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About chowjudge

Martin Allred is a professional photographer and frequent traveler. His organization Nationwide Photographers provides Professional Photography throughout the USA and Canada. Martin is a native of New Orleans and currently resides in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.

Tech Tip: Photo Viewing via HDMI

Posted on March 29, 2016 by chowjudge

Contributed by: Martin J. Allred     http://www.floridaography.com EOS 6D: ‘Control over HDMI’ for viewing images If you want to share your images and movies by displaying them directly on an HD television, you can connect the two using the … Continue reading →

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Travel to Cuba or Bahamas from Florida by Ferry

Posted on March 24, 2016 by chowjudge

Contributed by:  Martin Allred  www.floridaography.com The (South Florida) Sun Sentinel reported last year that four companies have received licenses from the U.S. government to run ferries between Florida and Cuba. Overnight trips from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and perhaps Tampa on vessels holding … Continue reading →

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Macro Photography without a Macro Lens

Posted on March 20, 2016 by chowjudge

If you want to get closer to your subjects for increased magnification, the standard route is to employ a macro lens when shooting. However, if you only have occasional use for a macro lens it may seem like an undue … Continue reading →

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Tech Tip: Canon EOS 6D Smartphone Remote

Posted on March 10, 2016 by chowjudge

  EOS 6D: smartphone connection via WiFi The EOS 6D’s built-in WiFi facility allows you to connect the camera to a smartphone and then use the EOS Remote app to control the camera and transfer images. This WiFi connection can … Continue reading →

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Tech Tip: Gelling your Flash

Posted on February 25, 2016 by chowjudge

If you’re shooting a lot under tungsten or strip lights flash is useful to fill-in, or even to provide additional light, but the discrepancy in color temperatures can be a problem. Do you shoot with white balance set for tungsten/fluorescent … Continue reading →

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Florida Beaches Best in the U.S.

Posted on February 18, 2016 by chowjudge

 Florida  According to Tripadvisor’s recent survey, Florida captures 1st place for the best beaches in the United States, including Hawaii.  The good news for Florida was that six of Florida’s beaches were named in the top 10 list. The bad … Continue reading →

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Glass Disc Can Store 360 TB of Your Photos for over a Billion Years

Posted on February 17, 2016 by chowjudge

This Glass Disc Can Store 360 TB of Your Photos for 13.8 Billion Years by:  Michael Zhang a reblog If you back up your photos on optical disks or storage drives, there’s a good chance your data won’t last as long as … Continue reading →

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Tip & Tricks: AI Servo AF response

Posted on February 11, 2016 by chowjudge

The Al Servo setting on the EOS Canon Professional Cameras are normally  fast enough to keep up with a moving subject. However, in very cold conditions you may find the AF response slows down a little and you have trouble … Continue reading →

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Gluten Free Strawberry-Walnut Shortbread Cookies

Posted on February 9, 2016 by chowjudge

This cookie is a favorite and absolutely one of the best shortbread cookies you will ever taste. This recipe is from Sigrid von Zielfeldt from Sweden. I have altered the original recipe to make gluten-free. Makes approximately 50  two-inch sandwich … Continue reading →

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The World’s Largest Photo, Taken with the World’s Largest Camera

Posted on February 6, 2016 by chowjudge

The year was 2006 Photograph by Robert Johnson   “The Great Picture” measures 107 ft wide by 31 ft high (32.6 m x 9.5 m) and holds the Guinness World Record for the largest seamless print photograph ever. The camera … Continue reading →

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