The Apoxee Recreational Trail

HDR and Panoramas

Sunday afternoon we took advantage of the warm afternoon before the predicted arrival of the cold front by doing a little exploration of a new-to-us park on the outskirts of West Palm Beach.

Apoxee Park is at the south eastern edge of Grassy Waters Preserve and is accessed from Jog Road just north of Okeechobee Road. The terrain is mostly palm and pine woods intermingled with shallow grassy ponds. The trails are well groomed with scattered benches and shelters. There are also many boardwalks over grassy wetlands and shallow ponds.

There are many dead trees in the photos. These are melaleuca trees that are being eradicated. They are an invasive species in Florida, introduced in the early twentieth century by well meaning but terribly misinformed people.

The sideshow features a few images in HDR as well as a panorama of the trails wetlands.

Understanding Gamma Correction

Understanding Gamma Correction

For several year I have found some very useful although technical information on Sean McHugh's site, Cambridge in Colour

This article, Understanding Gamma Correction is probably the best and most understandable explanation on exactly what Gamma is and how it relates to out digital images and our vision. I highly recommend reading this article as well as the many other articles and tutorials he has posted on his site.

He also has an e-newsletter you may subscribe to.