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This site also documents my return to photography, one image a day, one story at a time.

News - IUCN Red List up-date!
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News - IUCN Red List up-date!

The IUCN RED LIST list has recently been updated, encompassing 77,345 assessed species, 22,784 of which are sadly threatened with extinction. But it is not all bad news, with an insurgence in the Iberian Lynx population!

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Discussion - The digital dark age!
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Discussion - The digital dark age!

Are we in a potential dark age? How can we avoid loosing our photographs so they can last for centruries to come?

The actual dark ages refers to a period in european history between the 5th-10th century. It is called this for couple of reasons, but it boils down to the Romans' downfall, a cultural vacuum, and several 100 years of very little documentation...

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Quick tips - Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop shortcuts
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Quick tips - Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop shortcuts

Getting lost in Lightroom and Photoshop? Check out these ultimate keyboard short-cut cheatsheets by http://www.setupablogtoday.com!  

As a user of Adobe Creative Cloud, Lightroom and Photoshop are almost permanently open on my computer. These programs are fantastic... but equally fantastically complex, with a veritable plethora of functions, menus and options that can be a maze to navigate. Normally I know where to click to find the settings and adjustments I need, only every remembering a few core shortcuts.............

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