HDR photography is great way of getting a new perspective on what you can do with your own images . There are many ways of creating HDR photos , including Photomatix and and Photoshop . I have just started trying out HDR PhotoStudio2 from Unified Color. The basic interface has a limited number of options compared to Photomatix .Unified Color has announced that HDR PhotoStudio, its High Dynamic Range software package formerly available only on the Windows platform, is now available for the Mac. The software is compatible with Intel systems running Leopard and Snow Leopard and requires at least a 2.5GHz dual core system with 2GB of RAM (4GB is recommended)
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February 15th, 2010 
David Rankin 
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No Comments »Stirling Castle project reveals royal court life
January 26th, 2010 David Rankin Historic Scotland is currently engaged in a £12 million project to return the royal palace within the walls of Stirling Castle to how it might have been in the mid-16th century.New research has revealed the cosmopolitan character of the Renaissance Scottish court at Stirling Castle .
The palace will reopen to the public in 2011 as a new Scottish visitor experience. Freelance historian, John Harrison, has been investigating original documents .Mr Harrison’s source is The Bread Book,
Eilean Donan Castle pictures at night screensaver
January 19th, 2010 David Rankin Eilean Donan Castle is one of my favourite castles in Scotland , mainly because of the stunning location and ample photo opportunities . My picture of the castle at night is an HDR photo which is now available as a screensaver. The castle can be photographed from 3 sides
Posted in castle pictures, digital downloads, Free screensavers, hdr landscapes, Prints Tags: castle at night, castle pictures, castle screensavers, Eilean Donan Castle, Eilean Donan Castle at night, Eilean Donan Castle pictures, HDR photo, Lord of the Isles, Murchison Stone, Robert the Bruce, scottish castles No Comments »Snow covered landscape – the big freeze in Scotland
January 10th, 2010 David Rankin Scotland is in the middle of the longest cold spell for 40 years . NASA has released a satellite image of Scotland and it is totally white.While this is causing problems for many people , as photographers it is an opportunity for us to get some great pictures. On Thursday I went up to Blackmount and Glencoe. It was the first time I have ever seen Blackmount totally covered in snow .
