Alexander S. Kunz

Alexander S. Kunz

@alex-kunz.com

Photographer & photography instructor, mentor, judge in San Diego, CA. #Lightroom expert, teacher, tutor. Account powered by eurosky.social https://www.alex-kunz.com https://mas.to/@alexskunz

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Alexander S. Kunz
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I have a total of eight photos from my afternoon & evening at the fabulous Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada in this blog post: www.alex-kunz.com/valley-of-fi... #PhotoBlog #LandscapePhotography #Nevada #ValleyOfFire #Desert #BlogPost #Photography

alex-kunz.comValley of Fire (Part 1; Afternoon & Evening)Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada was my first “official” planned stop during my road trip. Other than having heard of the famous “Fire Wave” formation, I knew very little of the place and thus…
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"Autumn in the Canyon" Sycamores bearing fall colors and a fallen oak tree in the riparian woodland of Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve, San Diego, California; October 2026. #Fall #Autumn #SanDiego #IntimateLandscape #Nature #FallColors #Woodland #Forest #NaturePhotography #SouthernCalifornia

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"Seastacks & Oystercatcher" From a foggy morning at the beach in Bandon, Oregon in October 2022. A few more in my photoblog: www.alex-kunz.com/bandon-foggy... #Seascape #LongExposure #LandscapePhotography #Oregon #Bandon #Seastacks #Fog #Photography #PhotoBlog #Roadtrip #LongExposurePhotography

Alexander S. Kunz
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September is over so as usual, I have my monthly End Notes with a look back at my photographic activities, the weather, a few links to things that caught my eye... and such. www.alex-kunz.com/september-20... #PhotoBlog #NaturePhotography #SanDiego #BlogPost #LandscapePhotography #Photography

alex-kunz.comSeptember 2026 End NotesThe end of another month has arrived, and while we are certainly done with summer here in Southern California, it appears that summer definitely isn’t done with us yet. Nevertheless, it was a month…
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Four photos & how they were made (to look like they do) in my #PhotoBlog 📸 "Dawn at Hospital Point" www.alex-kunz.com/dawn-at-hosp... #Seascape #LongExposure #FullMoon #HarvestMoon #LaJolla #SanDiego #Pacific #Dawn #Twilight #Photography #BlogPost

alex-kunz.comDawn at Hospital PointLast Saturday I met some photo club friends at dawn, to photograph the setting “Harvest Moon” at the tide pools of Hospital Point. Here are some of the resulting photos, with a few words about how…

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Anne McKinnell 🇨🇦
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A pod of orca swimming through emerald green waters in Cordero Channel, BC. This is one of my favourite parts of boating in BC. I'm just out doing my thing and every once in awhile these majestic creatures appear. I turn off my engine and listen to their blows 🦑 #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Alexander S. Kunz
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The latest entry in my #PhotoBlog has 9 photos from a hike to Cinder Cone in Lassen Volcanic NP, with fantastic views ;) of the Fantastic Lava Beds and the Painted Dunes: www.alex-kunz.com/lassen-rocke... #LandscapePhotography #NationalParks #NorthernCalifornia #Lassen #Landscape #Photography

alex-kunz.comLassen Rocken RollenLassen Volcanic National Park was the one location that didn’t really “satisfy” on the outbound section of our September 2022 road trip. An early snowfall at the end of September had the road closed…
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Three new bits of information for users of Lightroom Classic: batch-adjusting the capture time, “free” gen-AI removals, plugins. Plus a workaround for the Denoise/Edit-in-Photoshop bug! www.alex-kunz.com/lightroom-bi... #Lightroom #Photography #LightroomClassic #PhotoBlog #AdobeLightroom #Adobe

alex-kunz.comLightroom Bits #7Here are three more bits of information that will help users of Lightroom Classic: batch-adjusting the capture time from a reference photo, “free” generative AI removals, and useful plugins.
Alexander S. Kunz
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It is the time of "summertime hues" here in the coastal sage scrub landscapes of Southern California. I have compiled a few photos of the sights in August & September in my #PhotoBlog: www.alex-kunz.com/sage-scrub-i... #SanDiego #SageScrub #Chaparral #SouthernCalifornia #IntimateLandscape

