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Flat Light… what to do?

October 17, 2017 by Denise Silva | 2 Comments

We just returned from a photo tour of Cape May, NJ. Cape May is a beautiful town, with historic homes, coastal beauty, and lots of natural habitat to enjoy. For the first time ever though, […]

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Creating a Sense of Motion with Long Exposures

June 10, 2015 by Denise Silva | 2 Comments

Long exposure images can create an almost surreal effect, evoking emotional responses, such as calm, peacefulness, and even angst, depending on the image. Creating these images can be a challenge and generally requires certain gear, […]

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The Palouse

June 8, 2015 by Denise Silva | Comments Off

Located between Washington and Idaho, this region encompasses thousands of square miles of rich farm land and is the heart of grain growing in the United States. After hundreds of hours touring this area, I […]

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Mt. Storm Time Lapse

May 22, 2015 by Denise Silva | 2 Comments

The other day, I was asked to describe how I created this image: I decided it would be easier to write a blog and create a video demonstrating the techniques, than to layout out an […]

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Changing the Mood of an Image

December 5, 2014 by Denise Silva | Comments Off

Decided to play a bit with Photoshop this morning. I enjoy going back to old images, long forgotten, processed or not processed, and seeing how I would process them today, as my skills improve. As […]

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Using Masks in Photoshop

November 28, 2014 by Denise Silva | Comments Off

Masking in Photoshop In the last blog I discussed blending images to get a better final result, specifically replacing a perfectly clear blue sky with one that had more character (clouds). There are many ways to […]

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Shoot the Sky!

November 21, 2014 by Denise Silva | 2 Comments

As photographers, we are not always graced with the perfect sky. In fact, I have found that more often than not, I get to my destination and find perfectly blue, clear, no clouds, not even […]

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The Palouse – 2015

October 6, 2014 by Denise Silva | Comments Off

Road Runner Photography Tours is pleased to announce its 2015 Palouse, Washington Photo Tour, from May 31 to June 4, 2015! With years of experience in the region, Don and I have mapped over 1800 […]

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Cape May

November 5, 2013 by Denise Silva | Comments Off

RRPT just finished up our Photo Tour of Cape May, New Jersey and what a great group and incredible time we had! At first blush our weather looked unappealing, but as photographers know, bad weather […]

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West Virginia Wrap Up

October 17, 2013 by Donald Rosenberger | Comments Off

A couple of weeks ago we wrapped up a fantastic 3 day photo tour of West Virginia.  West Virginia is a wonderful location that is an easy destination from the Mid-Atlantic area, usually a few […]

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