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Guy Tal

Contributing Editor · Active 2002–2012 · Member since November 1, 2003 · Website · Blog · PhotoPortfolio · Staff profile
46
Articles
27
Photos
2,054
Forum posts
774
Critiques

Through the Years

2002–2012
2002
3 articles
2003
6 articles · 6 critiques
2004
3 articles · 31 critiques
2005
6 articles · 2 critique photos · 31 critiques
2006
8 articles · 1 critique photo · 18 portfolio images · 979 forum posts · 57 critiques · 22 images in discussions
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2007
4 articles · 579 forum posts · 36 critiques · 8 images in discussions
2008
1 article · 3 critique photos · 259 forum posts · 31 critiques · 8 images in discussions
2009
1 article · 1 critique photo · 81 forum posts · 52 critiques · 2 images in discussions
2010
71 forum posts · 294 critiques · 2 images in discussions · 1 magazine comment
2011
7 articles · 2 critique photos · 82 forum posts · 231 critiques · 3 images in discussions · 1 magazine comment
2012
7 articles · 3 forum posts · 5 critiques

Magazine Articles

46 articles
Learning to Photograph the Landscape - Part ISeptember 2002Learning to Photograph the Landscape - Part 2October 2002Leave Only FootprintsNovember 2002Film or Digital – Why Not Both?February 2003Normal Lenses in Landscape PhotographyApril 2003Introduction to Large FormatJuly 2003First Impressions - Velvia 100August 2003The Art of the Image Critique II: Landscapes and ScenicsNovember 2003 · with Gloria HopkinsLandscape Artistry - Ten Tips for Becoming a Better Landscape ArtistDecember 2003Intimate LandscapesJuly 2004 · 2 imagesLandscape Photography Composition - Part 1August 2004 · 10 imagesLandscape Photography Composition - Part 2October 2004 · 4 imagesLarge Format in Nature Photography - Part 1February 2005 · 7 imagesLarge Format and the Digital ProcessApril 2005Large Format and Personal StyleJune 2005Large Format Close-Up PhotographyAugust 2005Habitat Conservation Showcase - the Colorado PlateauNovember 2005 · 5 imagesThe Format DivideDecember 2005 · 3 imagesFactory Butte and Off-Road Vehicles - An interview with Randy RamsleyJanuary 2006 · 5 imagesThe Essential Landscape - Dealing with the Doldrums and Other Thoughts on CreativityFebruary 2006The Essential Landscape - Landscape Photography and the Art of SloggingApril 2006 · 3 imagesThe Essential Landscape - Artists – Stand Up for Your Art!May 2006 · 2 imagesThe Essential Landscape - For All the Wildness - On Angry Men and Pretty PicturesJuly 2006 · 3 imagesThe Essential Landscape - The Rest of the StorySeptember 2006 · 3 imagesThe Essential Landscape - Does the World Need Another Aspen Image? On Cynicism and Nature PhotographyOctober 2006 · 5 imagesThe Essential Landscape - The Visual HandicapDecember 2006 · 4 imagesThe Essential Landscape - In the Name of All That is GoodJanuary 2007 · 4 imagesThe Essential Landscape - Common Sense and Common Sins in Nature Photography - Part IApril 2007 · 5 imagesThe Essential Landscape - Common Sense and Common Sins in Nature Photography - Part IIMay 2007The Essential Landscape - Six Silver BulletsJuly 2007 · 8 imagesReview - Microtek M1 Pro ScannerMarch 2008Canon G10 – A Hands-On Real-World ReviewJanuary 2009Ten Questions: An Interview With Guy TalJanuary 2011The Essential Landscape: Canon vs. Nikon (And Other Ways to Sabotage Your Photography)May 2011The Essential Landscape: Every Story Tells an ImageJune 2011The Essential Landscape: eBooks – The Future of PublishingJuly 2011The Essential Landscape: Stop Waiting. The Light Is Here.August 2011The Essential Landscape: The Prison that was Color FilmOctober 2011eBook Preview: Creative Processing TechniquesNovember 2011The Essential Landscape: Don't Be An IdiotFebruary 2012The Essential Landscape: Lie Like You Mean It!March 2012The Essential Landscape: Rethinking VisualizationApril 2012The Essential Landscape: The Absence of HumansMay 2012Nature PhotographyJuly 2012Early Spring MeandersAugust 2012Guy Tal - Stories of My GenerationSeptember 2012

Critique Gallery Photographs

9 photos
Time to Rest
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Rainy Dawn
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Hanging out
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Going... down?
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Out for a walk with the neighbors
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Watching the Storms Move In
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April 2008
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PhotoPortfolio

View portfolio · 18 photos

Images in Discussions & Critiques

45 images

Images attached to forum posts and critiques. Usually the member’s own work, though a critique sometimes reworks someone else’s photo.

