Half Dome
“Half Dome Antique” – Yosemite Valley, CA – Thomas Peck – Featured Photographer
Remember that thing called film? How many of you still use it? Disposable cameras don’t count so put your hands down. Well if there are any diehards left out there then Thomas is your guy with a twist. You see he put together a great panorama of “Half Dome” and then added the antique look from Silver EFX Pro. I thought it came out rather nicely. Merging the old with the new to create an even older look is pretty darn creative. Way to go Tom! Please read his story below and then follow the link to his fun blog.
Enter Thomas:
I took this back in 1997 on a trip with my newlywed wife. Ruined her holiday by staying in Tuolumne Meadows camping site where we were scared to death by bears. We had borrowed a nice car (red Mustang, soft top) and only found out when we arrived that this was about as much of a honey magnet for the bears as it could possibly be. Nervous night under canvas, waiting for the rip of bear claws. Not a very happy wife… But I got some good shots!
These were all taken on my first camera, a Minolta x700, with HP5 for film. No tripod – I was a beginner then… The pix didn’t really come to life until I scanned them, and played around on Silver Efex Pro – the Antique setting here to give a slight sepia look. I know that’s not really Ansel Adams style, but I feel it suits the film medium.
Anyway, my wife and I survived, so Photography 1: Bears 0. And my wife forgave me (relief!). The story is related on my blog if you’re curious to find out more: www.thomaspeck.wordpress.com
(Since then I’ve been attacked by wild boar, forced out of a house by scorpions, and flooded in Venice. All on the blog – enjoy!)
“Forgotten” – (Chernobyl) Kiev, Ukraine – Aaron Miller – Featured Photographer
I have heard this place rocks for images. Aaron proves it. It is like a Hollywood set for a zombie movie except it is real. Well maybe no zombies, but it sure is spooky enough. The sad part is people were probably sleeping in those beds the day of the accident. It also makes you wonder if one day Fukishima Diiachi will become a tourist site. These two places and a few more around the world are a good example of how the nuclear energy dreams of the 1970’s became a living nightmare.
Please read Aaron’s account of his tour below and then check him out on the net. To keep up with Aaron you can follow his blog at http://armiller007.wordpress.com or one of his two photo galleries http://armiller007.smugmug.com/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/30459150@N07/
Enter Aaron:
My wife and I recently took a trip to Kiev, Ukraine. While there we spent Saturday on a day trip to Chernobyl, the site of the nuclear disaster that occurred in April, 1986 (for those of you too young to remember!)
Now I know what you’re thinking – what about the radiation? Well after doing some research (lots of research) we felt comfortable that the radiation levels had decreased significantly to the point where we could walk around the site with absolutely no ill effects. (It’s comparable to taking a long haul flight). You need to sign up a few weeks in advance and the tour groups charge you a pretty penny, but in my view it’s worth every cent.
Chernobyl is incredible to me for two reasons – it’s real history. I was born in 1975 and grew up vaguely remembering this event. Being older and having become a bona fide science geek, I couldn’t wait to see the place and witness firsthand how nature overtakes man. The other reason is the sites uniqueness – there simply aren’t that many places in the world (to my knowledge) that have been inhabited like this and suddenly abandoned.
The photography opportunities are limitless. I don’t mean to make light of what happened here, but I had trouble keeping up with the tour because I was simply overwhelmed with everything around me. I highly recommend the trip to anyone and I can assure you I haven’t got any negative effects or superpowers from the trip. Yet…
Photo details:
Taken with a 5d Mark III (been saving for that for a while!)
17-40 lens @ f5.6 1/30 sec ISO 640
5 shot HDR processed in Photomatix with Lightroom and PS 4 for good measure
“Falling Tide” – Manarola, Le Cinque Terre, Italy – Elia Locardi – Featured Photographer
This place may look familiar because the location was featured HERE (on PhotoBotos). You might want to check it out because it shows how two spectacular photographers shoot the same place, almost from the same angle, but create two totally different images. I love how the cove splits the image leaving the viewer on the near side of the divide. I can feel the salty Mediterranean air as I long to get across the water for a nice glass of Italian wine. At least that is what I would think every evening if this picture was mounted above my fireplace!
