Zebra stripes, revisited

By On 05/03/2017

One of the most intriguing questions in the natural world is how and why zebras developed their stripes. Many years ago I tried to answer that question, and more recently Tim Caro confirmed the validity of my conclusion that the tsetse fly is probably responsible. One question that remains is if […]

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Tenerife: Beautiful, but beware…

By On 12/02/2017

I just returned from my second trip to Tenerife, a beautiful member of the Canary Islands. Tenerife has bizarre volcanic landscapes, and some great views. A photographers paradise, but beware of one thing: thieves know this too. Tenerife is notorious for car break-ins, so never leave any valuables like photo bags in your car, even […]

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New Photoshop CC2017 book available

By On 16/01/2017

My latest book ‘Photoshop CC2017 voor Lightroom-fotografen’ is now available from Apple iBooks. Because it is in Dutch only, I suggest you switch to the Dutch version of this page for further reading.

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Panasonic GH5 introduced

By On 05/01/2017

Today Panasonic introduced the Lumix DMC-GH5. An interesting feature of this new camera is the ability to shoot photos as a short burst of 6K video at 60 frames per second. Afterwards, you can select the best frame to use as the final photo. Great for fast action when you know exactly when the action […]

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Lightroom backup problems

By On 15/12/2016

The latest version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (CC2015.8 or 6.8) contains a bug in the catalog backup. Some (not all) Windows users get an error saying that Lightroom could not make a backup of the catalog. Adobe is aware of this bug and is working on a fix. In the meantime, the easiest solution is […]

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Adobe SkyReplace: beginning of the end?

By On 18/11/2016

Adobe has shown a preview of ‘SkyReplace’, a program that can replace a dull sky in a landscape photo by another sky with just a mouse click. You don’t even have to take photos of skies, because SkyReplace can search for a good replacement in its own database of images. What will this mean for […]

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