Team Mate Marlon Stockinger was tenth in an atrociously wet race.

The heavens opened as the cars pulled away on the formation lap and the track was awash by the time the lights went out for the start. Patel made a great start from seventh on the grid to slot into fifth place. Ross Jamison took the lead and was never headed whilst those behind struggled for visibility in the blinding spray. Patel was quickly up to fourth but spun under braking for the final turn attempting to pass Sean McDonagh. He was quickly under way again and was soon back in a battle for second place after McDonagh and Simon Moss also both suffered off course excursions.

Patel was past McDonagh into third place a couple of laps later and then hounded Moss to the line, just not quite able to find a way past. It was a great drive in just about the worse conditions seen in a F.BMW race in the region. Stockinger in his first ever car race was at one point up to seventh place but faded to tenth after a spin. “I couldn’t believe how little you can see in these conditions” remarked Stockinger.


22 Mar. BMW Motor Sport.

Podium for Aditya in Formula BMW Pacific series (New Kerala)

By Anand Philar, Kuala Lumpur, March 22:
Aditya Patel, a 19-year-old from Chennai, grabbed the third spot in the Formula BMW Pacific series amid heavy rain here Saturday as he made his debut in international singles-seater racing.

© Gunther Deichmann - Aditya Patel just before the
start at the Formula BMW Sepang Malaysia


© Gunther Deichmann - Aditya Patel during his wet but
winning race, Formula BMW Sepang Malaysia, March 2008

© Gunther Deichmann- a swoosh of color moving across the camera...
small market area in central Mumbai, India, April 2008

On the road again”…Woodstock…the Boggie…remember that cool Blues song from Canned Heat, still one of my favorites…and since I am on the road a lot, I guess this blog is very appropriate….

More plug-ins arriving… the latest one is from PhotoShelter (see the screenshot below) an update from their earlier version but now perfect and improved for Aperture 2.1 this has always been a great edition in Aperture since I have joined PhotoShelter, if you remember PhotoShelter was one of the very first plug –ins for Aperture 1.5.

I have already tested this new plug-in… very nice, it even tells you if you have made a mistake e.g. forgot to convert your black & white image (Grayscale) to RGB, and be honest we all make these little mistakes sometimes, these guys are getting very clever out there, taken all the thinking away from us, well almost.

When you on the road as much as I am this plug-in comes in very handy, no matter where you are you can upload your images direct from within Aperture, don’t I have mention this before…never leaving the program. Hmmm…
Super cool and very important, you never know when you capture this great shot and need to get it out there, always connected.

Take for instance my last Journey from Mumbai in India and then straight to Boracay… the latest Images from India are already on my PhotoShelter Collection…just waiting for the editors now. The same images are also now available on my PhotoShelter Archives and if you don’t believe me…then check out link below and go to the Archive and India is there, soon to follow is Boracay in the Philippines.
The link… and on the road again…soon! It is the yellow one... Yellow brick road...reminds me of another song.
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/stock.html

© Gunther Deichmann- the amazing architecture
at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai India, April 2008

Oh, I almost forgot, I just prepared a story on the horse racing festival in Tibet shot in 2006 for my book Journey through Color and Time for the Asian Geographic Magazine. They needed a good choice of images so I prepared them in one of my favorite…the Web Gallery in Aperture 2…with password, username… the works ready for the selection and once they have chosen from the low res. images I just upload the high res. ones, given the editor a good broad selection for the article, not missing out on anything plus all my caption and info is done and not having them to do twice… so simple all with Aperture 2.1
Hey, and DON'T FORGET TO BOOGIE...
GD

Screenshot of the NEW PhotoShelter plug-in
for Aperture 2.1



I have marked the area with a red oval where you can check if
there is a problem with your images.

We have just updated my PhotoShelter Collection with images on:
New aerials from Palau Micronesia - Environment Images - Wildlife and Nature - Tibet - Burma/Myanmar & Cambodia.
Click on the images or use the link below PhotoShelter Collection @
Once you in the PhotoShelter Collection just go to the list and click on recently added, enjoy the images.
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/stock.html



© Gunther Deichmann - This aerial has been taken after sunset from
a Helicopter, at this point I like to thank
my Pilot Matt Harris from Palau Helicopters.



© Gunther Deichmann - Spectacular Waterfall
in Palau during the rainy season.

A quick tip for Aperture 2... where to find your Metadata AutoFill List, see the
small red circle.
This is very useful for editing or cleaning up all your metadata. See below the screenshot...just click on Metadata and in the drop down menu click the AutoFill List, large red circle
you be amazed what you can delete or add including these spelling mistakes who keep popping up when you fill in your Metadata.

Until soon GD

Late breaking NEWS…we have updated our main website today, for the changes visit http://www.deichmann-photo.com/stock.html…
a new layout and background image including now the new PhotoShelter Collection Widget or click at the main site at Stock.

By the way Aperture and PhotoShelter work so well together, you can up load from any location as long you have a connection and you never know when you have this great shot or “Hot News” item you need to get out fast…
PhotoShelter is available as a plug-in for Aperture.