Elia is easy to find on the net and well worth the visit. We intend to ask him to post about his processing techniques on http://PhotoBotos.com in the future but for now he can be found at any of the sites below. Also Elia has a great writing style that many people find entertaining so please read his post as well as viewing his amazing work
Original Post & Post-Processing Before and After
http://www.blamethemonkey.com/falling-tide-manarola-cinque-terre-post-processing-before-and-after
Google+
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112957708071337353347
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/elialocardi
Twitter
https://twitter.com/EliaLocardi
500px
http://500px.com/EliaLocardi/
Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blamethemonkey/
Enter Elia:
Back in 2010 when I just started getting into travel photography, my wife and I visited our good friends near Florence, Italy. There, sitting in the living room was this amazing picture of colorful Italian buildings built into a seaside mountain. For me It had every visual element of a great photograph. At the time I had no idea that The Cinque Terre region even existed, let alone that it contained such unique and special beauty.
Out of everywhere I’ve been, hands down, Cinque Terre is the most beautiful. The vista points blew my mind and I instantly fell in love. I’ve had a long love affair with the sea and for me, Cinque Terre embodied the perfect synergistic balance between civilization and the ocean. I instantly felt comfortable, at peace, and at home. To this day, my photos from Cinque Terre continue to be some of my greatest inspiration.
Manarola (pictured here) is one of 5 beautiful towns in Le Cinque Terre and throughout each day, I’d set out to scout these amazing Italian Villages. Some of the days greeted me with cool cloud formations and with the long summer days, the lighting stayed warm and beautiful. It made for great shooting conditions from sunup to sundown.
Post-Processing (see example)
Dynamic Blend of 7 Exposures (-3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3)
Nikon D700
Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8
f/5.6
14mm
Exposure (0): 1/250
“Blue Field” – Ennis, Texas – Jeff Clow – Featured Photographer
Spring is in full swing in most parts of the U.S. and Jeff allows us to celebrate with a giant blue field of flowers. The new blossoms work great with the old rusting farm equipment. From the technical side you will notice the day is a bit overcast which is a great time for photographing flowers.
Jeff has recently written a photography book about where and when to stand in Grand Teton National Park that is available as a printed book (Click HERE) as well as an eBook (Click HERE). I just bought the hard copy and used it in the park this week. A must for any die hard photographer entering the park.
He also leads inexpensive tours to Grand Teton National Park for fellow photographers through his company:
http://www.dirtcheapphototours.com
and some of his best work is seen at this site:
http://500px.com/jeffclow
Enter Jeff:
In Texas – especially North Texas – there is little in terms of landscape photo opportunities. The land is generally flat with little in the way of hills or valleys. But for two to three weeks each year, the rural countryside if filled with hundreds of thousands of wild bluebonnet flowers that cover the land like a blanket.
The bluebonnet capital of Texas is the area around Ennis, Texas – about 40 miles south of Dallas. I was driving the back roads in search of the bluebonnet fields and came across this magnificent meadow with the ancient farm equipment in the midst of the color. It was a still day – a rarity in Texas where the wind is normally one’s constant companion – and I was able to use a slower shutter speed and still get no noticeable flower movement.
I’m a self-taught professional photographer who used to take simple family photos of my children and upload them to an online web site as a backup. One day, some kind soul commented on one of my images and I didn’t even know that the website hosting my photos had that capability. I decided that I needed to get better at photography if people were actually going to be looking at my work. Five years later I’ve sold thousands of images to companies like Disney, Time, Discover, Carnival Cruise Lines, etc. I’ve had lots of fun accolades – but the best thing that was ever said to me was a simple statement.
A fellow photographer from the southwest said: “Boy, you can shoot”. It struck me as genuine and is still my favorite comment.
Jumping Penguins
“Flying Penguins” – Somewhere in Antarctica – Jim Mantock – Featured Photographer
Jim is like me! He loves to take photos of everything. Jim is unlike me however because he has been to Antarctica and taken some really excellent shots of penguins. Jealous indeed! Technically this shot is very difficult to achieve and Jim illustrates how he did it very nicely below. Remember to freeze fast action shoot at the highest shutter speed possible and boost your ISO to 400 or more. After you finish reading below please check out Jim’s great photo blog at Photockie.wordpress.com .
