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It’s Photo Time with Leo Laporte and Chris Marquardt! This month, the duo digs into “Balanced” assignment submissions—expect birds at feeders, striking flower macros, and bold cityscape shadows—all while unraveling the secrets of composition, focusing tricks, and navigating your gear’s endless autofocus options.

🌟 Episode Highlights:

• “Balanced” Critiques: Chris hand-picks his favorite listener-submitted shots, breaking down visual weight, off-center framing, and how two feisty birds can steal the scene.
• Gear Talk: Leica’s new M EV1 gets the purist verdict—better with or without a true rangefinder? Plus, the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome, and why a dedicated black-and-white camera requires precision exposure.
• Editing News: Affinity, now owned by Canva, shifts their editing suite to a free model (with some caveats)—and what that could mean for Adobe’s grip on the market.
• Community Q&A: How do you shoot the moon bigger than a pea? Chris shares the truth about focal length, cropping, and those “giant moon” foreground shots.
• Pro Tips: Adjust your monitor’s brightness for perfect editing, organize your photo book by color, and why having your own style starts with curating your old shots.

📷 Next Assignment: Spacious

• Submit your photos to the Tech Guy Flickr group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/techguy
• Tag your image as TGspacious

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