Also the latest images from the Palau Pacific Resort are now incorporated on the Commercial site, click on the red button at the main site, Commercial or go direct to this site @
http://web.mac.com/gdimages/gdimages/Portfolios/Portfolios.html

I am leaving on Wednesday for Boracay Island, my Blog is going to be a bit thin in the next few days…up on my return we shall continue with more Aperture 2 in the field using images from Boracay.
GD

So many NEW things are happening right now and all around Valentines Day, they do Love us I think, I hardly can keep up with it, well we all know my first test drive with Aperture 2... it is real fast and I mean very fast, my previous Blog from today and now PhotoShelter has just released this very cool Widget, check it out below.

© Gunther Deichmann - the Image above was taken during our recent
commercial shoot at the Palau Pacific Resort, "like a painting"
the entrance at the Mandara Spa.
For some of Gunther's commercial photos click on the image above.

The Digital Photo Center at Sam's Tours Palau, Micronesia, is getting more and more popular not only with photographers but with customers who just like to say hi to their loved ones...great timing for Valentines day.
From the rental of Video Cams and small digital Canon Cameras...to the more pro, the ability to use Aperture...yes you can do all your own editing or let Sam's Tours staff help you with the safe keeping and storage of your images...and now available headphones for your connection and chatting away to your loved ones via Skype...
I guess iChat is only around the corner.
You are in the middle of the Pacific and can communicate with the rest of the world after your diving with Sam's Tours, now that is real cool.
The Survivor Micronesia series on TV may have shown you how fantastic Palau really is, and if you have missed Survivor Micronesia you can always check out some of my images on Palau and go to my PhotoShelter Archive or to the PhotoShelter Collection for all other special selected stock images including Micronesia, just click on the links... I have also updated the PhotoShelter Archives with the latest from Chuuk Micronesia, remember the Blogs from the Chuuk Public High School more on the PhotoShelter Archives now.

I have received today the images below from Dermot Keane the GM at Sam's Tours, Alex one of the Girls and a new DPC staff prepared them for us, thanks Alex.

For our non pros, Camera rentals with and without underwater housing,
if you like to explore Palau above and below the waves, Sam's Tours got you covered.


Click on the images and find out more about Sam's Tours Digital Photo Center - DPC
The Digital Photo Center is getting more and more popular and not only for Photographers, the iMac's are a perfect choice with their build in Camera.
Say hi and see your loved ones on Valentines day on a nice 20 inch screen.
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Late NEWS... just updated my PhotoShelter Archive with... new Images.
New Philippines... New Aerials of Palau Micronesia, some very cool low light photography after sunset from the helicopter & New generic images of Palau... the more commercial ones. Click this link for the NEW IMAGES

In the next few days there be some New images also from Chuuk Micronesia, available. A very special selection soon with NEW images on the PhotoShelter Collection site, just stay tuned for the announcement.
Wow that was fast... I have just returned from a month shooting and all is done... without Aperture... impossible!

To make it more easy for you and if you cant remember all these links we have updated my website, (just a little bit) a new button Commercial (see the red squares) has been added this links you direct to the commercial photography site.
The stock image button has moved and a new background image has been placed, all my stock images are found under the PhotoShelter Collection and on the previous PhotoShelter site. You can click on the images to check it out.
See below the new image and the latest information for you buyers, PhotoShelter is continuous updating and improving their site, and I will update you again when more new info is available.

Available 24 hours a day.

For those of you who have been watching the TV show Survivor Micronesia check out the Blog from the 17 12 07 for our up coming Photo Workshop in Palau with Tony Wu at Sam's Tours, hey and lucky me, I am leaving for Palau and Chuuk Micronesia on the 4th of January. Read below the latest from PhotoShelter....
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
GD.

Latest PhotoShelter info and updates.

LIGHTBOXES
Image buyers may now collect their favorite images into lightboxes, which can easily be shared with others.
PHOTOGRAPHER DIRECTORY AND SEARCH
Image buyers may now search by photographer name, country, and other parameters, as well as browse by image category.
ADVANCED SEARCH
The simple keyword search has been expanded! Now, image buyers may use any combination of parameters in the Attributes tab to structure advanced searches from the outset.

MICROSITE DESIGN TWEAKS
We've added a slidestrip function to facilitate browsing through the screen resolution images within a given folder. Additionally, based on buyer and photographer feedback, the image size listed is now the uncompressed file size and includes the pixel dimensions.
NEW WORK ALERTS
Buyers can now "subscribe" to an individual photographer's work. Any of your subscribers will be email -alerted on a monthly basis if you have made new images live in the PhotoShelter Collection.
BREAKING NEWS FLAG FOR NEWS+ IMAGES
You may now designate News+ images as "breaking news." These Breaking News images will be given priority in the News+ queue.
SEARCH RESULTS PAGINATION MODIFIED
Our search results display has been updated to include a drop-down menu of pages, so buyers may now jump to a particular page of results instead of scrolling through each page to find the images they were seeking

HIGH RESOLUTION DOWNLOAD
We are now offering high-resolution download capability to highly qualified buyers (e.g. major ad agencies, design firms and established magazines). Each buyer requesting unwatermarked comp images will be personally reviewed by our Director of Photography before granting this ability, and all requests will be carefully tracked. Providing high-res files is standard at this level of purchasing.

