Shutterbug Staff

Ansel Adams--John Muir Trail Exhibit, Opens September 23, 2006. This exhibit
features more than 20 Ansel Adams originals as well as over a dozen vintage
prints. It will also showcase over 100 landscapes captured on the trail.

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Register to win Anthropics PortraitPro Studio Max software ($119 Retail Value) we are giving away.

According to the company:

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[This Sweepstakes is now closed.]

Apple has announced that a 30-day free trial version of Aperture 1.5 is now
available on the web site. This is a fully functional version of this exciting
image management and editing program. The program is of course only available
for Apple computer users.



For a free download and more information visit: http://www.apple.com/aperture/trial/

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Apple today introduced Aperture 2, the next major release of its groundbreaking
photo editing and management software with over 100 new features that make it
faster, easier
to use and more powerful. With a streamlined user interface and entirely
new image processing engine, Aperture 2 also introduces new imaging tools
for highlight recovery, color vibrancy, local contrast definition,
soft-edged retouching, vignetting and RAW fine-tuning, and lets users
directly post their portfolios on the .Mac Web Gallery for viewing on the
web, iPhone, iPod touch and Apple TV. At a new low price of $199,
anyone can easily organize, edit and publish photos like a pro.

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