Enter Jim:
This shot was taken in Antarctica from a two man kayak. I was fortunate enough to have a body builder as my “engine,” so we had no trouble keeping up with the penguins. There were several flocks of penguins, which were a blurred mess when they simultaneously leapt out of the water. Eventually a pair separated off, and that’s when we got these two.
Regarding technical details, I started using auto-focus, but these little guys were only out of the water for a half second or so. The auto-focus was going crazy shifting back and forth between the penguins and the water behind them, so I shifted my Nikon D700 to manual focus. The aperture was set to f11 to ensure plenty of depth of field for any focusing errors (aperture priority). The ISO was set to 400 to keep the shutter speed high. It was at 1/800 for this shot. High speed continuous shooting was used as well.
White Sands, New Mexico
“A Simple, Slightly Curved Horizon Line” – White Sands, New Mexico – Eric Kotara – Featured Photographer
“K.I.S.S.”- Keep is Simple, Stupid! I try to remember this when I am out shooting. As Eric shows in this wonderful photograph less is definitely more. Sky, sand, shadow, beautiful woman and that is it. As Eric talks about below, the woman becomes part of the landscape. White on white. If you look back through our archieves you will notice some of our most compelling features are of subjects with very simple backgrounds. So today’s tip is to “Spring Clean” by removing all of the clutter from your image before you snap the shutter.
If you are lucky enough to live in Austin, TX and plan on getting married soon Eric could be your photographer. View his portfolio here http://www.erickotaraphotography.com
You can also view a portion of his portfolio here http://500px.com/EricKotara
Enter Eric:
My wife and I like to travel. We both got bit by the wanderlust bug whilst studying in Rome, Italy in College. This need to see new places continued once we got married and has carried us to many wonderful places, near and far.
One day my wife came home from work and announced she now had an unscheduled long weekend starting the following day. I thought for a second to myself and then said “let’s go somewhere”. Living in central Texas, our options were limited to places within a day’s drive and White Sands, NM seemed like a perfect place. So we got a short night of restless sleep, overfed the cats, overfilled the litter box, took out the garbage (learned that lesson before!), turned the thermostat up and took off. At the last minute before we left, Susie asked if she should take her wedding dress with her. I said “HELL YEAH!”
Back story, ever since we got married we have travelled with her dress on occasion to take more and more pictures with her in it. I was not a wedding photographer when we got married, not much of a photographer at all, really. So having the opportunity to make more bridal images of my wife is always something that interests the both of us.
So off to Alamorgordo, NM we went! It was late spring and everything was beautiful on our way out. We arrived to White Sands in a sandstorm kicked up by a thunderstorm and saw some of the best storm scenery we’d ever seen. We shot landscape that evening in the park to familiarize ourselves with the place before heading back into town to rest. We had no reservations anywhere, but ended up at the Best Western; which happens to sport some swank honeymoon suites with hot tubs in the bedrooms 
It was worth the extra $20 a night.
The next morning we set out to the park with her dress. This was one of the first images I captured. The sun was low, the dunes fresh and windswept, the sand…. was white, and the composition just came together with ease. I saw a dune not far from the shanty bathroom she used to change and asked her to walk out to a certain spot and pose. The sun cast a long shadow and controlling the highlights on her left side left the sky nice and dark. What is really amazing, and something that many people mention when viewing the photograph, is that shadows on the white sand are the same hue as the sky. I cloned out her footprints for this version to have her appear as if she belonged there, like a permanent fixture in a desolate land.
Field of Sunflowers
“A Hundred Million Suns” – Israel Fields, United Kingdom – Avi Revivo – Featured Photographer
I have always wondered where all of these giant fields of sunflowers are located. Here in San Diego, we have the Carlsbad Flower Fields, but they just don’t compare to the enormity of some of these sunflower fields. Does anyone know of a good place in the US? Anyways this is one of the most creative images I have seen from a flower field of any kind. While the balloon floats in a sea of air, its shadow floats in a sea of yellow and green sunflowers. Just Spectacular! After viewing his Facebook page, I noticed Avi has a passion for color in all of his images. Please take a look for yourself https://www.facebook.com/avi.revivo.photography.blog and give him a “Like”.