Merry Christmas and a greener 2008


A very happy New Year - prost Neujahr - bonne année - onnellista uutta vuotta - gelukkig Nieuwjaar - ath bhliain faoi mhaise - selamat tahun baru - godt nytt år - szczliwego nowego roku - feliz ano novo - gott nytt år manigong bagong taon - sawatdii pimaï - kung hé fat tsoi -
xin nian kuai le / xin nian hao - godt nytår - eutichismenos o kainourgios chronos - felice anno nuovo, buon anno - S novim godom - sreno novo leto - Cung Chúc Tân Xuân yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun


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2007 © Gunther Deichmann

Please see my recent Blog regarding the NEW commercial photography site, we have launched this a few days ago, but with many new ventures made a few more changes since then. Now it is all out there, please remember that my stock images are available on PhotoShelter, unless you have a very specific request, then of course you can contact us direct. We added some important links from my supporters and made a few minor adjustments, fixed some text and changed a few images. All related links are on my previous blog.
GD

Photoshelterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

Congratulations to PhotoShelter and their team, the new and exciting PhotoShelter Collection was officially launched on the
12th of November, 2007 in New York!

It all started with Aperture some time ago, PhotoShelter was one of the very first Plugins after the release of Aperture, I did some research and signed up, since then I have never looked back. Like with all new things, they need time to mature before you can see any real benefits, there are potential sales and of-course have the piece of mind that your most important images are stored in a different location, I am very famous for preaching back up, back up and more back ups, remember this is your work and for me, it is my life.

What's PhotoShelter?
Created by photographers in 2005, PhotoShelter has quickly become one of the professional photography industry's most trusted brands. We are a thriving creative community where advanced technology combines with a native understanding of photographers to power the future of photography online.

The PhotoShelter Collection
The newly launched PhotoShelter Collection enables photographers of all levels to benefit from a worldwide image-selling marketplace that returns commercial and creative independence back into the hands of the artist. For commercial photo buyers, The PhotoShelter Collection aims to offer the freshest editorialized collection of imagery online.
Check this link: http://psc.photoshelter.com/
I be explaining and talking a lot more about PhotoShelter in my up coming blogs, the important issue for now my old link to my PhotoShelter Gallery stays the same,
http://www.photoshelter.com/c/gdeichmann and it is here where you always find my latest images.
My new Micro Site is up very soon on The PhotoShelter Collection.
I am informing everyone on all these exciting developments as soon they become available.

Check out the new The PhotoShelter Collection, the site is ready for business and as mention above I advise and provide you with the link to my personal Micro site soon, some of my very special images have been already integrated on this site.

By the way the GDPhotoWorkshop site has now all the latest info on up coming Photo workshops in 2008, for Cambodia everything is in place, Palau and Tibet will follow shortly, just go to the link and make your reservation if you interested. http://www.gdphotoworkshop.com/home.html
Thank you.

We have also up dated our Blog page on the GDPhotoWorkshop site and this one, we made it easier for you now to search and navigate through articles and information, just check below the YouTube Logo and you see the changes. You might have noticed also that Gunther Deichmann's main site and the GDPhotoWorkshop site have now been cross linked, you go to either one of them and you can get to the other direct from the front page.

For Gunther's Bio and main website please go to:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/

Just for your information, the latest images of Palau are now available in PhotoShelter, please click the link below and go to my Gallery
"Latest Images from Palau Micronesia" Some cool new aerials and others...
http://www.photoshelter.com/c/gdeichmann
GD

The changing way of stock photography... with PhotoShelter and Aperture, you find the link for the Podcast below, enjoy!


Organized and safe keeping

A new way of dealing with stock images,
PhotoShelter


What would I do without Aperture?



My front page at PhotoShelter

Very soon there are some very exciting things happen with PhotoShelter, a big launch in New York on Nov,12th the new PhotoShelter Collection is here, check the PhotoShelter website for more details, I must admit and I am not looking back since I have joined PhotoShelter and it all started some time ago with the Plugin direct from Aperture,
I have just shot some 1500 images in Palau Micronesia, but I am already organized and some of these new ones are ready for viewing on my PhotoShelter Gallery in a day or so, have to sort the images for my client out first, I better.
Aperture and PhotoShelter are my constant companions now during my journeys, it is so easy and so efficient, I even have time now to create some music when I am on the road with GarageBand, this one I did in between shots in Palau, "on the road again," sounds familiar. The Journey continues...
And here is the Podcast please click this link
Enjoy the sound track which I created in Palau one evening, no TV anyway, plenty of time left for some editing and GarageBand,I guess some of you have seen how fast I had some of these new images up and running on my Aperture Gallery, see my last Blog: http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html
or go to: http://www.deichmann-photo.com
Cheers GD

Check out my PhotoShelter site at:


http://www.photoshelter.com/c/gdeichmann

High-resolution images by Gunther Deichmann are avaialable via PhotoShelter.