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Saving Your Photos Wrecked by Smoke From Nearby Wildfires

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By Mel Martin
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In one of my great examples of bad timing, a friend and I headed to southern Utah a few days ago. We were aware of spreading wildfires in the eastern part of the state, but where we were going, SE Utah, things were reported to be good. My destination was Goblin Valley State Park, a bucket list destination I've always wanted to see. We stayed in nearby Hanksville, a charming Utah city with a population of around 200. Morning 1 was mostly clear, so we got up before dawn.
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Skylum Adds Lightroom Library Import to Luminar Neo With a Caveat

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By Mel Martin
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There's a lot of competition out there for photographers' attention with recent updates of editing software. The big target for competitors is Adobe's ecosystem of programs, and many of my pro photographer friends are pretty locked in on Adobe Lightroom. Today, Skylum released an update to Luminar Neo that will certainly gain some attention. With version 1.27.1, Luminar Neo gains the ability to import pretty much everything from your Lightroom collections.
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Photographers Will Be Impressed With the New Photo Features in iOS 27

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By Mel Martin
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After some false starts, Apple has gone all out for the upcoming iOS 27, due this fall. There's a greatly improved Siri, based on Google's Gemini, and a host of AI features. Our readers will be most interested in the new photo-taking and editing features in iOS 27, and I was able to download the developer beta for a quick look around. Most impressive are the AI-based editing features for photos. When you get into the iOS 27 Photos app, you can choose any new or existing photo in your collection.
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