Enter Avi:
The photo was taken during an air balloon trip above north of Israel fields as part of a birthday present from my wife. I took the image exactly on my birthday date. The image was featured on printed edition of the UK newspaper The Independent and in the online edition of the Daily Telegraph (Picture of the Day).
Camera and settings:
I used my D700 along with the Nikon 16-35 F4 AF-S set to 35mm. Shutter speed was 1/500, aperture f/8 and ISO 400.
Dolomites ODLE Mountain Group
“A New Day” – The Dolomites, Italy – Matteo Zanvettor – Featured Photographer
Light is the most important part of any photograph. Even the most beautiful places in the world can look drab in poor lighting. Likewise, the right light can make the most unattractive scenes bearable, even beautiful. Fortunately Matteo’s image is a combination of beautiful light and landscape. It doesn’t take too much imagination to view the large crag as a “Stairway to Heaven” with the summit shrouded in clouds. Please read his recap below then visit one or all of his wonderful portfolios.
www.photozanve.it (personal website)
www.dreamerlandscape.com (nature photography team and blog)
http://500px.com/zanve
http://whytake.net/Portfolio/MatteoZanvettor/1651
Enter Matteo:
The Dolomites ODLE Mountain Group, is located in the Natural Park “PUEZ-ODLE” in the Alpine region of South Tyrol, in Italy. This “viewpoint” from the west can be reached from VAL GARDENA. Going up the slopes of SECEDA, is probably not the most classic, but still one you can have from the VAL DI FUNES. It is certainly very suggestive for its shape reminiscent of geological ages far away.
This picture was made unexpectedly. In landscape photography, it takes a lot of knowledge and preparation, but a bit of luck does not hurt. I had climbed the SECEDA the day before with the intent to do just this shot with the sun behind to redden the north walls of the Odle, the so-called “Enrosadira” as it is called in Ladinia. The fact is that the sun was not the best and therefore the shots that evening did not convince me, then I decide to try again the next morning.
I knew I had a situation of complete backlighting but the movement of clouds in the sky gave me good hope. Suddenly the clouds took over the tops to cover the sun, still low, leaving the weaker rays filtering and creating this surreal atmosphere. I hope one day I will be able to repeat this mystical image on my return.
Canon 5D MKII
35mm
100 iso
f22
1/6 sec
Rocky Mountain Goat
“Overlooking the Kingdom” – Mt. Evans, CO – Kipp Schoen – Featured Photographer
Getting a great photo of wildlife is very difficult. Getting a spectacular photo of wildlife showing their environment can be darn near impossible. Well when it works out this is what it looks like. Shooting in both large format film cameras and high resolution digital cameras Kipp covers it all. After reading his full write up below, view his amazing landscapes at www.schoenphotography.com.
Enter Kipp:
Mount Evans (west of Denver) is a 14,265 foot peak that features dramatic views and a wide variety of alpine wildlife, including the sure-footed mountain goat. On this particular August day I had set out with the objective of capturing a mountain goat image that featured both the goat and the surrounding environment. I decided to focus on late afternoon and evening shots to benefit from improved lighting. On the way toward the summit of the mountain I spotted a small group of mountain goats with two mothers and two kids. I carefully approached the group and they moved over toward the side of the mountain. I was using a 50-500mm zoom, so I knew I would not have to approach too close to get the type of image I was after. After slowly following the group for an hour or so and getting a number of decent shots, the group descended over an abrupt ridge. As I approached the ridge, I could see down into a deep gorge below with a wonderful blue lake. I also noticed a dramatic mountain ridge to the west and that the sun was peeking through the broken clouds – just the scene I was after. At that moment the two kids hopped onto a large boulder overlooking the gorge and started to frolic. I quickly shot a couple of frames, but couldn’t get the composition that I wanted as they were constantly moving, but I did get a chance to prepare and be ready to shoot. Suddenly, one of the mother goats chased the two kids from the perch and hopped onto the rock herself. I immediately took two shots as she posed and gazed into the gorge. As quickly as that she turned and hoped back down. I immediately checked my LCD to see it I had gotten the shot. The focus was good and the composition got the goat with the dramatic backdrop. It even had a fringe of backlighting on the goat’s fur. Eureka!
