10 contenders go head-to-head to see which software is the best for processing astrophotography

8 December 2017
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To Adobe or not to Adobe. That is the question many photographers are asking with the spate of new image processing programs vying to “kill Photoshop.” I tested more than ten contenders as alternatives to Adobe’s image processing software, evaluating them for the specialized task of editing demanding nightscape images taken under the Milky Way, both for single still images and for time-lapses of the moving sky. This review expands upon and updates mini-reviews I included in my Nightscapes and Time-Lapses eBook. If you are hoping there’s a clear winner in the battle against Adobe, one program I can say does it all and

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7 December 2017
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The Buick Special was an automobile produced by Buick. It was usually Buick’s lowest-priced model, starting out as a full-size car in 1936 and returning in 1961 (after a two-year hiatus) as a mid-size.

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5 December 2017
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The Ford GT is an American mid-engine two-seater sports car manufactured and marketed by Ford for model year 2005 in conjunction with the company’s 2003 centenary — and again in redesigned form for model year 2017. The GT recalls Ford’s historically significant GT40, consecutive four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1966-1969), including a 1-2-3 finish in 1966.

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Munitions

7 November 2017
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Fort Klapperkop was the third fort erected before the outbreak of the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) to protect Pretoria. It has been restored with historical accuracy and arranged as a museum, with permanent exhibitions of Anglo-Boer War objects and furniture. The fort has the following rooms: Ammunitie, Hospitaal, Keuken, Machine, Telegraaf, Stal and Manschappen.

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6 November 2017
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Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
With his wife and five children
And his cabin fallin’ down…
Ballad of Hollis Brown – Bob Dylan

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