Every year, Alisa Zuniga takes a trip somewhere different to see in the New Year. Last year, she decided to stay closer to her home in Colorado, USA. “I chose to head for the southwest because it’s my favorite part of Colorado,” she says. As she was traveling, heavy snowfall transformed the landscape – including the trees, which were barely visible but still beautiful.

“My route to Ridgeway takes me up and over Monarch Pass and that moment couldn’t have been more perfect,” says Alisa. “I just knew that I had to stop and photograph these marshmallow trees that were sitting in front of the bluebird sky.”

In landscape photography, finding a suitable composition can be a challenge. “I decided that, instead of taking a photo with my wide lens to frame the landscape in a panorama, I wanted to capture as much of its beauty as I could to convey what I was seeing and feeling,” she says. Alisa grabbed her telephoto lens and shot a series of portrait frames. The snowy scene is located 3,350m above sea level at the top of the Monarch Pass, so Alisa not only had to contend with the cold but also the wind. “To avoid camera shake, I used a tripod and a fast shutter to capture the contrast of white against the blue sky.”

In post-processing, Alisa took her eight-frame panoramic shot into Adobe Camera Raw, selecting the thumbnails so that any adjustments she made would also appear on the RAW sequences. After adjusting the contrast, highlights and shadows, Alisa stitched the images together in Photoshop using Photomerge, aligning them into one image. “I cropped and merged all the layers and ended up with a large image,” she says.

Alisa Zuniga

Alisa is a passionate outdoor and fitness enthusiast who discovered her love for photography while pursuing her BA in Media Arts. Originally from Iowa, this Colorado-based landscape and wildlife photographer has backpacked in Grand Teton National Park, hiked up 27 of the 58 Colorado 14ers, and explored the inspiring landscapes of Iceland. Alisa draws inspiration from the strong bond she shares with nature and is fueled by her passion to explore. 

Tech details

Camera: Nikon Z9

Lens: Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8

Aperture: f/13

Shutter speed: 1/250 sec

ISO: 100

It was a celebration of Filipina artistry and women empowerment through art as SM Supermalls, BDO Unibank, Inc. and the Zonta Club of Makati and Environs (ZCME), announced the winners of the inaugural “Sining Filipina” art competition at an awarding ceremony and exhibition opening at SM Aura.

One of the joys of Lightroom is using it enough that you start to understand its many nuanced shortcuts, and this video from Brian Matiash is as good a starting point as any – as in this handy video he shares five lesser-known Lightroom shortcuts and tricks that will help you streamline your editing.

It’s worth noting that Matiash uses Lightroom (the non-classic version), but some of his tips do translate to Lr Classic too. 

Matiash’s tips range from quick folder and album navigation, to quickly changing crop overlays and adjusting the background colour of the active preview area, among other tips. 

One tip we really appreciated is the idea of using the single panel mode, which further simplifies the Lr interface by auto-collapsing sections of the editing dropdown when they’re not in use – perfect if you like to edit in a consistent way from start to finish.

You can see more of Brian’s great videos on his YouTube channel. 

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – As the Tropicana nears the end of its era on the Las Vegas Strip, a local teen is doing his part to hold on to the memory of the historic hotel.

“Between the glass ceiling and the lavish pool, it just feels so Vegas, the epitome of the word,” said 17-year-old photographer Alex Gassaway.

Monday, he brought his camera to the Tropicana to capture its final days on the Las Vegas Strip.

“Definitely expected to see more people out here to see its final days,” he said. “Right now it feels eerie, like it feels like an imitation of what it used to be… a place that should be full of life and vibrance just kind of slowly decaying until it inevitably falls.”

Come April 2, Alex said he’ll be sad to see the Tropicana go. With it, a classic Las Vegas feel that he said is becoming harder to find on the Strip.

“I definitely see it pivoting more towards luxury and consumerism, rather than what Vegas is about, that kind of fun, that old feeling, the just uniqueness of Vegas,” he said.

Long after the Tropicana is gone, Alex hopes his photos will serve as a memory of what stood on this iconic corner for 67 years.

“Because I think it’s important to preserve and archive our history so that future generations, even though it’s not here, you can still look back on it. It’s a form of physical memory of a place,” he said. “So even though it’s gone, it’s not entirely gone.“

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GEORGETOWN, Del.- Southern Delaware Tourism (SDT) unveiled the winners of its 2024 Southern Delaware Photography Contest, marking the 8th consecutive year of this celebrated event.

The adjudication panel consisted of Pam Aquilani and Tony Pratt. Winners were selected across three distinct categories, with the Grand Prize standing as the crowning jewel of the competition:

Grand Prize: Shelby Howell of Leesburg, VA. – A depiction of a child reveling in the joy of beach play.

Southern Delaware Action Shots: Marion Dowling Ocean View, DE. – An awe-inspiring portrayal of a surfer harnessing the power of the ocean waves.

Southern Delaware Amusements & Boardwalk Bites: Beverly Cleaver of Ocean View. – A nostalgic glimpse into the carefree world of childhood, as captured amidst the whimsical attractions of Funland.

Southern Delaware Holidays & Events: Thomas Gelnett of Ocean View. – A dynamic snapshot capturing the vibrant essence of a performance at Freeman Arts Pavilion.

“This contest was established to celebrate Southern Delaware and to keep our destination top of mind for visitors and potential visitors year-round,” says Scott Thomas, Executive Director of SDT. “We received entries from all over the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. The entries clearly demonstrate the variety and richness of experiences available in Sussex County and the incredible enjoyment people get from visiting and living here.”

Prizes for the winners ranged from a two-night hotel stay, gift certificates to local restaurants and local shops, and a Funland ticket book.

To see all the winners, click here.

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In today’s social media world, amateur photography has become an enjoyable pastime for many – and now that there’s a total solar eclipse on the way, a lot of people have been asking about how to safely go about taking photos of the phenomenon.

To help these eager celestial shutterbugs, Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum plans to host a presentation by longtime meteorologist and astrophotographer Gary Woodall next Monday, in which he’ll talk about how he plans to photograph the eclipse – for which Greenville will be within the path of totality from around 12:24 p.m. to 3:04 p.m. on April 8, with the actual eclipse occurring for about four minutes and 10 seconds starting at 1:42 p.m.

Woodall worked for the National Weather Service for more than 30 years, where he started as a storm spotter, then spent much of the rest of his career training storm spotters.

His career took him from Midland to Fort Worth to Phoenix and then to Memphis. Then, upon retiring, he moved to McKinney to be closer to his wife Melissa’s family in Greenville.

In retirement, Woodall has been indulging in one of his other interests, astronomy and using his telescope for astrophotography.

“Mostly, I’ve been doing it just in my backyard, but in town, there’s a lot of light pollution from street lights and city glow, but I’ve still got some good shots,” Woodall said at a previous presentation at the Audie Murphy Museum in 2022. “Someday, I hope to go out with my telescope to West Texas, like to the Davis Mountains, where the McDonald Observatory is and I’d have clearer, darker skies to work with.

“As a meteorologist, I was already looking up, but with astronomy, I’m now getting to look a little higher,” Woodall added.

His presentation on eclipse photography will begin at noon on April 2. The museum is located at 600 Interstate Highway 30 Frontage Road in Greenville. Admission will be free for museum members. Otherwise, the price will be $8 for adults; $6 for senior citizens, veterans and college students; and $3 for students 6 to 18 years old.

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