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Lens: Sigma 50-500mm IS
ISO: 400
Details: handheld
Grand Falls
“Grand Falls” – Flagstaff, AZ – Scott Wood – Featured Photographer
Today my wife and I are celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary in Yellowstone National Park with our two boys. Don’t feel sorry for Tom. Today he is touring through the Napa Valley with his beautiful future wife tasting everything in sight. For such a great day I thought it would be appropriate to show a favorite image of mine by Scott Wood. His HDR technique is excellent. The “Grand Falls” reminds me of the “Land Before Time”. A dinosaur could be lurking just over the horizon or bathing in one of the pools at the base of one of the waterfalls. Feel free to come up with your own inhabitants (cowboys, hikers, outlaws, or even in-laws) then check out Scott’s excellent website and portfolio http://www.scottwoodphotography.com/
Enter Scott:
Grand Falls in Arizona is one of those “best kept secrets” that really isn’t really intended to be kept a secret. The falls are just a little ways out of Flagstaff on the Little Colorado River and on the Navajo reservation. They only flow during spring run-off or during the summer thunderstorms. Very few people in Arizona even know that these falls exist, and while the road is not marked with any sort of signage, you will find picnic tables waiting for you if you make the trip. Not only are there a number of great vantage points around the falls, you can also hike down to the landing area for some truly spectacular views and sounds.
This image was captured on April 2, 2011 and is a actually 9 bracketed images tone mapped into an HDR. I shot it with a Nikon D200 and a Sigma 10-20 lens at 10mm. Tone mapping was done in Photomatix Pro and everything else was a combination of Lightroom and Photoshop.
If you find yourself in the Flagstaff area in the spring, I would suggest taking a couple hours to drive out and experience this truly special location.
“Close” – Near Kruger National Park, South Africa – Tom Svensson – Featured Photographer
This is the type of wildlife image that I strive to get when I am out it the field. The one where you can smell the animals breathe through the photo. Wide angle shots of dangerous animals make you wonder how the photographer got there in the first place and if he/she is going to be the predator’s next meal. Well after reviewing Tom’s Portfolio http://www.tomsvensson.se/ I can assure you this isn’t his first time on the menu. Please check it out and see for yourself. You can also follow him on Facebook to stay up to date on his latest adventure https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Tom-Svensson-Wildlife-photographer/48595275479?sk=app_109486035783059.
Enter Tom:
This photo was taken when I had a workshop in South Africa. We were driving around a waterhole when we saw a cheetah coming, so I jumped out of the jeep and ran down and out into the water in hopes that she would stay and drink from it. These cheetahs were use to people so she wasn’t scared of me standing in the water. And cats normally don’t like water so I had to stand still and take the photo when she drank. Later our guide was attacked by a cheetah and ended up with a big scare in his face.
Camera: Canon Mark IV
Lens: Canon 24-70mm 2,8
shutter speed: 1/2500
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 400
Focal length: 24mm
Shoot in manual
If you want to see more from Africa or other part of the world please visit
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Tom-Svensson-Wildlife-photographer/48595275479?sk=app_109486035783059
Adobe Photoshop CS6 is Now Available – Product Review
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended software, major releases of the undisputed standard for professional digital imaging. Packed with new features and enhancements, the software includes groundbreaking innovations and unparalleled performance breakthroughs that expand the frontiers of imaging science, and deliver new levels of creativity and increased efficiency. Photoshop CS6 Extended integrates the state-of-the-art editing, compositing, and graphic design capabilities of Photoshop CS6, as well as advanced tools for 3D design*, image and video editing, and quantitative analysis which address the unique needs of the graphic design, video, Web, architecture, medical, manufacturing and engineering industries.
“Creativity is at the very center of our efforts – both in developing exceptional tools, and enabling our users to create beautiful imagery that stands out from the visual clutter around us,” said Winston Hendrickson, vice president products, Creative Media Solutions, Adobe. “Photoshop CS6 is unrivaled in capabilities and power and – as we have seen from the astonishing reception of our recent public beta – has once again captured the imagination of the worldwide creative community. ‘Photoshop magic’ is alive and well with CS6.”
