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Out of the box, the D700 lacked a certain crispness, vividness, and balance I aim for in my photography. I’ve found that certain settings allow me to achieve that effect.

In the following article, I review ten settings I use on the D700 to achieve optimum results.

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The setting I’ve adjusted most on my Nikon D700 is the white balance. I find the auto white balance a hit or miss feature. As a result, I’ve spent a lot of time fine tuning the default settings, as well as creating a few of my own.

In the following article, I review the options the D700 offers to adjust white balance.

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Gatorade, Emergen-C, Nalgene Bottle

Drink mixes insure proper electrolytic balance, helping maintain energy levels and reduce the chance of cramping during prolonged exertion. With the addition of vitamins and minerals, drink mixes replenish essential nutrients, assisting in recovery and stress response.

I explain the drink mix I make on my hiking trips, as well as daily exercise, in this article

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Sauerkraut fermented with yellow peppers, radish, and green onion

Unpasteurized sauerkraut is high in vitamin C (30mg per cup), lactobacilli, and other nutrients,. It is only 42 calories per cup, making it a tasty low calorie treat.

Homemade sauerkraut is incomparably better than store bought sauerkraut. Plus, you can add radishes, carrots, peppers, or many other vegetables, and even fruits, to your fermenting batch.

The following article outlines how to make sauerkraut, storage life, and provides external resources for more detailed information.

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In a previous article, I expressed the reasoning behind shooting in RAW. In the following article, I explain why and how I convert from RAW format to Adobe’s DNG format.

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When I got involved in professional digital photography, whether to shoot in RAW or JPEG was an important consideration. Ultimately, I chose RAW.

My opinions resonate with Nasim Mansurov, who wrote the best article on the debate. He covers the advantages and disadvantages of RAW and JPEG formats, providing some nice visuals as well. Ultimately, he advocates ‘serious photographers’ shooting in RAW format, whereas recreational photographers should shoot in JPEG format.

For more information on why I chose RAW, you can read my article. I strongly suggest converting your RAW file to DNG, as DNG offers better forward compatibility, better compression, one file instead of two per image, and better interoperability.

Please note that RAW files aren’t always compatible with certain versions of Photoshop. I had to upgrade to Photoshop CS4 to process RAW files from my Nikon D700.

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I consider Snow Crash as a formative work, with influences on my style of writing and way of thinking. It’s interdisciplinary acumen paired with rich imagery, hypercreative vision, and sugary action make for a unique and refreshing writing style.

Navigate here if you’d like to read my review or go straight to Amazon.

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Olé, is an excellent jazz piece by John Coltrane, recorded in 1961, running 18:15. Album: Olé Coltrane.

Very ominous, but determined. Excellent background music for working, not too imposing, inducing focus and perseverance through challenging tasks.

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To cap off Tongue Mountain Range series, I wrote a review with directions and options on how to approach the network of trails.

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Remember watching Bleach thinking: ‘Man, I hope Ben Folds isn’t the bad guy…’

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