alex-kunz.comSage Scrub in August & SeptemberPhoto-blogging is quite a bit slower than I’d like still. For Sunday (and to clean out the vaults), here are some collected photos of coastal sage scrub in summer, with the typical colors that we’re…
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It has been a triple-A month: the Astonishingly Awful August has come to an end — thankfully. As usual for this occasion, I have my look back, with notes, commentary, observations, and a few photographs… www.alex-kunz.com/august-2026-... #PhotoBlog #EndNotes #Photography #August2026 #SanDiego

alex-kunz.comAugust 2026 End NotesIt has been a triple-A month: the Astonishingly Awful August has come to an end — thankfully. As usual for this occasion, I have my look back, with notes, commentary, observations…

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Brent Goes Outside | Nature Photography
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"I'm Not Sure How" One of my favorite things about backpacking is that once you've started, you can't really give up. On this one, I weathered a storm and witnessed a rainbow forming atop the trees at the bottom of the valley. It was a beautiful moment I am very grateful to have witnessed.

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If, like me, you're gearing up to make a public comment on the Roadless Rule rollback, this piece has some good data for you. #publiclands #roadlessrule #conservation westwise.substack.com/p/the-forest...

westwise.substack.comThe Forest Service’s own review finds repealing the Roadless Rule could increase wildfire risk and harm communitiesThe Trump administration wants you to believe repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule is about wildfire safety and local control. Its own environmental review says otherwise.
Alexander S. Kunz
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#PhotoBlog: Seven photos from a recent morning walk at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California. www.alex-kunz.com/coastal-deta... #IntimateLandscape #SanDiego #Photography #TorreyPines #BlogPost #Blogging #NaturePhotography #Summer #CloseUp

alex-kunz.comCoastal Details at Torrey Pines State BeachAugust, the month of photographic summer drought* in Southern California: the desert is an oven; the mountains and inland valleys are hot; the beaches are packed with people. My desire to go and see…

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New tutorial: create a client proofing gallery in the WordPress Block Editor. Let clients review images, heart favorites, add flags, leave comments, save progress, and submit selections with FolioBlocks Pro. folioblocks.com/blog/create-...

folioblocks.comCreate a Client Proofing Gallery in the WordPress Block Editor - FolioBlocksLearn how to create a proofing gallery in the WordPress Block Editor where clients can select, flag, comment on, and submit images.
Alexander S. Kunz
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Reality, Evidence, Honesty… Versus “AI” 3 links on how "AI" image editing threatens citizen science projects & research, with further thoughts & questions we need to ask ourselves about our photography and editing. www.alex-kunz.com/reality-evid... #PhotoBlog #Photography #AI #NaturePhotography

alex-kunz.comReality, Evidence, Honesty… Versus “AI”A combination of links about how “AI” image editing threatens citizen science projects and community-based research, and the question we should ask ourselves about our photography and editing.
Alexander S. Kunz
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49 friendly people who've had enough of the toxic BS on other social sites have used this invitation link to Mastodon — and so can you. ;) mas.to/invite/AswzD...

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Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

Alexander S. Kunz
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Here is the next batch of ten newly added photos to my collection of native plants in San Diego County! Embarrassingly, these archive finds go back as far as 2017 & 2018! 😬 www.alex-kunz.com/plant-update... #Gallery #PhotoBlog #NativePlants #NaturePhotography #SanDiego #California #Plants

alex-kunz.comPlant Update August 2026Here is the next batch of ten newly added photos to my collection of native plants in San Diego County! In the last couple of days, I have updated various other photos in the collection for better…
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For #WaybackWednesday a look back at (just two) photos from July 2016... and what to do when you forget your ND filters at home. 🙄 www.alex-kunz.com/july-2016-th... #PhotoBlog #Throwback #Photography #LandscapePhotography #SeascapePhotography #SanDiego #BlogPost #Blogging

