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Blown highlight on the railings

Tweak Your Lightroom Curves

April 11, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Another Way to Save the Highlights Lightroom has many adjustments and in general, they work reasonably well. I bet the …

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Flatten the Curve - All curves are connected

Walks in the Days of Coronavirus

April 6, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Not frequently but when the weather is nice I continue to take my short walks and continue photographing the …

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Poppies in the field - Color cast removed

Color Cast Removal in Photoshop

April 4, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

I wrote about my ongoing scanning of old photographs and some basic strategies in case you were considering a similar …

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Sotheby;s Photography Auction

Sotheby’s Photo Auction

April 2, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

I was thinking of a subject to write about when an e-mail alert arrived from Sotheby’s about their upcoming …

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John J. Audubon -- Blue Headed Pigeon

Birds of America – John J. Audubon

March 31, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

I am not a birder. I don’t chase the snowy owls to photograph. Those who know me well know that I jokingly refer …

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Sze Tsung Leong -- Hagia Sophia

Photo Auction Collections

March 27, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

In the past, I wrote about photo auctions and mentioned a few by Sotheby’s. I enjoy them because I get a chance to …

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This is Kept Light

More To Keep You Busy

March 25, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

In the last article, I offered a few technology tools that you can try at least to pass time. I also hoped that some may …

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Tree roots fighting with concrete

Keep Busy

March 23, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Life in the Days of Corona We have been home for quite a while now with the exception of going to the local CVS to pick …

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Oya Berk, 1946-2020

Oya Berk, 1946 – 2020

March 16, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Yesterday, we heard the passing of our dear friend Oya. We visited her last October when we were in Istanbul and even …

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Abstracts - Jan Ekin

Abstracts – Jan Ekin, A Photo Book

March 2, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

Jan has been taking photographs for quite a while now. Although she photographs a variety of subjects she has found her …

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Ironsmith works

Scanning Strategies

February 13, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

I have scanned many slides, negatives, prints over the years. Since late December 2019, I have been doing it as a …

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Me, probably in third grade

2020, 20/20, Time Machine

January 2, 2020 by A. Cemal Ekin

They say if you have good eyes, your vision is 20/20. That is, you can see clearly at 20 feet what a person with normal …

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Colorful walls on a narrow street in Ayvalik. No, I did not put that E there

Finalizing the Ayvalik Visit

November 15, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

Although this time we stayed in Ayvalik for only four days, we managed to do and see quite a bit. Ayvalik is colorful …

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Ma'Adra Vineyards

Ma’Adra Vineyard Visit

November 13, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

When we visited the olive grove for the second time in the morning, we went to Ma’Adra Vineyards on the hills of …

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Olive Harvest at Melin Olive Grove

Melin Olive Grove

November 10, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

A couple of years ago, Binnaz and Ergun purchased an olive grove as a future revenue source for the ASKEV foundation. …

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Inside the mirror (Ayna) at Ayna Restaurant

Another Birthday in Ayvalik for Mina

November 6, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

After the first two weeks in Turkey and seeing the family and friends, Elif and Mina arrived at the beginning of our …

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Is this Dubaiesque

Istanbul Architecture

November 2, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

I am probably beating a dead horse by writing about the very strange change in Istanbul’s architectural character. …

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View from the top of Tekfur Palace

Visiting Istanbul 2019 – 2

October 9, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

The Last Byzantine Palace Many years ago, probably around 1980, we visited the remains of the last Byzantine palace. The …

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Visiting Istanbul 2019 – 1

October 7, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

After a busy and somewhat eventful summer, Jan and I arrived in Istanbul on October 1 for a three-week stay. The flight …

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Neighbor's Rose

Evocative Qualities of Photographs

September 24, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

Photographs can have highly evocative qualities. When successful, they create an emotional response in the viewer. Often …

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A Post With A Different Purpose

September 18, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

This post will have minimal text related to the photographs, that will come later. It is an experiment that relies on …

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1959 Studebaker

Cruise Night 2019

August 28, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

On Cruise Nights, the Oakland Beach Park in Warwick becomes a gathering place of show cars and people who enjoy viewing …

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The new pedestrian bridge in Providence

A New Bridge

August 26, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

The Providence River provides many opportunities for the town and its residents. There is the Water-Fire, rowing …

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Anatolian Landscapes, International Lens Magazine

August 21, 2019 by A. Cemal Ekin

Published in the Issue #59 with 15 photographs.

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