Since Photoshop CS6 was released as a public beta on March 22 for Mac OS and Microsoft® Windows® platforms, there have been nearly one million downloads of the software worldwide – surpassing any public beta in Adobe’s history. With this launch, Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended can be purchased as stand-alone applications, key components of the Adobe Creative Suite 6 family, and now as part of Adobe’s revolutionary Creative Cloud™ offering, also announced today.
Create with Imaging Innovation and Peak Performance
Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended deliver unparalleled speed and power combined with the creative tools necessary to perform advanced image manipulation, design, motion‐based content editing, and compositing. The software helps users to patch images with control for exceptional results; edit with real-time interactions and a fluid feel powered by the new Mercury Graphics Engine; easily edit video; perform automatic tone mapping and sharpening; and use improved design tools for better results with fewer steps. Creative customers will be able to take advantage of an efficient, modern UI that puts all focus on images, and sync settings and preferences for consistent workflows across multiple devices via Adobe Creative Cloud.
“Adobe Photoshop CS6 gives Trek powerful design tools to help bring our creative vision to a reality faster and with greater control than ever before. The responsiveness of the new Mercury Graphics Engine is simply breathtaking and being able to see the results instantaneously helps us keep to our extremely tight timelines,” said Eric Lynn, creative director, Trek Bicycle. “We often work with large files that include more than 500 layers and being able to search them all – and continue working while saving a large document – is invaluable to our workflow and a huge time saver for us.”
Photoshop CS6 features include:
- Content-Aware Patch – Allows greater control by letting users choose the sample area used to create a patch.
- Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine – Takes advantage of the graphics processing unit in modern hardware to speed up imaging and editing tasks, and process large images faster.
- New and Re-engineered Design Tools – Type styles enable consistent formatting; vector layers apply strokes and add gradients to vector objects; custom strokes and dashed lines are easily created; quick layers search and more.
- Intuitive Video Creation – The full range of familiar Photoshop tools and an intuitive set of new video tools to create and enhance any video clip.
- Blur Gallery – A simple new interface with on-image and in-context controls allows users to quickly create photographic blur effects including tilt-shift effects, blur everything with one focal point, or vary the blurriness between multiple focal points.
Photoshop CS6 Extended includes all Photoshop CS6 features and:
- Mercury Graphics Engine for 3D – Increased power and speed via engine optimized for 3D imaging.
- New 3D Controls – UI improvements for more efficient 3D workflows.
- New 3D Effects – Reflections and “drag-able” shadows to enhance images.
Adobe Creative Cloud and Digital Imaging
Adobe Creative Cloud gives creative customers a new option for purchasing and experiencing Adobe software innovation, including Adobe Photoshop CS6:
- Creative Cloud membership provides designers with access to download and install every new Adobe CS6 application announced today and two new HTML5 products, Adobe Muse™ and Adobe Edge preview.
- Creative Cloud powers the integration of creative tablet applications, such as Photoshop Touch, into everyday work – seamlessly synchronizing and storing files in the cloud, for sharing and access on any device.
- Creative Cloud members will be able to easily deliver mobile apps to iOS and Android marketplaces and publish, manage and host websites.
- Adobe Creative Cloud members will receive access to application upgrades, including new Photoshop features – before they are launched as part of a major update, as well as inventive new products and services, as they emerge. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® 4 will be offered as part of Creative Cloud membership in the future.
Live Streamed Webcast
The launch event for Adobe Creative Cloud and CS6 will be streamed live beginning at 10 a.m. PT, April 23 at www.adobe.com/special/cs6/launch-event.html and will be available there as a continuous rebroadcast from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. PT on April 23. An on-demand version will be available at http://tv.adobe.com beginning April 24.
Pricing and Availability
Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended, Adobe Creative Suite 6 editions and Adobe Creative Cloud are scheduled to be available within 30 days and can be pre-ordered now. Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended will also be available through Adobe Authorized Resellers, the Adobe Store and Adobe Direct Sales; estimated street price for Photoshop CS6 is US$699 and US$999 for Photoshop CS6 Extended.
