Underwater Photography and Video from Dugong Dive Center

This cool Underwater Video was produced for the Dugong Dive Center and Club Paradise in Palawan, Philippines.
My good friend Dirk Fahrenbach produced the Video footage, we did the editing and final sound.
Created on a Mac using iLife - iMovie, iDVD, QT, music Royalty Released from Sounddogs, assembled in GarageBand. An intro to Dugong Dive Center approx 1 minute.
2009 © Dirk Fahrenbach & Gunther Deichmann - All Rights Reserved -

You can contact Dirk Fahrenbach @ Dugong Dive Center http://www.dugongdivecenter.com/
or Email Dirk @ dugongdivecenter@hotmail.com & info@dugongdivecenter.com

APERTURE 2 Tip...where do I find my Camera info...this is nice if You like to compare DATA...

06-05-2008 | 22:05

A cool little Aperture 2 Tip...

I thought I share with you one of my earlier Blogs on APERTURE 2 to fill in a few days before leaving for Clark Airbase in Angeles City, Philippines for a commercial shoot.

Where do you find at a push of a button YOUR Camera Info when you like to compare your shots after the shoot in Aperture 2.1
See the provided screen shot below, the small drop down menu (small red circle) is where you find ...Show and Hide Camera & Color info...the red oval shows you the data, you have to be in the adjustment mode/panel.
This is very useful when comparing shots, what might have gone wrong or right...You can also move your Cursor over the image to get the color Value in between the images, the grey area will show you the Camera info. Play around and you find this is a very useful addition in Aperture 2.
You can also move your cursor over your Thumbnails... for those of you who are still in the early stage of Photography this command is great for analyzing your images quickly.
Try it out and have some fun...Aperture is not only great for the Pro's but it can help you to take better images by quickly finding out what went wrong or right.
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Important Announcement:Mac trojan horse discovered in pirated Photoshop

Trojan Horse...
by Peter Cohen, Macworld.com
Security software firm Intego reports that pirated copies of Adobe Photoshop CS4 may contain a variant of the “trojan horse” malware first reported in copies of Apple iWork ‘09 last week.
OSX.Trojan.iServices.B is what the malware is being called. It affects some copies of Adobe Photoshop that are being distributed through pirate software sites. According to Intego, “The actual Photoshop installer is clean, but the Trojan horse is found in a crack application that serializes the program....” The complete article and a lot more at MacWorld.com

I been using the Intego Security Software for some years now and I believe if they reported maybe a Trojan Horse I take it seriously.
Another valuable lesson dont buy pirated software, it can even effect your Mac.
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Travel Photography: Introducing THE CLASSICS, selected Images from my PhotoShelter Archives

Introducing selected images from my PhotoShelter Gallery and Archives.
"THE CLASSICS" representing only a few of some 5000+ images which are
available 24 hours a day from my PhotoShelter Archives in high and low resolution.
Sit back and enjoy the Images.
View the complete Gallery Collection, search for specific images or topics at:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/page6/page6.html
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Tip: Photography & Aperture 2… abbreviations, like ICC profile, IPTC, plus many others…do you know what they mean?

© Gunther Deichmann -
Children from Palawan, Philippines

The Image above is was created using the Monochrome Mixer in Aperture 2, the original Image was deteriorated for more info how to restore or convert Color Images to B&W go to my

GD Photo Tutorial @ http://www.deichmann-photo.com/page1/page1.html

Below are some very common terms used through out Aperture and in

Digital Photography today.

Adobe RGB (1998) A commonly used color profile often used for printing. Many professional labs request that image files be delivered in this color space.

sRGB A common working space designed to represent the average PC monitor. Because of its small gamut, it is suitable for Web graphics but not for print production.
Adjustments HUD A heads-up display, or floating panel of contextual controls, that enables adjustments to be applied to images.
hue An attribute of color perception, also known as color phase. Red and blue are hues.
EXIF Short for Exchangeable Image File. The standard format for storing information about how an image was shot, such as shutter speed, aperture, white balance, exposure compensation, metering setting, ISO setting, date, and time.
HUD Heads-up display: a floating panel with various options. Different HUDs can adjust levels, increase brightness, modify color temperature, assign keywords, straighten horizons, or make any other adjustments.
ICC profile Created as a result of device characterization, an ICC profile contains the data about a device’s exact gamut.

IPTC Short for International Press Telecommunications Council. IPTC meta data is used by photographers and media organizations to embed keywords in the image files themselves. Large publishers typically use image management systems to quickly identify images based on their IPTC information.
meta data Data describing other data, including image files. Databases use meta data to track specific forms of data. Aperture automatically extracts all industry-standard EXIF and ITPC meta data when importing images and also allows meta data such as copyright, captions, and keywords to be added.
RAW The original bit-for-bit uncompressed digital image file captured by a camera. Aperture works with RAW images through every step of the digital work flow and supports the RAW formats from all leading digital camera manufacturers.
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Never go HOME without it...the Camera that is...an afternoon delight.

© Gunther Deichmann

Since I am still testing this Blog, I thought I just add one more image to it, this shot was taken in the late afternoon in my Building. Perfect light was streaming through the window, the reddish tint is from the sun and the bluish tint is from a small office with fluorescence light hence this blue hue. Using a slow shutter speed to emphasize on the movement.
My son was just jumping up the stairs and I of course had my little Leica D-Lux 4 ready, so there you have it, never leave home with out it. you be amazed what images you can create with a small camera.
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Photography: Tips, Tricks & Techniques "Tripple T" soon on this blog too.

I am going to introduce soon short entries from my main Blog "Tripple T " also on this blog with regular announcements. Tips, tricks and Techniques on Travel Photography and Aperture 2.
Stay tuned for the first entry soon.
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