alex-kunz.comJuly 2016 ThrowbackWith only 25 photos total in the July 2016 folder, this monthly throwback to ten years ago is going to be really brief. Early in the month, my friend Tracy and I went for a sunset hike to Cuyamaca…
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#PhotoBlog with nine photos: Close-ups, intimate landscapes and grand scenic vistas from a desert hike in the Coyote Mountains Wilderness in Imperial County, California. www.alex-kunz.com/desert-day-c... #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #Desert #SouthernCalifornia #Photography #SanDiego

alex-kunz.comDesert Day: Coyote Mountains Wilderness, December 2022Nine photos: Close-ups, intimate landscapes and grand scenic vistas from a desert hike in the Coyote Mountains Wilderness in Imperial County, California.

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Dan Hawk
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Well, here's what I've been up to- I've been running a small private Beta on a new Light meter app for iOS and would love to get more feedback. It's called Metered. I should start with the reasons I created it and show you some screenshots. beta link is at the end of the thread.

Alexander S. Kunz
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“The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities.” (Shunryū Suzuki) www.alex-kunz.com/mind-of-begi... #PhotoBlog #Photography #BlogPost #Quotes

alex-kunz.comMind of the Beginner & Joy of SeeingTwo recent events and experiences have been on my mind lately. One was visiting Mission San Diego de Alcalá with my photo club, the other seeing photographs in the “Through the Eyes of Youth” and…
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For the end of the month as usual, I have my look back at and summary of things and happenings, stuff from behind the scenes, a few links, and a small amount of photos as well. Here is the End Notes June 2026 edition: www.alex-kunz.com/june-2026-en... #PhotoBlog #EndNotes #BlogPost #Photography

alex-kunz.comJune 2026 End NotesHard to believe that half of 2026 is over now… and for the end of the month as usual, I have my look back at and summary of things and happenings, stuff from behind the scenes, a few links…

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🚀 FolioBlocks 1.4 is here! ✅ Per-Image Gallery Overrides ✅ Metadata Syncing ✅ Light & Dark Lightbox Modes ✅ Full-Screen Lightbox ✅ Password Protection ✅ Carousel Looping ✅ Filmstrip & Video Gallery Improvements Read more: folioblocks.com/blog/whats-n... #WordPress #WordPressPlugin #Photography

folioblocks.comWhat's New in FolioBlocks 1.4 - FolioBlocksExplore FolioBlocks 1.4 with per-image gallery controls, metadata synchronization, enhanced lightbox options, password protection, and more.

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Anne McKinnell 🇨🇦
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Finally got a new eagle shot - this one with a prize! Photographed at Stuart Island, British Columbia 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #baldeagle #britishcolumbia #naturephotography

Alexander S. Kunz
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The June 2026 Adobe updates have arrived, and Lightroom Classic now has a duplicate checker! So I took a look at it and my verdict is: good to have, but it leaves things to be desired... More: www.alex-kunz.com/lightroom-cl... #Lightroom #Adobe #LightroomClassic #AdobeLightroomClassic #Photography

alex-kunz.comLightroom Classic 15.4: Duplicate DetectionAdobe has released the June 2026 update to Lightroom Classic and it includes some unexpected but welcome new features… and lacks the ones we’ve been waiting for! Mean. Adobe’s Release Notes for…
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It’s the middle of the month and my throwback to June 2017 contains more “seeing of familiar places in infrared”, but also a return to visible light. :) In total, I have four photos from that month which have passed the test of time! www.alex-kunz.com/june-2016-th... #PhotoBlog #ThrowBack

alex-kunz.comJune 2016 ThrowbackIt’s the middle of the month and my throwback to June 2017 contains more “seeing of familiar places in infrared”, but also a return to visible light. :) In total, I have four photos that have passed…