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RAW vs JPG and New Art for July 2014

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New Art for July 2014 The Texas Longhorn Bull Little known facts about the breed. Genetic analyses show the Longhorn originated from an Iberian hybrid of two ancient cattle lineages: "taurine" descending from the domestication of the wild aurochs in the Middle East, and "indicine", descending from the domestication of the aurochs in India 85% and 15% respectively by proportion. This shot was taken in Auto mode, thus the blown out background after lightening enough to see the subject in adequate light. Had it been shot in RAW the background would have been able to have been isolated in a layer, kept at a manageable exposure level while adjusting the brightness in the foreground for the subject. This is a perfect example why so many of us shoot in raw today. The jpeg is acceptable for perhaps an advertisment, but not for a high quality print in your home or office.  The take away is get comfortable shooting in raw, until it becomes secon