Re: Theme: Your Favorite Spot in UtahApril 7, 2006Re: Theme: Your Favorite Shot from ArizonaApril 16, 2006Re: Theme: Your Favorite Shot from New MexicoApril 23, 2006Re: Theme: Natural Arches, Bridges, & WindowsMay 3, 2006Re: Theme: Southwestern PanosMay 8, 2006Re: Theme: The Desert in BloomMay 24, 2006Re: Theme: Southwestern PanosMay 30, 2006Re: Theme 06/11-06/18: New BeginningsJune 11, 2006Re: Theme 06/18-06/24: BacklightJune 19, 2006Yesterday in the WasatchJuly 3, 2006Re: PfeifferhornJuly 4, 2006Re: PfeifferhornJuly 4, 2006Re: PfeifferhornJuly 4, 2006Re: Theme 07/09- 07/15: WaterfallsJuly 9, 2006Re: Photographing Aspen trees in FallJuly 9, 2006Re: Theme 07/16-07/23: YellowJuly 21, 2006Re: Theme 08/20-26: Mountain WildflowersAugust 22, 2006Re: I guess it must be September!September 4, 2006Re: Looks like Winter!September 17, 2006Re: Any color in Utah's Wasatch yet?September 19, 2006Re: December Theme: Snowy Sunrises and SunsetsDecember 3, 2006Re: The Climbing StoryDecember 20, 2006Re: January Theme: Colorado PlateauJanuary 5, 2007Re: February Theme: TreesFebruary 4, 2007Re: February Theme: Trees (cont.) ------ *Post New Images Here*February 19, 2007Re: April Theme: CloudsApril 2, 2007Re: June Theme - LayersJune 6, 2007Re: July's Theme - TexturesJuly 3, 2007Re: Fall Colors Thread!!September 12, 2007Re: Fall Colors Thread!!September 12, 2007Critique of Out for a walk with the neighborsFebruary 3, 2008Re: March 2008 Theme - Night TimeMarch 4, 2008Re: June 2008 Theme – Dramatic SkiesJune 7, 2008Re: July 2008 Theme – Big MountainsJuly 23, 2008Re: 2008 Fall Color ReportsSeptember 21, 2008Re: 2008 Fall Color ReportsSeptember 21, 2008Thanksgiving SnowNovember 30, 2008Re: November 2008 Theme - SnowNovember 30, 2008Re: March 2009 Theme – Hidden TreasuresMarch 15, 2009Re: Do you really need a mid-range zoom for Landscape?August 9, 2009Bear Clawed AspenNovember 13, 2010Last night on the Aquarius PlateauDecember 26, 2010Re: New Years Morning...-6, OUCH! + repostJanuary 4, 2011Re: Take another swing, Big Hitters!January 26, 2011Re: September / October Theme: FogSeptember 29, 2011

Discussions Started

62 topics
Nikon sponsors predator killingNovember 21, 2009 · 45 repliesTravel preferences/successJuly 12, 2006 · 40 repliesWebshots shenanigans - is this legal?January 22, 2007 · 30 repliesGallery overlap - opinions?March 7, 2006 · 25 repliesAnd Marc sets a new recordFebruary 23, 2008 · 25 repliesImage FatigueJuly 26, 2006 · 24 repliesAnd congratulations to Kevin McNeal!September 19, 2006 · 24 repliesNikon Tilt/Shift lensesJanuary 29, 2008 · 24 repliesLarge stitched panos?September 25, 2006 · 22 repliesThe Meaning of LandscapeNovember 2, 2006 · 21 repliesScore one for Utah!May 1, 2006 · 20 repliesMaxtor drive failureJuly 5, 2006 · 20 repliesCongratulations Marc Adamus!March 12, 2007 · 20 repliesLast night on the Aquarius PlateauDecember 26, 2010 · 20 repliesPfeifferhornJuly 4, 2006 · 17 repliesBear Clawed AspenNovember 13, 2010 · 17 repliesGPS buffs - what mapping software?March 7, 2006 · 16 repliesPhotoshop CS3 users: Adobe is spying on youDecember 30, 2007 · 15 repliesNikon D2Xs to replace D2XJune 1, 2006 · 14 repliesJournal (not blah-g)January 12, 2007 · 14 repliesNPN April Edition Now Online!March 31, 2007 · 14 repliesCongratulations Darwin Wiggett and Paolo De FaveriMay 12, 2008 · 14 repliesMy 300 megapixel experimentDecember 18, 2006 · 13 repliesReview avg.January 19, 2007 · 13 repliesRecycling Epson ink cartridges?May 13, 2007 · 13 repliesBlog links!November 20, 2008 · 13 repliesNew Epson printerSeptember 25, 2006 · 12 repliesThanksgiving SnowNovember 30, 2008 · 12 repliesWhich Adobe CS3 is right for you?March 31, 2007 · 11 repliesAdobe marketing at it againJuly 3, 2007 · 11 replies

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On the Magazine

letters & comments
Thank you, Bill, for more insight and inspiration! Looking forward to seeing your new Yosemite ebook! Guy
This is so sad. My condolences to Ronnie's family and friends. Guy