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See the ladies paint their faces and prepare for their final performance. They blush as you watch them audition their most brilliant colors before fading to brown with a sigh that only the birds hear. The crisp autumn air deepens their beauty but loosens their grip as, one by one, they drift back to the ground from whence they came.

Everyone is a photographer when Mother Nature presents her magical fall foliage fireworks pageant. Who can pass a tree emblazoned with orange and crimson leaves without snapping a pic? Now is the time to get your gear in order, make your travel plans, and otherwise prepare to capture the best show the earth can offer.

Lightroom features a variety of simple sliders that are designed to streamline the image-editing process for beginners and more experienced users alike. When used properly these straightforward tools are a big help for balancing exposure, color, contrast and saturation so that your edits appear natural and intentional.

Most photographers understand the benefits of the Raw File format but still prefer shooting Jpegs instead for a variety of reasons. Maybe you don't want to spend time with a Raw converter and making the necessary edits, lack the necessary storage for the much larger Raw files, or primarily share your images on social media where Jpegs are all you really need.

You've all heard the chatter that cameras with larger pixels deliver better image quality than those with smaller pixels, and probably wondered if this is really true and exactly how it works. The video below from one of our favorite outdoor photographers reveals what he says is the truth about this contentious matter.