1.0Nicholls Photo Bloghttps://nichollsphoto.com/blogJudyhttps://nichollsphoto.com/blog/author/Judy/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2u0zujrMH8"><a href="https://nichollsphoto.com/blog/about-me/">About Judith Nicholls</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://nichollsphoto.com/blog/about-me/embed/#?secret=2u0zujrMH8" width="600" height="338" title="“About Judith Nicholls” — Nicholls Photo Blog" data-secret="2u0zujrMH8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://nichollsphoto.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> I am a fine art photographer currently living in the Hill Country of Texas.  I like to share interesting scenes or moments or points of view, sometimes beautiful, sometimes not. I process my images on a computer to make them better focus on my intended subject or goal of the photograph — I try to bring out what I saw in my mind’s eye when I took the picture. Photographs do not represent reality, as many people claim. It is impossible because current digital cameras (nor film) are capable of recording the dynamic range (the range of brightness) that our eyes can see. Hence some of the “modern” techniques to manipulate photos are aimed at increasing the apparent dynamic range.  But furthermore, my goal is to enhance reality in order to communicate, to make the pictures […]https://nichollsphoto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Judy-and-Gil-at-Cliff-Palace-1-800x600.jpg