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Part 16 of our 100 days in Europe: two December days in Munich and a winter day in Hamburg — brick cathedrals, royal gardens, Christmas markets and the Speicherstadt, with every diary claim checked against…
Part 1 of our 100 days in Europe: one day in Geneva, from the Jet d’Eau, Parc Mon Repos and the flower clock to the old town, Saint-Pierre Cathedral and a fondue dinner, with each…
DxO PhotoLab lesson 4: add tonal separation with a gentle S-curve and keep edge detail. Captioned demo, video, common mistake and practice.
DxO PhotoLab lesson 3: control midtone brightness with a single tone curve point while protecting black and white endpoints. Video and practice.
DxO PhotoLab lesson 2: increase contrast and tonal separation without losing endpoint texture, with a captioned demo, video and practice task.
The finale of our 100 days in Europe (Part 15): Porto's Livraria Lello, Palácio da Bolsa, Dom Luís I bridge, São Bento azulejos, francesinha and tripas, checked against official sources.
Madeira (Part 14), the best place of our 100 days: Porto Moniz lava pools, Cabo Girão, Funchal, Pico do Arieiro, Santana, São Vicente caves and an earthquake, with my notes checked against official sources.
Faro and Lisbon (Part 13): Faro Cathedral and its bone chapel, a port sunset, then Senhora do Monte, the Santa Justa Lift, Belém Tower, Jerónimos and pastéis de Belém, with each name explained.
Part 12 of our 100 days in Europe: three days in Seville with the Giralda and the cathedral, the tomb of Columbus, the Royal Alcázar, the Plaza de España, flamenco and the Metropol Parasol, checked…
Part 11 of our 100 days in Europe: three days in Madrid with the Royal Palace, Almudena Cathedral, the Plaza Mayor, the Gran Vía, Retiro Park’s Crystal Palace and the Prado, checked against official sources.
Part 10 of our 100 days in Europe: three days in Valencia with the Turia Garden, the Torres de Serranos, the Mercat Central, the Lonja, the cathedral, the City of Arts and Sciences and the…
Part 9 of our 100 days in Europe: four days in Barcelona with Casa Batlló, Park Güell, the Sagrada Família, handball at the Camp Nou site, the Gothic Quarter and La Boqueria, checked against official…
Paros, Naxos and two days on Santorini (Thira): the Portara and its unfinished temple, why Santorini’s caldera cliffs exist, the 3-hour Fira to Oia cliff walk, the sunset and a moonrise from the rooftop.
Three days in Athens (Days 59–61): the Acropolis and Parthenon, the Ancient Agora, Hadrian’s Arch, Plaka and the Changing of the Guard, with what each site is and the current free-Sunday rules.
Naples, Pompeii and Lecce (Part 6): is Naples really dangerous, pizza at its birthplace, Pompeii without the touts and a rooftop in Lecce, with Castel Nuovo and the cathedral re-dated and Vesuvius explained.
Part 5 of our 100 days in Europe: one day in Zurich, from trams and a long walk with our bags to the river, the clock towers, the drinking fountains and hot chocolate, each note…
Part 4 of our 100 days in Europe: three days in Lucerne, from a snowy train ride over the Brünig to the Chapel Bridge, Mount Pilatus by cable car and car-free streets along the Reuss,…
Part 3 of our 100 days in Europe: three days in Interlaken, between Lake Brienz and Lake Thun, with a panoramic train ride, a hike up the Harder, drone flights and a rainy walk, each…
Part 2 of our 100 days in Europe: two days in Montreux, from the Christmas market and a drone over Lake Léman to Chillon Castle, the Queen studio and a comedy night, each note checked…
A two-minute DxO PhotoLab 10 lesson: recover bright cloud detail with Selective Tone Highlights, a sky AI Mask and ClearView Plus, while keeping the foreground visible.
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